Magpie

Promotes

Building a successful reseller distribution program takes time, the right knowledge and the right contacts. But what if you don’t always have those things? Enter Magpie Promotes. We’ve brought together a team of tour and activity veterans, with experience from companies like Tripadvisor, Expedia and Booking.com. We provide a fully-managed service through our global team of consultants, to help you build and run a reseller distribution program that delivers bookings. Think of us as an outsourced distribution management team, working to get your products into the hands of resellers and improve your sales.

Interested? Book a free, no-strings-attached distribution audit today.

Services

Distribution strategy and reseller sourcing

Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives. If you’re just starting out we know which resellers will have the biggest impact. If you already have an advanced reseller program, we can help you expand to international source markets, or get your products on alternative resellers beyond the obvious options.

Contracting

From connecting with the right contacts, to managing communications and representing you during negotiations with resellers, we do the heavy lifting to ensure you get live quickly and get the best possible contract terms.

Launch

We’ll get your products distribution-ready, taking your product content in whatever format you have it (your website, your product docs, or import from an existing OTA) and loading it into the Magpie platform*. We’ll ensure it meets all the reseller standards and requirements (we know them all!) and get your products listed, live and selling. (*All Magpie Promotes clients get a Magpie content management account to simplify the content management process.)

Optimization

Maintaining and optimizing your products across channels once they are live, including:

  • Leveraging direct connections with OTA account managers
  • Developing product optimization plans for improved visibility and conversion
  • Access to expert copywriting, translations or professional photography and video services to increase sell-through
  • Negotiating and implementing promotional and tactical opportunities with resellers

Training & Support

Ongoing, hands-on support, training and upskilling for you and your business through:

  • Monthly account review
  • Sharing of insights from across the Magpie user base
  • Training programs, including OTA/reseller system overviews, content optimization, product evolution post-COVID-19, online reputation management, Magpie system walkthrough

Services

Distribution strategy and reseller sourcing

Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives. If you’re just starting out we know which resellers will have the biggest impact. If you already have an advanced reseller program, we can help you expand to international source markets, or get your products on alternative resellers beyond the obvious options.

Contracting

From connecting with the right contacts, to managing communications and representing you during negotiations with resellers, we do the heavy lifting to ensure you get live quickly and get the best possible contract terms.

Launch

We’ll get your products distribution-ready, taking your product content in whatever format you have it (your website, your product docs, or import from an existing OTA) and loading it into the Magpie platform*. We’ll ensure it meets all the reseller standards and requirements (we know them all!) and get your products listed, live and selling. (*All Magpie Promotes clients get a Magpie content management account to simplify the content management process.)

Optimization

Maintaining and optimizing your products across channels once they are live, including:

  • Leveraging direct connections with OTA account managers
  • Developing product optimization plans for improved visibility and conversion
  • Access to expert copywriting, translations or professional photography and video services to increase sell-through
  • Negotiating and implementing promotional and tactical opportunities with resellers

Training & Support

Ongoing, hands-on support, training and upskilling for you and your business through:

  • Monthly account review
  • Sharing of insights from across the Magpie user base
  • Training programs, including OTA/reseller system overviews, content optimization, product evolution post-COVID-19, online reputation management, Magpie system walkthrough

Whatever your distribution experience, we can help!

What does an ACCELERATE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs help Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives
  • An operator looking for additional growth opportunities from sales campaigns to launching new markets
  • An operator that is looking for guidance on what products to push, help with creating robust content and support to load these products into the Magpie Platform
  • An operator who needs help getting their products onboarded with resellers, at times manually building and facilitating information to the resellers
  • An operator that needs an extension that is able to represent them in negiotiations ad contract signing, whether with new resellers or with current our experienced team can be an additional resource
  • An operator looking for support maintaining existing products across channels
  • An operator seeking out a customized product optimizing and implementation of a plan for better visibility, conversion and review
  • An operator looking for a one on one support to help represent them with resellers
  • An operator looking for dedicated support to weekly report back weekly on product management status

What does an INITIATE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs help Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives
  • Support to load these products into the Magpie Platform, review product listings and ensure that content completeness and ability to meet key standards
  • An operator that would like support in setting up reseller accounts
  • An operator looking for a weekly account review from a dedicated Account Manager
  • Ongoing Magpie system support

What does an OPTIMIZE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs extra help to ensure that content remains active, relevant and accurate on reseller’s sites
  • An operator that would like help reviewing, re-writing and optimizing content
  • An operator that would like support in communicating new promotions, and other announcements are actioned on by the resellers
  • An operator looking for a weekly account review from a dedicated Account Manager

A fully-managed service, delivered by travel distribution experts. Starting at $499/month.

Whatever your distribution experience, we can help!

What does an ACCELERATE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs help Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives
  • An operator looking for additional growth opportunities from sales campaigns to launching new markets
  • An operator that is looking for guidance on what products to push, help with creating robust content and support to load these products into the Magpie Platform
  • An operator who needs help getting their products onboarded with resellers, at times manually building and facilitating information to the resellers
  • An operator that needs an extension that is able to represent them in negiotiations ad contract signing, whether with new resellers or with current our experienced team can be an additional resource
  • An operator looking for support maintaining existing products across channels
  • An operator seeking out a customized product optimizing and implementation of a plan for better visibility, conversion and review
  • An operator looking for a one on one support to help represent them with resellers
  • An operator looking for dedicated support to weekly report back weekly on product management status

What does an INITIATE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs help Identification of the right distribution partners based on your business objectives
  • Support to load these products into the Magpie Platform, review product listings and ensure that content completeness and ability to meet key standards
  • An operator that would like support in setting up reseller accounts
  • An operator looking for a weekly account review from a dedicated Account Manager
  • Ongoing Magpie system support

What does an OPTIMIZE operator look like?

  • An operator that needs extra help to ensure that content remains active, relevant and accurate on reseller’s sites
  • An operator that would like help reviewing, re-writing and optimizing content
  • An operator that would like support in communicating new promotions, and other announcements are actioned on by the resellers
  • An operator looking for a weekly account review from a dedicated Account Manager

A fully-managed service, delivered by travel distribution experts. Starting at $499/month.

Experience

Over 50 years combined experience at business including Tripadvisor, Viator, Expedia, Booking.com and more. Tap into our extensive global network of relationships.

Tailored, hands-on approach

We’ll customize a plan tailored to your specific needs, and then do the heavy lifting to execute.

Transparency

Clear, open communication at every step of the journey.

Flexibility

Only pick the services you need, and choose to scale up, or scale down, as required.

Results

The bottom line: we’ll deliver results.

Schedule an audit with a member of our team today!

Schedule an audit with a member of our team today!

Interested in working for Magpie Promotes?

We’re looking for travel professionals with experience sourcing, contracting and optimizing reseller distribution.

Get in touch with a resume or your LinkedIn profile.