David Stewart

Chief Business Officer
Turo

David brings a multidisciplinary background to the Business Development function at Turo. He joined Turo in 2015, via the acquisition of SocialStudio, the company he founded and led. Previously, David was VP Product at Yammer, was Senior Director of Growth at Playdom, led platform marketing at YouTube, and advised management teams with the Boston Consulting Group. David holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Yale University.

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The Digital Traveler: Harnessing Their Research For Your Revenue

Thursday, January 4th, 2018

12:35 Panel Discussion: Driving Direct Bookings From Disrupters

The relationship between traditional travel brands, OTAs, metas, and disrupters is ever-evolving. Traditional travel brands need to constantly assess how to win the booking, increase their exposure, reveal direct “perks”…while still maintaining a strong relationship with various channels. The executives on this panel reveal how they are:
• Assessing which platforms are best to invest in for exposure
• Leveraging meta-search and OTAs for exposure and ensuring the right customer experience on these channels
• Analyzing keywords to be at the top of search, and which keywords are best to bid on
o Branded versus non-branded
• Showing your brand will give you the best service with direct booking and using brand initiatives that are available
• Sweetening the deal: offers that don’t cut into your bottom line to win the direct booking