{"id":62623,"date":"2016-09-22T22:16:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=62623"},"modified":"2016-09-22T22:16:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:16:20","slug":"qantas-out-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/qantas-out-of-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Fun with Qantas Out of Office (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you sometimes wish that you could tell your customers\/colleagues that you are on holiday and not to disturb you? Sometimes, your auto reply message does not do justice to the awesome time\u00a0you have on your holiday. Worse case, they continue to disturb you. Now, with Qantas Out of Office, you might be able to turn the situation around.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"62624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/qantas-out-of-office\/qantas-out-of-office\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?fit=600%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"qantas-out-of-office\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?fit=600%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?resize=600%2C448\" alt=\"qantas-out-of-office\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/qantas-out-of-office.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With Qantas Out of Office, it links your email to your Instagram account. So, any pictures that you tag with hashtag #qantasoutofoffice will automatically\u00a0updates the auto reply message with your holiday\u00a0Instagram photos.<\/p>\n<p>Check out how it works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lNKAvFASxMs?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To set it up, you\u00a0need to go to <a href=\"http:\/\/qantasoutofoffice.com\" target=\"_blank\">qantasoutofoffice.com<\/a>, connect your Instagram account and email address,\u00a0enter dates you\u00a0are out of the office, where you\u00a0are travelling to, and a simple message.<\/p>\n<p>The service is available to those who use Hotmail and Gmail, including other domains that use the\u00a0Gmail inbox.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/qantasoutofoffice.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to\u00a0Activate Your\u00a0Qantas Out of Office<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Here is the Press Release.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">QANTAS TO INSPIRE TRAVEL WITH OUT OF OFFICE MESSAGE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>SYDNEY, 16 September 2016:<\/strong> Qantas has today launched Qantas Out Of Office, a new service that transforms\u00a0the generic out of office auto email reply into a real-\u00adtime photographic travel journal.<\/p>\n<p>Qantas Out of Office connects an email address with Instagram and updates the auto reply message with holiday\u00a0Instagram photos that are tagged with the hashtag #qantasoutofoffice.<\/p>\n<p>To set it up, people need to go to qantasoutofoffice.com, connect their Instagram account and email address,\u00a0enter dates they are out of the office, where they are travelling to, and a simple message.<\/p>\n<p>Qantas Group Executive Brand, Marketing &amp; Corporate Affairs Olivia Wirth said the airline hoped the new out of\u00a0office travelogue would inspire more colleagues, friends and family to travel the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe traditional out of office message can be both generic and impersonal in nature and from our research, sixty\u00a0percent of employees say they appreciate receiving something more creative,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that tips from friends and colleagues are the highest driver for people when choosing their next holiday\u00a0destination, so we saw an opportunity to encourage travel through the millions of out of office emails being sent\u00a0every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no better real-\u00adtime platform than Instagram to promote global travel, especially when combined with\u00a0Qantas\u2019 vast domestic and international network which offers endless opportunities for original and inspirational\u00a0images.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s a snap of a traveller relaxing under a palm tree in the Whitsundays or sampling dumplings in Hong\u00a0Kong, the images will create travel envy and travel aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instagram Brand Development Lead, Australia and New Zealand Sophie Blachford said Qantas Out of Office is\u00a0a unique and clever platform for an airline because most people who are travelling will activate their out of office\u00a0as their final gesture before jetting off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this new service, moments from the holiday you\u2019re on will provide colour and personalisation to what\u2019s\u00a0otherwise a rather mundane computer generated email,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The application features only the photos tagged with #qantasoutofoffice, so people can choose which photos\u00a0make up their auto reply message. The service also works with private Instagram accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Qantas Out of Office is available globally to anyone with Hotmail and Gmail, including other domains that use the\u00a0Gmail inbox.<\/p>\n<p>The auto reply message for people using email through the Outlook desktop application, will feature a link that\u00a0takes recipients to a webpage collection of their Instagrammed holiday photos.<\/p>\n<p>To activate your Qantas Out of Office visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/qantasoutofoffice.com\" target=\"_blank\">qantasoutofoffice.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you sometimes wish that your customers\/colleagues will not disturb you when you are on your holiday? 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