Eye Tracking: How Do People Search and Book?
With all the recent changes to Google’s desktop search results, it’s a good time to look at how these changes affect how we actually view search results. If you know […]
5 Features Not In an Airbnb & How To Take Advantage
With the increasing popularity of the vacation rental website Airbnb, it is more important than ever to leverage your hotel’s unique qualities to ensure guests keep coming back to stay. […]
The 1-2-3 of Conversion Optimization for Hotels
Reaching your conversion goals is arguably the single most important function of your hotel’s website. Yet the vast majority of properties fail miserably at it improving conversion rates. And, remarkably, […]
First, Second, and Third Party Data: What Do You Need
The amount of data created online doubles every two years. That’s a whole lot of first, second, and third party information. Each promises to be the golden ticket to a […]
Staying Ahead of Distribution Technology
Technology and the ever-evolving online distribution landscape have transformed the way travelers are booking their trips. This makes it an exciting time for consumers and hotels, particularly as we see […]
Brands should know about Google’s ‘My Activity’
Google’s new “My Activity” page, where users can now view their entire internet history, represents another step toward the perfectly personalized ad. It is Google’s latest move to catch up to Facebook […]
Hotels should fight against OTAs mirror marketing
So, I bet if I ask you what your main concerns are as hoteliers when battling OTAs, there would be two responses… The level of commission The stranglehold of rate […]
Smart Intent Data Marketing: Maximize Direct Bookings
Smart Data vs. Big Data By now, many hoteliers are tired of hearing about “Big Data” and why they should be utilizing it for customer engagement and marketing. Many […]
4 Things to Know to Market to US Travelers
NB: This is an article by Catlyn Origitano, Content Marketing Manager at Sojern According to Adobe, 82% of US summer travelers plan on staying domestic. With domestic flight prices down […]
Making online travel content for users in micro-moments
Google’s cleverly devised notion of ‘micro-moments’ poses interesting challenges for travel agents who want to continue to drive new customers to their websites. Don’t know what a micro moment is? […]