digital

Mobile and a massively missed opportunity

Markets are becoming mobile first and giving brands huge potential to reach out to travellers, but are many still missing out by failing to reach consumers on their smartphones? Creating […]

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Data Append Campaigns: Digital Marketing tactic for need times

Every hotel experiences need periods. Whether it is the shoulder season, big group cancellation, missing pace, or just a bad month, these things happen to almost everybody in our industry. […]

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Automating Guest Messaging at Your Hotel Improves Guest Experience

Hotels using automated text messaging have seen guest engagement increase by over 25% NB: This is an article by Alex Shashou, President & co-founder of ALICE Texting has emerged as […]

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Facebook Freebies: Increasing Your Page’s Organic Reach

“Organic is dead!” – This is a phrase we have been hearing lately. Digital Marketing professionals have been writing about this for months, even years, as Facebook continues its push […]

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Location First Marketing: A Hotelier’s Guide

It used to be that location was the most important factor for a business’ exposure (and therefore success). Whether it was a hotel or a boutique, being visible was necessary […]

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Segmentation throughout the guest journey – Pt 2 of 2

How do you communicate with your guests once they’ve made a booking? Before answering this, think for a minute about all the different ways a guest could book a reservation […]

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Is your hotel selling rooms or experiences?

Selling “experiences” is the key to influencing potential guests when they first consider taking a trip. When travelers are looking for early inspiration, they’re not focused on hotel rooms. They’re […]

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7 Ways to Optimise Your Images for SEO

Search engine optimisation or SEO is the practice of making your website visible online in the unpaid search engine results. We have written many articles on the best practices for […]

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Segmentation throughout the guest journey: Pt 1 of 2

From the very beginning of the searching process to the post-stay comedown, guests are increasingly expecting an experience that feels tailored, thoughtful and built with them in mind. Let’s take […]

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Are ‘social’ comments about your hotel falling on deaf ears?

Hotels take reputation management seriously when it comes to guest feedback on TripAdvisor, but often underappreciate the need to closely monitor other social media channels. This is a lost opportunity […]

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