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Beware of the hype that surrounds voice search advertising

  Brands are being told 2017 will be the year of voice search, but questions exist about whether it’s overhyped. Google itself says it is still years away from being […]

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How Google is Helping Hotels get Smarter with Search

Last week, we were joined by Jennifer Wesley, Industry Director for Travel at Google, to discuss Smart SEO Strategies to Drive More Direct Bookings. She provided a fascinating insight into […]

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Are Siri and Alexa Interrupting Hotel Search Marketing?

Hotel search engine marketing is changing… are you ready? Key Takeaways: Voice search and voice assistants are gaining popularity with no signs of slowing down. This fundamental shift in search […]

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10 Tips to Create Captivating Facebook Travel Ads

eMarketer forecasts that one-third of all display ad dollars will be spent on Facebook this year, so travel marketers can’t afford to sit on the sidelines. New to Facebook? Here […]

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5 free SEO tools to improve your hotel’s search engine performance

Despite Google’s relentless expansion of its advertising platforms, which have pushed organic search results further down the page, organic traffic still makes up most of a hotel’s online traffic and […]

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PPC For Hotels: How To Counter OTAs

If you’re a hotel that works with online travel agents (OTAs), you’ll be familiar with the battle of balancing your relationship with the OTAs and also driving enough sales directly. […]

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The hotelier’s ‘cheat sheet’ for being mobile friendly

In 2017, more people are searching the web on their phones than on a desktop computer, and are five times more likely to leave a website if it isn’t mobile-friendly. […]

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10 Search Marketing Trends Hotels Need to Know in 2017

The top search engine marketers in the world met over 3 days in Seattle to discuss and present current and future trends within the industry, covering everything from how to […]

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Negative SEO: 6 Little Things with a Big Impact on Your Hotel Website

Negative SEO is a term usually used to describe an attack on your website by a competitor to lower your SEO. This can take the shape of spammy links being […]

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What Travel Marketers need to know about Local Search and Mobile

Over the past decade, nothing has impacted travel buying more so than search and consumer access to mobile devices.  Now more than ever before, the customer buying journey has changed […]

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