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Bing gearing up for Hotel Ads general release
As metasearch marketers say goodbye to 2017 and prepare for 2018, one question on everyone’s mind is, “What is new in metasearch for 2018?” One answer to that question is […]
Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation
In the session, entitled “Beyond Reviews: Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation,” trivago’s Industry Manager for English-speaking Markets Aly Thompson revealed the root causes of low ratings and damaging reviews, debunking […]
Facebook for Pages is changing! What should hotels and restaurants do?
On January 12th, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckenberg announced that Facebook will change how it prioritizes content that users see in their news feeds focusing on meaningful interactions between people. Facebook explains […]
Your Top 10 Digital Marketing New Year’s Resolutions
As we say hello to 2018, January marks a time of resolutions and new beginnings. During this month, it’s important for hoteliers to reflect on their past strategies and analyze […]
Implications of the Rising Cost of Customer Acquisition
On a superficial level, the implications of the rising costs of customer acquisition are easily identified. Increased costs lead to a decline in profitability, which results in a loss of […]
The real talk on hotel website conversion rates
The average hotel website conversion rate is 2.2 %, with the top 20 % of hotels having an average conversion rate of 5.6 % and the bottom 20 % having […]
SEO trends that hotels should watch in 2018
A new year always brings new changes in the world of digital marketing, particularly for the always evolving world of search engine optimization. This year we can expect some important […]
Navigating the Waters of an SEM Campaign
Are you in the hotel industry and want to implement a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategy, but are struggling to learn the ropes of campaign management? Let’s say you have […]
How to Leverage User Generated Content for Metasearch
The world of digital marketing is always evolving as travel brands try to keep up with consumer needs and the growing demand for transparency and authenticity. One strategy that’s growing […]
How hotels can win in Asia part 1: Successful social proof
Social proof should be in every hotels’ marketing toolkit. The technique, which uses the thoughts and feelings of others to influence customers, feeds into our need to belong and our […]