marketing

The Gloves Are Off: Big Brands Throwing Direct Booking Punches

  NB: This is an article from Tambourine Hotel industry giants have had enough. Like you, they appear to be sick of the big commissions, the declining customer loyalty and the […]

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Why Ranking on Page 1 in Google is Not the Goal of SEO

  NB: This is an article by John McAuliffe, President of Leonardo A lot of conversations I have with hotel marketers about SEO go something like this: John: “What’s the […]

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Where Will SEO Go This Year?

  NB: This is an article by Benjamin Spiegel, CEO of MMI Agency. In the world of SEO, 2015 was relatively quiet. Sure, search marketers had a plethora of algorithm […]

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Expedia Is Trying to Become More Like Booking.com

  You might call it the Booking.com-ization of Expedia. Expedia’s recent launch of its hotel Accelerator program, which enables properties to bid to move higher in search results on Expedia hotel […]

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Expedia: pay-for-positioning program riles hotel trade group

  Expedia is broadening a program that gives a more prominent listing position to hotel operators in exchange for paying a higher commission on bookings. The program is an attempt […]

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Convert OTA Guests to In-House Bookings: 5 Ways to Succeed

  NB: This is an article by Pete DiMaio of Fuel Travel We recently met with a hotel whose occupancy was comprised nearly 50% by OTA bookings. One out of […]

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Expedia’s new bidding model: Some hotel experts remain skeptical

  Online travel-booking engines rarely change. So any wrinkle introduced by a company is bound to get a lot of close examination. Witness the industry’s attention to Expedia Inc’s gradual […]

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How a Hotel Can Bridge the Conversion Gap

  NB: This is an article by Kelly Robb, Director of Market Intelligence at Revinate How often have you visited a hotel website, been disappointed with generic and uninspiring content, […]

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Expedia Accelerator: Final Nail in Coffin of Hotel Profitability

  NB: This is an article by Max Starkov, President & CEO of HeBS Digital Background Though Expedia’s new Accelerator Program has not officially launched, it has been widely discussed […]

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Google Moves Away From Right-Rail Ads: The Hotel Marketer’s Action Plan

  NB: This is an article by Asher Fusco, Associate Director Copy & SEO and Carmine Fischetti, Manager SEM at HeBS Digital Google rolled out a major change to its […]

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