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6 Steps to build an effective distribution strategy

Too often we see revenue management teams set rates and forget about them and fail to monitor how their inventory is performing across distribution channels

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Why Entity Based SEO is the One Strategy You Need to Implement

Chances are, if you’ve been keeping up on the latest SEO trends, you’ve heard the term “entities” or “entity search” come up in conversation more and more

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Booking.com Introduces “Native Ads”

This is probably the most interesting part, as native ads are mostly intended for destination searches (“hotels in Boston”) and not branded searches

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Google Expanded Text Ads Discontinued

It’s impossible to predict how this decision by Google will actually affect performance in the long run. Maybe we’ll see a boost for Responsive Search Ads

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As World Goes More Digital Marketers Must Not Let ‘Science Overtake Art’

When trying to meet various needs, it is emphasized that a single customer can have different digital “modes” depending on their traveling context

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How To Boost Your Hotel’s Email Click Through Rate

Strategy around getting customers, prospective or otherwise, to engage with your email content is the thing. We look at ways to improve campaign outcomes

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What Can Hoteliers Do To Inspire Leisure Travel Over Next Few Months?

It may have been normal to map out business strategies on an annual basis, but the pandemic is changing the travel dynamic too much for it to stay relevant

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What Black Friday 2021 Has In Store For Hoteliers

Last year, we published a Black Friday report showing impact on hotel bookings. We saw a 47% jump in campaign conversions and 58% increase in direct revenue

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Marketing Audit: Not Exciting But Crucial To Your Budget

The ideology around the digital marketing budget needs to evolve, rather than asking the question “how much am I going to spend” we should be asking this

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How to Build a Truly Revenue Focused Approach

The partnership between sales and revenue has become crucial over the course of the pandemic. Cross-training was key to our industry’s survival.

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