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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 […]
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 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 […]
Digital Transformation in Hospitality: A Guide for Luxury Hotels
More than 1.18 billion people traveled internationally last year, and Asia-Pacific cities collectively claimed almost 25% of those arrivals. This year, growth rates are expected to be 5% to 6% […]
10 Killer Hotel Website Conversion Hacks
There’s a good chance you’re killing the conversion rate of your hotel website. Right now, potential guests are bouncing off your hotel website as you read this. What good are […]
Why the hotel online booking web page is now secondary
“Direct is best”; “101 ways to avoid paying OTAs”; even “How to Win The OTA War”. We’ve all seen countless taglines and blog posts of this nature. In fact, we’ve […]
Why you shouldn’t participate in Booking.com “Risk Free Reservations”
Booking.com is launching its new programme: “Risk Free Reservations”, at least for some hotels here in Spain. They are doing so in the same way as with other programmes the […]
Four areas for travel marketers to unlock mobile opportunity
Earlier this year, digital travel sales in the US were forecasted to reach $189.62 billion, of which 40% were estimated to come from mobile devices. NB: This is an article […]
Hotel Marketing Insights: The modern traveller’s path to purchase
Sojern has released a new report on the modern travellers’ path to purchase, confirming that it isn’t viable for hotel marketers to address the lowest common denominator. The report finds […]
