Entries from August 2010

Tips On How to Get Twitter Followers For Your Hotel

August 31st, 2010

Why would you want to get more Twitter followers? What purpose does it serve? And what steps should you take to increase your Twitter followers? These are questions often asked by normal users, brands and business owners who not only see Twitter as a means of social interaction but an effective marketing platform for their hotel….

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Tags: Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter · blogging

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

August 31st, 2010

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen 0 new entries but 6 hotels have moved their way up the table!

Has your hotel made the list?

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Tags: Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Top 30 Hotels on Twitter · Twitter

Some Interesting Facts About Older Adults and Social Media

August 30th, 2010

This new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64. During the same time frame the 65+ social networking presence grew by 100%.Social Networks like Facebook are still dominated by young people, but their usage only grew 13% during the same period.

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Tags: Facebook · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

August 30th, 2010

Our ‘Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook’ list this week has seen 7 hotels move up the table and 1 new entry.

Has your hotel made the list?

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Tags: Mobile / Location Based Marketing

Deadly Blog Writing Sins

August 27th, 2010

With so much competition out there your blog really has to stand out from the crowd.
This means competing with blogs who have been around for some time and have accumulated a loyal fan bases. These days a goog blog is just not good enough; In order for your blog to be successful it must be excellent.

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Tags: Social Media Marketing for Hotels · blogging

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

August 27th, 2010

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. There are no new entries this week and 4 hotels have moved their way up the table.

Has your hotel made the list?

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Tags: Mobile / Location Based Marketing · Top 30 Hotels on Twitter · Twitter

Social Media: 8 Questions You Should Ask

August 26th, 2010

Social media opens up a vast number of new channels to market your hotel though but we must realise that social media is not the silver bullet that is going to turn your business and life around. But it is known that when social media is used correctly it can allow your business capitalize on this incredible pool of active users.

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Tags: Facebook · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter · blogging · foursquare

5 Useful Facebook Trends and Search Services

August 25th, 2010

Not only does Facebook allow you to increase exposure, improve customer satisfaction, build strong brand advocates and achieve sales growth it also serves as an information pool on what’s hot, what’s news, and discover the latest meme.

But Facebook’s in-site search doesn’t necessarily offer the best way to see such data. But don’t give up hope – there are various services that provide a dedicated way to either search Facebook’s 500 million-strong data stream or see what’s “trending” on the site in a way that’s similar to Twitter.

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Tags: Facebook · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter · foursquare

Twitter Tools for Marketers- Top 5 Indispensible Tools

August 24th, 2010

This article explores how to generate new followers, how to manage your newly found follower surplus and how to turn those shallow relationships into deeper ones using the top 5 most indispensable Twitter tools.

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Tags: Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter