Entries from August 2010

Facebook SEO: Optimising For An Audience Of 500 Million

August 16th, 2010

Should you optimize for Facebook? Can you improve Google search results with Facebook SEO?
Companies that have already committed to improving search performance of their web content on standard search engines and who are actively building a community on Facebook would do well to understand the additional opportunities for reach afforded by Facebook SEO.

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Tags: Facebook · Search Engine Optimisation · Social Media Marketing for Hotels

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

August 16th, 2010

Our ‘Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook’ list this week has seen 2 hotels moves up the table and 2 new entries.

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Tags: Facebook · Hotel Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Top 30 Hotels on Facebook

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

August 13th, 2010

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. There are no new entries this week and 2 hotels pushing their way up the table .

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

How To Deal With Your Complaints On Twitter

August 13th, 2010

Every business, blogger, and the rest of us on social media have experienced it: someone just called you out on Twitter or in a blog. It’s all too easy to get frustrated and respond with something that will just make the situation worse or on the other hand to take it personally and get upset.

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Tags: Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter

The Future: Hotel Operations and Marketing Become One

August 12th, 2010

For those who thought that TripAdvisor had revolutionized the hospitality industry, be assured that we have so far only seen just the beginning. Travel review readers clearly see that other traveller’s reviews are superior to marketer information and are more likely to be highly influenced by reviews.The outside world can now witness how guests are treated in the real-world daily….

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Tags: Travel Marketing

Fact: Almost Half of Small Businesses Find Customers Through Social Networks

August 11th, 2010

A recent study by ‘Regus’ found that almost 50% of small businesses are successfully connecting with prospects through social networks. From 14 countries that were surveyed, 40% reported that social networks were indeed ripe for converting prospects into customers.

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

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

August 10th, 2010

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen 5 new entries and 4 hotels have moved their way up the table!

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

Preventing A Social Media Disaster: 5 Tips

August 10th, 2010

Social media can be a great PR tool for businesses, but all too often things can go very wrong. From utterly clueless businesses experimenting with the internet to in-touch online businesses who simply making amateur mistakes, The world of social media certainly isn’t one that you want to be caught in when you’ve messed up. So plan for the worst & expect the best….

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

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

August 9th, 2010

Our ‘Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook’ list this week has seen 5 hotels moves up the table and 2 new entries.

Has your hotel made the list?

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Tags: Facebook · Hotel Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Top 30 Hotels on Facebook