Entries from June 2011

Facebook Commerce in the Travel Industry

June 30th, 2011

Facebook commerce is causing marketers to focus on the social behaviors and experiences of their consumers in order to drive awareness, referral, and purchase.

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Tags: Facebook · Internet Marketing · Social Media · e-commerce

Google Introduces ‘+1′ Button Internationally

June 29th, 2011

The Google+ Social Network, Facebook’s competiton, has arrived on the international scene. The Google+ will allow users to share their favourite pages.

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Tags: Facebook · Google · Search Engine Optimisation

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

June 28th, 2011

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen 1 new entry and 1 hotel has moved up the table!

Has your hotel made the list?!

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

Integrated Marketing to Attract Travel Customers Online

June 28th, 2011

Hotel marketers must regard the complexity of online travel planning today and understand, the touch points customers use in their purchase path including: Paid search & Natural search (Email).

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · Internet Marketing · Travel Marketing · email marketing

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

June 27th, 2011

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook. There were 0 new entries this week and 1 hotel has moved up the table.

Has your hotel made the list?

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

Facebook Overtakes Microsoft Websites for the First Time

June 27th, 2011

Facebook has overtaken Microsoft websites in Britain for the first time to become the UK’s second-most popular after Google. This is due to the flock of people aged over 50 to social networks.

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Tags: Facebook · Social Media · Twitter

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

June 24th, 2011

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. There were 1 new entry this week and 5 hotels have moved up the table.

Has your hotel made the list?

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

Google AdWords Announces Behavioral Targeting

June 24th, 2011

Advertisers using google AdWords can now target customers based on the interests and browsing history. To do this advertisers can choose from over 1,000 interest categories.

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Tags: Google · Internet Marketing · Online Advertising

Social Media as a Tool to Optimise Revenue

June 23rd, 2011

The social media revoloution has become a tool to increase revenue in the Hospitality and Tourism industry today. Facebook (over 500 million active users), MySpace (44 million active US users) and Twitter (21 million active users) can be utalised to reach the customer and increase income.

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Tags: Facebook · Internet Marketing · Mobile / Location Based Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter