Entries from October 2011

Hotels Increase Marketing Budgets for Mobile and Social Campaigns

October 13th, 2011

Smartphone usage is rapidly increasing around the world. Recognizing this growing trend and the opportunity to capture market share among consumers booking travel via digital devices, global hoteliers are investing more resources into mobile websites and other marketing initiatives.

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

Facebook User Engagement up 31%

October 12th, 2011

While Facebook’s new user sign-up rate may have slowed, the user engagement on the world’s largest social networking site continues to grow strongly. The ‘Like’ button is directing this growth where it accounts for 84% of all facebook user reactions.

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

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

October 11th, 2011

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen no new entries and 1 hotel have moved up the table!

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Tags: Top 30 Hotels on Twitter · Twitter · e-commerce

98 Billion Mobile Applications will be Downloaded in 2015

October 11th, 2011

A report on mobile commerce has indicated that the number of mobile application downloads worldwide will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 56.6 percent between 2010 and 2015 to reach 98 billion at the end of the period.

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Tags: Mobile / Location Based Marketing · e-commerce

Google Introduces Google Adwords Mobile Tracking

October 10th, 2011

Google has introduced a new conversion tracking metric for AdWords. All AdWords accounts will now have the ability to report calls placed from mobile pages.

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Tags: Google · Mobile / Location Based Marketing · e-commerce

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

October 10th, 2011

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

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

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

October 7th, 2011

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. One New entry this week and 4 hotels have moved up the list!!!

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

Remembering Steve Jobs

October 7th, 2011

Steven Paul Jobs, 56, the co-founder and CEO of Apple has sadly passed away. The co-founder and, until last August, CEO of Apple Inc was the most celebrated person in technology and business on the planet.

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Tags: e-commerce

Google Promises it won’t sell Travel Services

October 6th, 2011

Google has tried to reassure the travel industry that it was not encroaching on its business. According to Head of travel UK and Ireland Nigel Huddleston Google have no plans to enter the booking stage, but would like to play a role in the sharing and experiencing stages of travel.

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Tags: Google · Travel Marketing · e-commerce