Entries from November 2011

Return on investment for search on mobile devices climbing rapidly

November 11th, 2011

Mobile spend is 6.5 percent of all search spend, up 2.7 times from a year ago in the US. Advertisers can’t simply transfer a search campaign to mobile. Travel marketers need to understand how consumer behaviour differs when it comes to static desktop searches and mobile searches.

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Tags: Mobile / Location Based Marketing · e-commerce

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

November 11th, 2011

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. One New entry this week and 1 hotel has moved up the list!!!

Has your hotel made the list?

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

Google Introduces ‘Think Insights’ for Marketers

November 10th, 2011

Google has launched “Think Insights”, a one-stop shop for consumer trends, marketing insights and industry research. The site includes statistics, a research library, planning tools, and a section for emerging digital trends.

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Tags: Google · Hotel Marketing

Understanding Vital Issues related to Website Optimisation

November 9th, 2011

According to a recent study on website optimisation – Online travel retailers are losing more than £2 billion a year as a result of simple website inefficiencies. The research analysed feedback data from nearly 8,000 online travel buyers and found that errors in areas such as pricing, user experience and product were directly contributing to lost travel sales.

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · e-commerce

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

November 8th, 2011

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen one new entry and 2 hotels have moved up the table!

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Tags: Social Media · Top 30 Hotels on Twitter

Google+ Pages Now Open For Businesses, Brands, Places & More

November 8th, 2011

Google is now allowing businesses, brands and any non-human entity to participate in its Google+ social network, through new Google+ Pages that are launching today, promised to be available to everyone shortly.

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Tags: Google · Social Media

Google Officially Introduces New Ad Placements on Google Search

November 7th, 2011

Over the past few months, Google have been updating the design and experience of Google Search giving users a more seamless and consistent online experience. As part of these look and feel changes, they are now introducing new ad placements on Google Search.

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Tags: Google · Online Advertising

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

November 7th, 2011

Our ‘Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook’ list this week has seen 3 hotels move up the table and 0 new entries.

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

Google Updates Search Algorithm for Fresher Results

November 4th, 2011

Google announced today that it has updated its search algorithm to help more recent information appear at the top of search results. The search giant completed its Caffeine web indexing system last year, which lets the company crawl and index the web for fresh content more quickly on a much larger scale.

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Tags: Google · Search Engine Optimisation