LinkedIn Introduces Company Pages for your Hotel

November 9th, 2010

At the beginning of this month, LinkedIn rolled out its new Company Pages, enabling businesses to develop more robust presence on the site, as well as more control over those pages.Setting up a company page is free and the news is that LinkedIn added tabs that businesses will be able to populate with information about your hotel.

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels

Top 30 Irish Hotel Pages on Facebook #Top30IEHotels

November 8th, 2010

Our ‘Top 30 Irish Hotels on Facebook’ list this week has seen 3 hotels move up the table and 1 new entry.

Has your hotel made the list?

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

Calculate the ROI of Your Social Media Campaign

November 5th, 2010

People love social media for different reasons, Whatever the case, the downside to social media is that it is sometimes difficult to know if your time with it is well spent.

So, as with the rest of your business, it is important that you review the ROI of your social media efforts

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · Internet Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels

Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter #Top30IEHotels

November 5th, 2010

It’s time for this week’s Top 30 Irish Hotels on Twitter. 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: Internet Marketing · Mobile / Location Based Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Top 30 Hotels on Twitter · Twitter

Social Customer Service: 5 Steps On How To Improve?

November 4th, 2010

Social support is no longer a luxury, but a necessity in today’s business climate. It’s an opportunity to maintain engagement with the savvy “social media native.” and stay on top of potentially damaging chatter from a “last resort social media user”

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Tags: Facebook · Hotel Marketing · Internet Marketing · Social Media Marketing for Hotels · Twitter

Google Place Search: Facts & Implications For Hotel Marketers

November 3rd, 2010

TIG have identified some of the initial implications for your business and/or website as a result of the new Google Place Search.
Google Place Search has brought a significant growth in the amount of local content displayed, like reviews, star ratings and direct links to review sites.

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · Internet Marketing · Search Engine Optimisation

Hotel Chains Ditching The Front Desk!

November 2nd, 2010

Traditional front desks may be destined for a scrap heap teeming with bygone lobby fixtures like key boxes, desk bells and hat racks. Some mid-market chains already are dumping imposing check-in counters for cozy, one-on-one welcomes or for virtual check-ins through kiosks or mobile devices.

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Tags: Hotel Marketing · Internet Marketing

Top 30 UK Hotels on Twitter #Top30UKHotels

November 2nd, 2010

This week, our Top UK Hotels on Twitter has seen 0 new entries and only 1 hotel has moved up the table!

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Can Facebook Generate More Traffic Than Google For Travel Sites?

November 1st, 2010

At Sydney’s Travel Tribe “UnConference”, Chris Noble of World Nomads shared some insights on his successful integration of Facebook as a sales channel, quoting that 20 to 25 percent of revenue came via this source. According to some, Facebook looks to be coming in to it’s own as a viable alternative to Google but not without some hard work.

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