Topic - Marketing

The hospitality industry is evolving at a rapid pace. From heightened guest expectations to revolutionary new-age technology, the world of travel is constantly reinventing and re-imagining itself. The group booking segment is experiencing a similar period of growth, and the potential for hoteliers to capitalize has, perhaps, never been more imminent. continue reading →

While the hotel sales environment has completely transformed, hotel sales training models seem to be stuck in the 1990’s. When I meet hotel leaders at industry conferences it seems most recognize the profound changes such as the emergence of third-party planners and the migration to online RFP tools (CVENT, CVB Platforms and social sites such as The Knot.) Yet most leaders seem to be unclear on what it takes to outsell the competition these days. continue reading →

Social media advertising has become a seemingly unstoppable force that is transforming the ways hoteliers allocate their marketing funds. continue reading →

To make the most of your hotel’s marketing efforts, be sure you’re aligned with your DMO’s top-of-funnel campaigns. continue reading →

Here are 6 key recommendations on how to drive more guests by selling your property experiences. continue reading →

Today’s typical online travel consumer is exposed to more than 38,983 micro-moments in a 60-day timeframe and visits an average of 18 websites via multiple devices across eight sessions before making a hotel booking (Google Research). With the explosion of the 'digital way of life', the customer journey has become increasingly complex, forcing hoteliers to overhaul not only their corporate and marketing strategies, but also their technology stack in order to engage, acquire, service and retain these digitally-enabled travel consumers across multiple digital touch points and across all digital channels and devices. continue reading →

Regardless of the industry, content marketing has long since been touted as one of the key differentiators to a company’s long-term success. After all, it’s one thing to have a great product or offering, but it’s another to have a great product or offering that is effectively packaged to the masses from a trusted company that seems to have everyone’s attention. But when it comes to establishing credibility, generating positive hype and growing your brand and business, what is the name of the game? continue reading →

Seeing bookings slow down because of seasonality can be hard. It doesn’t have to be. Here are some marketing and revenue management tips to lift occupancy and maintain revenue during the low period. continue reading →

The new partnership enables the Louvre Hotels Group, a major player in the global hospitality industry, to optimize quality management and benefit from the award-winning guest feedback platform continue reading →

As a hotelier, the process of (effectively) marketing to millennials might have initially presented itself as a rather daunting task. Just how much buying power and influence do millennials have? And how does that impact the hospitality industry? What are their travel behaviors and preferences? How can hotels readily appeal to the millennial generation without compromising their relationship with travelers of previous generations? Who and what should be the priority? continue reading →