There are few better ways to show off the unique vibe of your hotel than a professionally shot video. Surpassing static image and text in terms of emotional connection, video has the unique ability to get travellers imagining their breaks and itching to book. In fact,...
Month: September 2016 Archive
How To Use Google Analytics To Supercharge Your Social Media Strategy
If you want to market effectively, you’ve got to know who you’re marketing to. Google Analytics provides a mine of data to help you paint a clearer picture of your audience and inform and improve your social media efforts. It’s free to use and easy...
The 3 Burning Questions Your Guests Ask Before Reading Your Content
Do you know how long it takes the average reader to decide whether your hotel’s content is worth the effort? Roughly 15 seconds. But what exactly runs through your audience’s mind in this tiny timeframe? In a world overflowing with blog articles and social...
5 ‘Must Haves’ Of A Hotel Blog That Converts
Now that almost every brand under the sun has its own blog, businesses have to work harder than ever to ensure their content gets read and even more importantly, that it actually converts. Although competition for your guests’ attention online is fierce, there...
How To Protect Your Hotel’s Online Reputation
Since around 77% of travel consumers will check the feedback of other travellers before booking a hotel online, reviews have the powerful ability to pull in your guests in big numbers – or drive them straight to the competition. Social media, blogs, forums and...
The Rise Of The Staycation: 5 Ways To Market To Domestic Guests
Whether it’s down to the cost of international travel, safety concerns amidst terrorist threats or changing visa regulations, holidays closer to home are more popular than ever. The rise of the so-called “staycation” is great news for your hotel; not...
4 Video Marketing Tips To Maximise Views and Engagement
Are you using videos as part of your hotel’s social media marketing mix? If not, you really should be, since visual content routinely drives more engagement than text posts across each of the major social media platforms. Once you’re regularly including...
Is Your Hotel’s Content Mobile Friendly? 3 Key Areas To Check
Whether your target guests are young or retired, married or single, smartphones are their constant companions. The soaring popularity of smartphones across all demographics resulted in mobile searches overtaking those made on desktop for the first time last year,...