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Hotel Internet Marketing by 2013 – Are we on Track?
March 1, 2010 | Comments
Hotel Internet Marketing by 2013 – Are we on Track?

I came across a piece I’d written about 17-18 months ago on the future of hotel internet marketing. The article talked about 5 broad tech trends that I thought would radically alter the way we …

Augmented Reality Maps make their debut
February 18, 2010 | Comments
Augmented Reality Maps make their debut

After Blaise Aguera y Arcas offered a tantalizing peek at the world of Microsoft PhotoSynth a couple of years ago, he recently made a return to TED to demo the latest incredible innovation in mapping. …

Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy – Practical Tips for Direct Digital Marketing
December 30, 2009 | Comments
Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy – Practical Tips for Direct Digital Marketing

Save Money and Build Relationships with Direct Digital Marketing
By Brian Deagan
Despite unpredictable economic conditions, one truth endures for the hospitality industry – there is always room for improvement to the guest experience. In tough economic …

Video – Socialnomics and the Social Media Revolution
September 8, 2009 | Comments
Video – Socialnomics and the Social Media Revolution

A great new video doing the rounds on the Internet, in true ‘Did You Know’ style (the original video by Karl Fisch that captured our imaginations). This video asks – Is social media a fad? …

Creating virtual holographic worlds – One Step Closer?
July 1, 2009 | Comments
Creating virtual holographic worlds – One Step Closer?

Watched this remarkable video and couldn’t help noticing the striking similarity in some of the applications as MIT Media Lab’s Sixth Sense Project (except the holograms, of course…surely those shouldn’t be that far away too?)

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Google Wave – Reinventing online communication and collaboration
May 30, 2009 | Comments
Google Wave – Reinventing online communication and collaboration

Google’s done it again! Jens and Lars Rasmussen, the guys behind Google Maps, finally unveiled the results of 2 years of labour… Google Wave. The Google Wave page describes the tool simply as “a new model …

The Hotel Business Game – So you want to be a Hotel CEO?
May 29, 2009 | Comments
The Hotel Business Game – So you want to be a Hotel CEO?

If you’ve always dreamed of sitting at the helm of your global hotel empire…and  terms like RevPAR, GOPPAR, bottom line profits and market share come easy, then perhaps it’s time you put your skills to …

Transparency, the Internet and good hospitality – All the hotel’s a stage…
May 18, 2009 | Comments
Transparency, the Internet and good hospitality – All the hotel’s a stage…

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. We’ve become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions. We are tired of pyrotechnics and special effects. While the world he inhabits …

Say “cheese” – You’re on candid cam!
April 13, 2009 | Comments
Say “cheese” – You’re on candid cam!

A picture may be worth a thousand words…but most hotel PR & Marketing managers today would be at a loss for words at the plague of user generated photos out on the Internet today. Hoteliers …

Online Social Etiquette and the price of connectivity
March 29, 2009 | Comments
Online Social Etiquette and the price of connectivity

Hello Tweeple!
In this day and age, it’s a rare luxury to be able to switch off completely…no phones, no internet…connectivity (and work-life integration) thrown to the wind! Yet, I had the opportunity to do just …