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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 …

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 …

Social lessons from Twitter
February 18, 2009 | Comments
Social lessons from Twitter

“Great…another lame social networking site. I don’t have time for this stuff! Heck, I hardly use my Facebook account…how do people manage to keep these things updated anyway?” exclaims a fellow hotelier. On some days …

Hospitality Bloggers and Experts – Thoughts on Hotel Internet Marketing in 2009
January 27, 2009 | Comments
Hospitality Bloggers and Experts – Thoughts on Hotel Internet Marketing in 2009

Very early on this month, a colleague (thanks Lola!) sent me a copy of Peter Kim’s collaborative compilation of thoughts by bloggers on Social Media. I loved the format and the power that collaboration could harness…bringing together the …

Hotel Jobs – A Hoteliers Guide to Job Hunting in the New Online World
January 8, 2009 | Comments
Hotel Jobs – A Hoteliers Guide to Job Hunting in the New Online World

Hoteliers are fantastic with people. Isn’t that what we’re paid for? But not all hoteliers are comfortable with technology…yet. Especially when it comes to getting the max out of the social revolution online. The good …

Do Hoteliers Tweet? A Hotel Industry introduction to microblogging with Twitter
January 2, 2009 | Comments
Do Hoteliers Tweet? A Hotel Industry introduction to microblogging with Twitter

The world has been ‘atwitter’ for quite a while now, and the thousands of people join Twitter by the day…and even more ‘tweet’ about their lives, their work, their passions and in some misguided cases, …

5 Web trends that will change Hotel Internet Marketing
October 18, 2008 | Comments
5 Web trends that will change Hotel Internet Marketing

5 Future Developments that will revolutionize Online Hotel Marketing: “For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”, says a famous proverb…and what better fit to apply this than in the world of …

Future Hotel Trends – 8 Hotel Guest Demands that will shape hospitality
September 17, 2008 | Comments
Future Hotel Trends – 8 Hotel Guest Demands that will shape hospitality

It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry …

Hotel eMarketing – Beyond Rooms. Internet Marketing for Spas, Restaurants, Offline Tracking and more
July 9, 2008 | Comments
Hotel eMarketing – Beyond Rooms. Internet Marketing for Spas, Restaurants, Offline Tracking and more

“We’ve come a long way, baby” claimed a high-spirited pop idol not so long ago, following up on the claim with an equally upbeat track. And so we have…in the world of Internet Marketing too. …