March 2015 Blog Archive

Posted on Apr 1st 2015 by Bryan Marsh
2014 saw an upsurge in travellers using their handheld devices not only to browse and plan their breaks, but also to book. Although it does not yet rival desktop when it comes to booking volume, mobile has become a major distribution channel which hotels...
Posted on Mar 25th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
Today's travellers are researching, planning and booking their breaks online, and more than ever before their using their Smartphones to help them do it. It's a trend that is only set to escalate according to data specialists Euromonitor, who predict that...
Posted on Mar 24th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
With masses of businesses and brands vying for your audience's attention on Facebook, how can you make sure your content breaks through the noise? Visual storytelling might be the answer. By creating posts with an emotional pull and eye-catching visual ap...
Posted on Mar 18th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
Content creation is one of the most effective ways you can connect to your guests on a deeper level, without eating too much into your marketing budget. A successful content marketing campaign will help you stay visible in search results, drawing guests t...
Posted on Mar 17th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
Your email contact list has a pretty short shelf life. It degrades over time as your contacts decide to opt-out of email communication, forget their passwords, or simply abandon that old email account they only set up to fill in website forms. That's why...
Posted on Mar 12th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
Partnering with OTAs can be pretty addictive. After all, they get your property seen by a wide online audience and can generally be relied on to generate a steady stream of bookings with minimal input on your part. But as all hotel marketers know only too...
Posted on Mar 11th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
As you've probably heard, Google recently made an announcement stating its intention to use mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal from April this year. In case you still needed it, this news should be the final push you've been waiting for to make a mob...
Posted on Mar 4th 2015 by Bryan Marsh
Want to reach a wider audience with your resort's website content? All it takes is a few simple steps to maximise the appeal of your site's content and facilitate quick and easy sharing on the most popular social media channels. Here are three tried and t...
Posted on Mar 3rd 2015 by Bryan Marsh
SEO has come a long way. Following the Hummingbird algorithm update of 2013, Google has been placing less value on keyword matching, focusing instead on context, uniqueness and quality in an attempt to serve up the most relevant results for its users. So...