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Posted on Jan 27th 2017 by Bryan Marsh
If you've been using content marketing to promote your hotel online for a while, chances are you've already created a sizeable number of blog posts. But are they actually generating traffic? No matter how interesting, helpful and engaging your content, if...
Posted on Nov 19th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Mastering mobile can make the difference between skyrocketing booking rates and stagnation this holiday season. In today's blog, we'll look at 4 key ways you can make the most of mobile marketing to reach more of your guests this Christmas. A Responsive W...
Posted on Nov 16th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Content Marketing is a crucial tool for driving audience engagement, promoting your hotel and boosting your property's position in the search engine results pages. There's a huge amount of advice out there about how brands can deliver better content onlin...
Posted on Oct 20th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Choosing the right words to rank for can make or break the success of your hotel's PPC campaigns. By taking time to conduct research into the market's demand for certain keywords and phrases, you can identify the words to target to reach more of your gues...
Posted on Oct 19th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
It's approaching the end of October, which means Christmas will soon be snapping at our heels. As marketers, that means it's time to at least start to spare a thought towards this year's holiday campaigns. Social media offers a fantastic opportunity to re...
Posted on Oct 13th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Social media marketing is about promoting your brand and getting word out there about your hotel, but it's also about nurturing your audience. With the right care and management, your social audience will grow bigger and stronger and start to do some of y...
Posted on Oct 11th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Maintaining a high click-through rate is essential if you want your hotel's marketing campaign to do what is actually designed to: drive website traffic and generate bookings. If you've been running your hotel's email marketing campaign for a while, no do...
Posted on Oct 5th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Blogging is a great way to differentiate yourself from the competition, establish yourself as an authority in the eyes of Google, climb the search rankings and engage your guests. Unfortunately, it's also really easy to get wrong. With millions of new pie...
Posted on Oct 4th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Large chain hotels have been using carefully designed loyalty programs for decades, and the OTAs have followed suit with their own discounts and promos designed to retain more guests. Yet, for small hotels and resorts with just one location, such schemes...
Posted on Sep 30th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 b...
Posted on Sep 28th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 to get...
Posted on Sep 23rd 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 socia...
Posted on Sep 20th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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,...
Posted on Sep 17th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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...
Posted on Sep 14th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 leas...
Posted on Sep 12th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 includi...
Posted on Sep 8th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
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 la...
Posted on Aug 25th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Whatever the demographic makeup of your guests, it's safe to say that many of them live out a large portion of their lives on social media posting holiday selfies, catching up with friends, but also interacting with travel brands, reading reviews and rese...
Posted on Aug 23rd 2016 by Bryan Marsh
One of the fundamental rules of marketing is this: you need to understand your audience, inside out. Without this knowledge, how can you expect to create effective strategies to reach your audience and craft messaging that resonates and turns casual trave...
Posted on Aug 6th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
With so many other hotels and resorts vying for your guests' attention, one of the biggest challenges of any property's online marketing campaign is how to drive a steady stream of traffic to their website. And of course, not just any traffic, but high qu...
Posted on Aug 3rd 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Tech-savvy, socially aware and hyper-connected, millennials can be a difficult nut to crack. However, since they represent such a lucrative market, it's essential to get on the right side of this new generation of travellers planning their breaks online....
Posted on Aug 1st 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If you keep an eye on your website's analytic data, you'll have probably noticed your organic traffic fluctuates from time to time. While delving into Google Analytics and Search Console will often provide immediate explanations for a decline in traffic a...
Posted on Jul 26th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If you know where to look, social platforms offer a wealth of analytic data which can help you modify your marketing efforts for improved reach, engagement and visibility. Here are 4 ways to use Facebook metrics to boost your hotel's marketing campaigns o...
Posted on Jul 21st 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If you want to maximise your hotel's online bookings, one of the most important elements to get right is your website photography. Industry research has revealed that travel shoppers are up to 150% more likely to engage with a website which features a min...
Posted on Jul 16th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Building a sizeable contact database is the first step of any email marketing campaign and it's perhaps the task that gets talked about the most. If you actually want to drive results though, you've got to pay as much attention to building a trustworthy r...
Posted on Jul 13th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Social media is in a constant state of flux, so what's next? There are obvious answers: new apps, new networks, a continuing move towards The Internet of Things and the increasing prevalence of Virtual Reality. But while the technology is important, it's...
Posted on Jul 11th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Today's travellers expect to be more than just another name on your hotel's contact list; they want a personalised marketing experience tailored to their individual needs and preferences. In simple terms, the more relevant the content you can deliver to y...
Posted on Jul 7th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
When starting out on social media, most hoteliers approach content creation from their property's perspective, focusing on creating posts that show off all their great facilities, offers and discounts. It's not surprising, since the whole goal of social m...
Posted on Jul 4th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
93% of all online experiences begin with a query typed into a search engine. SEO is all about helping Google and the other search engines understand how your website is likely to be a relevant and helpful source of information for these queries. Appearing...
Posted on Jun 28th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Do you want to expand your hotel's social reach? Then you need to drive more shares. Generating lots of shares is key to building your brand, driving engagement and making sure your content gets discovered by the widest possible audience. By fine-tuning t...
Posted on Jun 24th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
SEO is constantly evolving. New Google algorithms, insights and best practices emerge on a regular basis and it's essential to keep on top of these changes if you want to beat your competition and get found in the search results by your guests. Here are 4...
Posted on Jun 22nd 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Hoteliers spend millions of dollars each year on digital marketing campaigns designed to drive more online bookings. But even with this investment, 81% of travel planners will leave a website before finalising their booking, according to recent research f...
Posted on Jun 17th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
What's the first thing people look at when they arrive on your hotel's Facebook page? You got it it's your Facebook cover photo. Since it's probably the most noticeable part of your page, it's essential that your cover photo is eye-catching, engaging and...
Posted on Jun 15th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Content marketing can be time consuming, but it doesn't have to be a chore. From email marketing tips to boosting your blog and optimising your website content, these 5 simple hacks will help save time, boost your productivity and drive results. 1. Optimi...
Posted on Jun 10th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
The TripAdvisor Popularity Ranking ranks hotels and other businesses based on the number, quality and freshness of their reviews. The more 'popular' a hotel is based on these factors, the better its ranking position whenever travellers search for properti...
Posted on Jun 8th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
The ultimate aim of every hotel's online marketing campaign should be to drive direct bookings made through their property website. True, the OTAs have a pretty strong grip on travel consumers, but that doesn't mean you should lie down and accept their do...
Posted on Jun 2nd 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Running a blog can be time-consuming, but it remains one of the best ways to attract a steady stream of traffic to your website, win points with Google and strengthen your relationship with your audience. Most hotels start blogging with the best intention...
Posted on Jun 1st 2016 by Bryan Marsh
As every hotelier concerned with their online reputation knows, there is no site more powerful- and potentially damaging- than TripAdvisor. Now more than 16 years old, the platform has become the number one source of firsthand hotel, resort and attraction...
Posted on May 31st 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Adding videos to your hotel's social media mix is a great way to generate likes and shares, expand your reach and drive traffic back to your website. Creating this kind of content needn't cost you thousands of dollars for high end production. In fact, som...
Posted on May 27th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Driving a steady flow of relevant traffic to your hotel website is integral to the success of your entire digital marketing campaign. If you don't have online travellers landing on your website, it's impossible to convert them into bookings and loyal, lon...
Posted on May 25th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If you want to stand out from your competitors and ensure your marketing messages resonate with the right people at the right time, it's essential to get personal. In today's blog, we'll look at how using your guests' psychographic and demographic data to...
Posted on May 18th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
In the last few years, content marketing has become an increasingly important tactic for businesses trying to stay ahead in the competitive online world. Content creation and SEO go hand in hand, but unfortunately the two tactics are not always integrated...
Posted on May 13th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
With 87% of Millennials admitting their phone never leaves their side day or night and 68% of smartphone users checking their phone within 15 minutes of waking up, ensuring your content can be engaged with from a small screen has become an essential compo...
Posted on May 11th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Are you struggling to juggle all your hotel's social media tasks? Incorporating a few simple changes into your routine can boost productivity, freeing up valuable time to spend on your other marketing efforts. In today's blog, we'll look at 5 ways to stre...
Posted on May 6th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Google Analytics offers a wealth of data on the people who are landing on your website and how they're engaging with your content once they land there. But knowing which metrics to focus on and pulling all this data together into an actionable marketing p...
Posted on May 5th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If there's one thing hoteliers are keen to get right when planning a new website, it's the booking engine. After all, this is the final nudge " the point at which guests select their room type and length of stay, enter their credit card details and...
Posted on Apr 27th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Whatever you may have heard, email is still an integral component of any businesses online marketing arsenal. Regularly emailing your guests great offers, exclusive packages and enticing local info is one of the best ways to keep your audience engaged and...
Posted on Apr 26th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Encouraging reviews and managing online reputation is an integral part of any hotel's internet marketing campaign. Before parting with their money, your guests are seeking out the views and experiences of other travellers and using this information to dec...
Posted on Apr 21st 2016 by Bryan Marsh
If you haven't made sure your hotel's website is easy to use on mobile devices yet, you're going to miss out on a whole lot of conversions. That goes without saying. What's perhaps more surprising, is that simply building a mobile version of your...
Posted on Apr 20th 2016 by Bryan Marsh
Did you know your hotel's social media activities can serve as a valuable boost to your SEO? In today's blog, we'll look at 3 ways social can support your website's visibility in the search results. 1. Own the SERPs For Your Hotel's Business Name If you w...