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Social Pros 11 – Vanessa Sain-Dieguez, Hilton Hotels

Convince & Convert

Our friend, Vanessa Sain-Dieguez from Hilton Hotels is going to join us in a little bit. You look at Google’s zero moment of truth research, which shows that in one year, from 2010 to 2011, the number of pieces of information that consumers consume before making an e-commerce purchase went from 5 to 10. Eric : Absolutely none.

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Blog World LA 2011 Recap – Session Notes and Experiences from #BWELA

Kikolani

All I ended up doing was sleeping there, but it definitely the best three nights of sleep I’ve had in a hotel in a while. After the last session (and skipping the closing keynote of the day), I took the shuttle back to the hotel sitting near Srinivas Rao and Sid Savara. Top Three Questions I Was Asked. Related Posts.

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Great Education for Bloggers at the Blogging Success Summit 2011

Kikolani

In 2011, they are partnering with BlogWorld Expo to kick off their online events with one that I know all of my readers will love – the Blogging Success Summit 2011. No airfare, hotel reservations, or time away from your family required. It begins on February 1st and runs through February 22nd.

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Are You Keeping Your Social Antenna Up?

Convince & Convert

George Jordan, the General Manager at Hotel Felix in Chicago is all about the antenna. Seeing an opportunity unfolding, Jordan and his PR firm instantly updated the hotel’s Facebook page , Twitter account , and blog with a special $79 blizzard rate. Social Media Success Summit 2011. The guy is practically an ant.

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Subtext: “Real” Listening in Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

I returned a couple of nights ago from the PRSA 2011 International Conference in Orlando, Fla. ” And the hotel employee got that. This is a story about subtext and listening in social media. So instead of going down for breakfast as I’d normally do, my M.O. In this situation, my subtext was, “Are you kidding me ?

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How Long Can We Get Away With It?

Waxing UnLyrical

In the first half of 2011, Facebook’s revenue hit US$1.6 ” In fact, the most impressive piece of social media work I have seen in Malta has come from Island Hotels Group (not a client I must add). How much of that revenue comes from tiny Malta? I would guess that it’s probably not more than 0.05

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Please Vote for the NOW Revolutionary of the Month

Convince & Convert

Our first winner was NOW Revolutionary – George Jordan from the Hotel Felix in Chicago. link] March 31, 2011 1:54 am via ÜberSocial @unmarketing Scott Stratten. Well done @ phoenixsuns @ jmcpeek [link] March 31, 2011 2:21 am via ÜberSocial @unmarketing Scott Stratten.