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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

In 2009, even the top 30 major hotel brands t increased their dependence on the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)-from 25.4% a year ago to 30% of CRS bookings in Q3 2009 (eTRAK). Over 44% of Internet users are active in social media. companies use Facebook and 45% Twitter. Twitter: Who tweets in your organisation? (1).

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Tourism: Festivals are Powerful Economical Tools | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

Our speaker also teaches at the University of Washington and encourages CEO’s to embrace blogging and social media. Dan’s company gets it: the most recent blog post is featured on the home page. How many of our tourism, PR, communications, and advertising execs blog or podcast or twitter? Virtually none.

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

Akamai Marketing

My favorite tidbit of info: 68% of consumers who posted a complaint or negative review on a social networking or ratings/reviews site got a response. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. Of those, 18% turned into loyal customers and bought more.

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Public Relations Lessons From Jesus, The Apostles And The Bible

Waxing UnLyrical

The more popular one is A Digital Nativity , but A Social Network Christmas is fun to watch as well. Since they tell the story through the imagery of social networks, we can relate to them instantly. And its an honour for me, as a Portuguese, to see that a portuguese company is mentioned worldwide!

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Yammer asks: What's Happening at Your Company?

Bare Feet Studios

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > News , Productivity , Social Media , Tech Tools > Yammer asks: What’s Happening at Your Company?

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Things to Learn from Hawaii Musicians Using Social Media | Bare.

Bare Feet Studios

Ken and Jenn recommended getting a presence on several social networks. Shawn uses his website and email list , and keeps his social web contacts truly personal. And visit the East Honolulu Clothing Company. People can tell when you are just a copycat versus really committing something to your art. Go Waimanalo!

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Hawaii Officially Dips Toes in the Waters of Social Media

Bare Feet Studios

As I understand it, this blogger trip is not the first time Hawaii tourism has paid for blogger fam trips – though it is the first official blogger tour and significant campaign of which I am aware. This was a low-risk venture and hopefully a terrific learning opportunity for people new to social web marketing.