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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

In addition, over one-third of social network users and 44% of Twitter users have engaged with a brand through discount promotions (Mashable). companies use Facebook and 45% Twitter. If you do not have the internal bandwidth or resources to manage social marketing, outsource to a hospitality social media expert company.

Hotels 85
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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What do you have to offer?

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

Brands 133
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Going from Free to Fee Part 2

Bare Feet Studios

The more I have been thinking about this, the more I want to see companies explore user-generated pricing. Airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies charge a lot more for weekdays than weekends, as they have a captive customer for one and they know that companies are theoretically making money off of their use of said services.

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The 11 Top Social Media Management Tools I Can’t Live Without

Socially Sorted

The culture of the company and how they handle customer service is one of the first things I look for. When I hear my community say that a tool is expensive, I sit up and listen. The company has to be forward-thinking. I like to see tool companies test and evolve. It has to have great support. Check it out here.

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The Audacity of Free: The Products and Services Edition

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Almost everything everyone does in the business world, be it a regular transaction, tourism, or travel, has some financial element to it. I did this with a web designer that I have chatted with often, he offered a discount and I “forced&# him to take his full price. Money makes the world go round. Great post! You usually do.

Products 267
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macheist: Lower Your Price, Use Your Network, Give to Charity.

Bare Feet Studios

What if a publisher/distributor like Mountain Apple Company set up a site like this and offered something new and special every day/week? If Hawaii companies could collaborate on a similar site, and offer new bundles each month – I think this would improve the collective bottom line. What: MacHeist is a software bundler web site.

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