Convince & Convert

JULY 18, 2011

And indeed, given the increasing ubiquity of smart phones ( 41% in the U.S. In fact, the QR code itself is substantially larger than the logo of the company (Crowne Plaza Hotels). Once I get out my magnifying glass to realize this is a promotion for Crowne Plaza hotels, I’m more interested in the overall premise.

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Analysis Hotels SMS Smart Phone 152

Bare Feet Studios

JANUARY 25, 2011

Those smiling faces are Malia Yoshioka of WhyGoHawaii and Randi Okuhara of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel. Mobile Interactivity and Smart Phone Apps. It’s a decent question to ask, either formally via a survey or informally in conversation one at a time. Have you upgraded your phone recently?

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Social Media Smart Phone Trends Policies 52

Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Diigo is a free social bookmarking tool that makes it easy to share content and facilitate conversations around that content. Put in 3 or 4 links and notate each one with commentary like “this supports the quote on hotel growth.”. What is Diigo? It certainly makes it easier and faster to produce a resource page for a news release.

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Social Media Tools Press Release Blogger 89

ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2012

Social media is all about conversation. Companies who think that the conversation is one-sided and do nothing but pump out sales promotions tend to look at social media as a necessary evil. An operator of luxury hotels in California called Joie De Vivre tweets exclusive deals every week to their Twitter.

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Social Media Hubspot Advertising Applications 42

Convince & Convert

MAY 10, 2012

Actually, sitting here with me in an undisclosed hotel room in New Orleans, Louisiana, Marcus Sheridan, The Sales Lion. We should’ve gotten a bigger hotel room. Mapping Pinterest referrals to onsite conversions is as simple as a custom report in Google Analytics. Amazing guest on the show today. Eric : All right.

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Hubspot Mobile Analytics Google 114

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Even with more and more sessions being staged outside the convention center in adjacent hotels, SXSW cannot get much bigger without serious impact to the attendee experience. Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network.

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Social Media Strategy Conference Eventful 128