Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2012

If you’ve ever stayed at any Ritz-Carlton hotel, you know just how terrific they are. They had Q-tips (most hotels don’t)! What terrific public relations ambassadors they are for the hotel. The RC is a top-notch hotel chain, and I imagine they get terrific media placements, et al. The bathroom! I mean, think about it.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Mindjumpers is looking for a Content Manager that will be working on Coca-Cola Ski Hotel in Val Thorens. The Content Manager is going to be reporting from Val Thorens with engaging visual content, so that all the Danish fans on Coca-Cola’s Facebook page can take part in the life at the hotel.

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Social Media Today

MARCH 7, 2023

Performance Max campaigns automate the campaign creation process, based on your existing listings.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 4, 2012

Think of your hard drive as a hotel where your data lives. If each sector were to represent one room in a hotel…that’s one big data hotel. Now, imagine that your data is like a big family reunion, where you’re placing each family member in a room at the hotel.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Worse, I somehow lost my credit card between the airport and the hotel. The clerk wouldn’t let me check-in, citing hotel policy. One hotel chain has a process to monitor Twitter, where they will say “Hey Dennis — man, sounds like a bad day. In Related News… Do you know which hotel chain is #1 on Facebook?

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Hootsuite

APRIL 2, 2025

Hiltons storytelling is authentic and inspiring: think photos and videos taken by real hotel guests, horror stories from the competition, and partnerships with celebrities like (duh) Paris Hilton. Videos like the collab with actor Sid Malhotra below spotlight the hotel itself. It connects with audiences on an emotional level.

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 31, 2011

Therefore, they have made an infographic to show where most check-ins took place around the globe, what the top train stations, wine bars and hotels were during the year, most popular brand pages and other fun facts. Actually, this was a growth of 3400 %. Since the numbers speak for themselves, there is not much more to say.

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Foursquare Hotels Mobile Training 240

Akamai Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Hotels, Airlines Should Participate: As soon as the warning was announced last night, I got several text messages from people visiting Hawaii asking for advice. I advised them to listen to the hotel staff, and watch the tweet stream and told them to #thinkcalmthoughts as my colleague Roxanne Darling tweets during these times.

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts’ recently launched a new campaign – with a heavy focus on social media – targeting couples worldwide who are seeking a romantic getaway. ”The Spark” campaign includes a microsite, Facebook application, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook engagement advertising.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 30, 2012

” If you’ve ever stayed at any Ritz-Carlton hotel, you know just how terrific they are. They had Q-tips (most hotels don’t)! What terrific public relations ambassadors they are for the hotel. The RC is a top-notch hotel chain, and I imagine they get terrific media placements, et al. The bathroom!

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Four Seasons: #FourTheSeason of magic Four Seasons, the global luxury hotel company, is reminding everyone that the best present to give is presence —especially poolside or beach-side at one of their resorts. Whether you crave a ride in a horse-drawn carriage or a meal by the fireplace, Four Seasons can be your home for the holidays.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 20, 2013

A recent study published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management found that the level of willingness to pay a premium for green initiatives is significantly different depending on hotel type. Test out highlighting hotels that invest in green initiatives in the search results and hotel details page.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2011

I wasn’t staying at the conference hotel but at the hotel where the PRSSA conference was taking place (because of my surgery, I didn’t know until fairly late whether I’d even be able to make it to the conference and by the time I did, no rooms at the main hotel were available). for a pot of hot water ?!”

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Rockhouse Hotel – here we come! It’s a very cool hotel; there are only 34 rooms, and several of them are “villas,” which are self-contained cabins, each with an outdoor shower. We didn’t stay in the hotel the entire time, though I imagine for those who did, it was the perfect place to do so.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The campaign revolves around the fictitious, mysterious and fashionable ”Hotel Noir” and is a complement to the tv commercial and the more elaborate online version of the video. Every week, a new chapter of the story is added inspired by the themes in the video.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2011

I stayed at the Harbor Court Hotel, a very nice hotel for the price, on the waterfront not far from the Golden Gate Bridge. Some of my experiences become great stories and conversation points that have, in turn, made the Harbor Court a hotel I will return to. I asked around and found these places and stories.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 7, 2009

at The Claremont Hotel in Douglas. PDMS , the Island’s largest software developer has kindly offered to sponsor this event, so it’s free to attend. But it’s bound to be popular so book early to avoid disappointment. Super Third Thursday will be held at 12.30 A finger buffet will be served.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 15, 2014

halftimejay Tweet This Making Every Experience Memorable Some people, especially business travelers, like to stay in the same brand of hotel everywhere they go. Omni Hotels is unique because it only has 60 properties in North America, and each one of them is different from the next.

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Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 20, 2011

For example, Starwood Hotels has had a representative on Flyer Talk for years where he’s known as a straight shooter who the community respects. Wherever possible, it is good to develop a designated social media customer service profile or page. By contrast, JetBlue uses Twitter to keep passengers abreast of flight and gate changes.

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Social Media Today

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Some new options for hotel marketers on Google.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 24, 2012

A consumer is searching for a particular kind of business — let’s say, just for the sake of an example, a hotel. The consumer conducts a Google search for “hotels in Asheville, NC” — and the first result that Google displays is for your Asheville-based hotel! That’s good news, right?

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 29, 2013

If you read my blog regularly you know that I love a good customer service experience, and having been in the hotel and restaurant industry for many years I know a thing or two about how it all runs. Yeah, all good hotel staff is. We arrived at the hotel in the middle of the night after a long delay due to a storm in Dallas.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

At the time, I was working for an organization headquartered in New York, so I traveled there frequently; as a result, I had a ton of reward points on Amtrak and various hotels. Ever budget-conscious, I booked what I thought was a great hotel, using my points… right in the heart of Times Square. It was terrible. He didn’t skip a beat.

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The Realtime Report

MARCH 25, 2014

Hotels also show a disparity, ranked at 84 for website satisfaction but only at 77 for overall customer satisfaction. Banks receive a high score (85) for website satisfaction, but drop to a 78 in terms of overall satisfaction. Airlines ranked at 80 for website satisfaction, but drop to 69 for overall satisfaction. Consumer Shipping 85.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 28, 2013

I have logged more miles in airplanes than I care to count and spend many nights per year in hotel rooms. Sure, we have technology that enables us to accomplish our work from wherever we are. What takes time to develop, though, is our ideal workshifting set-up.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

You name your price and the hotel picks you. Subtract: remove the keyboard from a Blackberry and you get an iPhone. Add: Add more screen to an iPhone and you get an iPad. Invert: Priceline. So, when it comes to blogging and guest posts, it should be no surprise that these two can be combined to create a good effect.

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Jason Yormark

MARCH 30, 2010

The brochure promises free meals at popular restaurants and stays at big-name hotels. At the very end of the back page in small type, the writer disclaims the offer by stating that the provider is not in any way affiliated with the restaurant or hotel chains mentioned.

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Jason Yormark

MARCH 30, 2010

The brochure promises free meals at popular restaurants and stays at big-name hotels. At the very end of the back page in small type, the writer disclaims the offer by stating that the provider is not in any way affiliated with the restaurant or hotel chains mentioned.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 8, 2014

Both Williams-Sonoma and Orbitz do a fantastic job helping the customer understand why these particular products (a juicer and hotel, respectively) are clearly better than the alternative. Williams-Sonoma’s email is dedicated to the health benefits of juicing, and they happen to carry the top-of-the-line juicer.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 12, 2014

A search for keyword phrases such as Dallas Hotels, Chicago Hotels, and New York Hotels, popular searches that previously showed the Google Carousel, now shows a different type of search result, which is similar to the traditional map pack. What This Means to the Travel and Hotel Industry. Mainly the hotel industry.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 22, 2021

Like most hotels, resorts and other travel destinations, the initial challenge for Hilton was managing the fallout from cancellations. In addition to the everyday challenge of standing out among other hotel choices, Hilton also needed to overcome new hesitations and objections about travel during a pandemic.

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Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Whether it’s your toaster, the elevator, the manager at a hotel, the service at the restaurant, the boarding of the airplane, checkout at the grocery store, customer service on the phone or the drive-thru of your favorite restaurant. If we don’t get what we want and need NOW, we have a melt down.

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Booking through social media is not a new concept – Loews Hotels & Resorts allow customers to book via Twitter – but KLM is the first to allow the entire process to happen via a social network, payment included. Will this initiative be successful for the airline?

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

You drop your bags off at the hotel, and you’re hungry. The hell with TripAdvisor’s hotel reviews, and screw Yelp’s restaurant reviews. Ready for some strategy? After all, this is on Jay’s blog, and his blog is full of strategy. Follow me here: You land in Los Angeles for a conference. It’s dinner time. It’s a no-brainer.

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Jon Loomer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

An Example Let’s assume that you run ads for a hotel in New York City. If they’re traveling, they likely already have their hotel booked. Instead, I assume these are generic results that combine verticals. You could target the entire United States, but that’s surely to lead to waste.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Marriott International developed ‘ChatBotlr’ for its Aloft Hotels to act as an extension of the front desk and concierge service for its customers. The bot, available on Facebook and Slack, allows guests to request basic hotel services right from their own smartphones. Photo Credit: Marriott International.

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Janet Fouts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Let’s take a lesson from the Union Street Guest House , a hotel in Hudson, NY who recently made the news for their policy for wedding and event parties. although comfortable and functional – obviously all beds are brand new) If your guests are looking for a Marriott type hotel they may not like it here. Oh how they do talk.

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