10 Effective Hotel Digital Marketing Strategies for 2020

Digital marketing for hotels and the hospitality industry, in general, isn’t easy. Constantly increasing competition, not just from new hotels, but also from online travel agencies (OTAs) provides challenges to hotel marketers who are striving for more direct bookings in 2020. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience within the industry, we felt it was only right to share some of the insights that have been successful for our clients during this time. In addition, we have new tips and hacks that we believe will be a powerful weapon for hotels in 2020 and allow them to reduce the long term reliance on OTAs. Here’s our list of the top ten digital marketing strategies in 2020 (but first, a short video!) 1 – Forget about organic reach on social media – those days are over In January 2019, Mark Zuckerberg publicly stated that in an attempt to reduce commercial content from invading news feeds, Facebook users will now see much less of this content with a focus on posts by friends and families instead. With this in mind, hotels need to re-think their posting strategies on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. With less people likely to see the

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5 Digital Marketing strategies applied by Hotels (Marriot | Hilton | Hyatt | InterContinental)

Take a look at this article by Socialtables, about 5 Digital Marketing strategies applied by Hotels (Marriot | Hilton | Hyatt | InterContinental). 10 minutes of reading, a long time to consider. In an age of ever-expanding digital interconnectivity, hotel digital marketing professionals must adapt to changing customer demands. But the best in the business aren’t satisfied to just adapt. And they would rather lead than follow, by surprising and delighting clients with daring and imaginative initiatives. The top hotel companies know how to shape customer preferences better than anyone, which helps to explain their immense success. Hotel managers and marketing experts everywhere can learn a lot from their example and must learn from their example if they expect to ride the digital wave to glory. Best practices in hotel digital marketing are changing on the fly. And here are five you should be up to speed on, along with fascinating examples of how the world’s most prestigious hotel chains are putting them into action. The best in the hotel business aren’t satisfied to just adapt when it comes to digital marketing. Click To Tweet 1. Embracing digital media for hotel with gusto. Example: Marriot International’s Travel Brilliantly digital magazine.

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Hotel Digital Marketing Strategies to Get More Bookings in 2020

1. Be reachable online 2. Advertise on Metasearch Engines 3. Interact via social media and videos 4. Run Ads everywhere 5. Don’t forget email marketing 1. Be reachable online First things first, you need to be reachable, or rather searchable online to start with any hotel digital marketing strategy. Because, if you’re not even visible online; then regardless of how much you slog, it’s not going to work. Now, how to be reachable online, you may ask? Simple. Get your hotel website designed. Perform SEO. And when I say a hotel website, I don’t just mean put up some poor pictures, add 2 lines of content about your hotel, and be done with it. NO. I mean a hotel website which showcases your amenities, your hotel location, your rooms, and everything else that your hotel is. 2. Advertise on Metasearch Engines Next, we talk about Metasearch Engines viz. Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor and, Trivago. Believe it or not, but listing on these metasearch engines will not only boost your visibility, but also improve your brand value. Though, being available on metasearch would need you to be open to receive direct bookings. The more direct bookings you get, the more you’ll

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What is content marketing and why do you need this?

«Know your niche, feed your fish!» -Ilya Schreiber. Being a long term strategy content marketing enhances connection between you and your customers. Feed their interest providing a useful content on a permanent basis.   Here is the definition by Content Marketing Institute:     «… a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.» 2 main reasons to start a content marketing campaign are Increased Sales and Customer Loyalty.     What probably can’t be measured with a traditional conversions, ROI and revenue as it occupy the top part of the selling funnel.     With all this noise of everyone’s daily routine we should be focused on providing a valuable content that catch attention and fit our client needs, wherever they are big guys from broadband company or a small retailer from California. What is the most engaging content you can offer? Is it a guide-style set of articles describing a problem solution with every tiny detail? Always start from the client side. Concerns, doubts, wet wishes everything should be heard and represented in one of expected formats they prefer whether

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Digital Marketing KPI types, Goals

Digital Marketing, before you start What is all about? In need of understanding where are your clients, speaking their language, and starting the conversation in a right time. That’s are the main elements of digital marketing. Use a SMART model for determine your goals. SMART is an acronym which is essential when setting any campaign objectives: Specific – be more specific defining your goals Measurable – how do you know when the goal is reached? Achievable – know your limits, don’t pick an unachievable goal. Relevant – be relevant to your overall business goals Time-sensitive – be sure to have your turkey before the Thanksgiving day, scheduling all the tasks in your marketing calendar. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for digital marketing This are a measurable values used by marketers for evaluating success across all marketing channels. For making informed decisions and improving results month-over-month. Thus KPIs can be divided into 5 groups. 1. Website & Traffic metrics 2. Lead Generation 3. SEO optimization 4. Paid advertising 5. SMM tracking

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