Facebook Advertising for Hotels & Restaurants Poses Interesting Question

by Sam Trainor-Buckingham published 25th Jan 2012

Recent findings from TBG show that Facebook provide a 50% discount on Facebook Ads if users are kept in-site.

Unsurprising, considering their vision for a long time has been to swallow the World Wide Web - keeping as much of your browsing time in Facebook as possible.

By charging less for adverts within Facebook that point users to a Fan Page, rather than a website - they're keeping more users in-site, whilst pushing brands to invest in their Facebook Fan pages. Clever Facebook.

Does this mean your priority should be your restaurant or hotel Facebook page?

In short - no. Facebook provides a very different format of communication to a website. Facebook is about sharing, two-way conversation, extending brand reach and converting. Your website communicates a greater variety of your services, should be visible in search engines and convert users into sales.

First - get your website perfect: ensure people can find it, like what they see and are able to perform the desired action.

Second - build upon your Facebook platform. Engage people who visit your Fanpage with a great welcome page, integrate a shop, booking engine and run creative campaigns that encourage a high Fan up take.

If you have any questions about advertising on Facebook, or want to discuss how to grow your Fans - get in touch!

Author : Sam Trainor-Buckingham

Sam is the Marketing Director at Ignite Hospitality Consultants, he loves branding, developing strategies and coming up with creative marketing campaigns.
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