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10 Features Hotels Should Consider Including In Their Mobile Apps

10 Features Hotels Should Consider Including In Their Mobile Apps

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by Flavius Saracut 04.03.13
According to a TripAdvisor survey among smartphone users, 38% have used their mobile devices to plan a trip and 60% of respondents said they have down…
Website & Online Marketing Seminar for Accommodation Businesses

Website & Online Marketing Seminar for Accommodation Businesses

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by Paul West MIH 05.02.13
We are excited to announce a full-day seminar & workshop clinic on online marketing in association with VisitEngland on Tuesday April 16th 2013. We a…
It's Business & It's Personal

It's Business & It's Personal

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by Paul West MIH 21.12.12
A friend of mine recently posted a Godfather movie quote on Facebook about business which influenced this little piece of year-end musing. We’ve all …
The Advantages of a Cloud-Based Hotel Management System

The Advantages of a Cloud-Based Hotel Management System

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by Flavius Saracut 21.12.12
Even if it’s not a new concept, the term “cloud” still raises some eyebrows when heard by those working in the hospitality industry. It basically refe…
Mobile Brings the World to Our Palms

Mobile Brings the World to Our Palms

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by Magnus Hultberg 30.10.12
We all know that smartphones and tablets are changing the way we behave online. Just have a look at any group of commuting people, which window are th…
Restaurant Mobile Apps

Restaurant Mobile Apps

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by Stephanie Shih 03.09.12
According to a report from the National Restaurant Association (NRA), there are an increasing number of people who are willing to use mobile apps to o…
Luxury Boutique Hotels in Grenada

Luxury Boutique Hotels in Grenada

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by Paul West MIH 03.08.12
To escape the appalling British weather my better half and I headed to the sunny climes of the Caribbean to the small relatively undeveloped island of…
Internet Marketing Mix Analysis Model for Hospitality

Internet Marketing Mix Analysis Model for Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 03.07.12
There is no denying the increasing importance of internet marketing for restaurants and hotels. The digital marketing mix is becoming increasingly com…
Anchor Text Linking for Hotel SEO

Anchor Text Linking for Hotel SEO

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by Paul West MIH 01.02.12
Most regular readers of Brightbox will know by now that links to your website help with your search engine optimisation. This article provides a littl…
Strategic Branding & Roll Out Concepts in Hospitality

Strategic Branding & Roll Out Concepts in Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 16.01.12
Strategic Branding - Branded Chains Vs Chains of Brands As a hospitality consultant that develops restaurant concepts you'd be amused to hear the num…
Pop Up Concepts in Hospitality

Pop Up Concepts in Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 07.11.11
Pop Up Power Pop-Up restaurants are quite literally springing up all over the place at the moment and as Christmas approaches this phenomena is no do…
Hotel Consulting in the Bahamas - Internet Marketing Update

Hotel Consulting in the Bahamas - Internet Marketing Update

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by Paul West MIH 05.09.11
Regular readers of the Brightbox Blog may recall Michelle's articles about our month undergoing on-site consultancy in the Bahamas.Our work for this r…
5 Top Tips for Google Adwords in Hospitality

5 Top Tips for Google Adwords in Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 25.07.11
Google Adwords Advantage I've recently been working on a new Adwords account that we've inherited from somebody else. It's amazing how many people wa…
Google+ Profile For Hotels & Restaurants?

Google+ Profile For Hotels & Restaurants?

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by Paul West MIH 11.07.11
Should your hotel or restaurant set up a Google+ account? Not yet according to Google. They are currently working on Google+ business accounts that wi…
Crowdsourcing Strategy for Hospitality

Crowdsourcing Strategy for Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 06.06.11
Crowd Force At its soul the internet is a network of connections and this network is incredibly powerful. The speed and scope of the distribution of …
Urgency Marketing for Hospitality

Urgency Marketing for Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 01.05.11
Power of Now Marketing campaigns utilise a variety of techniques to encourage activity and to make people perform a desired action. The use of Urgenc…
The Internet Marketing Mix for Hospitality

The Internet Marketing Mix for Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 11.04.11
Nothing Works in Isolation Recently I have been writing on The Brightbox Blog about the various online marketing tools available to hospitality busin…
Social Media Marketing for Hospitality

Social Media Marketing for Hospitality

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by Paul West MIH 04.04.11
Social Branding - Friends, Tweets & Check-Ins The world of social media has not long been with us but already it is a powerful marketing force. Word …
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