Category - Hotel Marketing
November 02, 2021
Johanna Dykstra
Is your hotel leveraging one of the most valuable assets to increase profitability? Your email database could be the key to increasing revenue as the travel industry continues to recover. Take advantage of an opportunity to solidify relationships with your audience and keep loyal guests engaged with updates from the property and exclusive offers.
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215:1 ROI with Email Marketing
September 23, 2021
Gretchen Walkenhorst and Johanna Dykstra
While this year has been anything but normal, time marches on and budget season has arrived. While the past 1.5 years may be hard to use for future planning, there are certainly lessons to be learned for 2022. Let’s look at some trends and strategies to keep in mind as you begin your 2022 planning.
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August 23, 2021
Ryan Ridge
Vizergy® Digital Marketing, the leading provider of digital marketing and sales for the hospitality industry, is proud to announce the addition of a new client, Bally’s Corporation. Vizergy will work in tandem with McGuinness Media, a Rhode Island-based full service ad agency to develop and manage Bally’s websites on Vizergy’s Digital Sales & Marketing System, providing Bally’s Corporation with conversion-focused website designs and marketing programs to increase brand visibility and revenue.
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August 10, 2021
Jen Cialfi
Preparing for an Influx in Wedding Group Travel
COVID forced countless couples to postpone their weddings last year. Now more cities are opening, and more people are becoming vaccinated, so wedding ceremonies are coming back in full force. Couples are inviting more attendees to their wedding festivities. Guests are eager to attend destination weddings ...
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About Plantation on Crystal River
Plantation on Crystal River is a beautiful, 232-acre resort surrounded by Kings Bay’s natural springs. The resort is part of the Ascend Hotel Collection®, a lifestyle division of Choice Hotels®. Recognized as the hotel industry’s first soft-brand concept, each of the Ascend Collection hotels is ...
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July 13, 2021
Kristen Sullivan
Capturing and keeping consumers’ attention is no easy feat, especially with all the information they’re bombarded with daily. It’s crucial to remain visible by maintaining a consistent and on-going digital presence throughout the year. Building a well-thought marketing calendar will ensure you have several solid ideas rather than throwing something together at the last minute ...
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April 27, 2021
Kristen Sullivan and Todd Taylor
Now, more than ever, consumers of all ages (especially Millennials and Gen Z) care about equality and expect companies to operate under a strict set of morals. As a result, they are particular about where they spend their money and are more likely to support brands that share similar values. These consumers look for obvious ...
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By: Kristen Sullivan
In a world where hyper-targeted ads have been deemed “creepy” and “intrusive,” the fact remains that people prefer personalized messaging that comes from data collection. Most consumers like seeing content applicable to their lives and interests as opposed to something irrelevant. According to Statista , 90% of consumers find marketing content personalization appealing, and they are more responsive to tailored messages. However, there is a fine line between personalized marketing and marketing that is down-right invasive. The goal is to find a happy ...
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February 24, 2021
Joseph Leo
The Ultimate in “Book Now” Prose: Part 2
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January 21, 2021
Kristen Sullivan
Micro-Weddings & Minimonies: Adapting Your Hotel for Small-Scale Celebrations
Lavish, over-the-top weddings with extensive guest lists are a thing of the past, at least for the near future. Post-pandemic couples are opting for smaller, more intimate events to celebrate their big day, either with a micro-wedding or a minimony; elopements are also on the ...
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November 17, 2020
Kristen Sullivan
As consumers grow weary of advertising and an overload of intrusive content, inbound marketing techniques will bring attention to your hotel and increase conversions organically.
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October 29, 2020
Jen Cialfi
Creative ways to invite locals to your hotel
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Vizergy’s Vice President of Client Services, Ross McAlpine, weighs in on Thomas Cook on HospitalityNet's latest world panel . Along with other industry experts, Ross discusses how the once mighty Thomas Cook brand is now challenged to reinvent itself as an online travel agency to compete with the likes of TripAdvisor and Booking.com. ...
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September 09, 2020
Jen Cialfi
Often times we see specials and packages continually repeated while searching for a hotel. If you’re getting tired of seeing the same promotions, so are your potential guests.
Read More About Uniquely Yours: Personalized Offers for Your Guests
August 13, 2020
Jen Cialfi
Reeling-in Regional Travelers Who are Reeling to Get Away
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July 29, 2020
Kristen Sullivan, Adrienne Dempsey & Michelle Ragognetti
Use your website to communicate your health and safety precautions, available amenities, timely promotions, and flexible cancellations.
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Vizergy Digital Marketing announced the launch of two stunning new websites. The focus of both projects center on best practices in design, guest engagement, conversion and storytelling.
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With life slowing down for so many of us during the shutdown, it is a good opportunity to reflect on where we are and how we can improve on ourselves, both personally and professionally. In order to put together a solid marketing plan after COVID-19, we are encouraging our clients to take a close look ...
Read More About COVID-19 Recovery Series: Adopting a Data-First Approach to Your Marketing
As states and countries relax their restrictions on quarantine and social distancing, airlines and hotels will likely start offering generous discounts in order to generate demand and entice travelers back out into the world beyond their front doorstep.
It is already becoming clear that travel segments and behavior are changing as a result of coronavirus and hotels should plan now for ...
Read More About Attracting Business and Leisure Travelers After COVID-19
With COVID-19 disrupting the hospitality space so intensely, we are left wondering what the landscape will look like as we emerge on the other side of this pandemic. With hotels having to shut their doors, airlines flying mostly empty planes, and travel at a near standstill, the only silver lining is the time we now ...
Read More About COVID-19 Recovery Series: Boosting Natural Search Traffic