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Vizergy’s Design Team has just launched two new website templates , refreshes and options.
Interstellar
Interstellar features a visually appealing modern layout, perfect for sites with compelling photography and imagery that can help communicate your story and lead to increase booking directly from the website.
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Using PPC Campaigns, a Vizergy client reduced their OTA fees and boosted direct ROI by 212%!
Client Profile:
Vizergy’s client is a high-traffic hotel located in New York City, just a short shuttle ride away from LaGuardia Airport.
Its 358 modern-styled rooms feature spacious work areas for the business traveler. The hotel ...
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Pay-per-click (PPC) search ads are an effective way for hotels to outrank their competition in search engine results and drive quality traffic to their website. These non-organic search results appear above and below organic results on search engines. Hotel marketers bid on keyword terms and phrases relevant to their hotel property to rank in online searches. ...
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Vizergy’s Director of Client Services, Ross McAlpine, weighs in on whether or not the industry is lagging due to a lack of proper education.
“Addressing education and training is critical to any labor shortage and I believe that most marketing degrees are out of date with the actual skill set for a ...
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See how an oceanfront property attracted over half a million impressions for their hotel using display ads with the help of Vizergy.
Client Profile:
Vizergy’s client is a 183 room oceanfront property located in downtown Naples, FL. Just a short walk to the beach, this hotel features a resort style pool and four ...
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Display advertising is a very effective way for hotels to build brand awareness. Unlike pay-per-click text ads, display ads rely more on graphic elements to tell a hotel’s story. Using pictures, logos, text, and even videos to create banners, display ads have a strong impression potential for online travelers.
These banners, which can come ...
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The Vizergy Marketing System’s (VMS) Reputation Reviews feature has been updated with several new enhancements to help clients monitor online guest reviews.
These include the addition of Booking.com and Hotels.com as new review sources, an improved Rating Filter option, and a new Trending Keywords feature. These updates allow clients to monitor and better understand ...
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Increasing direct bookings continues to be a hot topic in the hospitality industry and a strategy we have yet to highlight is: The Booking Engine.
Why is the Booking Engine important for direct bookings?
We know that first impressions and a beautiful, appealing design are key factors for any website to ...
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Vizergy’s Director of Business Development, Hope Waggett, CHDM, weighs in on the hot topic of ADA compliance for hotel websites:
Allow me to begin by stating that I am not qualified to offer legal advice on any topic, particularly in the area of discrimination and accessibility. This information is based on experience ...
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Vizergy has just launched a brand new user experience for the Vizergy Marketing System (VMS).
Say hello to the new and improved Vizergy Marketing System . The new look and feel of the VMS is modern, offers new enhancements – such as the addition of Google Local Business Listing on the reputation dashboard, ...
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Vizergy’s Director of Client Services, Ross McAlpine, weighs in what to expect with Google’s positioning in travel.
Google’s corporate mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” – that’s unchanged since Google’s start in 1998. When you consider that mission it is no surprise that Google has improved the fractured nature of ...
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The new feature, Vizergy’s Website Performance Analysis, is built directly into Vizergy’s proprietary Content Management System (CMS) to quickly analyze websites for any performance issues. Website pages are loaded dynamically into the latest Google Chrome web browser to be analyzed and then a detailed audit report is automatically generated with any performance issues found. ...
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June 10, 2019
In the world of hotel booking wars, OTAs are proving that hoteliers must get creative in their direct booking techniques to attract visitors to their property’s website.
Below are a few tactics put together by the experts at Vizergy that have helped our clients boost their direct bookings.
Tactic: Email Marketing
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Vizergy’s latest enhancement to their CMS platform gives clients better tracking and reporting using Adobe Analytics.
Adobe Analytics tracking has been enhanced to better track across separate domains such as online media, campaigns (email, display, etc.), and natural search. Enhanced tracking will allow clients to attribute more bookings to the channel they ...
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Ranchos de los Caballeros, a long-time partner with Vizergy, just launched a brand new custom, responsive website with a gorgeous design!
Property Stats:
Property Name: Ranchos de los Caballeros
Location: Wickenburg, Arizona
Room Numbers: 67 guests rooms and 12 suites
TripAdvisor: Excellent Rating!
URL: https://www.ranchodeloscaballeros.com/
Custom Website Design:
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Vizergy’s Director of Client Services, Ross McAlpine, weighs in on whether or not rate leakage is a problem for hotels.
As someone who works with hotels on their direct booking strategy, I know the serious impact rate parity issues have to website conversion. The OTAs also understand parity is crucial to their own website ...
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With so much competition from OTAs for direct bookings, hoteliers need to be savvy with the techniques to attract visitors to their property’s website. Below are a few strategies put together by the experts at Vizergy that have helped our clients boost their direct bookings.
Strategy: Book Direct. Get More.
Use this eye-catching headline ...
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Once you determine a desired target audience, you can begin crafting personalized campaigns that speak to a specific demographic. Mapping personalized content to deliver to a unique audience improves direct bookings on a hotel website.
Since the home page is a major landing spot for most visitors, this is where a lot of the ...
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Creating unique experiences for website visitors using personalization tactics starts with determining target audiences.
Mapping audiences by similar attributes such as new or return visitors, visitors from a specific campaign, from social networks, mobile visitors or a visitor from a certain geographic location will help craft content that speaks to each audience best.
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Website personalization is all the rage in the travel industry right now and today’s marketers have plenty of opportunity to personalize their users experience. Personalization is a simple step to improve website conversions for hotel properties.
Vizergy’s CMS & platform makes it easy to personalize content and travel suppliers must, because ...
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