MP&A Digital & Advertising is dedicated to delivering results in the terms of increasing revenue and occupancy for our hotel clients. Over the years, we have published countless case studies that document the success of our iCRM (integrated customer relationship marketing) program. We’re honored that our recent...
Read MoreRead MoreWhat is the most appropriate tone to deliver in your advertising and marketing messages during this great recession? Adweek Magazine was determined to find out. It surveyed nearly 1,500 advertising and marketing members of LinkedIn - the professional social network. The overwhelming answer - Value. In fact,...
Read MoreRead MoreThe Internet serves as the foundation for most luxury hotel marketing programs today. It's used to launch relationship building emails and send tactical offers. Press releases must pass search engine optimization tests and advertising, promotional and linking opportunities abound. At the center of all this Internet...
Read MoreRead MoreThat is one of the conclusions hospitality marketing professionals took away from a recent presentation by Peter Yesawich at a hospitality marketing conference last weekend at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. But don't despair. There is still hope for some hoteliers. Peter was presenting the 2008...
Read MoreRead MoreHere's some interesting information you can use to achieve a better ROI on your Internet marketing efforts. It comes compliments of MarketingSherpa and ad:tech. Their 2008 year-end survey of more than 1,200 marketers was designed to identify the most effective Internet based marketing tools. Beyond...
Read MoreRead MoreCompanies need to change strategies as the economy changes from good times to bad. This message was brought home when I read a White Paper from my friends at Peppers & Rogers Group. The paper had a great chart highlighting the shifts companies need to...
Read MoreRead MoreThe article "Marketing to Succeed in Difficult Economic Times" mentions how Wharton Professors recommend increasing advertising to build share and revenue in recessionary times. (see previous post) Walmart is obviously a believer in this strategy. According to AdAge Magazine: "The retail behemoth, long known for its penny-pinching...
Read MoreRead More"Every sector of business, including hospitality, faces momentous challenges stemming from the global recession. Occupancy is suffering, and all indications are that the deterioration will persist for quite some time. The latest Blue Chip Economic Indicators Report, a composite forecast of 52 economists, projects the...
Read MoreRead MoreRetailers are some of the savviest marketers around. With an entire year's worth of profitability riding on their holiday marketing plans, what are they doing to maximize revenue? And what can hotels learn from retailers? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal pulled the curtain...
Read MoreRead MoreAn article in today's New York Times details how magazines are suffering as a result of a collapse in luxury spending. While the year started out well, the bottom fell out in October. According to MasterCard's SpendingPulse, luxury spending dropped 20.1 percent in October alone. More than...
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