Hotel Digital Paid Media Planning
Budget season is upon us. Do you feel stuck in your paid media campaigns for your hotels? Founder, Stephanie Smith, in her presentation talks about different strategies and budgets for paid media for your hotel. There is no single magic bullet that will bring in your...
Cogwheel Analytics Debuts at HITEC e20X Start Up Pitch Competition
In June 2022, Founder, Stephanie Smith, of Cogwheel Marketing debuted Cogwheel Analytics at the HFTP HITEC e20X Entrepreneur Startup Pitch Competition. In a rigorously timed 4 minute speech, Stephanie shared with the hospitality industry the vision of her digital...
Stephanie Presents at HSMAI: ROI is Dying, A Love Story
During Commercial Strategy week at HSMAI 2022 in Orlando, owner Stephanie Smith gets on the main stage to discuss a somewhat controversial topic. The presentation is done in a style called Pecha Kucha, so 20 slides and only 20 second per slide. The entire presentation...
Where is this Image Coming From?!?!
Do you ever feel like you are playing a game of whack-a-mole with your images when you go through a hotel renovation? The Hotel Renovation Scenario Your hotel just went through a beautiful renovation. You hired the best brand-approved hotel photographer in the...
25 Point Checklist to Audit Your Hotel’s Total Online Presence
Your digital presence is more than just your hotel's website. Studies show that people check between 7 and 35 sites before booking a hotel. Therefore, potential guests need to see you multiple times before your hotel is a part of their consideration set. Your hotel...
Map Advertisements: Should You Be Using Them?
Capturing last-minute demand aka walk-ins is still relevant. In fact, it may be more relevant now than it was pre-pandemic. I know we all love and adore our highway signage from the local department of transportation and advertising billboards, but for a hotel that is struggling to ramp back up post-covid, why not put a little funding into something that is “with the times?” I am talking about Map Ads.