A hotel’s online reputation isn’t just a reflection of guest satisfaction—it directly influences bookings, revenue, and brand trust. A well-managed review strategy can set your hotel apart, driving more direct reservations and improving your overall online...
Adele Gutman and Stephanie Smith on Get Great Reviews podcast discuss how your hotel reviews can either work to improve your ROI or sabotage it. Stephanie introduces a 30-point checklist audit to assess a hotel’s total online presence, where reviews are...
You have to know your competition to beat your competition. There has been a debate for years, if not decades, about which is “better” – branded vs independent hotels. While we are not going down that road today, it is important for independent...
You don’t have to be a digital marketing expert to look at high level reports and find trends for your hotel. Briefly review monthly reports and start asking better questions of your vendors, partners and team. If you don’t have someone on your team with the skill...
The “Old” Sales Funnel In every sales and marketing class, since the beginning of time, they show you a diagram of a sales funnel. It was shaped something like a cone or upside down pyramid, like this: Over time, the model was twisted for digital...
If you represent a hotel management company overseeing multiple brands, here is some food for thought on having Revinate on top of Medallia as a review response management platform. (If you are someone only handling review responses for a single hotel, this article...
