Part I. Marketing and pricing basics -- 1. First impressions: hospitality -- 2. Total media marketing -- 3. Marketing your passions -- 4. Setting a price -- 5. Demographics make a difference -- 6. Increase sustainability, increase appeal -- 7. Working with associations and travel agents -- 8. Master...

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Hauptverfasser:	Lanier, Pamela (VerfasserIn), Lanier, Marie (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) Business Expert Press 2017
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	Tourism and hospitality management collection
Schlagworte:	Bed and breakfast accommodations / Marketing Hotels / Marketing Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	FHN01 FWS01 FWS02 UBY01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	Part I. Marketing and pricing basics -- 1. First impressions: hospitality -- 2. Total media marketing -- 3. Marketing your passions -- 4. Setting a price -- 5. Demographics make a difference -- 6. Increase sustainability, increase appeal -- 7. Working with associations and travel agents -- 8. Mastering public relations -- 9. Guest communications: a bird in hand -- Part II. Web-based marketing -- 10. Website fundamentals for innkeepers -- 11. Your social media presence -- 12. SEO (search engine optimization) -- 13. Tips and tricks for staying on top of your content -- 14. The rating game: leveraging consumer reviews -- 15. Online travel agents (OTAs) -- Appendix. Five-month detailed marketing plan -- Case study. Bass and Baskets: an innkeeper's passions -- Appendix 1. Putting heads in country beds -- Appendix 2. List of possible marketing initiatives -- Appendix 3. Top tips from successful properties -- Author biographies -- List of contributors -- Index Marketing a small, independently owned lodging business can be difficult. Marketing Essentials for Independent Lodgings outlines how to get a business's name out there, attract consumers, and navigate the dicey world of social media and an online presence. Descriptions of traveler demographics, how to get the word out about a property, and how to make a property unique are all talked about at depth. The goal of this book is to help small lodgings flourish, and it does so by including lists of actions that can be taken this week, this month, or this year to help positively impact the bottom line. Also included is a specific marketing outline that can be adapted to an individual business, giving business owners a timeline and plan they can follow
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	Online-Ressource (xix, 153 pages)
ISBN:	9781631575976 9781631575969