“HSMAI Digital Conference recap and red carpet reviews of the Adrian Awards Gala. Plus real sales tools that can be used, Pinterest makes a new tool, and Instagram rolls out a new ad platform tool.”

Our Animated Recap

Live Show Playback

Co Hosts

Edward StOnge
Holly Zoba

Show Note Minutes

0:01 — Recap of the HSMAI Digital Marketing Conference

0:31 — Revenue Management wants a revolution article

0:35 — Charlie software discussion

0:40 — Sales, what tools and techniques are in play these days from Holly

0:45 — Fuel and Flip.to article discussion

0:51 — Pinterest Lens discussion along with amazon visual

1:15 — What a website should have article

1:20 — News of NYC and Miami

1:42 — how best communicate and how OTA’s need to be talked to and used

1:51 — bad emails and thoughtless communication

1:57 — Instagram and its new carousel function

2:00 — show ends

Topics

HSMAI Digital Conference Recap — Interviews and topics

HSMAI’s Adrian Gala review — Brief overview

Social Media Strategy: How Much to Spend and Where

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4081106.html

Your Small Hotel’s 2017 List Of Revenue Management Essentials

Your B&B’s 2017 List Of Revenue Management Essentials

Number of sites leisure travelers visit before booking drops by 88%

http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/number_of_sites_leisure_travelers_visit_before_booking_drops_by_88

What a property needs on its website

http://ehotelier.com/insights/2017/02/23/property-needs-website/

Facebook, MLB working on deal to stream one live game per week

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/21/facebook-mlb-working-on-deal-to-stream-one-live-game-per-week.html

South Florida’s hotel performance dips in January for a second month in row
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-str-jan-17-hotel-stats-20170221-story.html

5 Travel Startups Rethinking Car Rentals Beyond Sharing

5 Travel Startups Rethinking Car Rentals Beyond Sharing

Facebook’s videos are coming to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung smart TV

Facebook’s videos are coming to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung smart TVs

Hotel Revenue Managers Say They Want a Revolution

Hotel Revenue Managers Say They Want a Revolution

Announcing Amazon Chime: Frustration-free online meetings with exceptional audio and video quality
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/02/announcing-amazon-chime-frustration-free-online-meetings-with-exceptional-audio-and-video-quality/

Pinterest’s Lens tool lets you take photos of real-world objects and find them on the web

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/pinterest-lens-image-recognition-search

Instagram lets you post up to 10 photos or videos as 1 swipeable carousel

Instagram lets you post up to 10 photos or videos as 1 swipeable carousel