Category Archives: live
Live Show 177 December 28th 2018
“2018 in review and 2019 prognostications” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Show Notes 00:04 — The Most Exciting Hotels Opening In The U.S. In 2019 00:34 — SEO Year In Review: 2018 saw Google updates and a focus on mobile 01:46 — Hotel sales and marketing trends to watch in 2019 02:04 — Wynn …
Live Show 176 December 21st 2018
“How Facebook will ruin the internet for the ‘nice guys’” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Edward StOnge Show Notes 00:04 — Facebooks admission of data sharing yet again 00:23 — PhocusWire’s newsmakers of the year 2018 00:47 — Natural Light, Juice Shots And No Bathtubs — Inside Marriott’s Bold New Redesign 00:56 — Chip …
Live Show 175 December 14th 2018
“Economic downturns, pricey acquisitions, gift cards, and loyalty” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Tim Peter Valyn Perini Edward StOnge Stuart Butler Show Notes TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #175: Top Story Charting a new path to profitability http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/291921/Charting-a-new-path-to-profitability Brands LVMH Seals $2.6 Billion Deal for Hotel Operator Belmond https://www.wsj.com/articles/lvmh-close-to-deal-for-hotel-operator-belmond-11544745763 Marriott’s Partnership With TED Is A …
Live Show 174 December 7th 2018
“Marriott says ‘hold my beer’, Hilton gets taken to the showers and Expedia says sharing space with vacation rentals will not hurt hotels” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Tim Peter Show Notes TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #174: Top Story 1. Expedia CEO: Google Is Our Biggest Competitor Expedia CEO: Google Is Our Biggest …
Live Show 173 November 30th 2018
“Marriott bought a data breach that will cost a lot, and more” Live Player CoHosts Robert Cole Stuart Butler Show Notes TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #173: Top Story 1. Marriott reveals data breach of 500 million Starwood guests https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/tech/marriott-hotels-hacked/index.html Brands 2. Hotel CRM Reality Check https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4091008.html 3. The future of travel? A self-driving mobile hotel …
Live Show 172 November 23rd 2018
“holiday tech and tools” Live Player
Live Show 171 November 16th 2018
“Matt Allard from Runtriz was a no-show so Robert Cole reviewed the Phocuswright Conference” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Show Notes TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #170: Top Story 1. The Phocuswright Conference (Videos) https://www.youtube.com/user/PhoCusWright/videos A few examples: 1. My interview with Hilton CMO Kellyn Smith Kenny 2. Accor Chief Digital Officer Maud Bailley …
Live Show 170 November 9th 2018
“Wait, when did the holiday campaigns start?“ Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Tim Peter Stuart Butler Edward StOnge Show Notes 00:04 — Digital trends to watch in 2019 00:21 — Marriott cuts current-quarter forecast on weak North America demand 00: TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #162: Top Story 1. Digital trends to watch in 2019 …
Live Show 169 November 2nd 2018
“The double edge of MetaSearch” Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Stuart Butler Tim Peter Show Notes 00:05 — It’s the end of the hotel metasearch model as we know it 00:23 — 3 reasons why independent hotels are thriving 00:36 — Facebook Releases “Travel Marketing Playbook”, Identifying Top Trends for 2019 00:51 — TripAdvisor …
Live Show 168 October 26th 2018
“If all you have is a hammer then everything looks like a nail” – Tim Peter Live Show Player CoHosts Robert Cole Stuart Butler Edward StOnge Show Notes 00:05 — Charting the hotel industry’s recovery after 10 years 00:19 — Expedia records another positive quarter, double-digit growth in revenue and bookings 00:27 — How can …