The term “influencers” has been thrown around a lot – this year especially. “Influencers” are users on social media who have established both credibility and popularity within a certain industry.

The design of your website makes a much bigger impact on people than you might realise. A profitable hotel website is one that builds trust with its visitors and influences them to book directly on the website. All elements, from branding to layout and colours to “calls to action” (CTAs) play a crucial role in engaging with users and increasing the hotel website conversion.

In the time of dial-up internet, many people’s modems would occupy the phone line, effectively disabling the telephone whilst they were online. This inconvenient procedure seems unthinkable in our ever-connected world. There’s also a peculiar irony to it when you consider that your phone is now the very thing that enables our ever-present connection – not something that would challenge it. After all, we don’t just “go online” as we once did – we now live our entire lives online.

The final of 3 parts in our Value of Social Proof series

Part 1: Filmed In Front Of A Live Studio Audience

Part 2: The Awkward Silence – The Necessity of Social Proof

There are two distinct approaches that almost any business can leverage to make sure social proof is an asset, not something to live under the tyranny of. Where possible,

Social Proof is a powerful psychological technique that can make or break a business. But social proof is far more than just Facebook or followers – the power of ‘general consensus’ is present in everything from sitcoms to overdue tax reminders. In this 3 part series, we look at the objective value of social proof, and how smart marketers can weaponise it to persuade and personalise it to their audiences.

Social Proof is a powerful psychological technique that can make or break a business. But social proof is far more than just Facebook or followers – the power of ‘general consensus’ is present in everything from sitcoms to overdue tax reminders. In this 3 part series, we look at the objective value of social proof and how smart marketers can weaponise it to persuade and personalise it to their audiences.

Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeffrey Bezos. Bezos was 30 years old and working on Wall Street at the dawn of the internet revolution. Like many others at the time, Bezos made the swift decision to quit his job and start a company to take advantage of the surging popularity of the internet. Bezos composed a list of the top 20 products that he could potentially sell on the internet, eventually deciding on books due to their low cost and universal demand.

Hotelchamp has been awarded best Dutch startup of 2018. In a fully packed Atlas Theater in Emmen, Hotelchamp won the Young Business Award on June 7.

Do you know your hotel website conversion rate? The exact percentage? For many hotel marketers, it is the single best indicator of website performance – the lookers that turned to bookers at the bottom of your marketing funnel. You likely know where you’re losing them in the customer journey too – metrics like conversion funnels are designed specifically to show you on which page they’re leaving.

How Metasearch impacts the Hospitality Industry

Metasearch has changed the way people book travel. With the majority of holidaymakers first deciding their destination, the next step is often to gather the options for accommodation. By design, metasearch websites provide the freedom of choice and transparency that consumers are looking for in their decision making process.