Social Media

Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
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Instagram continues to thrive under Facebook, showing massive surge in 2013
By Nick Vivion | April 1, 2014
Instagram has enjoyed a massive surge in the United States, the latest stats from eMarketer show. In 2013, the photo platform thrived under Facebook's umbrella, seeing a spike of 35% in US-based us Read More
Social media thriving among travel agents - but is there a clear return on investment?
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Social media thriving among travel agents - but is there a clear return on investment?
By Nick Vivion | March 26, 2014
ASTA has compiled its latest brief on the usage of technology by travel agents, showing that social media use has surged to eighty percent of surveyed travel agents. The results were derived from A Read More
Doubletree Global Head talks tech, expansion, Cookie Care and Airbnb [VIDEO]
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Doubletree Global Head talks tech, expansion, Cookie Care and Airbnb [VIDEO]
By Nick Vivion | March 24, 2014
Doubletree Global Head John Grenleaf sat down with Bloomberg to talk about the company's continued expansion strategy, meeting the demands of the digital consumer, and the impact of Airbnb on hotels. Read More
Marketing watch: Promoted Pins very close to launch on Pinterest
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Marketing watch: Promoted Pins very close to launch on Pinterest
By Nick Vivion | March 24, 2014
Pinning trailblazers Pinterest are forging into unchartered terrain: that of paid advertising. The company announced experiments with "Promoted Pins" in late 2013, and are set to roll out the platf Read More
How to reach travelers on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How to reach travelers on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | March 21, 2014
Native advertising specialists Ampush has compiled some of statistics on how Facebook users engage with travel, providing some actionable conclusions for  marketers looking to leverage the platform. Read More
In-stream social ads evolve: Twitter promotes accounts and Facebook does video
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In-stream social ads evolve: Twitter promotes accounts and Facebook does video
By Nick Vivion | March 14, 2014
This week saw two significant evolutions on the social advertising front: Twitter's Promoted Accounts and Facebook's video ads. Twitter's Promoted Accounts Twitter has announced a new iteration Read More
Not so fast: Here's more on airline responsiveness via Twitter
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Not so fast: Here's more on airline responsiveness via Twitter
By Nick Vivion | March 7, 2014
A new analysis on airline responsiveness on Twitter by the team at Conversocial shows the top performers as far as speed of customer service on the platform. Of course, each of these social custome Read More
Latest Google Maps evolution makes a meta to the world
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Latest Google Maps evolution makes a meta to the world
By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014
Google is rapidly iterating and consolidating its product line, sunsetting services and finally gluing disparate pieces of the puzzle together, with the latest makeover coming to the Maps product. Read More
GoCanada catalyzes Calgary with a sexy social take on patriotic pride
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GoCanada catalyzes Calgary with a sexy social take on patriotic pride
By Nick Vivion | February 19, 2014
The Calgary Hotel Association is tapping into the Olympic spirit with a custom website aimed at stoking Canadian pride amidst the global narrative of the sporting event. The website, GoCanada.ca, i Read More
Digital habits: Nielsen profiles the US consumer in latest report
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Digital habits: Nielsen profiles the US consumer in latest report
By Nick Vivion | February 14, 2014
The constant-flux nature of the digital landscape means that brands must rapidly adapt their marketing strategies to map the shifting consumption habits of consumers. In order to be present where cons Read More
Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
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Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
By Nick Vivion | February 10, 2014
Airlines are often vaunted as top performers on social media. One recent study placed airlines at the top for the most active, answering the most questions the quickest across industries. That very Read More
Facebook bug snags the social marketing of travel brands like Royal Caribbean
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Facebook bug snags the social marketing of travel brands like Royal Caribbean
By Sean O'Neil | January 6, 2014
Talk about a "social" blunder. Last week, travel marketers noticed a bug in Facebook's software that briefly snared the social marketing campaigns of major brands like Royal Caribbean International. Read More
Adara ties travel intent to Twitter ad platform with eye towards conversions
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Adara ties travel intent to Twitter ad platform with eye towards conversions
By Nick Vivion | December 20, 2013
Adara has recently announced an integrated partnership with Twitter that allows travel brands to retarget users with specific behaviors on the social platform. This partnership is a continued evolu Read More
One decade in, enterprise-level social matures - so what's next for social in business?
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One decade in, enterprise-level social matures - so what's next for social in business?
By Nick Vivion | December 19, 2013
Social strategist Altimeter Group has published an overview of enterprise-level social programs in 2013, outlining the results of the company's annual survey of digital strategists. Coupled with ta Read More
Airbnb launches first flight into integrated marketing with $2 million campaign, Birdbnb
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Airbnb launches first flight into integrated marketing with $2 million campaign, Birdbnb
By Nick Vivion | December 18, 2013
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