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I used to love the television game show "The Price is Right." Beyond the insane level of excitement of the show was the oddly compelling quest to discover the right price of everyday items like refrigerators and bar stools. I always wondered how people could be off by multiples of the actual price--"people" including me, I confess.
Pricing Strategies for the Downturn - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org.
We've just announced the roll out of an innovative group marketing service, Group 360. Group 360 is a
dedicated online marketing service designed to drive group and event
business to hotels and resorts.
"Now more than ever hotels need to exploit all potential revenue channels and to think outside the box when it comes to prospecting for group and social event opportunities," said Mr. DJ Vallauri, President and Founder of Lodging Interactive. "Our goal with the Group 360 service is to provide hotels with a complete online marketing package that builds awareness with meeting planners, captures RFP leads and provides post event feedback."
Read more about Group 360 Online Group Marketing for Hotels.
This just handed me...according to an email from comScore about their press release distributed on PR Newswire and posted on their website, YouTube has just surpassed 100 million U.S. viewers for the first time. Ironically, there was no online video with the announcement.
Hudson Crossing Travel Industry Insight: TripAdvisor's Kayak/Fly.com knock-off goes live.
We knew it was coming and now its live - in beta. TripAdvisor's new meta search product is being served up right on the home page. And TripAdvisor is sporting a breezy new logo with a an airplane and a new tagline to boot: get the best flights. then go.
Airlines are laying off workers, cutting back services and charging new fees, hotels are seeing record-low occupancy rates, and cruise lines are practically giving away cabins.
Now the online travel booking industry is also feeling the pinch from the recession.
PeterGreenberg.com » Recession Hitting Online Travel Companies Hard.
Google Latitude Attracts A Million Users In A Week.
Speaking at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona Spain, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra apparently said that Google’s mobile friend finder service Latitude had seen “more than a million” mobile subscribers sign up for the service in the first week since launch on February 4.
Given that Google released Latitude in 27 international markets simultaneously and for multiple mobile platforms that’s not necessarily off the charts, but it’s a massive number for one week in my view.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt made some comments about social networking tools like Twitter, yesterday, that has to question how in touch he is to this burgeoning industry.
Try this link. Http://oyoy.eu/google/world/. You can also download a Firefox browser plug-in.
