Are Your People Really Presenting Your Business As They Should? First Impressions!

Are you losing business because the FIRST THING your customers hear from you barely acknowledges their existence? You as an owner or manager may not fully recognize how important a turn-off such a damaging interaction can be for your hospitality … Continued

Email:  One of the Most Neglected Marketing Tools in the Hospitality Industry–Part 2

Email is One of the Most Neglected Marketing Tools. Email is one of the best ways to welcome your customers and stay in contact with them offering special packages on their return visits. To set up email campaigns, you will … Continued

Email:  One of the Most Neglected Marketing Tools in the Hospitality Industry–Part 1

How You Can Use The Email Facility In Your Hotel Management Software. Most, if not all, hotel management software packages contain an email module allowing your business to do some very sophisticated email marketing.  However, in many hotels, motels, and … Continued

Are Your “Customer Satisfaction Surveys” Irritating Your Hotel Guests?

Initially, short customer satisfaction surveys were very popular … in 2003. As Scott McKain of Create Distinction points out, even the inventor of the idea, Fred Reichheld, wishes it would go away.  It seems that anything we do on the Internet … Continued

Don’t Confuse A Dominator With Domineering In Hotel Marketing

Too often, we may confuse domination with domineering. They are very different terms. Domination implies overlooking from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position. It does not imply a nefarious or hostile action or position. Domineering, … Continued

Are You Guilty of Making Your Hotel Look Like a “Horse Meat Syndrome” Facility?

Unfortunately, some hotel and motel owners seem determined to lower their facilities to the lowest possible level in their marketplaces. This is NOT the market position that represents the sort of “distinction” ANY hotelier would ever want his or her … Continued

Quickly Establish Distinction for Your Business in Your Marketplace!

A major part of Pull (or subliminal) Marketing is properly appealing to your customers. Scott McKain has continued to shed compelling light on business successes and failures as he shares his thoughts on marketing. They are timeless and generic. He … Continued

12 Things Your Customers Really Wish You Knew About Them

When you haven’t asked your customers, you don’t really know what they want.  Here is a great view from– Mary Shulzhenko Assistant Marketing Director at Provide Support, LLC Mary is an Assistant Marketing Director at Provide Support, LLC. She is … Continued

Things Hoteliers Need To Know About What Their Guests Like And Dislike.

Qualtric has published its 2017 Hotel Pain Index and the results are revealing.     2017 Hotel Pain Index details what makes positive, negative stays: Qualtric’s 2017 Hotel Pain Index goes through what makes a bad hotel experience, what makes a … Continued

Is Your Facility Rules And Systems-based or Customer Satisfaction-Based? What About United Airlines?

How do rules and systems differ from customer satisfaction? Rules and systems are focused on what the company wants.  This focus thinks only of the needs and desires of the company often to the nearly complete disregard for the best … Continued