Why Hotel Managers Need to be Good With Social Media
Social media sounds like an easy platform that hotel managers can do from time to time. If an important event is coming up on the calendar, a page on a website is done. While this is a good idea, there is much more to be done in terms of using social media. Several items must be considered when looking at social media and a hotel. This post was created by the team at Rose Training, to help you identify what you need to brush upon.
Before going any further, it is important to what the purpose of social media. A basic understanding of social media is communicating with others. It may sound too simple to some, but it is true. Social media is all about communicating with other people thoughts, ideas, and information about personal lives, events and other information that occurs in life.
The reality of today is that social media in the form of communication that people require. While this used to be a teenager and young adult movement, it has rapidly changed into a movement for people of all ages.
It can be easy for individuals to assume that only one form of social media is necessary. That is not the case at all. Different people use different forms of social media. Some people prefer Facebook to communicate with family members and friends. Within the past few years, several companies are turning to Facebook to advertise and to inform friends about special events and promotions.
With over one billion people using Facebook, it is an amazing way to communicate with others. Another form of social media Twitter. This is a popular form of communication for celebrities and athletes. It is a wonderful way of sharing important information concisely. It can be challenging to do this, but a short message can be extremely sweet. Instagram does a fine job of letting the world see photographs of people, an event or a particular place. These are just a few of the many forms of social media that are available for hotels to use.
In a way, social media is like a relationship. It is very important to use it daily. Of course, not all forms of social media need to be used quite so frequently, but some need to be. After all, the world functions minute to minute or even second to second. The latest buzz and news is extremely important. Information that is late, old or uninteresting will quickly be pushed aside. That is why communicating frequently and consistently is important. On a similar note, it is vital to have something to say and to say it in a way that can be interesting.
Social media can be used effectively to communicate with customers on behalf of a hotel. However, it must be done on a variety of social platforms to reach a large number of consumers. The more people know about a hotel, the more likely they are to take advantage of the deals and services that are offered daily.
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— Are Morch (@AreMorch) February 17, 2014
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This post comes from Sarah Smith, who writes for Noosh Catering. The folks at Noosh are always working closely with hoteliers to ensure that conferences and big events hosted on hotel premises are memorable experiences.
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Are Morch is the founder and owner of Are Morch – Hotel Marketing Coach. Get more from Are on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Pinterest | Instagram| Podcast