Hospitality Communications Survival Guide in the New Tomorrow
By Shae Geary— Senior Communications Strategist The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic making strategic hospitality communications more important than ever for our hotels, resorts and destinations. While press trips and event promotion may be paused, there’s a critical need for hospitality communications that build trust and confidence […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Business Social Media During a Pandemic
By Chloe Janda — Communications Coordinator Just as “stay-at-home” and “shelter in place” orders have changed how people spend their free time in the physical world, it has also changed how people behave in the digital world. According to the New York Times, the use of video chatting services has spiked, news outlets are seeing triple-digit […]
Is the Influencer Influential? How to Find and Vet Influencer Marketing Partners
By Chloe Janda — Communications Coordinator Finding the right influencers for your brand is like finding a needle in a haystack. It’s doable, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Except today’s social media haystack is more of a field… the size of Russia. New influencers popup every day, and some aren’t even […]
Three Essential Marketing Tactics for Hospitality Brands
By Natalia Xibille —Communications Coordinator 1. Integrate the influencers In this era of diminishing trust, the public craves authenticity. This is reflected in the massive growth of a hospitality marketing tactic that recently established itself and is expected to experience five times more growth by 2021– influencer marketing. Rather than sticking to the basic ad placement […]
PR professionals can use 360° cameras for visual storytelling
By Julie Wright —President Twitter: @juliewright We recently moved our San Diego head office into a beautiful new space. I couldn’t wait to share it with the world. There was just one problem. Our new setting needed to be experienced rather than described or shown. Words either fell flat or came off as braggadocious and standard […]
Immersive Storytelling is the Future of Public Relations
By Julie Wright —President Twitter: @juliewright The future of public relations and journalism are two sides of the same coin, and both are experiencing powerful technological advances that are reshaping how the media and professional communicators tell and distribute stories. While these changes have disrupted old business models and best practices, they’ve also benefited people by […]