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Business to Business (B2B) Social Media Marketing Tips - Part 2, LinkedIn

Business to Business (B2B) Social Media Marketing Tips - Part 2, LinkedIn

Part 2 of our B2B social media marketing tips series. In this article we look specifically at LinkedIn...

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10 social statistics from the travel industry

10 social statistics from the travel industry

Whatever industry you’re involved in, social media is now a big part of the marketing mix but how has social media impacted the travel industry specifically...

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Business to Business (B2B) Social Media Marketing Tips - Part 1

Business to Business (B2B) Social Media Marketing Tips - Part 1

In this article we will share some top tips for B2B marketers based on our very own experience...

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Driving ancillary sales through social media

Driving ancillary sales through social media

A guide to using social media in the post-purchase stage of the buying cycle to drive ancillary sales...

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A guide to YouTube: How to supercharge your video marketing

A guide to YouTube: How to supercharge your video marketing

As the world's 2nd largest search engine, YouTube can be a great way to promote your business. Read our guide for some tips on how you can make the most of it...

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Video: Social Media & Mobile in the Travel Industry

Video: Social Media & Mobile in the Travel Industry

Want to know how social media and mobile technology has impacted the travel industry? Watch our video...

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Facebook Timeline arrives for businesses: a guide to getting yours ready

Facebook Timeline arrives for businesses: a guide to getting yours ready

At the end of March, all Facebook profiles & brand pages will change to the new Timeline format. Read this article to get to grips with the changes...

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Pinterest - The New Kid on the Block

Pinterest - The New Kid on the Block

In this article, we take a look at the newest social media channel Pinterest and share some interesting statistics...

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20 Tips for Getting More Facebook Likes

20 Tips for Getting More Facebook Likes

Some useful tips on how you can get more Likes for your Facebook page...

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Social media in 2012: Beyond reviews…

Social media in 2012: Beyond reviews…

Reviews are incredibly vital for your website but now your online visitor demands more, much much more...

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Google+ Guide to Brand Pages

Google+ Guide to Brand Pages

In this article, we will guide you through the process on how to set up your very own Google+ page and share some tips on how you can increase your exposure...

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The Power of ONE Review

The Power of ONE Review

In this article, we strip it right back to look at the power that simply ONE review can have on your online marketing...

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Does your organisation have an official social media policy?

Does your organisation have an official social media policy?

Have you created a social media policy to outline expectations & best practice for your staff? Read on for some tips...

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How to maximise your Facebook exposure

How to maximise your Facebook exposure

EdgeRank is arguably one of the most important algorithms in online marketing, and if you want to maximise your exposure and really engage with customers on Facebook, then read on...

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TripAdvisor Versus Your Own Review Solution

TripAdvisor Versus Your Own Review Solution

No matter which way you look at it, reviews are important. In the travel industry specifically, 66% of people are influenced by user reviews when searching online. This article looks at the benefits and disadvantages of gathering reviews on your own website, compared to TripAdvisor...

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Recent Facebook changes explained

Recent Facebook changes explained

At the recent f8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg and his team announced some pretty big changes. Here’s a brief overview of these and how they will affect your marketing?

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How to deal with a negative review

How to deal with a negative review

Online reviews have proven to significantly impact your business, so what happens if you get a negative review? Here are our top tips on how to deal with negative reviews online...

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How to encourage your community to add content?

How to encourage your community to add content?

As an agency that has created hundreds of review and online community platforms, we know what makes a successful platform, so here are our top 10 tips to help get your community sharing, uploading and discussing!

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Mobile phone and social media security-
how to secure your data

Mobile phone and social media security-<br> how to secure your data

As more social networking sites pop up and the average time spent on social networking sites via our smartphone increases, are you aware of just how much information is stored on your smartphone? And are you confident that you know what you are sharing and to whom?

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Google +: a brief introductory guide

Google +: a brief introductory guide

Google recently launched their own social network, Google Plus. This article looks at some of it's core features and functionality...

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Twitter 'How to' Guide

Twitter 'How to' Guide

A guide for those just starting out on Twitter and those that want some tips on how to use it correctly...

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Social Media and Travel Industry

Social Media and Travel Industry

Social media in the travel and leisure industry especially is a very important digital marketing tool for major airlines, travel agents and tourist boards all over the world. Find out why?

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The Benefits of Having Discussions & Forums on your Website

The Benefits of Having Discussions & Forums on your Website

Forum & discussion functionality can be a great addition to any website. In this article, we will go through the pros & cons of integrating one into your site...

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The Benefits of User Generated Content

The Benefits of User Generated Content

User generated content can be the highest impact web 2.0 enhancement available for your website. Highly cost-effective and very quick and easy to set-up, you can encourage and enable your own online visitors to enhance your marketing, increase your site's retention, bookings, enquiries, browsing time and much more...

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The importance of online customer reviews

The importance of online customer reviews

A collection of recent statistics to prove why your organisation should include customer reviews on your website...

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Social Media Round-up, 15th July

Social Media Round-up, 15th July

Welcome to the Digital Visitor links round-up; our pick of the best travel and social media related stories online...

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Social media trends to watch in 2012

Social media trends to watch in 2012

Over the past year, there have been many reports confirming that social media is increasingly playing an important role in many businesses marketing activity. So what are the social media trends to watch out for...

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Which social media channel is the best for search engine optimisation?

Which social media channel is the best for search engine optimisation?

There has been much said recently about the great importance of social media when it comes to SEO. So we decided to look at the social media presence of 100 top travel companies on Google to see which sites appeared and where...

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Social Media Round-up, 24th June

Social Media Round-up, 24th June

Welcome to the Digital Visitor links round-up; our pick of the best travel and social media related stories online...

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Do you have a complete social media strategy?

Do you have a complete social media strategy?

A successful social media strategy should include 2 types - Onchannel and Onsite strategies. We explain the benefits of each and why it is important to consider both...

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Social Media Round-up , 17th June

Social Media Round-up , 17th June

Welcome to the Digital Visitor links roundup; our pick of the best travel and social media related stories online...

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Are you running your Facebook competition legally?

Are you running your Facebook competition legally?

Thinking of running Facebook competitions? Here are a few things to bear in mind...

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Social Media round-up -3rd June

Social Media round-up -3rd June

Welcome to the Digital Visitor links roundup; our pick of the best travel and social media related stories online...

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Join the LinkedIn Group 'Onsite Social Media'

Join the LinkedIn Group 'Onsite Social Media'

Onsite Social Media focuses on how to best utilise social media on your own website & under your own brand to generate long-term ROI...

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Social Media round-up - 20th May

Social Media round-up - 20th May

Welcome to the Digital Visitor links roundup; our pick of the best travel and social media related stories online...

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Social media monitoring tools: a comparison

Social media monitoring tools: a comparison

Here at Digital Visitor, we like to be on the cutting edge of all things social media. Recently, at the top of our list was to find the best social media monitoring software for our clients campaigns. Here's how we got on....

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Digital Visitor launch social media channel with Travolution

Digital Visitor launch social media channel with Travolution

Digital Visitor have partnered with Travolution, to deliver an exclusive social media channel...

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Consumers rely on online reviews to make purchase decisions

Consumers rely on online reviews to make purchase decisions

A recent study has confirmed that consumers rely heavily on online reviews and price comparisons to research products and services before making a purchase...

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Social Media round-up - 6th May

Social Media round-up - 6th May

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Social media best practice at a glance

Social media best practice at a glance

Here are some of our brief tips and best practice on how to make the most of each of the most popular social media channels.

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Social Media round-up - 15th April

Social Media round-up - 15th April

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Social Media round-up - 8th April

Social Media round-up - 8th April

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Social Media round-up - 1st April

Social Media round-up - 1st April

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Social Media round-up - 25th March

Social Media round-up - 25th March

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Should a Facebook page replace a website?

Facebook is an important marketing tool for many brands and with more and more functionality being added to it, many people have raised the question; do brands even need a company website? Here is what we think...

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Social Media round-up - 18th March

Social Media round-up - 18th March

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Do communities need management?

Are communities self policing and organic or do they need leadership and management to help them grow?

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WIN one week's catered accommodation at ski chalet

WIN one week's catered accommodation at ski chalet

Snowchateaux, provider of premium snow chalets in the La Plagne area of France, have launched their very first competition on Facebook...

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Facebook for Tourist Boards – some tips

Facebook for Tourist Boards – some tips

By now, it is almost certain that most of you will already be on Facebook...but here are a few tips that we think you might find useful....

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Social Media round-up - 11th March

Social Media round-up - 11th March

Every week, we scour the web to find the best tips, tricks and news in social media. Here's our pick of the last week....

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Importance of identifying Social Media Champions

Importance of identifying Social Media Champions

An interesting article on EyeForTravel.com recently looked at how factors such as the leadership and culture of your company may impact the way your employees get behind your social media efforts...

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Social Media round-up - 25th Feb

Social Media round-up - 25th Feb

Each week, we will trawl our favourite industry sites and blogs to bring you the hottest stories in travel and social media.

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VisitEngland European DMO social media champion!

VisitEngland European DMO social media champion!

A recent benchmark analysis of 25 national destination marketing organisations in Europe has found that VisitEngland is a clear winner for their use of social media. Find out what they are doing to give them their winning edge...

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2011 looks more positive for travel industry

2011 looks more positive for travel industry

The results of the annual Travel Trends Survey published on ETN news has found that overall 2011 looks more positive for both travelers and the travel industry...

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70% of travel organisations to increase digital marketing budgets

70% of travel organisations to increase digital marketing budgets

A recent survey by Frommers and Tnooz of 325 travel organisations including airlines, tour operators, tourist boards, and hoteliers has confirmed that 70% plan to increase digital marketing budgets in 2011, compared to 54% who predicted increases one year ago....

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Social Media predictions 2011

Social Media predictions 2011

As we draw to the end of 2010, our thoughts have been geared towards the new year and what is going to be the big trends in social media for 2011. Here are our thoughts...

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Should the travel industry continue to invest in Social Media?

Should the travel industry continue to invest in Social Media?

The recent WTM conference found some very interesting results regarding social media and user habits...

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Moderating and negative reviews

Moderating and negative reviews

Do negative user generated reviews and comments cause any real harm to travel brands and what is best practice when moderating any negative reviews...

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Why social media is important for the travel industry?

Why social media is important for the travel industry?

Social media in the leisure and travel industry especially is a very important inclusion in digital marketing strategies for major airlines, travel agents and tourist boards all over the globe...

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What happens after Facebook?

What happens after Facebook?

Facebook is clearly the golden child of the social networking world however what happens when the community power of Facebook is diluted...

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How Tourism Queensland is using Facebook to gather content?

How Tourism Queensland is using Facebook to gather content?

Tourism Queensland's competition 'Passport to Shine' is an excellent example of how a DMO is successfully using social media to gather content.

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