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Hospitality Technology and

Digital Marketing
Technology assisted hotel discovery and
customer acquisition
Hotel Discovery

• Types of searches in Hotel Industry


Horizontal Search
Vertical Search
Local Search
Hotel Discovery

• Google Searches

• How a typical Hotel Search Result Page looks in Google-


Search Bar

Paid Search Result

Local Results

Organic Search Results


Horizontal Searches
• Organic Search Results are the Web page listings that most
closely match the user's search query based on relevance. Also
called “natural” search results.

• (SEO)- Search Engine Optimisation is the process which increases your


website’s visibility in organic searches

• Paid Search allows you to pay to have your website displayed on


the search engine results page when someone types in specific
keywords or phrases.

• (SEM)- Search Engine Marketing- You pay for each click by any visitor who
clicks your Ad to visit your website. Also known as Pay Per Click
Advertisement
We will learn to create a Search Campaign in one
of our upcoming sessions.
Assignment 1

• Search for ‘Hotel Management Institutes in Kolkata’ and


‘Hotels in Kolkata’ separately on search bar
• Point out the differences.
Local Searches
Normal Local Search Local Hotel Search
Assignment 2

Horizontal Search vs Vertical Search


• Search for ‘Japanese Cuisine Restaurant’ in Kolkata in both
Google and Zomato.
• Search for ‘Lunch buffets within Rs. 1000’.

Point out the differences.


Assignment 3

Registering for vertical search websites


• Open Zomato Website/ app and find the link to register a
new restaurant
• Open OYO Website and find the link to Register a new Hotel
Assignment 4

You are the marketing head of a newly opened Restaurant- ‘The


Chinese Wall’, with an address at Salt Lake Sector V.
How do you register your address in Google for the customers
to find you.
Google My Business for Hotels

• Three steps for My Business Setup-

Sign up for Google My Business and claim your business

Engage with your customers and manage reviews

Manage your Hotel Details


Online Marketing in Hospitality

• B2C Marketing using Facebook, Google Search and reach the


audience directly
• B2B Marketing using LinkedIn and Twitter platform to reach
corporate decision makers
B2C Platforms B2B Platforms
B2B Marketing Using LinkedIn

Why LinkedIn Marketing is ideal for B2B Marketing?


Assignment 5

• You are Marketing Head of ‘The Chinese Wall’, you want to


have a tie-up with Wipro Kolkata Office for their Canteen
Management Project. The decision-making part lies with the
HR Head (Kolkata) Wipro. Find the relevant person on
LinkedIn and contact him.
End of Session 1

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