A recent article written by the Knoxville News Sentinel makes accusations that the cities of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge made no use of social media to warn residents and visitors of the Gatlinburg wildfires. I wanted to chime in and complete this story because most people are unaware of this and just assume that social media is a great way, in today's time, to communicate with people. First, I will preface by saying that it may not have hurt anything to have posted on social media as a city to the community. But is it really that important they did or did not post to social media? NO! Here are a few reasons why: Read More »
At IMEG, we have been working with local government and other organizations to provide services, data and insights to help solve some of the problems problems with housing, communication, PR and marketing. We wanted to share this data with you to help our local businesses and community receive insights on the market. Read More »
OTAs can grow your business by generating bookings with your brand by driving traffic to their sites like Expedia.com, Orbitz.com, Hotels.com and Booking.com. In return for their booking production, they charge you 15% - 25%. Good or bad deal? Read More »
Data is everywhere, and, most likely, the data that businesses have stored about you have led to your transactions with them. This is not a bad thing, it just means businesses know more about us as consumers and what we value. This leaves less friction B2C and higher conversion rates, growing revenue at an optimal rate. Any business that is focusing on growing revenue is using data on the consumer's actions online to market to back into their values. Read More »
In late August 2016, Google announced they will lower the ranking of websites using intrusive pop-ups and interstitials starting on January 10, 2017. We have compiled some helpful information for our clients running our SASS Capture. We want to make sure you understand the details and how to handle this. Read More »
Expedia’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, was interviewed by Bloomberg's Alex Steel and Scarlet Fu on May 11, 2016 (click here to see full interview). He spoke about the incredible growth his company has seen this quarter at 37% in room nights booked. He went on to talk about how important execution and innovation has been in their growth as a company. Read More »
If you are a client of IMEG you have probably heard us say that position 1 is typically not the best for conversion when it comes to paid search. A recent study by Adobe Media Optimizer in February 2016 proves this point by showing that the 4th position on the page produces the best results. According to this study, the cost per click dropped, but the click through rate increased following Google's removal of the right sidebar ads. Read More »
It’s not always easy to build a successful marketing strategy - even if you know your business inside and out. Successful marketing comes from choosing the right methods to use and tracking your efforts to know exactly what is working for you. Here’s a few things to think about that will help get you started attracting new and repeat guests to your hotel or cabin rental company. Read More »
Over the past few years, the term “content marketing” has been used to describe any and all website writing. But, it’s important to know that not all content marketing will directly increase your organic search traffic or your organic rankings. When you implement a content marketing strategy, you can increase your organic search traffic and organic rankings. The key is understanding and implementing the best strategy for your business and writing to target your specific audience. Read More »