How the Resort Industry is Using Social Media

A growing number of resort and spa destinations are spreading their wings and reaching a wider customer base via social media. With the help of social networking platforms and niche bloggers, vacation spots are broadening their branding efforts from the sand to the slopes, and connecting with potential patrons they may not have reached through traditional advertising.

Here’s a look at some of the social strategies these getaway companies are employing and what we can learn from their success.

12 ways to increase web traffic

In addition to getting help with your SEO, you can do a number of things to increase website traffic and additionally, your SEO. Here are the top 12 ways…

Social Media Books You Must Read

So you want to get up to speed fast on the latest social media thinking. Maybe give your colleague, boss or friend a dose of new social strategies. But where to start? Amazon nicely suggests 44,444 titles that they would be delighted to overnight direct to your bookshelf. Ummm, no thanks. Fortunately, you’ve got your own social media fairy right here. (Hi!) We’ve already done the hard part for you, and have narrowed down those 44,444 titles to 5 killer must-reads that can get you on the road to social media stardom. Abracadabra!

new twitter peek, a mobile device for twitter, just twitter!

The Twitter Peek, which you can now purchase on Amazon.com and TwitterPeek.com is a mobile device made exclusively for Twitter! No email, no texting – just Twitter! $100 for a year, or $200 for a lifetime of tweeting, no additional cost.

How To Use Social Media

Social media is another way to have your brand voice heard. At Straydog Marketing + Design, we integrate social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, Linked-in, Digg, Blog Catalogue etc. Of course social media is the so called “new wave” to be riding and you’re considered “with the times” by doing so, but it is for good reason!