Digital Marketing Strategy
Why Promotions Are Harder in Travel Than Retail
Retail promotion logic does not translate neatly into the travel sector. On the surface, a discount is a discount. In practice, the mechanics behind a flight seat or hotel room are fundamentally different from a pair of trainers sitting in a w…
Read MoreReducing Hotel Booking Abandonment: Practical Strategies For Direct Revenue Growth
Across hospitality, a significant share of guests who begin a reservation never complete it. Industry benchmarks suggest the average proportion can reach 70 to 80 percent, making hotel booking abandonment one of the largest hidden revenue drai…
Read MoreHow to Increase Booking Conversions Using Travel Search Intent
Travel brands talk a lot about increasing booking conversions. Too often the answer is blanket discounts or generic incentives that assume every potential guest is motivated by the same thing.
In reality, travellers are specific about what th…
How to Discount Inventory Without Eroding Margins
The travel sector has historically accepted a 20% loss on unsold inventory as an inevitable friction of the trade. It is a staggering figure. To compensate, many CMOs and VPs fall back on the same reliable but destructive levers:
Blanket …
Read MoreWhy Legacy (and DIY) Booking Engines Struggle With Modern Promotions
I’ve been thinking a lot about booking engines recently, and it reminds me of renovating an old house yourself.
You start with good intentions. You think, “This will be manageable.” And for a while, it is. But then you decide you want somethi…
New Year’s Resolution: Stop Paying Affiliate Commission on Stolen Codes
It is January. The CFO has just handed down the new budget. The directive is clear: “Efficiency.”
Every marketing pound needs to show a return.
Yet, as I look at the analytics for many promotions, I see a massive hole in the bottom of their …
The January Hangover: Filling Empty Rooms Without Destroying Your Brand Value
In the hospitality and travel sector, December is adrenaline. January is the hangover.
Every Commercial Manager and RevOps lead knows the feeling. You look at the occupancy forecast for late January and February, and you see a lot of white sp…
The ‘Empty Coupon Box’ Paradox: Don’t Let Your Customer Leave to Find a Deal
We spend millions on acquisition. We obsess over load speeds. We perfect our product photography.
And then, at the most critical moment, the checkout, we accidentally encourage our customers to leave.
It’s the “Empty Coupon Box” Paradox.
Wh…
The Dust Has Settled: Did Your Platform Say “No” When Your Strategy Said “Yes”?
The pizza boxes have been cleared away. The server logs are returning to normal levels. The “War Room” Slack channel has finally gone quiet.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) are over.
For most of you, the numbers probably look good. Traf…
Targeted Discounts in Paid Media: A Smarter Approach for eCommerce
Running paid media campaigns can be a goldmine for eCommerce brands – driving clicks, traffic, and revenue. But if you’ve ever tried to add a discount code into a PPC or display ad campaign, you’ve probably run into a common problem: code leak…
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