If you use Instagram for your business, you will have noticed that the number of likes of a post is no longer showing. Why is this?
It’s part of a trial carried out in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil to remove the pressure on how many likes a post received. Instagram says: “We want your followers to focus on what you share, not on how many likes your post gets. During this test, only you will be able to see the total number on your posts”. Yeah, right! Instagram is of course in it to make (more) money. By removing this feature, brands and influencers will be forced to spend more money on boosting posts and advertising. A decrease in post likes has already been observed by many operators. Have you noticed this? Social media is an important marketing tool for tourism businesses, but also one that you don’t have any control over. And that's a risk. So what can you do about it? If you are too reliant on one type of marketing or distribution, I’d advise you to start thinking about spreading your risk. The reason is that if one supplier, or social media platform, Online Travel Agency or wholesaler falls over or changes the way they work with you, you don’t want that to affect your entire business. A diversified marketing strategy that spreads the risk is the way to go. Especially now that tourism is softening, it’s time to work smarter and plan strategically for the next few years. What are you doing in terms of local, domestic and international distribution, content marketing, digital marketing, email marketing, social media marketing, partnering with other businesses? Are you keeping up with marketing trends? Do you have sound marketing systems? Winter is a good time to work ON your business and the businesses that do this will grow compared with businesses that are complacent. I’ve seen this over and over! So, set some time aside to work on your business so you can focus on your planning. Go off-site for a few days or join on of our training programmes. Visit www.smartraining.co.nz/ Cheers, Marijke
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Last month, I met with the Australia/NZ Sales Manager of Tripadvisor in Australia. He mentioned that the key to ranking high on Tripadvisor is:
Quantity of reviews With regards to quantity of reviews; there are more and more tools out there that send automated emails to every customer encouraging them to write a review. You can also create a miniposter or sheet with a QR code linking directly to your review page. You can hang this in your reception, in your transport van or put it in an in-room compendium. Or you can send them an email with the link to your Tripadvisor review page yourself. Recency of reviews These tools also address the ‘recency’ of reviews. If your last review is several months old, Tripadvisor doesn’t rank you as high as they rate the reviews as less relevant. Now, that’s all good, but what do businesses have in common that are at the top of review sites? And not just Tripadvisor, also Google Reviews, Airbnb reviews, Online Travel Agency reviews etc. Quality of reviews! The ‘quality’ of reviews is the most important factor and they don’t just happen by accident. People mostly write reviews if they've had a good experience and they're happy to spread the word for you. From my own experience in working with high-ranking businesses, here's what these operators have in common:
So, have a look at your Tripadvisor reviews and research those of high-ranking operators. What can you learn from it? |
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