Sales & Marketing

Geo-Social Networking 101
Facebook and Twitter may be the social networking tools of choice today, but there's a new category of tools poised to make an impact on hospitality: geo-social networking. Find out which tools are driving this trend and how they can help you to win customer loyalty.
MGM Mirage App Launches Offer New Ways to Experience Hotels on the Strip
MGM Mirage launched five free iPhone apps, including an Augmented Reality application that merges real Vegas with virtual Vegas; resort applications for Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand and New York-New York; and an Entertainment of Las Vegas app.

Wow Bao 'Mobilizes' Marketing & Gift Card Programs

By leveraging the Mocapay mobile platform, Wow Bao customers will have the ability to receive special mobile offers and participate in mobile gifting, which offers real-time gift giving directly to another mobile phone.
Mobile Local Search Users to Reach Almost 1.5 Billion by 2014 Says Juniper Study

A continuing surge in mobile Internet usage, coupled with the growing penetration of integrated GPS receivers, will see location-based local search and information services used by nearly 1.5 billion mobile users by 2014.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Leverages Sabre for Comprehensive Marketing & Distribution

Kimpton's 49 hotels across the United States will use Sabre Hospitality Solutions' SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS) for connectivity to all channels including global distribution systems, online travel websites and direct voice reservations.
JetBlue In-flight Channel Highlights 'Buzz'-Worthy Hotel Offers

Passengers on JetBlue will now get a rundown of the latest in hotel offerings through its Citybuzz in-flight broadcast.
SAP to Acquire Sybase

The Philadelphia, PA-based SAP America has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire business database and mobile enterprise application platform vendor Sybase.
COLLOQUY Names 20+ Greatest Loyalty Marketing Innovations of the Last 20 Years

The introduction of coalition loyalty programs, extension of rewards and benefits to non-purchase behaviors, and the emergence of "Enterprise Loyalty" are among the milestones featured in the 1990-2010 timeline.
The Capital Grille Feeds Yelp User Reviews & Recommendations to Facebook Page with New App

Launched last week, the application leverages the Yelp API to aggregate consumer reviews and recommendations from forty of The Capital Grille locations directly into The Capital Grille's Facebook page.
California Pizza Kitchen Expands Brand Reach with App Launch

Available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, the CPK App provides users with the ability to place orders, locate nearby restaurants, view previous orders and more.

Geo-Social Networking 101

MGM Mirage App Launches Offer New Ways to Experience Hotels on the Strip

Wow Bao 'Mobilizes' Marketing & Gift Card Programs

Mobile Local Search Users to Reach Almost 1.5 Billion by 2014 Says Juniper Study

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Leverages Sabre for Comprehensive Marketing & Distribution

JetBlue In-flight Channel Highlights 'Buzz'-Worthy Hotel Offers

SAP to Acquire Sybase

COLLOQUY Names 20+ Greatest Loyalty Marketing Innovations of the Last 20 Years

The Capital Grille Feeds Yelp User Reviews & Recommendations to Facebook Page with New App

California Pizza Kitchen Expands Brand Reach with App Launch