The Caribbean Tourism Organization has begun a new campaign, “Whispers from the Locals,” which strives to provide visitors inside information about the destination that may not be available in the typical travel-related paraphernalia.
The Ritz-Carlton hotel chain is now offering destination advice via Foursquare, making it one of the growing number of luxury brands jumping aboard the geo-location, social media bandwagon.
House of Blues considers social media one of their most valuable marketing outlets. It provides brand awareness as well as an open forum to communicate with fans directly.
Maggiano’s Little Italy sent out a great add to their email database outlining reasons becoming a fan of their Facebook page is a good idea.
Discovery Science Center is a 59,000-square-foot learning facility dedicated to educating young minds through interactive exhibits and programs. They use Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr to share information about the venue.
A new study shows that, for the first time, consumers are spending more time on mobile apps than on the web. With that in mind, there’s many taking advantage of the opportunity to reach their mobile-inclined audience in new, innovative ways.
Joie de Vivre (which means “joy of life”) strives to create innovative hospitality services and products. Their latest initiative, “Singing for an Upgrade,” transforms the standard hotel check-in process into a musical experience.
A typical “dilemma” many brands have on Facebook is getting people to not just see the posts, but actually engage with them. Here are 5 ways to increase fan interaction.
Julie Lim of Orange County’s first enomatic wine bar, OC Wine Mart, outlines the ways social media helped skyrocket her business.
After being hacked, a business’ twitter page lashed out online against their attacker. But they did it the wrong way.
Mike Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner, visited LinkedOC last week to share some great incites and information about his new book, Launch.
Twitter just launched the follow button for websites, allowing people to follow your twitter account directly from your website.
Alaska Airlines is the first domestic airline to replace paper flight manuals with iPads.
Corner Bakery is seeking out their biggest Facebook fans, and rewarding them all in the process.
Starwood’s Preferred Guest program is a great way for frequent travelers to earn points to earn free nights at their brand hotels. Recently, this luxury hotel brand also began a Foursquare promotion offering guests additional starpoints for checking in on Foursquare.
TEDxOrangeCoast featured a variety of speakers on various topics. The idea behind TED events is to share “ideas worth spreading.”
Many social media consultants and businesses have developed a habit of broadcasting their services while not really demonstrating the value of their work.
Pepsi has just revealed their new “social vending system” hoping the trend will be “the next generation in interactive vend technology.”
Roger Smith Hotel is setting a stellar example of engaging consumers both in-person and online.
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