I watched a video at ABCNews.com last month. Tory Johnson recommended several ways of making extra money with social media tools (http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9600813), one of which is Twitter.
Marriott also adopted Twitter as part of its social media strategy. After its renovation of 38 properties in UK and Ireland, Marriott invited celebrities and other Twitter users to share their Marriott experience with their followers.
I am not sure if these celebrities are already “fans” of Marriott or how much Marriott pays to the celebrities, but Gail Porter, Sarah Cawood, Angela Griffin, and Max Rushden are among those who have committed to this campaign. If you run a hotel or a restaurant, will you pay somebody to tweet about your business?
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Time has changed. I see more and more college students wearing piercings and tattoos nowadays, but is it OK for hotel staff to wear piercings and tattoos? The answer is “no, no, no.” According a report at USAToday.com, customers across the board do not want to see any hotel workers with pierced eyebrow, pierced tongue, tattooed arm, or nose ring. Some may argue that tattooed and pierced workers may seem more acceptable in edgy boutique hotels as compared to the big franchised hotels, but the survey results did not find any differences among a variety of lodging products. Many respondents believe people who wear visible tattoos and piercings are taking a high risk of their professional lives. If you stay in a hotel, do you mind being served by tattooed and/or pierced staff? What if you are the one who makes the hiring decision? References: USAToday.com: http://tinyurl.com/linchikwok08042010 Picture was downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/linchikwok08042010P
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