Thursday, December 17, 2009

Interactive Hotel Marketing from a Single Source in Europe

Interactive Hotel Marketing from a Single Source in Europe

H2c consulting and Occupancy Marketing enter strategic partnership focusing on hotel web site strategies and performance optimization

Edinburgh, Scotland (PRWEB) January 29, 2010

Two leading hotel marketing companies have joined forces to offer clients across Europe a complete marketing service. The strategic partnership between U. K.-based Occupancy Marketing and h2c consulting, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, expands h2c's expertise in the area of Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.

Concurrently, Occupancy Marketing (http://occupancymarketing. com) services are seamlessly integrated with the hotelier's overall distribution strategy comprising of various on and offline channels. With the joint forces and complementary services, both companies provide highly customized support for all aspects of hospitality marketing on a project or retainer basis. The joint services are designed to allow hoteliers to generate best in class returns from electronic distribution (http://www. h2c. eu/quality-assurance-hotels/internet-distribution/audit/) channels including the client's Web site, GDS and Online Travel Agents. H2c (http://www. h2c. eu/), with its focus on interactive travel and hospitality marketing, has a profound knowledge in aligning Web site strategies with hotel sales and marketing requirements, including GDS, CRS, PMS, RMS and CRM systems.

Joint consultancy services include:
 Internet Distribution Audits/ Online Marketing Health Checks  Development of Internet Marketing strategy (http://occupancymarketing. com/services/consultancy. html) for individual hotels and hotel chains  Development of Social Media strategy for the business

Hotel Internet Marketing (http://occupancymarketing. com/services/internet_marketing. html) encompasses all support services to promote a client's Web site. These services are most efficient following an Internet Distribution Audit. For example, after identifying weaknesses and deficiencies, targeted SEO and SEM measures can be applied for improving Web site performance.

The new strategic partnership offers a balanced mix of specialized services designed to
 Improve search engine results  Protect the client brand online  Improve conversion rates and increase online bookings  Reduce dependency on 3rd party commissionable agents and  Increase occupancy and yield

All of this means that online strategy development, consulting, quality assurance services (http://www. h2c. eu/quality-assurance-hotels/) as well as implementation and search engine optimization are now available from a single dedicated partner.

About h2c
Focused on interactive travel and hospitality marketing, h2c's team of experts stand for unbiased industry insight, innovation, customized solutions and distribution profitability. H2c is committed to improving its client's competitive positioning by aligning strategy, technology and processes for optimal performance.

About Occupancy Marketing
Occupancy Marketing Limited is a U. K.-based Internet Marketing Services Company focused on the hotel and leisure industry. The company provides Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services to some of the leading hotel and tourism brands in the U. K. and Europe. The company's services are used by clients to extract the maximum value from their presence on the World Wide Web, via their own Web site, travel portals and social media Web sites.

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