Podcast

,

Double Podcasting Fun This Week

,

We have two live indieHotelier shows this week:

Tomorrow, Thursday at 1 PM EDT, Chris Clarke joins us to discuss his new Chrispitality Hospitality Wiki. So, if you'd like to learn about the power of wiki's (or, don't know what one is), join the conversation.

Friday, at 11 AM EDT, Adam Healey leads us in a discussion about his new venture, VibeAgent (still in beta and requires an invitation to play). This is a really interesting mash-up of hotel booking and review sites, a la Kayak and TripAdvisor.

Listen to both shows live on Talkshoe. Q&A to follow at teh end of each show. Hope you can join us.

Missed Opportunities

Dana Bushman, passenger on the now famed Continental Airlines flight 71, gives us an inside look into the chain of events that has turned out to be a PR nightmare for the airline. Listen and learn how mistakes and crisis can actually turn out to be a fabulous opportunity to be remarkable...when handled correctly.

Click on the logo to go to the indieHotelier website. Or, on the podcast button to listen or download the show.

Indiehotelierheaderpodcastbutton
Podbutton_1_8

More lessons on what to do When Things Go Bad

Hospitality 2.0

Tomorrow's live indieHotelier program will feature special guests Julie Squires, Softscribe, and Sherry Heyl, What A Concept!, as we discuss the nuances, trials and tribulations of incorporating social media and web 2.0 into your business. We'll talk about blogs, RSS and other innovations which are turning marketing on its ear. Join us for a very enlightening and educational show...airs 11 AM EDT on Talkshoe.

indieHotelier Show #32 with Glenn Hasek

This week's show will be live tomorrow, Thursday, 5/24, at 3 PM EDT.

Glen Hasek, publisher and editor of Green Lodging News, will lead us in a discussion about trends in our industry with regard to the green movement, i.e., new building techniques, products and technologies. He will also share his insights into where and how we need to act to achieve sustainability in our industry.

The show airs live on Talkshoe tomorrow at 3 PM EDT. Please join us for an interesting conversation. There will be a Q&A session toward the end of the program. There are three ways to listen:

  1. Call-in via phone or VOIP- Requires a Talkshoe pin (easy to get and free). But, for the effort, you get to join the actual call.
  2. Listen to the live show streaming...again, go to Talkshoe at 3 PM and click on the listen button.
  3. Listen to the show once I rebroadcast it, usually the following Monday. Go to the indieHotelier website (or, go to our page on Talkshoe) to download past shows.

Sharpening Your Saw...Keeping Up with New Marketing

indieHotelier show #31 is up...

Stephanie and I take on the subject of new marketing, everything from blogs and podcasts to RSS and wiki's. We talk about ways hoteliers can initiate and hold conversations with their guests...a much more cost effective method than traditional marketing tactics. Click on the indieHotelier logo to go the website. Or, on the podcast button to begin listening.

Indiehotelierheaderpodcastbutton
Podbutton_1_8_2

Corporate Identity

This week's indieHotelier podcast is up.

What is a corporate identity, why is it important...and, how is an identity distinguished from a "brand"? And, finally, what comes first, identity, or branding? Learn the answers and some great examples in this week's show.

Click on the logo to go to the indieHotelier website. Or, click on the podcast button to download the MP3.
Indiehotelier_header_logo
Podbutton_1_8

Effective PR

indieHotelier Show #21 is up. This week, Debbie Harris, Stephanie Williams and I discuss the world of hospitality PR. We give you thoughts, ideas and tips on how to produce an effective PR campaign. Additionally, we discuss the do's and dont's of hiring consultants. And, there's an update to the Geek Squad saga introduced in Show #19.

Click on the logo to go to the indieHotelier website. Or, on the podcast button to download the MP3.
Indiehotelier_header_logo_13
Podbutton_1_8_33