This weekend in cities all over the world, people have been busy organising events to raise money for local charities. Yes, Twestival has also arrived in Inverness and our team @TartanAngel, @Marchindley and myself @tuminds have been busy keeping the ball rolling.
There has been a tremendous support from the local community and businesses as you [...]
Yes I know, funny title for a social media post but watching the BBC news covering the news that the Queen cancelled her trip to the Moray boarding school made me go to Google and do a search on “Moray School” and “Swine Flu”
I’ve been busy today anyway doing searches for “Moray School” and “Private School” during [...]
Love this blog post on Penn Olson’s web site which gives some good examples of small businesses using social media. I work a lot with small businesses ranging from hotels, B&B’s, restaurants, activity providers and attractions and although I’m confident to show them the obvious advantages of using social media for their business, it’s usually [...]
Another great Mashable article on the power of Twitter search.
I use the Seesmic Twitter application myself with different keywords enabling me to connect with like minded people that tweet about “Tourism”, “Whisky”, “Speyside”, “Moray”, “Inverness” and of course “Social media” When discussing social media and Twitter with businesses and organisations I always make them aware [...]
Raining pretty much most of the day in Inverness and the rest of Scotland. And when you look at the Twitter conversations today rain seems to be a trending topic. But it’s not all bad. See a Twitter comment from a Scotland fan:
Even a wet Scotland is having it’s fans!
Came across this blog posting from Willis Wee on successful business Facebook pages which makes good reading. The first one being a frozen yoghurt company called Ben & Jerry. Their secret to success? In their own words; Ben & Jerry’s is more than ice cream, it is a community.
That’s exactly what social media is about. Create [...]
Found this blog article on the HotelMarketing.com website which I feel identifies the lack of engagement of tourism businesses with user generated content websites like TripAdvisor. Yes, people can abuse it, yes some business owners write their own reviews but as mentioned in the article:
it’s critical for hotels to regain control and take the appropriate action.
According to [...]
Found this interesting link to a BBC investigation on the effect of Tripadvisor on tourism businesses. I’m a big fan of Tripadvisor and of the opinion it’s a great tool to benefit tourism businesses. What are your experiences?
We will dedicate the month of September to help Tourism businesses with their efforts to connect with online customers using Social media. Every Tuesday afternoon we will run plain English, hands on workshops aimed at improving your Facebook and Twitter accounts. For more info see our Facebook page.
