Inspirational Case Studies on Video By James HaconNovember 27, 2011November 27, 2011 Categories: Destination Marketing, Food and Wine Tourism, Sectors Tags: Air New Zealand, Wellington Leave a comment Some interesting tourism case study videos recommended by James Hacon Read more...
James Hacon’s Social Media Content Map By James HaconNovember 7, 2011 Categories: Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing Tags: content map, eTourism Conference 2011, social media, social media strategy 3 Comments A useful Social Media Content Map created by James Hacon as discussed in his workshop at one the 2011 eTourism workshops in Wellington. Read more...
Summary of the eTourism Summit 2011 – Part 2 (Mobile) By James HaconNovember 2, 2011November 2, 2011 Categories: Events, Management, Online Marketing, Sales and Marketing, Sectors, Technology Tags: eTourism Summit 2011, iPad, Mobile Travel 2 Comments Part 2 of the 2011 eTourism Summit summaries by James Hacon, with this article focused on mobile technology. Read more...
Summary of the eTourism Summit 2011 – Part 1 (Google) By James HaconOctober 25, 2011October 25, 2011 Categories: Events, Management, Online Marketing, Sales and Marketing, Sectors, Technology Tags: eTourism Summit 2011, google, googletravel, Remarketing, YouTube 4 Comments James Hacon provides a summary of the recent eTourism Summit in San Francisco which he attended. This article focuses on the Google topics covered of the conference. Read more...
I take my hat off to you! By James HaconSeptember 23, 2011 Categories: Accommodation, Management, Sectors Tags: customer service, motels 3 Comments James Hacon recounts his recent experience looking after a motel and compares it to hotel management…the challenging differences being quite an eye opener Read more...
Where Does Hospitality End and Tourism Begin By James HaconAugust 2, 2011August 1, 2011 Categories: Accommodation, Management, Sectors Tags: hospitality, Rugby World Cup 2011 Leave a comment James Hacon offers great tips for hospitality providers to consider themselves as part of the tourism sector to attract new business and markets, with the upcoming Rugby World Cup a good case in point. Read more...
Topical Tourism Webinars By James HaconJune 13, 2011August 6, 2011 Categories: Management, Research, Sales and Marketing, Sectors, Technology, Webinars Tags: Featured, tourism webinars 1 Comment We are currently developing a series of tourism webinars as a joint venture between Kiwi Dreams and the Tourism Industry Blog. Read more...
What Does That Stand For? By James HaconMay 10, 2011May 10, 2011 Categories: Management, Sectors Tags: acronyms, new zealand tourism, TLA's 1 Comment Whether I’m planning a meeting with the CEO at my local RTO, trying to increase uptake of my product from FIT’s through IBO’s or reading the latest newsletter from TNZ – it seems one thing is clear, we love acronyms here in the tourism industry. Read more...
I Don’t Give a F**k By James HaconApril 29, 2011 Categories: Branding, Management, Sales and Marketing Tags: branding, customer service, employee training, internal marketing 1 Comment Jacon Hacon shares a recent experience of poor conduct by an employee of a tourism activity and offers advice on how your business could avoid a similar situation Read more...
Joint Ventures = Savings + Greater Results – Part 1 By James HaconMarch 29, 2011March 31, 2011 Categories: Management, Sales and Marketing Tags: business development, joint ventures 1 Comment James Hacon discusses the benefits of working with other businesses in Joint Ventures to achieve greater results, particularly when it comes to marketing your business. Read more...
