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Microsoft has announced a deal with the community review site Yelp to add its reviews of restaurants, stores and other businesses to Bing search results.

Microsoft has partnered with Yelp to integrate its reviews into Bing search results.

Bing and other search engines have struggled to grow in comparison to the dominant Google

The system and method of the invention enables an event planner or organizer (also known as a “client”) who wishes to organize an event to contact,

The process of planning an event thus requires the following steps carried out by the organizer of the event and individual vendors: 1. Organizer creates a plan 2. Organizer searches for vendors 3. Organizer contacts vendors 4. Vendors ask for organizer's requirements 5. Organizer provides information about event and his or her requirements 6. Vendors prepares and submits a proposal 7. Organizers repeats all the above again if he needs proposals from more vendors to compare 8. Organizer compares proposals received 9. Organizer negotiates with chosen Vendor 10. Vendors prepares contract/agreement 11. Organizer and vendor enter into contract 12. Organizer pays booking/signing amount to vendor for the event

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0128934,

Cornell Hospitality Research reports more than 80% of travelers do at least one travel related search when planning. But the most beautiful hotel website design is essentially useless if it cannot be found.  Professional, recurring SEO is a key component of hotel Internet marketing and allows you to rank prominently on Google and Bing.

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3. Enable location-based services and information. A 2014 Ipsos study commissioned by Google showed that 88% of people make local searches on smartphones, while 61% want mobile search results customized to their immediate location. Location-specific offers, driving directions and maps, and localized search results all play a role here. For example, if a person searches “Olive Garden” on mobile, chances are excellent that they are looking for a local restaurant. The brand can win more sales when it ensures that its local stores are in the mobile search results. The quickest way to do this is to buy search terms including location, i.e. “Olive Garden Birmingham AL.” Over the long run, you can boost your local SEO by claiming each location in Google and Bing, and then driving citations and ratings from users. 4. Help people avoid lines. Mobile check-in helps hotels, airlines and car services improve guest satisfaction. The Center for Generational Kinetics conducted a study that found that 40% of millennials prefer purely online customer service, supporting the overall trend that they prefer self-service experiences offered via mobile instead of in person. I recently had a four-day hotel experience in which I checked in, checked out, made requests and ordered room service, all via mobile and without speaking to anyone. It was simply an experiment for me, but self-service is the preferred way of doing business for many. 5. Offer local insight and options. Innovative travel companies now replicate concierge services through their apps. Hotel and airline apps sometimes offer local area guides and activity booking tools. These tools make travel experiences richer and boost loyalty. For example, my team and I recently stayed in a hotel in Philadelphia. We arrived after 10 p.m. and wanted a good nearby restaurant that was serving at that hour. After a few clicks, we had a reservation and walking directions.

New cloud-based retail POS called Posterita set to revolutionize retail operations by unifying all stores and operations in a single database - and it's available free.

enables management to share all data about operations in real time from any computer with an Internet connection

enables complete multi-site management, including multi stores, tax rates, currencies, and languages.

Using his love for art and theater, Jerry began renovating historic buildings including the revival of the famous Bing Crosby Theate

Jerry's projects emphasize innovation, smart designs, and most importantly, artistic vision.

Dicker's management team chose StayNTouch because it fits closely with the company's mission, which is to deliver a unique high quality product with amazing service at a great value

Five technologies in particular—service automation, fixed mobile convergence, location-based services, connected meeting rooms, and chatbots and mobile apps—are poised to change the guest experience and create areas of opportunity for hospitality locations to become differentiators and innovators in an already technology-centric industry.

Artificial intelligence is expected to be a major component in service automation, with AI in some instances acting as a concierge service to “

arn” guest preferences, such as their ideal room temperature or their favorite cocktail at happy hour. That information can be stored for future stays—upon check-in, the guest room thermostat is set automatically to the guest’s preferred temperature and, when he visits the hotel bar, a martini made with his favorite gin is waiting.

Venture capitalists are finally starting to recognize the opportunity to invest in tools and platforms that allow hotels to capture new levels of hotel operations efficiency and revenue growth.

penetration of cloud-based technologies in the segment remains incredibly low

hotels that invest in technology drive higher revenue, better guest reviews, and a higher star-rating.

More than 80% of the world’s population now own a smartphone, and a huge chunk of these smartphone owners are constantly sharing their location for different reasons.

This marketing strategy is all about marketing to your customers at the right time and place

How Can Proximity Marketing be Used in Restaurants? Proximity marketing allows you to target a specific location. Unlike broad-based marketing tools, you can focus on a particular customer group that is easier to convert based on their proximity to your business.