Branded Hotel’s Contactless Check-In: Who has the better technology?
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Branded Hotel’s Contactless Check-In: Who has the better technology?

Since we here at Cogwheel Marketing are all about sharing our knowledge with others, we did a little research on which brand between Hilton, Marriott, and IHG has the best contactless opportunities for guests.

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Branded Hotel’s Contactless Check-In: Who has the better technology?
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Ten Reasons Why Customers Hate Calling You for Help

I have good news. Calling customer support is getting better, even if you don’t notice it yet. Part of the reason you might think it’s not improving is that past bad experiences have left such a “metaphorical scar” that you avoid making the call for...

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The Brand Name Myth
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The Brand Name Myth

One of the most common conversations I have with founders is about brand names. What to call the company, how much meaning it should have, whether it needs to be clever, memorable, descriptive. I get it. I’ve been there myself, naming things is hard...

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by Martin Soler
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How to Make Every Customer Feel Like Your Only Customer

The concept of personalization is gaining increased attention. My annual customer experience research found that nearly eight out of 10 customers (79%) in the U.S. feel a personalized experience is important. So, what is a personalized experience?

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Using Hotel Data to Identify Recurring Customers Versus Loyal Guests
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Using Hotel Data to Identify Recurring Customers Versus Loyal Guests

With AI at the gates, 2025 is already shaping up to be the ‘Year of Data’; it’s all about getting your data rivers flowing into a lake, cleaned up and curated for machine learning (ML) applications. One of many lucrative prospects pertains to segmen...

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Using Hotel Data to Identify Recurring Customers Versus Loyal Guests
The “Paypal Mafia” of Hotel Marketing
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The “Paypal Mafia” of Hotel Marketing

Among friends, we joke that WIHP (now part of Cendyn) was the PayPal Mafia of hotel marketing. It sparked more entrepreneurs than any other hotel tech startup I know of (Design Hotels did quite good too). It wasn’t planned that way, of course. But f...

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by Martin Soler
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The “Paypal Mafia” of Hotel Marketing
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Ditch discount blasts: Reward high-value hotel guests

Blanket-sending discount codes only target low-spending guests. High-spending guests respond to offers that resonate, incentivize, and make them feel noticed. Hotels that take promotional offers one step further to hone in on strategic discounts for...

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Director of Business Solutions, EMEA at Cendyn
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by Niels Mekenkamp
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