Commingle Group on LinkedIn

Lodging Interactive

and CoMMingle recently launched an "invitation only" LinkedIn Group to provide hoteliers with an interactive forum to discuss news and updates concerning social networks. The "Hospitality Social Media Marketing & Reputation Management" discussion group is a viable resource for hotel employees looking to engage in conversations about what is working or not working with their social media campaigns and capitalize on success secrets shared by their peers.

During the first month of its launch, LinkedIn attracted 4,500 users. As of October 2013,

its following has grown to more than 259 million users. Available in 20 languages and reaching 200 countries, LinkedIn's goal is to increase its global business network to 3 billion. Lodging Interactive is a full-service digital marketing and social media engagement agency exclusively servicing the hospitality industry. CoMMingle works with hoteliers to grow and better manage their use of social media channels, provide reputation and consumer sentiment monitoring, and social search engine optimization.

"Hoteliers want to converse with their peers and discover what makes others' social

media campaigns so attractive and interactive to consumers," said DJ Vallauri, Lodging Interactive founder and president. "As the world's largest business professional social media network, establishing a new LinkedIn Group is the ideal medium for us to reach out to those people in search of guidance and connect them with people who are eager to share their secrets to success. We truly believe that those who join the Hospitality Social Media Marketing & Reputation Management group via LinkedIn will find it to quickly become the No. 1 source for all things social media and reputation management."

This Hospitality Social Media Marketing & Reputation Management Group is moderated.

It is managed by invitation only to avoid spamming and commercialism. Lodging Interactive and CoMMingle will not use the forum to sell its services to the group, nor will it allow others to do the same.

"The art of social media marketing and reputation management is simple; it's about

people," said Rosella Virdo, Director of CoMMingle Social Media Marketing. "We created this group for discussions, information sharing, advice or just simply have a conversation on social media marketing and reputation management within the hospitality industry."

The Hospitality Social Media Marketing & Reputation Management Group had a soft

launch in June, and an avid membership group has been forming. To join, simply click here, and then click "Join" in the upper right hand corner of the website.

For more information on outsourcing a hotel social media campaign to CoMMingle, call

877-291-4411 or visit www.commingle.me.

About Lodging Interactive

Since its founding in 2001, Lodging Interactive has provided digital marketing services to hotels worldwide, including select service, full-service, and luxury properties.

The Company's social media marketing and guest reviews response division, CoMMingle:Engage, serves a range of hospitality businesses, including hotels, restaurants, spas, and management companies.

Additionally, the Company provides subscription-based website development and digital marketing services. The subscription-based service is based on a 'pay-as-you-go' model and requires little upfront investment on the part of the hotel.

Lodging Interactive has received numerous awards, including the HSMAI Adrian Award and accolades from the International Academy of Visual Arts, Interactive Media Awards, Horizon Interactive Awards, Web Marketing Association, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, and Travel Weekly's Magellan Awards.

For more information, email [email protected], call 877-291-4411 ext. 704, or visit the company's website.

DJ Vallauri
President & Founder
+1 877 291 4411