Get off the social media merry-go-round with social commerce

Most social media campaigns designed to engage with customers are unsuccessful, write Alessandro Inversini and Hilary Catherine Murphy, both of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, failing to generate brand awareness and, in most of the cases, any financial return on the investment. How can hotels avoid this? Try “social commerce” instead, the authors suggest.

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Hilary Murphy, PhD, is a Full Professor and Associate Dean (Faculty & Research) at EHL, and she is an Honorary Research fellow in the Marketing Faculty at Strathclyde University, Glasgow.

Dr. Alessandro Inversini is a Professor in Marketing at EHL Hospitality Business School where he teaches International Services Marketing and Digital Marketing. Dr. Inversini is expert in marketing communication, digital communication and digital marketing with extensive academic and industry experience.

EHL Hospitality Business School (Lausanne) is an ambassador for traditional Swiss hospitality and has been a pioneer in hospitality education since 1893 with over 25,000 alumni worldwide and over 120 nationalities. EHL is the world's first hospitality management school that provides university-level programs at its campuses in Lausanne and Chur-Passugg, as well as online learning solutions.

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