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TomCostello

  1. China's Economic Slowdown Ripples Through Hong Kong Retail. How much longer until it hits our shores? sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl… via @sfgate
  2. Great comment by Tom Brady on The Advisor blog about Hotel Los Gatos and Spa's success on Pinterest igroupadvisorconsultants.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/pin…
  3. It's National Donut Day! I'll have a hot glazed Krispy Kreme and a cream filled chocolate iced from Shipley Do-Nuts. shipleydonuts.ws
  4. Marriott tightens the noose on guest room inventory in DC. Watch for higher group rates in the near future.
  5. Nearly three years after the recession ended, the economy has failed to gain traction. Keep an eye on the Euro debt crisis.
  6. @travel2dot0 @visitphilly Although Philly has to pull out all of the stops to get sorely needed attention they do a great job marketing!
  7. @NoReservations @OttaviaBourdain Anthony congrats on the CNN deal. I'm not sure if your world could get any bigger!
  8. @forfeng @klout Amen. It's crock pot pot roast tonight!
  9. A new acquisition for #Marriott on the horizon bloom.bg/Nj2dzn
  10. IF you have to #cold #call, I recommend you do it on Wed. & Thur. between 8A to 9A and/or between 4P and 7P. Your ROI soar.
  11. IF you have to #cold #call, I recommend you do it on Wed. & Thur. between 8A to 9A and again between 4P and 7P. Your ROI soar.
  12. Forget #Cold #Calling: Inbound Marketing Is The New Way To# Sell returncustomer.com/2012/05/28/for…
  13. #Sergio #Zyman 'The End of Marketing as We Know It' great read amazon.com/The-End-Market…
  14. So hoteliers and restauranteurs need to find ways to speak to customers individually or in smaller and smaller groups.
  15. Social media has given people many more options than they had in the past and created a consumer democracy.
  16. View Michael Hraba's insight on "Facebook failing to drive booking conversions" bit.ly/N67slO
  17. Anyone familiar with or use Shoutlet? shoutlet.com Looks like an interesting social CRM tool.
  18. In order to increase your long-term success rate as an entrepreneur, you need to focus on four types of brands business2community.com/startups/a-4-p…
  19. ZipTreat, Inc. and the Beverly Wilshire Partner for Unique Social Media Ecommerce Solution sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl…
  20. How may 'Euro Woes' impact U.S. hospitality and travel? reut.rs/JZz3Yv via @reuters