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BentheNavigator

  1. The richest people in travel (well, you've got to have something to aim for...) tgr.ph/JfeGRb
  2. Desk jobs are bad for your health. Some tips to avoid ushering yourself into an early grave on.mash.to/yhQQsL
  3. Interview with Jeremy Ellis, Mkt Dir at Thomson & First Choice. Good answer to 'best piece of advice' question bit.ly/x4dVkH
  4. Some greater posting tips for Facebook to increase your fan engagement bit.ly/xUJFym
  5. Some rather handy tips (11 in total) for getting the most from Google Analytics mz.cm/yvo2zp
  6. Morning all. To start the day, here's 5 tips for improving conversion on your travel website...http://bit.ly/yMTbqL
  7. Worried about your Facebook advertising not reaching mobile users? Looks like things are about to change bit.ly/wxAEcz
  8. bigthink.com/ideas/42624?ut…
  9. If you're in Cheltenham right now look out of the window at the sunset. Light and clouds are combining to create one huge lava lamp...
  10. 45% of the UK population own a smartphone according to research from Google..
  11. 9 ways to make your tweets boring (oops - guilty of a couple myself...sorry) on.mash.to/zccOju
  12. Who's bought @bmibaby I wonder?
  13. Don't forget email marketing! Some handy tips here bit.ly/z6snYz
  14. I just bought: 'Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy' by Isadore Sharp via @amazonuk amazon.co.uk/dp/1591842441/…
  15. Interesting interview with @thomascook Marketing Director re new marketing direction this year (post Redknapps) bit.ly/zD8RKO
  16. How Seriously Should Travel Marketers Take Google+? bit.ly/xf2Syy
  17. British Airways has launched a brand page on Google+ (you should too) bit.ly/wZpz82
  18. Google adds landmark and travel time searches to its 'Hotel Finder' tool on.mash.to/wzaP8Z
  19. 'CMOs must go beyond marketing and put more focus on strategy' (@MarketingWeekEd). Couldn't agree more bit.ly/weOGdr
  20. Wow - Northern Lights visible over the UK. Some pics here on-msn.com/xJ1VcX