Dear hoteliers, Today, we are going to talk about the Customer Data Platform, also called CDP or Data Management Platform by our Anglo-Saxon friends. If you don’t know what this is all about, don’t panic! The subject is really in its infancy in the hotel world. However, I firmly believe that the CDP will become a major, if not indispensable, tool in the years to come. Able to offer a 360° view of your customers…
Dear hoteliers, I haven’t written for over two months because, like you, I’ve been wrapped up in this totally unexpected situation. I’ve had to…
Dear hoteliers, Some time ago, I was at a meeting with a hotel group just to catch up with them. Regarding their history and loyalty – they’d been working for years with a colleague who managed their Pre/post-stay customer relations – out of all our services, they only used our email campaign solutions. Their PMS and Channel Manager were connected well; but their PMS did not enable any 2-way comms (upstreaming and downstreaming of information)…
Dear hoteliers, Sorry about the grouchy title! But I am so sick of hearing negative comments about the GDPR that certain so-called “professionals” pass…
Dear hoteliers, It is often said that a company’s true value is represented by its customer database. Indeed, a company in existence for many years probably has a large customer file and, therefore, a very regular quantity of orders from its loyal customers. In the hotel industry, this famous customer file is your Cardex system. A large part of your hotel’s value is based on the quality and relevance of your Cardex system. You certainly…
Dear Hoteliers, I am continuing to work on compiling a resource on CRMs for the hospitality industry. I have made a great deal of…
You may have noticed that my previous articles have been shorter than usual…this is because I’ve been preparing a rather thorough report for you to read and reread during the summer: a detailed analysis of 600,000 reservations. Below you will find some excerpts from the infographic, along with my personal comments on the points which I find interesting or which require immediate action. Please feel free to share this study of our hotel market. You…