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		<title>Eco-luxe Caribbean Resort Selects MP&amp;A for Digital Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/11/22/eco-luxe-caribbean-resort-selects-mpa-for-digital-marketing-advertising-and-public-relations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosalie Bay Resort on Dominica retains Madigan Pratt &#38; Associates for expertise in marketing luxury Caribbean hotels and resorts. The digital marketing agency will design a new SEO-optimized website and launch a fully integrated marketing program for the 28-room eco-luxe and wellness resort. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Madigan Pratt &#38; Associates, specialists in hotel marketing, has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Perils of Marketing on Price</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/08/23/the-perils-of-marketing-on-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Great Recession lingers and talk about a double dip intensifies, it seems appropriate to focus on the perils of marketing on price.

It is a topic discussed often over the past four years and continues to be a hot topic today. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Hotel Prepared for Google+?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/08/10/is-your-hotel-prepared-for-google/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/08/10/is-your-hotel-prepared-for-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing! Spectacular! Unprecedented! Phenomenal! All words used to describe the meteoric rise in the number of registered users of Google+, the new social media service from you know who. Is your hotel prepared for Google+?]]></description>
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		<title>How People Search For Travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/05/18/how-people-search-for-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the Cornell study shows is that people spend an enormous amount of time researching hotels, performing as many as 150 searches or visiting travel-related sites in excess of 50 times. That's probably more time than most teenagers spend on Facebook in a week.

And if you focus only on the OTAs, the average consumer makes 12 visits, searches through nearly eight pages each time and spends an hour looking through 90 pages of content.]]></description>
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		<title>Will TripAdvisor Disappear?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/04/12/will-tripadvisor-disappear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week when Expedia announced that it was spinning off TripAdvisor there was a lot of speculation as to what it meant for hoteliers. At the same time many investors were wondering how owning a piece of the travel industry's 800 pound gorilla would improve the performance of their portfolio.]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking the Hotel Addiction to OTAs</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/01/25/breaking-the-hotel-addiction-to-otas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/01/25/breaking-the-hotel-addiction-to-otas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chocolate, wine and sex are good examples of things that are good for you when used in moderation. However, when taken to excess they can become addictive and hazardous to your physical and financial health. The same holds true in hospitality...take OTAs for example.]]></description>
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		<title>When The Big Guys Go After the Small Fries</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/29/when-the-big-guys-go-after-the-small-fries/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/29/when-the-big-guys-go-after-the-small-fries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time, not so long ago, when large hotels focused marketing and sales efforts on meetings and conventions and the business traveler. Not any more - and this is not good news for small luxury hotels.]]></description>
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		<title>How Long Will It Be &#8211; Before WiFi Is Free?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/08/how-long-will-it-be-before-wifi-is-free/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/08/how-long-will-it-be-before-wifi-is-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing that irritates a hotel guest more than having to pay for Internet service. And herein lies a significant strategic competitive advantage for small luxury hotels.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be Fooled By &#8220;The New Normal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/24/dont-be-fooled-by-the-new-normal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/24/dont-be-fooled-by-the-new-normal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've heard all about it - Americans are shunning conspicuous consumption in favor of what the media calls "The New Normal." Don't let the name fool you - people are still buying luxury items with high perceived value.]]></description>
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		<title>Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures&#8230;or Do They?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/04/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures-or-do-they/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/04/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures-or-do-they/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maximizing hotel revenue in a recession is a difficult, but not impossible task. There is, however, ample research pointing to the best way to succeed. Unfortunately the traditional "deep discount/heads in beds" strategy used by many hotels is not the best approach.

Find out the best strategies for maximizing hotel revenue.]]></description>
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