The Web Marketing Association (WMA) awards Milestone, Inc. the 2009 IAC Best Hotel and Lodging Website Award for its website design and promotion of www.nylohotels.com

Want to find out how to maximize your marketing efforts on various social media sites like Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, Wikipedia, etc? Find out all the techniques you need to know in the latest presentation.

Session Name: Social Media & Blogging Track

An Update on Social Media Optimization

Community-built web sites, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft Tagspace, Wikipedia and new sites allowing content to be shared through “tagging” can be a great way to tap into links and search-driven traffic. This session looks at some social media services and strategies and demonstrates how to tap into them in an appropriate manner. Hear how-tos and tips from search marketers who have discovered what they have learned from their experiences in optimizing social media.

Date: March 26, 2009

Location: SES Strategies 2009 New York

Moderator
Kevin Newcomb, Managing Editor, Search Engine Watch

Speakers
Liana Evans, Director of Internet Marketing, KeyRelevance
Dave Snyder, Co-Founder, Search & Social
Benu Aggarwal, Founder & President, Milestone Internet Marketing
Marty Weintraub, President, aimClear

With a large emphasis on fresh and user generated content, blogs provide a platform for SEO success.

As you step deep into the budgeting season, here are some tips for prioritizing your ecommerce budgeting dollars. This prioritized list is based on our experience with our portfolio of over 700 hotels and may vary depending on hotel’s target clientele and market.

Milestone has again won multiple awards, and this time for its design and optimization of Ginn Reunion Resort’s Blog. Milestone has created and designed the concept of creating a blog to promote the destination and positioning the resort as the expert of the Orlando Market. This strategy is one of industry’s first implementations and greatly enhances credibility, branding, and online revenue for the resort.

Top 10 ideas to help hotels increase their summer online bookings. This article focuses on creating summer packages and ideas for monitoring and improving your online reputation.