When done effectively, newsletters are a crucial component of hotel marketing. However, manually sending out newsletters not only consumes an excessive amount of staff capacity but is also a tedious task that may not yield significant success. As a result, hotels now rely on professional newsletter software, which streamlines the process of creating, distributing, and evaluating campaigns, which is essential for achieving success.
What functions does professional newsletter software perform?
Professional newsletter software handles all tasks related to the management of newsletter campaigns, freeing hoteliers and hotel marketing staff from these responsibilities:
- The address database management tool not only stores the addresses of newsletter recipients but also optimizes them for easy segmentation and targeted marketing when creating various campaigns.
- Subscription and unsubscription management is automated, allowing guests and prospects to add or remove themselves from the newsletter list without requiring any manual intervention from the hotelier or marketing employee. This greatly simplifies address management.
- To carry out successful hotel marketing, it is crucial to contact target groups at the optimal time, on the most effective channel, and with the right message. This requires segmentation of the address list in each case. Professional newsletter software automates this process to prevent unnecessary waste of human resources.
Effective Newsletter Strategies for Successful Hotel Marketing
Successful hotel marketing through newsletters requires the ability to captivate prospective and former guests with the right message at the right time. When newsletter recipients feel that their needs and desires are understood, they are more likely to make bookings. This can result in interested parties becoming guests, one-time visitors becoming repeat customers, and, ideally, regular guests. The latter group is particularly valuable in hotel marketing, as they tend to book earlier than others and can significantly increase the hotel's occupancy rate.
To effectively navigate the challenges of newsletter marketing in the hotel industry, newsletter software must have access to all available guest data. This includes not only demographic information but also details such as travel and booking times, special interests, and any prior interactions with the hotel. Targeted newsletter marketing can even increase bookings by offering additional sales that align with a guest's interests. Managing all of this data can be challenging for hoteliers and marketing staff amidst daily operations.
Hotel marketing automation software, such as ADDITIVE+ MARKETING AUTOMATION, automatically manages all these tasks. The software's key advantage is that all data management, dispatch timing, and targeting are data-driven, rather than relying solely on a human's personal assessment. Permanent background analyses maximize campaign success. After entering the data, the software automatically processes tasks and requires minimal further attention. It is connected to all other systems and maintains data independently, allowing it to effectively target audiences at optimal conversion times.
We would be happy to provide you with a no-obligation consultation to explain how you can profitably use newsletter marketing in your hotel:
