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Implementing a new ad format
Introducing Microsoft Cruise Ads. Described by the tech giants as “rich and eye-catching ad solutions that showcase images with timely and relevant information”, they are the latest in a line of industry specific formats developed by Microsoft for financial, travel and automotive services.
The Google Analytics deadline is looming: is your data ready?
You’ve heard it once and you’re going to hear it again - the bedrock of digital analytics, Google’s Universal Analytics is hanging up its hat after a decade at the top. With just over a year to go until the big shift, what does this mean for marketers?
Our key takeaways from this year’s Brighton SEO
Key Themes from BrightonSEO Spring 2022 that Search Marketers Can’t Ignore
Hype, reality, or hyper-reality?
By no means experts in this area, we thought it would be interesting to put our virtual cards on the physical table and debate and share our opinions. So, here’s what happened when a few intrigued individuals from Accord sat down for 30 minutes and discussed all things metaverse.
How to benchmark travel in 2022
As we approach the two-year anniversary of the global lockdown and reflect on its changes to the industry, we have to ask ourselves, as travel marketers and data specialists, what is now the most suitable reference point going forward?
Trust over trends
So as the future shapes up to be a bright one, what have we discovered? Forget top 10 trends, forget fleeting fads, in fact, forget COVID-19 - the one common denominator that isn’t going anywhere in travel is flexibility.
The challenge of inflation
Guest Blog from our friends and partners at The Kite Factory: Price rises in 2022 are unavoidable. Media costs per thousand eyeballs have increased in autumn 2021, and will increase, across all channels, again in 2022.
TV’s impact on search
TV and search are a match made in brand-discovery heaven and should be optimised to complement the lifestyle of the multi-screen loving audiences of today.
Events
Here’s our bulletin board where you can discover upcoming conferences, workshops, and webinars. We’ll be attending, speaking at, sponsoring, or partnering, and we’d love to see you there.
06
November
Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards
Celebrating the best in travel for 23 years, the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards will spotlight the most-desirable destinations, tour operators and travel brands- catch our Head of Account Management, Matt Price, there on the day.
Wanderlust\ The Tate Modern, London
19
November
The British Travel Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be attending the British Travel Awards! Join us as we celebrate excellence in travel and tourism among the industry’s top companies and innovators.
Battersea Evolution
28
November
The Travolution Awards
The Travolution Awards are the biggest annual celebration of the talents and achievements of brands and individuals in the online travel sector in the UK and beyond. Shortlisted for ‘Best Content Marketing Campaign’, we’ll see you there.
Travolution \ City Central at the HAC
29
November
AWTE Platinum Xmas lunch
Our Managing Director, Maria Payne, has been shortlisted for the AWTE (Association of Women Travel Executives) Mentor of the Year Award. We’ll be there on the day celebrating 70 years of the AWTE supporting Women.
AWTE \ The Church House, Westminster