Hotel Internet Marketing

Web Marketing-Quinault Beach Resort and Casino

screen shot of Quinault Beach Resort site

Quinault Beach Resort and Casino is a family & casino resort destination owned by the Quinault Indian Nation on the shores of the Pacific in Washington state. Located in Ocean Shores, WA, the resort is within a 2.5 hour drive from both Portland and Seattle.

The partnership between QBRC and Blizzard involves a variety of services, including web marketing, design, hosting and analytics. These services all work in a symbiotic relationship to bring great results and an increase in ROI.

Brief Results

  • The Quinault Beach Resort and Casino website ranks in the top 10 in Google, Yahoo, and MSN for the following search phrases: “Washington State Resort”, “Washington Casino”, “Washington State Business Meeting”, “Ocean Shores WA Hotel”.
  • Between 2005 and 2007, the average traffic per month sent to the Quinault Resort website increased by more than 42%.
  • In 2006, the Quinault website received 1,177,400 page views, and the average number of page views per month has increased 60% since 2005.
  • Google has become the number one referrer of traffic to Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, accounting for a third of their total traffic.

Marketing Strategies 

  • Extensive and ongoing Search Engine Optimization has been performed on the site, with a focus on targeting competitive keyword phrases with well-written metatags and on-page content.
  • Pay-per-click advertising is running daily to drive traffic to the website and reach new potential guests.
  • Online niche research and directory submissions happens frequently to ensure a comprehensive involvement in the long-tail attractions that drive traffic and guests to the site.
  • The website is hosted with Blizzard and includes the latest Hosting SEO Best Practices.
  • ROI Tracker services are included to track pay-per-click, directory, e-mail marketing, and other campaigns driving traffic to the website. These statistics are then analyzed to determine the most effective way to proceed with future marketing efforts.

What’s Next?

  • Continuing optimization, with new keyword research, will be completed to make sure the site is up-to-date with constantly changing optimization best practices and fluctuations in keyword search volumes.
  • Continued directory work and link building.
  • Continued monitoring and maintenance of pay-per-click advertising and traffic statistics.
  • Monthly traffic reporting.

     

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    Elements Hotel & Spa-Hotel Website Design

    screen shot of Elements Hotel & Spa site

    Elements Hotel & Spa accommodates the scenic outdoor vacation area of San Juan Island in Friday Harbor, WA.  Located in downtown Friday Harbor, the hotel features 72 guest rooms, offering modern contemporary resort features while maintaining a smaller intimate atmosphere. Convenient to many area attractions and outdoor adventures, the hotel accommodates a variety of visitors including couples, adventurers, seniors, families, and groups. –>

    Beechwood Hotel-Website Design and Marketing

    Beechwood Hotel Screenshot

     The Beechwood Hotel, located in Worcester, MA, is a unique and inviting boutique hotel. Housed in a distinct circular building, this hotel offers visually appealing designs both in the luxurious interior décor and remarkable exterior landscaping. The hotel is located in a quite setting perfectly distanced from the city, making Beechwood perfect for both the business and leisure New England traveler.

    Brief Results

    • Beechwood Hotel’s website ranks number one in Google for very competitive search phrases including: “Worcester Hotel,” “Worcester Boutique Hotel”, and “Worcester, MA Luxury Lodging.” The site also ranks in the top 10 in Google, Yahoo, and MSN for the following search phrases: “Worcester Lodging,” “Worcester, MA Lodging,” and “Worcester, MA Accommodations.”
    • Beechwoodhotel.com received $219,016 in online revenue in 2007 vs. $203,289 in online revenue in 2006; and increase of 7%.
    • Google has become the number one referrer of traffic to Beechwood Hotel, accounting for 37% of their total traffic.
      Marketing Strategies
    • Focus on improving the hotel’s presence in the main search engines (particularly Google) in both organic listings and paid listings. 
    • Optimize the site using keywords determined most important in initial research. This includes reworking page titles, page text and meta-data so the search engines know what the site is about. All this is done with the intention of improving organic rankings.
    • Increase number of incoming links focusing on quality, authority sites. This is also done to improve organic rankings as search engines use the number of incoming links as a factor in determine the “importance” of a site.
    • Run daily Pay-Per-Click advertisements to drive quality traffic to the website and reach new potential guests.
    • ROI Tracker services are included to track campaigns that drive traffic to the website including Pay-Per-Clicks, directory listings, and search engine referrals. These statistics are analyzed to determine which have delivered an acceptable return on investment and will be the most effective in future marketing efforts.

    What’s Next?

    Beechwood Hotel will begin a new online promotion plan soon. From year to year, many of Blizzard’s best practices change extensively. This, of course, is in accordance with the constantly transforming nature of the internet. Therefore, the new promotion plan will again include:

    • Starting research from scratch, including keyword research, to catch any changes in consumer preferences and fluctuations in keyword search volumes.
    • New optimization using the most up-to-date SEO practices.
    • Overhauling and monitoring paid advertisement accounts to constantly improve conversion rates.

    Blizzard Internet will also continue to improve back links with directory work and link building and provide traffic reports coving traffic to the site and PPC performance.