A good deal is compelling enough!

Follow, @whosvacationing:

To have a successful blog, you must grab people’s attention. For my brand, I think I will show people where to find good deals and how to book them through links on my page. As shown on my twitter page, you can book a 4night Bahamas cruise through this one website I found aimed towards spring breakers.

 I don’t want to confuse people to thinking that I am a vacation booking site, yet this is a good first step till my actual website actually gets published.

Also, using images is great compelling content. Whether I show how a hotel room looks at a specific location, or how nice the beaches are, people will still love the pictures.  They can also share their own, and comment on how their trip went.

Another one of my favorite ways to compel consumers is to keep it simple. I don’t want to write too much, nor use big complex words. Just keep it short and straight to the point you are trying to make. 

Visit my page, I shared some good deals you can get for #NewYearsEve or even  #SpringBreak. 

#Driving #Traffic: #Please #Pull #in

First and foremost, I would like to ask all of you reading this to follow my page on twitter (@whosVacationing) that will help establish my brand. 
I created a twitter about a week ago, and now i want people to know about it. 
Within the first 2 days of my twitter being live, I got a hotel from greece that started following me, who has over 9,000 followers, and also another travel website by the name of @travel971.

In social media, "Hashtagging" is key. To hash tag an important word is crucial. it lets others that hash tagged that same word to also see what you said. 
so i need to start hash tagging words like, vacation, travel, spring-break, summer, cruise, resorts, etc. 

Also, one needs to be more interactive online and mention their website or twitter name so it gets picked up by search engines. For example, writing an article or responding to someones question that has something to do with your topic is very helpful. BLOGGING IS KEY! 

Posting pictures of vacation spots or top vacation places to visit articles are also a good way to drive traffic; also using hash tags of coarse. 

Who's Vacationing ??

Today I created a Twitter account for Who's Vacationing. @whosVacationing 

It's a start of what i want to do with this website in the future. 

If I can get Ten followers this easy from my classmates, the word will spread quick when the actual website is launched next year after I graduate. 

I followed the class blog first obviously and got my name out there. I then followed some travel magazines and travel sites. Since I love how popular and successful Expedia is, I also followed their page.

My page will give future vacationers tips of what to do or where to go. 

This site will sort of be like a social calendar of who is going where on certain dates.

 this will then inform you of what kind of people and atmosphere you can expect when you reach your destination. 

Look Sharp + Live Smart: GQ

I think GQ magazine is the master of Social Media. Following them keeps you entertained and in their favor it'll make you want to subscribe to their magazine.

I am subscribed to GQ. It is the best magazine for a man around our age group; that is 18 to 30 years of age.

It has hot women all over it. Men teaching you how to dress and what is "in" for the season. Sports. Famous people. And obviously like every other magazine, a bit of tips and gossip.

On twitter they have 250+k  followers. I believe that kind of low for such a big name. Yet, thinking about it, their target market is probably all men.

GQ is not only on twitter. they also have a Facebook page with 350+k followers and an Instagram with 800+ photos .

GQ using social media is genius. They show the viewer enough to know what their magazine is about. Then they have you hooked!  its only $12 for a one year subscription. and if you add $5 you can have the Online version too.

Objectives: GQ magazine has found a way to connect to people through social media. they upload awesome articles and pictures through the web. there for further enhancing their net income for their magazine subscriptions. 

Target Audience: GQ Targets mostly young adults. usually between the ages of 18 to 32 years of age. even though some women may be interested and read this because of the attractive famous men that are dressed to impress on the front cover. 

Issues/Opportunities: some issues GQ magazine might have is that they are sharing too much. people like just following them on twitter and seeing all their pictures on instagram. Yet, them being famous and noticed on social networks enhances their name and lead people to subscribe.  

Strategies: GQ uses social media to show the public what they are about and what articles they publish. Also, it is only a $12 subscription for a whole year. you cant go wrong. 

Measurements: they easily track how many followers they have in all of their social media websites. and may gather information about who's viewing their page. they have over a million followers combined on their social networks; which puts their name out there in the public. 

Never Vacation "alone" Again

My social media plan is a mission to get people to vacation with who they want to vacation with.

Objective:

.) Plan a vacation with people who share your interest.

.) Know when and where to Vacation.

.) Know what and who to expect before you arrive.

All this will be done through my website. It will almost be like a social calendar.

For Instance, see who booked for what cruise on what dates and join them, or avoid them!

It will be promoted throughout Facebook, Twitter, and Travel Blogs.

You only have a honeymoon once, (hopefully) spend it right.

Target Audience:

People who love to travel.

Whether you are 60 years old, or 18 years old looking for spring break party.

Don’t spend your get-away with the wrong crowd. Your Grandma doesn’t want to see you drunk.            

Social Media:

            Facebook is key with my situation. Since you already have all your friends on Facebook, there is no need to search for your friends again.

You will be able to log into my website with your Facebook account.

No one knows you better than Facebook.

All your information will be accessed and my website will know who you are, (age, sex, hobbies, job).

            Also advertising and Tweeting on travel websites such as www.expedia.com and www.tripadvisor.com would be very helpful to the consumer.

Remember,

“It’s not where you vacation, it’s who you vacation with.”

ps. you will all be missed. I can not make it to class today, i am feeling very sick. 

Wass Zuckerberg

Just call me Wass Zuckerberg, since I will make vacationing that much more fun with my new social network tool. Just kidding; I wish. 

As you all heard in class, I have this great idea I am developing about an internet tool that will help you vacation with people you want to vacation with.

I love to travel, and I vacation anytime I can. Whether it’s a road trip to Chicago, or a cruise on the Caribbean’s, I’m there.

Therefore, I through of this great idea to start a website to know who is going to be at the place you are planning to visit.

For example, if you want to go on a cruise on spring break.

You are a 22-year-old male.

You want to book a cruise that has the most people your age. Preferably women.

You will log onto my website, see how many chicks checked into what cruise for what dates.

And you will now know what to expect on that cruise ship.

My target won’t just be people our age. It’s for any age group who loves to travel.

For instance, say you are a 70-year-old couple looking to vacation in March. You want to avoid obnoxious, loud, drunk ass holes on your get-away. Excuse my French.

I would like to expand this site later on if it actually get big to events and night life. KNOW WHO WILL BE THERE, BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET THERE!!

Although I will need some strategy’s I need to get started on this website.

Since phone apps are quite the fad, that will definitely be one.

An east to navigate website will be key.

A partner that’s in the field would also be strategic.

And last but not least, I need to get funded lol.

I’m not sure what the cost of this project will be, but I honestly don’t think it will be much. I just need one expert computer geek to get all my ideas in computer code.

And last but not least, I need a catchy name for the website! I thought of WhosGoing.com, but that’s pretty lame.

I already have a slogan.

       “ Its not where you vacation, its who you vacation with”

Now I need you all to comment with some catchy name, I will give you 1% of what my company will be worth.

That’s a lot, since I’m aiming for millions ;)

StumbleUpon Has Competition

I can spend hours on www.Stumbleupon.com and look through the most useless stuff and still have a blast.

Well, my sister always raves about Pinterest. She had just bought a new house and she keeps coming up with these cool new ideas for designing and decorating. When I asked, "where'd you get that from, you're not that creative?" she responds with Pinterest. 

After visiting the website, it was easy to sign up. I clicked on a few pictures that interested me and clicked create profile. 

With those 5 clicks, I just let Pinterest know exactly what I am into and what I find interesting. 

After my profile was created, my home page was full of so many things I am interested in, and surprisingly more educational than stumble upon. 

 

On my home page, since the site knows I like cars. Ferrari had this really cool bicycle on it. Just by looking at the bike, it seems like its speeding whens it’s standing still. Ferrari is getting its name out there and that it produces more than just really fast automobiles. 

Wass