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Every brand floods the airwaves during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Hotels that blast louder don’t win - those that tune in to the right audience do. HMA’s data-first model combines technology, analytics, and human expertise to run lifecycle marketing, booking recovery, and VIP recognition as a true extension of your team. The result is higher direct revenue, fewer silos, and reporting owners can trust.

This post breaks down the key differences between CRMs and CDPs and shows why clean, structured guest data is the foundation of every high-performing hotel marketing strategy.

A Guest History Analysis (GHA) isn’t a one-off report; it’s the blueprint for your hotel’s data strategy.

By the time you add up salaries, benefits, and software tools, you’re looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. For most hotels and resorts, that’s just not realistic. That’s why more and more properties are turning to fractional marketing.

A hotel CRM that’s slow, cluttered, or unreliable isn’t a minor inconvenience. It drags down campaign performance, inflates costs, and blocks revenue you should already be capturing. Most legacy hotel CRMs weren’t designed for today’s guest data, booking behavior, or cross-channel marketing needs. You can fix that. Here are five ways to diagnose what’s going wrong and how to get your hotel CRM back on track. Why Your Hotel CRM Isn’t Delivering Results A sluggish, messy, or un

Email continues to be one of the highest-ROI marketing channels, but its success depends on the health of your database.

Hotels face more pressure during an economic downturn  than almost any other segment. Demand tightens, booking windows shrink, and consumer behavior becomes unpredictable. This article outlines the hard data shaping the current slowdown, what it means for hotel performance, and how properties can protect revenue through segmentation, data hygiene, and targeted automation. UPDATE 08/18/2025 : RevPAR is down in 42% of U.S. markets in the week of August 3-9, 2025. RevPAR went do

In a world where personalization drives revenue, micro-segmentation is what separates cookie-cutter campaigns from ones that truly connect.

Guests abandon hotel bookings every day - after browsing room types, checking rates, and even entering their email. It’s frustrating, but here’s the truth: those drop-offs are a goldmine. Understanding cart abandonment isn’t just about recovery - it’s about insight.

Struggling to get results from your email marketing campaigns? It might not be your offer. It might be your data. More specifically: your...

In today's digital-first landscape, hotels invest heavily in marketing - paid search, metasearch, social campaigns, retargeting ads,...

Insights from HMA’s 2025 Data Quality Case Study In the world of hospitality marketing, data is currency. But too often, hoteliers are...

Data-driven marketing starts with first-party data - the insights your customers share directly with you. Unlike third-party sources, this data is accurate, reliable, and tailored to your audience. By embracing first-party data, marketers can deliver highly personalized experiences, improve ROI, and future-proof their strategy in a privacy-first world. It’s not just smart marketing - it’s sustainable, scalable growth.

Why Hotel Teams Need a CRM Marketing Partner If you’re part of a small hotel marketing team, you already know the struggle - too many channels, too few hours, and never enough hands. Between digital ads, content, and email campaigns, CRM often slides to the bottom of the list. That’s exactly where the right CRM marketing agency  steps in. Not as a replacement, but as an extension of your team - a force multiplier  that adds structure, experience, and focus to your guest marke

When was the last time you thought about how someone with visual, auditory, or motor impairments experiences your emails? For many email...

Forging strategic partnerships is essential for brands aiming to expand their reach, enhance credibility, and drive innovation.

In the competitive world of hospitality marketing , where precision and personalization are key, every decision must be backed by accurate data . For hotels and resorts, understanding your guests and crafting campaigns that resonate with them can make all the difference. This is where data cleansing—the process of identifying and correcting inaccuracies in datasets—becomes an invaluable tool. By ensuring your data is clean, you can enhance marketing accuracy, elevate guest ex

Small marketing teams thrive with agency support - get expert help to execute your plan and manage your CRM efficiently and effectively.

Why Spring Is Prime Time for Hotel Email Marketing Spring is renewal season - for travelers and your marketing list. Guests are planning getaways, families are mapping vacations, and couples are searching for quick weekend escapes. Hotels that connect emotionally during this time see higher open rates, stronger engagement, and an early surge in direct bookings  before summer. Email marketing is 40% more effective than social ads for acquisition. When you combine seasonal stor

Balance creativity and analytics. Learn how HMA helps hotels merge data, storytelling, and segmentation to drive direct bookings and measurable ROI.