Why Tech Nerds Love Flying Virgin AmericaFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:21AMThis interview is part of our ongoing series related to The Influence Project . Last month, Virgin America teamed up with the online influence measurement company Klout to promote their new routes between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Toronto. The campaign offered free tickets to select influencers--with no strings attached. I spoke with Virgin America’s social media manager Jill Fletcher ...
Sales Reps - Know Your TargetsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:35AMAs companies continue their search for the elusive "360-degree view" of their prospective clients, harvesting all the scattered information from social networks and other content providers about these prospects can potentially be beneficial for the purposes of deploying more finely targeted sales and marketing campaigns.
TA Associates to sell its majority stake in eDreamsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:49AMPrivate equity firm Permira is to buy a majority stake in Spanish online travel agency eDreams.
Yapta ties up with Booking.comFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:49AMAirfare tracking and hotel rate tracking service Yapta.com has integrated hotel search results from Booking.com.
Expedia’s Q2 profit nearly triplesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:49AMExpedia reported a higher-than-expected second quarter profit. The online travel company reported a profit of $114.3 million, compared with $40.9 million a year earlier.
CRM prominent on Google Apps marketplaceWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:10AMCRM (customer relationship management) software has established a significant foothold on Google's Apps Marketplace since its launch in March, according to an official blog post this week.
Indian OTA MMT files for $100m IPOTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:34AMGurgaon, Haryana-based MakeMyTrip Limited, the parent company of MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited and MakeMyTrip.com, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering.
Making online travel service visible via a localised SEO strategyTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:19AM2010 was predicted to be a good year for the international expansion of travel operators.
JetBlue posts highest-ever quarterly operating incomeTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:04AMJetBlue Airways said it returned to profitability in the second quarter and report an operating margin of 10.1%, its highest operating margin since the third quarter of 2007.