 Santa
Clara, CA � July 29, 2008 � Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc., (Santa
Clara, CA) announced today that it has won the IMA�s Outstanding Achievement
Awards for its design and optimization of the Ginn Reunion Resort�s Blog.
Out of hundreds of sites submitted for the IMA Awards this year, http://blog.reunionresort.com/
was judged as one of the best in the Blog and Hotel/Resorts categories
by expert hospitality, travel, tourism, and media professionals.
The judgment was based on the internet marketing strategies used to promote
the blog as well as merit and success in achieving its objectives. The
Interactive Media Awards� recognize the highest standards of excellence
in website design and development and honor organizations for their outstanding
achievement
Ginn Reunion Resort was looking for a way to engage their customer base
through social media whilst increasing revenue. Milestone responded
by developing a concept and creating a blog to promote the destination,
and position the resort as an expert of the Orlando market. The resort
partnered with local attractions, restaurants, and other demand drivers
to provide useful articles and permit user-generated comments for others
to read. This strategy is one of industry�s first implementations and greatly
enhances credibility, branding, and online revenue for the hotel.
The blog�s design projects upscale positioning of the resort. Several
plug-ins for permalinks, SEO, title tags, ultimate tag warrior, etc. were
activated to maximize the effectiveness of the blog.
 About Milestone: Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet marketing solutions for the lodging industry. Milestone�s portfolio of services included Website Design, Search Engine Optimization, Pay-per-Click marketing, email marketing, Blogs, RSS, Podcasts, etc. Milestone currently works with over 650+ hotels and drives over $85M in annual revenue for its clients. Milestone is a preferred vendor for several major lodging industry brands and lodging associations and works with some of the leading management companies in the US. Milestone is also well known as a lodging industry educator for its Hotels to HTMLs internet marketing training workshops and book. For more information about Milestone, please visit www.milestoneinternet.com or call (888) 350-8396. |