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Re: Hyatt Regency Orlando w/Parking & Waived Resort Fee

Nuno Andrade — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:58:42 -0000

Hello Travelzoo Moderator,

I stand corrected. The deal did include the complimentary resort fee. It was applied at checkout even though there was a warning that I would be charged the $22 per night.

Thanks for following up. Love your deals!

Re: Hyatt Regency Orlando w/Parking & Waived Resort Fee

Nuno Andrade — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:55:23 -0000

Seems like this deal does not include the complimentary resort fee. I just booked online and had to pay the $22 per night.

Re: Twitter Is The Next Paid Search Venue

Nuno Andrade — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:41:02 -0000

Hey David,

Thanks a lot for your response. Much appreciated.

I don't think that Twitter users mind being marketed to much. If you're following any significant number of people, chances are you don't read more than 25% of their tweets. Although for this to work the twad (I know, that's a horrible combination of tweet and ad but I couldn't help myself) would have to appear as a brand new Twitter message for maximum visibility, the user can do what he or she does with any other message, choose to ignore.

I totally agree, however, that if not policed, this could get out of control and be detrimental to the user experience. That's why it would probably be necessary to price spammers out of the model.

Thanks again for your response. Good luck with your blog.

Re: Twitter Is The Next Paid Search Venue

Nuno Andrade — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:17:50 -0000

Hey Loki,

Thanks for your feedback. There are many social networking sites but Twitter right now has no competition. And if done correctly, I'm confident that Twitter users wouldn't mind being advertised to with targeted messages, in the same way Google users don't complain about the ads since they can use a great service (search) for free.

As far as setting up a fake account to just get discounts, by definition the plan I outlined would only work if you were active. You'd have to actually use the service in order to get offers. In any case, even if you just entered a list of keywords, I'm sure advertisers wouldn't mind. That would be the equivalent of going to a retailer's website and entering your email address to receive offers from them.

In any case, your second point led to a thought: This would be much more effective if the pay structure was based on the number of followers you had. For example, if you only had one or two followers, I'd pay 25 cents for the click. If you had 5K followers, on the other hand, I'd be willing to pay much more based on the possibility that you'd repost the offer on Twitter to your followers.

Thanks for your feedback.

Re: Twitter Rolling Out Search on Homepage & Sponsored Results

Nuno Andrade — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:35:03 -0000

Twitter is going to monetize search the same way Google monetized search. They are going to charge advertisers to send little DM's to people who mention things related to their line of business. For example, I'm a furniture vendor, if someone says they need to buy furniture, I want to advertise to that person. Arguably, that person is further along in the conversion cycle than someone performing a search for "furniture" on Google. For more on "Twitter Paid Search," see my blog entry: http://inside.nikkoshops.co....

Re: Twitter will not kill Google

Nuno Andrade — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:53:15 -0000

I completely agree that Borthwick has it all wrong. Twitter is no Google-killer. But I do believe that Twitter is a threat to Google's advertising dollars.

I believe that Twitter is going to monetize search the same way Google monetized search. They are going to charge advertisers to send little DM's to people who mention things related to their line of business.

For example, I'm a furniture vendor, if someone says they need to buy furniture, I want to advertise to that person. Arguably, that person is further along in the conversion cycle than someone performing a search for "furniture" on Google.

I wrote a more in-depth blog post on this subject: http://inside.nikkoshops.co.... Would appreciate your thoughts.

Re: Creative destruction … Google slayed by the Notificator?

Nuno Andrade — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:45:03 -0000

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Re: When it Comes to Cause Marketing, Is Profit a Dirty Word?

Nuno Andrade — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:14:19 -0000

Years ago, I was told a story by a college professor about how Jesse Jackson got support from millionaires for the Rainbow Coalition. To paraphrase, he basically went to them and said if you make us, a group of black men, millionaires, we'll make you, a group of white men, billionaires.

Say what you will, but it was a means to an end. When people question the motives behind corporate social responsibility, my response is "So?"

If Apple, for example, wants to "buy" support by donating to a non-profit, let them. The recipients of those donations (the hungry, the sick, etc.) are not going to care about the political motivation for the corporation's goodwill.

In addition, in order for any such campaign to work, it has to have some level of sincerity. People will be able to see right through any attempts to use corporate responsibility to cover up acts of corporate irresponsibility.

The drowning man does not question the motivation of his savior, he simply grasps the helping hand. In the end, everyone, whether corporation or individual, has a reason for any acts of goodwill, whether they be financial or emotional.

It's fine to question motivation, but I'll start by just being thankful that corporate social responsibility is in vogue. Let's just work to make sure it's not a passing fad.

Re: If I Started Today

Nuno Andrade — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:57 -0000

@Wendy Peters:Hey Wendy. Thanks for the feedback. I agree that those who aren't adding value to a conversation aren't going to survive but there's always going to be an endless stream of the self-promoting types. Sometimes I choose not to comment because it's almost impossible for anyone to find a valuable comment through all the noise. (Someone should create a service called "Haystack" where you vote on comments and those would rise to the top). I'd *love* to have conversations like this one in the comments section of blogs but if I think it's going to go unheard, I'd rather post it on my own blog. But thanks again. Your response might just motivate me to get out there a bit more.