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Explore practical insights and expert advice from SuperControl and industry leaders. Learn from real-life success stories in self-catering, with tips and strategies that truly work.
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Value for money
18th December 2012As we continue the Positioning for Performance series for self-catering accommodation owners, it’s time to look closer at value for money. We should call it…
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Positioning for performance
30th October 2012Recent research indicates that today’s consumer wants everything right now. If you hear a song you like – download it; read a paper – get it on your smartphone; take…
Market intelligence, Self-Catering Resources
Effective and free: Google Places for self-catering
26th October 2012We have all been there; half way down a nameless country road while ticking off directions either half remembered in your head or jotted down onto a scrap piece of…
Market intelligence, Self-Catering Resources
TV licensing for self-catering accommodation
19th September 2012Hotel and Mobile Unit Licence With times so tight for all, saving money as and where it can be saved is more important than ever. Many who run self-catering establishments…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
To list or not to list?
24th July 2012Although in places we’re seeing some great occupancy rates, there’s no doubting that the reality for many operators is a noticeable downturn due to the continued squeeze on disposable incomes…
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Top five offers and added value ideas
19th June 2012With the culture of discount deals, coupons and special offers, sometimes it can be difficult to find a unique angle or offer something special without hacking great chunks out of…
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Your local knowledge
22nd May 2012As the whole industry strives to increase occupancy, we’re seeing great results from clients who choose to market the whole holiday offer – what makes their local area great -…
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Social networking: what can Google+ do for your self-catering business?
23rd April 2012What is it? Realising the value of social networking, Google’s latest dip into the market is its most complete offering yet – seeing massive sign-up figures over the last 12…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Social networking: what can Flickr do for your self-catering business?
17th April 2012What is it? Flickr is a photo management software owned by Yahoo! with two main uses – it’s a place to share photos (/videos) and also to organise and store…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Social networking: what can YouTube do for your self-catering business?
10th April 2012What is it? If you’ve spent any time in front of a computer over the last few years, the chances are you have been on YouTube at some point. Possibly…
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Social networking : what can Pinterest do for your self-catering business?
3rd April 2012What is it? Pinterest is a virtual pinboard (or boards) – the idea is that you ‘pin’ things you spot on the web to your board(s) for others to see. …
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Social networking : what can Twitter do for your self-catering business?
27th March 2012We’re being bombarded with hash tags and @ signs aplenty. The news programmes are asking us to “Tweet” our views and a whole host of “Twitterese” has entered the dictionary. …
Self-Catering Resources, Work Smart
Social networking : what can Facebook do for your self-catering business?
9th March 2012Please note: to use the Facebook integration with SuperControl you must have more that 2000 likes – this is a rule set by Facebook. Our new blog series looks at…
