The missing link: Creating value with social media use in hotels

A Garrido-Moreno, VJ García-Morales, N Lockett… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2018Elsevier
Social Media has transformed the way firms relate to their markets. Hotels all over the world
are increasingly using these tools, integrating them into their Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) strategies to engage customers in active conversations. The use of
Social Networking and Review Sites, like TripAdvisor, has become all pervasive, and hotels
are investing large sums of money in engaging customers via Social Media. However, there
is a certain degree of skepticism about how these technologies can help to create value. To …
Abstract
Social Media has transformed the way firms relate to their markets. Hotels all over the world are increasingly using these tools, integrating them into their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies to engage customers in active conversations. The use of Social Networking and Review Sites, like TripAdvisor, has become all pervasive, and hotels are investing large sums of money in engaging customers via Social Media. However, there is a certain degree of skepticism about how these technologies can help to create value. To shed light on the topic, based on a sample of 222 Spanish hotels, this study examines the real impact of Social Media use, showing the key role played by Social CRM Capabilities in the process of value creation with these tools. By building on the Resource-Based theory, the proposed model shows the pathway between Social Media use and organizational performance, in terms of profitability, sales and customer retention.
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