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The sad demise of the catered chalet ski holiday

by iain on Sep 25, 2023 • 8 Comments

Looking through a recent survey from Le Ski, I was struck by one stat in particular. While it was encouraging to read that the number of UK skiers and snowboarders is predicted to grow by 14% in winter 2023/24, the fact that only 13% stay in catered chalets highlighted how...

Ideas

Will ChatGPT make ‘ski experts’ redundant?

by iain on May 11, 2023 • No Comments

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing fast. A few years ago, it was just the name of one of Steven Spielberg’s less good movies, but in 2023 AI has moved from the world of ‘futurologists’ into the mainstream. The chances are that even if you haven’t tried ChatGPT (or Google’s ‘Bard’),...

Iain / Ideas / Tour Operators

‘Parrots in the Snow: the rise and fall of Bladon Lines’ – article in ‘Ski+Board’ magazine

by iain on Mar 8, 2023 • 3 Comments

Iain’s article ‘Parrots in the Snow: the rise and fall of Bladon Lines‘ has now been published in ‘Ski+Board’ magazine. It’s also now available as a special episode of The Ski Podcast My first experience of working in the ski industry came 35 years ago when I went to Chatel...

Iain / Resorts

Ski Touring in Morocco: A Photo Essay

by iain on Feb 8, 2019 • No Comments

Iain from Skipedia recently went ski touring in Morocco. Flying into Marrakech, and then travelling to Imlil (1740m), Iain then spent three nights at the Refuge des Mouflons (3207m), ski touring to different 4000m peaks. Ski hire was from Braemar Mountain Sports, guiding and logistics were organised by Toubkal Guide. You...

Resorts / Tour Operators

‘I’m a modern-day Batman’ says anti-ESF campaigner

by iain on Nov 2, 2014 • No Comments

These are difficult days for the ESF in the UK. The current legal cases against Simon Butler and Le Ski have stirred up plenty of negative sentiment within the British market against the ESF. Both cases – which deal with different aspects of the law – are currently at different...

Tour Operators

Why do chalet girls bake a cake every day?

by iain on Aug 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

Okay, not strictly anything to do with marketing, but just for fun… So why do chalet girls bake a cake every day? As far as I know chalets have always left out a cake for their guests to tuck into for ‘afternoon tea’. After a long day on the slopes,...

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Resorts / Social Media

Flaine Impress Again With #Selflaine Campaign

by iain on Oct 2, 2014 • No Comments

Flaine made an impression with their social media last season, when their pre-season Facebook competition increased their fan base by 7000 in one week. This winter they have taken a different, and even more ambitious, approach with their new #Selflaine campaign – designed by Felix Creation. Submit your #Selflaine The Grand Massif resort...

Advertising

HSBC Hit The Spot With Cycling Video Ad

by iain on Oct 2, 2014 • No Comments

We came across the ad – created for HSBC by Saatchi & Saatchi – earlier this week and were impressed. Advertisers know that cycling is the new black and this ad works that concept perfectly. HSBC’s Premier account is aimed at high earning individuals, typically men, and what aspiring forty-something wouldn’t spend a few seconds...

Social Media

London Marathon Charities Show How To Monitor Twitter

by iain on Oct 1, 2014 • No Comments

One of the roles we fulfil at Skipedia is monitoring social media for our clients. All companies should be monitoring for brand mentions, but sometimes it’s also worth following, or starting, a particular conversation. Today we came across a great example of this, following my own Tweet of disappointment at failing to get a place...

Branding / Marketing

Mammut win by combining humour with passion

by iain on Sep 29, 2014 • No Comments

The company that began in a small ropeworks in Dintikon, Switzerland has recently been celebrating its 150th anniversary through a unique advertising campaign. The campaign has been built around outstanding photos that entertain, amuse, impress – but always retain the core brand messages at their heart: this is a brand that loves the mountains. By...

Ideas

The Evolution of the Desk (1980-today)

by iain on Sep 29, 2014 • No Comments

This brilliant gif was made by BestReviews.com – sit back and enjoy…

Ideas / Marketing

La Tania meets Gordon Ramsay (but who won?)

by iain on Sep 25, 2014 • 2 Comments

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares has been running on Channel 4 since 2004. The final series of the programme has just started, focussing specifically on Europe’s holiday hotspots, and is called ‘Ramsay’s Costa del Nightmares‘ The successful show shows the celebrity chef attempt to convert struggling restaurants using his unique and direct approach. Ramsey meets T. Wall...

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