The Alpha Blog

The Good News About Blogging

By Joe Mink / September 18, 2024

As a busy pet resort owner or manager, blogging is likely at the bottom of your To Do List. With so many responsibilities already on your plate, keeping up with a regular blog might seem overwhelming. But we would argue that the benefits are worth it – building trust, connecting with local pet owners, establishing…

Dog Boarding vs Pet Sitting: A Comparison

By Joe Mink / August 28, 2024

When pet parents need to find daytime or overnight care for their pets, they typically consider either in-home pet sitters or established pet boarding facilities. Even though popular online platforms have made it seem easy and convenient to find a pet sitter who will come to your home, this solution isn’t without downsides. In our…

Social Media Content Planning & Scheduling for Pet Resorts

By Joe Mink / February 26, 2020

For pet resorts in 2020, doing social media or any kind of content marketing successfully requires a lot more than posting pictures of happy dogs on Facebook. To make an impact with social media, what’s really needed is a good mix of content ranging from happy dogs to informative, educational messages that are intended to…

Demystifying Yelp for Pet Resorts

By Joe Mink / January 29, 2020

For many pet-related business, Yelp is the most misunderstood and potentially frustrating web resource. We’ve all heard stories about great reviews being removed, of aggressive sales tactics, and even claims that paying for Yelp advertising affects reviews. Yelp can be a powerful tool to gain new business for pet resorts when used correctly – whether…

Facebook Insights Worth Considering before Your Next Pet Resort Post

By Joe Mink / December 4, 2019

Is it clear which pet resort posts work well and which don’t?  Have you ever stopped to look at what many pet resorts are posting in social media these days? We stopped.  We looked.  We learned. Join us for this month’s webinar as we offer our findings from the first-ever, intensive analysis of the use…

2020 Marketing Budget Planning for Busy Pet Resort Owners/Managers

By Joe Mink / October 31, 2019

Knowing where to spend marketing dollars, and how much to spend, is becoming increasingly confusing and time-consuming.   Join us for this month’s webinar as we offer pet resort owners and managers an easy, fast, and realistic way to figure out how much marketing investment you need to grow your business and earn more revenue in…

Pet Resort Marketing Plan for 2020…Made Easy! (Part Two)

By Joe Mink / October 23, 2019

  This is Part 2 of a two-part webinar series featuring an easy and fast way to help pet resort owners and managers create an optimal marketing mix for their budget.

Pet Resort Marketing Plan for 2020…Made Easy! (Part 1)

By Joe Mink / October 21, 2019

This is Part 1 of a two-part webinar series featuring an easy and fast way to help pet resort owners and managers create an optimal marketing mix for their budget. This part focuses on considerations for getting the most out of your marketing investments, lowering costs for retaining customers, acquiring new ones, and determining an…

Social Media Stories (and Why They Matter)

By Joe Mink / September 25, 2019

Do you know how to make Instagram and Facebook stories work for you? We’re going over how to engage your current and prospective clients through storytelling and Facebook and Instagram stories. Plus, a walk-through on how to create Instagram stories. Storytelling is an important tool in social media to create conversation between you and your…

End of Summer Jam “Ask Us Anything”

By Joe Mink / September 11, 2019

Join our webinar, “Ask Us Anything,” to hear some of today’s commonly asked questions from pet resort owners, along with answers from our panel of experts, about digital marketing capabilities to help pet resorts grow and earn more revenue. Learn some tips and techniques to put the power of digital marketing to work for your pet resort!