1. IMGuest-BUS 111 Erica Gallagher Brittany Schmoll Tom Witkauskis

2. www.IMGuest.com A business-oriented social networking platform, used by traveling individuals to set up face-to-face meetings around the world.

3. Who can use it?  Every hotel guests around the world can use IMGuest to virtually check-in to their hotel, connect and setup meetings with other interesting hotel guests.

4. Where is IMGuest available?  IMGuest’s database has more than 140,000 hotels worldwide, so you can use it in almost every hotel in the world.

5. How does it work? 1. Sign up- manually or by using your Facebook, Twitter or Linked account 2. Type in the purpose of your stay and who would you like to meet, search for your hotel and “check-in” 3. Start browsing for like-minded guests in your hotel, connect by sending a message directly to their email to set up face to face meeting.

6. Be informed in real time  IMGuest email notifications will inform you in real time about other interesting hotel guest around you and vice versa.  Someone checked out your profile  Sent you a message  Added you to their favorites  An interesting guests checked in or nearby your hotel

7. Key Benefits  A unique social platform for your hotel guests.  Viral marketing over the web, boosting your hotel brand. Each guest’s “check-in” automatically notifies to his Facebook friends and twitter followers about your hotel.  Analytics – IMGuest allows you to get a customized social report on your guests without exposing their personal identity. (Gender, Occupation, Hometown city and country, Hotel history and more).  Ability to post to your hotel guests with special offers, discounts and more.  Each guest will be able to send an anonymous review on your hotel.

8. ….Creepy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzb9dz wgbIY&feature=related

9. Future of IMGuest  Smartphone apps  Blackberry, iPhone, Android  Development tools for hotels

10. Log in during your next vacation! www.IMGuest.com