Hotel Sales Marketing Consultant - Clients: balancing hotel - hospitality clients' needs and our skills

       

Panetiere Marketing Advisors - clients from 2003:

:: Destination Hotels and Resorts > Sunriver Resort, Sun River, OR

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts > Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA

:: Ethan Allen Hotel, Danbury, CONN

:: Langham Hotels, London, Boston, Hong Kong

:: Gemstone Resorts - Hotel ZaZa Houston, Hotel ZaZa Dallas, House of Blues Hotel, Chicago, Westward Look Resort, Hotel Sax

:: The Graciela, Burbank, CA

:: The Kessler Collection, Hotel Management Company

:: Rancho Jacona Casitas, Santa Fe, NM

:: The Windsor Court, New Orleans, LA

:: Hotel Derek, Houston, TX

:: Sheraton Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

:: Sage Hospitality Resources, hotel management company

:: St. Julien Hotel & Spa, Boulder, CO

:: Four Points by Sheraton, Meriden, CT

:: Embassy Suites, Denver, CO

:: TBI Maldives - luxury resort development in Malvides Island, Indian Ocean

:: Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ

:: Topnotch at Stowe Resort & Spa, Stowe, VT

:: HVS International, Boulder, CO

:: Marmara Hotels & Resorts, US and Turkey

:: Amerimar Enterprises, Philadelphia, PA

:: Destination Hotels and Resorts, Doubletree, O'Hare, Chicago, IL

:: Commissary Cuisine Catering, Philadelphia, PA

:: Hospitality Sales and Marketing International - Mile High Chapter, Denver, CO

:: All Seasons Catering by Shackamaxon, Philadelphia, PA

:: Gillen 2004 for State Representative, Philadelphia, PA

:: Robert Scotese, Attorney & CPA, Philadelphia, PA

:: Noble House Hotels & Resorts, hotel management company

:: Carino Collection: 80 Luxury Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, NY, NY

:: Destination Hotels and Resorts > Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center, NJ

:: Destination Hotels and Resorts > The Argent, San Francisco, CA

:: Rock Resorts > Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, Edwards, CO

:: Villa Montana Beach Resort, Isabela, Puerto Rico

:: Rock Resorts > The Lodge at Rancho Mirage, Rancho Mirage, CA

:: Noble House Hotels, Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe, NM

:: Noble House Hotels, Edgewater Hotel and University Towers Hotels, Seattle, WA

:: Noble House Hotels, The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club, Redondo Beach, CA

:: Woodfin and Chase Suites Hotels: Lincoln, NE; Hunt Valley, MD; Overland Park, KS; Kansas City Airport; El Paso, TX; and Rockville, MD.
Also corporate office revenue management support and DOS training.

:: Sheraton Bloomington, MN

:: Quality Inn and Suites, Ft. Worth, TX

:: Rock Resorts: Hotel Jerome, Aspen, CO

:: The Kessler Collection: Beaver Creek Lodge, Edwards, CO.

:: Sage Hospitality Resources: The Peery, Salt Lake City, UT

:: Sage Hospitality Resources: Marriott, Ogden, UT

:: Sage Hospitality Resources: Sheraton Tempe Airport, AZ

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: The Shores Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach, FL.

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: Tampa Intercontinental Hotel, Tampa, FL.

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: Wild Dunes Resort, Wild Dunes, SC.

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: Hotel ICON, Houston, TX.

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: The Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, CA.

:: Destination Hotels & Resorts: Tarrytown House and Conference Center, Tarrytown, NY

Return on investment for temporary positions:
Hard facts to show the production and value of temporary staff.

New Business Development:

For a Pacific North West resort:
In just two weeks, of approx. 40 hours per week, 740 total clients touched, 220 "hits" and 24 total leads worth $250.000 in revenue.

For CA resort:
In 16 weeks of calling 40 hours per week, 1,573 total calls, 49 leads worth $1,789,000 in revenue.

For International luxury hotel company:
In following up on a direct mail campaign, in six weeks with part time callers, 2,590 total calls made, 228 total leads and 24 hot leads that led to immediate proposals.

For Fla city hotel:
In 260 hours of calling, 1,518 client touched, 575 "hits", and 88 hot leads

Temporary on site sales managers:
For Fla resort hotel:
13 weeks on site handling national and state association market, 283 prospecting calls, 53 proposals worth $3,564,585. 14 definite bookings worth $254,519 and $426,000 worth of business turned over to incoming manager.

For CA resort hotel:
7 weeks on site handling specific nationwide vertical markets: 564 prospecting calls, 33 proposals worth $852,385. 7 definite bookings worth $86,000. 6 cross sell leads to sister properties worth $1,124,000.

For CA city hotel:
Two temporary staff for 16 weeks each, handling IBT, corporate and some citywide. One booked $1.6 million in definite revenue and the other booked $1.5 million.

For NJ conference center hotel:
One associate opened up brand new SMERF market for hotel. In 7 months generated $260,00 in definite revenue.

For CO mountain resort:
6 weeks, on site handling group and IBT, sent 40 proposals worth $1,008,000 in revenue. 14 definite bookings worth $99,000 and signed up 6 new IBT clients.

Catering managers in resort as well as city business hotels:
Ability to conduct site inspections and handle social and business clients. Provide proposals, do contracts, BEO’s and serve as on-site resource for planners while their events are taking place.

For CO mountain resort, during a 3 week assignment, our temporary catering manager made 53 prospecting calls, booked $10,000 in definite business, serviced $25,000 in current business (doing all BEO’s and servicing), handled site inspections, and trained a new catering manager.

Temporary DOS and DSM:
· For resort and city hotels, independent and franchise. Some activities include: assess teams, build new teams, training, writing marketing plans, implementing marketing plans, liaison and keep on task both PR and advertising agencies, oversee revenue management and catering departments.

For CO mountain resort, in 13 weeks, in addition to providing leadership, hiring two new sales staff employees, our temporary DOS sent 61 proposals worth $1,543,000 and booked 15 definites worth $353,940. She also represented the hotel at 2 trade shows and spent one full week making sales calls in a major metropolitan area for the resort.

Holistic Revenue Management
Effecting all elements of on-line preseence and direct sales awareness of rate opportunities

For 3 Star Limited service private label in 3rd tier city: In 1 week put in place the tools for $1,250,000 worth of revenue gain from alll rate categories.
For 3 Star limited service franchise mid-level barnd in 3rd tier suburbs:$950,000 for year in 3 weeks of analysis and planning - here opening channels, spreading rates, devising niches

Consortia Marketing and Travel Agent Marketing Campaign

Launch of GDS change and IBT Travel Agent awareness for 1st Tier Hip Boutique
2 month campaign in 6 consortia and 6 E-mail blasts to our luxury users lists, with Travel Agent website as part of: yielded over $500,000 year over year projected increase on a cost of $15,000 - an ROI of 33. The sales team was working the Consortia at the same time. So a GDS chain code switch has actually enabled MORE revenues at less cost and has done so from the moment of switch.

The Resort at Squaw Creek
Olympic Valley, CA
Destination Hotels & Resorts4 Diamond rating
Project included:

  • Telemarketing from home office and on property for new business development. Panetiere associates on project include Shirley Hornbeck and Jeannie DiGrappa.

Time frame: Feb through Oct 31, 2007.

Sheraton Bloomington
Bloomington, MN
Sheraton Franchise

Project included:

  • Luci Smithhart serves as temporary catering manager.

Time frame: May through June 2007

Ethan Allen Hotel
Danbury, CT

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt coaches and trains 1-1 the new DOS for the property for one full week.
  • Sandy Heydt conducts sales training to sales and catering managers.
  • Ongoing support for consortia marketing, Internet marketing and participation in Carino Co-op marketing programs.
  • rebuild of website with all markets
  • redo GDS and IDS copy and imagery
  • Internet Reputation Management

Time frame: May 2005 and ongoing.

The Graciela
Burbank, CA

Project included:

  • Search engine optimization, rebuild of webpage copy and visuals as to reflect the nature of the property.
  • Consrtia marketing for new managment - Outrigger

Time frame: October 2005 through June 2006.
Then November 2007 through Dec 2008

Gemstone Hotels & Resorts
Hotel ZaZa Houston, Hotel ZaZa Dallas, House of Blues Hotel, Chicago, Westward Look Resort, Hotel Sax

Project included:

  • Consortia marketing programs, including negotiation and purchase of space, concepts, artwork and design.
  • Landing website to support the consortia marketing.
  • Travel agent and meeting email marketing.
  • Continued consortia marketing
  • Travel agent e-mail communication, sweepstakes
  • Meeting Planner communication about new space
  • Meeting Planner website

Time frame: January 2005 and ongoing.

Marmara Hotels & Resorts
One US and four locations in Turkey

Project included:

  • Consortia marketing program consulting.
  • Travel agent and meeting email marketing.

Time frame: January 2006 and ongoing.

Langham Hotels International
US and Internation Locations

Project included:

  • Kelli Crannell, Kimberly Tennison, Stella Evans, Cindy Perkins and Shannon Minton work on new business development by following up on a direct mail piece mailed to thousands of Langham clients and non clients. Prospecting from home offices and passing on leads to Regional Directors of Sales. Feb-Mar 2007.
  • Consortia marketing programs.
  • Travel agent and meeting email marketing

Time frame: January 2005 and ongoing.

Woodfin Suites Hotels
San Diego, CA
Corporate headquarters support

Project included:

  • Revenue management strategy and training. Eric von Starck and Allison Ahrens conduct training of new corporate revenue management team as well as specific properties.
  • Allison Ahrens and Eric von Starck develop 120 page manual and conduct three days of DOS Sales School for the Chase Suites Directors of Sales and provide followup and coaching through monthly phone calls. Continued communication also with the GM's on the property level.
  • Consortia marketing program and supporting website.
  • Various media buys and supporting artwork.
  • Sales manager shop calls.

Time frame: January 2005 and ongoing.

Woodfin Suites Hotels
Limited Service

Corporate Support

  • Web hosting and data collection for www.woodfinforagents.com
  • Revenue Management Strategy and Training
  • Consortia Marketing
  • Travel Agent - website design, hosting, and data collection

Lincoln NE

  • Allison Ahrens serves as temporary DOS, trains and hires sales staff, conducts sales audit, trains on revenue management
  • Eric von Starck comes to property and trains revenue managment team and also provide ongoing support.

Woodfin Suites Hunt Valley - Hunt Valley, MD

  • Allison Ahrens sales audit, trains sales and revenue management teams

Chase Suites Overland Park - Overland Park, KS

  • Allison Ahrens trains DOS and sales staff, conducts sales audit, trains on revenue management

Chase Suites Kansas City Airport - Kansas City, MO

  • Allison Ahrens trains DOS and sales staff, conducts sales audit, trains on revenue management

Chase Suites El Paso - El Paso, TX

  • Eric von Starck comes to property and trains revenue managment team and also provide ongoing support.

Woodfin Suites Tampa - Tampa, FL

  • Breda McCambridge serves as temporary sales manager handling IBT and group solicitation.

Woodfin Suites Rockville - Rockville, MD

  • Jeannie DiGrappa serves as temporary DOS, training staff and hiring a new DOS and new sales manager.
  • Luci Smithhart provides support on property in sales and catering and continues working on catering menus and policies from home office.
  • Eric von Starck provides on property training of new team in revenue management and sales techniques to new DOS, sales managers and revenue manager. Also provides ongoing revenue management support.

Time frame: February 2007 and ongoing.

Sheraton Tempe Airport
Phoneix, AZ
Sheraton Franchise/Sage Hospitality Resources

Project included:

  • Wendy Kivitz serves as temporary corporate transient sales manager from the property and home office.

Time frame: March 2007.

Marriott Hotel
Ogden, UT
Marriott Franchise/Sage Hospitality Resources

Project included:

  • Kim Dinsmoor serves as temporary DSM during period of transition.

Time frame: March through April 2007.

Quality Inn and Suites
Ft. Worth, TX
Quality Inn Franchise

Project included:

  • Eric von Starck and Sandy Heydt provide advice and support to the owner.
  • A sales audit is performed with recommendations.
  • The hotel becomes part of the Internet Reputation Management program.

Time frame: January2007 and ongoing.

The Peery Hotel
Salt Lake City, UT
Sage Hospitality Resources

Project included:

  • Shirley Hornbeck serves as temporary DOS, providing leadership, booking business and training sales, front desk and reservations staff.

Time frame: March through April 2007.

Beaver Creek Lodge
Edwards, CO
Member: Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

The Kessler Collection

AAA 4 Diamond rating

Project included:

  • Jeannie Di Grappa serves as temporary DOS covering a maternity leave.
  • Luci Smithhart serves as temporary catering manager.
  • Alex Morrison works from the property and home office as temporary revenue manager.

Time frame: April through July, 2007.

The Jerome Hotel
Aspen, CO
Rock Resorts

Project included:

  • Debbie Scholl serves as temporary sales manager on property, soliciting and booking both group and IBT business. Debbie also makes sales calls on behalf of the hotel in various cities in California. This hotel was so happy with our staffing they hired hire full time and now she lives in Aspen!

Time frame: July - September 2007.

Sunriver River Resort
Sunriver, OR
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond Rating

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt serves as on property temporary Director of Sales.
  • Shirley Hornbeck is on property as temporary sales manager handling new business development, booking business and also turning over to permanent staff.

Time frame: Feb through July 2006

Skamania Lodge
Stevenson, WA
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond Rating

Project included:

  • Shannon Minton serves as temporary sales manager on property as well as represents the resort at trade shows.
  • ThenShannon Minton and Kelli Crannell handle new business development in the religious and government markets through telemarketing from their home offices.

Time frame: January through mid March, 2005, then again July - September 2007.

Tampa Intercontinental Hotel
Tampa, FL
Destination Hotels & Resorts

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt and Eric von Starck train sales, catering and convention services staff as the hotel moves from being a lower rated hotel and is in the final stages of renovation to become a luxury Intercontinental Hotel.
  • Breda McCambridge and Wendy Kivitz take on new business development by telemarketing from their home offices, forwarding any leads to the property staff.

Time frame: April 2007 Sales training; June through August 2007 telemarketing.

Tarrytown House Hotel & Conference Center
Tarrytown, NY
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond rating

Project included:

  • Breda McCambridge handles new business development and prospecting from the property.

Time frame: August through September 2007.

Wild Dunes Resort
Isle of Palm, SC
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond Rating

Project included:

  • Garrett Schwab handles new business development through telemarketing from his home office and forwarding leads to the property staff.

Time frame: August 2007 and ongoing.

The Shores Resort & Spa
Daytona Beach, FL
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond rating

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt served on transition team for DH&R to assimilate this resort into the DH&R collection. She also served as temporary DSM.
  • Garrett Schwab served as temporary sales manager, handling the Florida association and SMERF market. He was on site booking business, conducting site inspections, serving as MOD and working at special events.

Time frame: February through July 2007.

Hotel ICON
Houston, TX
Destination Hotels & Resorts

AAA 4 Diamond rating

Project included:

  • On property development of new and dormant IBT business.
  • Solicitation and booking of group business.
  • Panetiere associates on this project included Breda McCambridge and Garrett Schwab

Time frame: Feb - March, 2007.


Windsor Court Hotel
New Orleans, LA
Member: Leading Hotels of the World/ Orient Express Hotels

Mobil 5 Star rating

Project included:

  • Review corporate business strategy goals and objectives for local, regional and national market segments
  • Designed a specific local corporate booking program including goals, tracking, promotion and key ingredients
  • Competitive set rate comparison and analysis; pricing strategies
  • Review and recommendations of marketing communications budget
  • Advertising: strategic and creative recommendations
  • Designed and built the local corporate booking program and worked with ad agency and reservations manager to finalize this new program and roll out to customers by April 1, 2003.

Time frame: Mid January through mid March, 2003.

Hotel Derek
Houston, TX
Member: Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide/Amerimar Enerprises

AAA 4 Diamond Rating

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt serves as acting Director of Sales and Marketing for an 8 week period during staff transition.
  • Review and make recommendations for deployment and market segment responsibilities of sales and catering staff.
  • Provide stability for staff and management.
  • Interview and recommend candidates for Director of Sales and Marketing, Director of Catering, and two Sales Manager positions.
  • Kimberley Tennison spends four weeks prospecting and finding new business.
  • Sandy Heydt conducts sales and catering prospecting and selling skills training.

Time frame: Mid March through May, 2003.

Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Atlanta, GA
Starwood Franchise/Amerimar Enterprises

Project included:

  • Sandy Heydt serves as advisor and support to Director of Sales and Marketing and General Manager.
  • Review sales office operations and provide recommendations for improvements.
  • Research information and write 2004 marketing plan.
  • Support human resources in staffing open positions in the sales and catering departments. Screen all applicants and check references prior to recommending any applicant to the Sheraton management staff.
  • Coordinate with advertising and public relations agency on comprehensive program to promote the new 6.5 million dollar addition of meeting space, adding on to the 25,000 square feet currently in place.
  • Focus on improvement in areas such as forecasting, sales processes, and data base management.
  • Provide leadership to sales and marketing team.
  • Develop electronic marketing materials.
  • Kimberley Tennison serves as interim Business Travel Manager during RFP season and handles rate negotiation process.

Time frame: May through October, 2003

Ramada Hotel and Conference Center/
-- re-brand as Four Points by Sheraton
Meriden, CT
Re-branding as Four Points by Sheraton
Starwood Franchise/ Amerimar Enterprises

Project includes:

  • Evaluation and staffing of sales and catering office
  • Migration from manual sales office to full Delphi installation
  • Write sales and marketing plan for 2004 focusing on re-branding and repositioning of property
  • Manage public relations and direct mail campaign with agency
  • Conduct competitive survey and re-price product in market place as part of re-branding activities
  • Prepare for operational and sales/marketing transition to Four Points related to Starwood standards and expectations
  • Coordinate renovation schedule with current clients and work with construction professionals on specific schedules in order to maximize revenue during construction period. $4 million renovation planned.
  • From home office and on property, Wendy Kivitz serves as interim sales manager to keep in close contact with top producing accounts and begins re-soliciting accounts the property has lost to competition.
  • Kimberly Tennison and Jeannie Di Grappa spend extended time on property serving as sales and catering manager during staff transition

Time Frame: January through August, 2004

St. Julien Hotel and Spa
Boulder, CO
Opening January, 2005
Pre-opening member: Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide

Project includes:

  • Sandy Heydt serves as pre-opening Director of Sales and Marketing.
  • Write 2004 pre-opening sales and marketing plan.
  • Develop collateral, advertising campaigns, public relations and web site.
  • Hire full time pre-opening sales and catering team.
  • Work with owner on final finishes to property.
  • Coordinate all Preferred programs and activities.
  • Work with community leaders to begin developing relationships for new hotel.
  • for catering and banquets - analyze market opportunities and comp set; conceive all catering menus - 3 sets : corporate, social, and weddings; artwork all menus so as to target feeder markets - both local and national
  • Shannon Minton is the sales and catering manager in pre-opening for six months.

Time Frame: January through September, 2004

Westin Governor Morris Inn
Morristown, NJ
Starwood Franchise/Amerimar Enterprises

Project includes:

  • Sandy Heydt provides sales and marketing support after ownership change and during a $15 million renovation
    • conducts search for new sales and catering professionals
    • manages the conversion from one sales and marketing computer system to new system.
    • works with current Director of Sales on monthly reporting for ownership and management company.
    • manage sales and marketing department while DSM takes maternity leave
    • research, write, and compile 2005 marketing plan for sales and marketing department
  • Food and Beverage - develop innovative 2005 marketing plan for all outlets - required to produce complete plan in 3 days

Time Frame: February through November 2004

TBI Maldives Private Limited
Republic of the Maldives
Resorts in the Maldives, off the west south coast of India

Project Includes

  • Write marketing plans as part of bid tender process to build and operate two luxury resorts in the Maldives on the islands of Biyahhoo and Kalhufahalafushi.
  • Supply of consultant to advise with Ritz negotiations

Time Frame: May -June 2004 and continuing as development comes on stream

Embassy Suites Downtown Denver
Denver, Colorado
Hilton Franchise/ Amerimar Enterprises

Project Includes:

  • Sandy Heydt brought in by owners to increase revenue so as to maximize the property's value.
  • Jeannie Di Grappa provides sales support through prospecting calls.
  • Sandy Heydt makes recommendations on revenue generating programs that will yield short term results

Time Frame: May -July 2004

Topnotch at Stowe Resort & Spa
Stowe, Vermont
Member: Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Project Includes:

  • Sandy Heydt evaluates, makes recommendations, and implements upgrades to collateral, media plan, and website.
  • Conduct thorough comp set evaluation -- marketing presence, facility, and service levels -- to assist Topnotch in positioning itself effectively against comp set.
  • Sandy Heydt evaluates hotel operation and makes recommendations for upgrade facility and for improved service levels.
  • Wendy Kivitz serves as tour and travel sales manager, managing the leisure transient market and working with marketing partners such as Virtuoso, Spa Finders, and AMEX FHR.
  • Trains new full time manager in this department
  • Sandy Heydt leads search for new PR, ad agency, and e-commerce partners. Also manages a market research project as well as the overhaul of the marketing and communications plan.
  • Sandy Heydt assists in search for new VP Operations, and VP Marketing.
  • Eric von Starck conducts research and analysis on rental resort home segment of inventory and writes marketing plan specifically for this segment.
  • Eric von Starck provides artwork and design for collateral to promote upcoming renovations and facility improvements.
  • Eric von Starck works with concierge and marketing staff to improve and redesign internal marketing pieces such as daily turn down letter.
  • Jeannie DiGrappa makes sales calls to AMEX FHR reservation offices
  • Eric von Starck designs and programs three rental program 3rd party channel sites. . . a new marketing paradigm for resort condos and townhomes.
  • PMA manages, designs, and delivers e-mail marketing programs for townhome rental program.

Time Frame: June, 2004 - August 2005

Doubletree O'Hare Airport
Chicago, IL
Destination Hotels & Resorts

Project Includes

  • Kimberly Tennison works on site for new property acquisition in Chicago , assisting in the transition.
  • Jeannie DiGrappa works on site for new property acquisition in Chicago, assisting continuing sales program.
  • Shirley Hornbeck steps in as temp Senior Sales Manager in 2006 - just for a week as a hire was made.

Time Frame: July-August 2004, January 2005
Then again in 2006 - April

Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center
Hamilton Park, NJ
AAA Four Diamond

Destination Hotels & Resorts

Project Includes:

  • Kimberly Tennison is part of the DH&R transition team, assisting in booking business and presenting this hotel to individual transient and group clients after DH&R purchases the property and takes over management.
  • Wendy Kivitz provides direct sales support from home office.
  • Breda McCambridge serves as interim senior sales manager on property. Breda also trains new sales managers and the entire team on cross selling the sister property, Tarrytown House. Breda also provides coaching and training for the new property DOS. Six months on property for Breda.
  • Breda returns in 06 for another few months as temp Senior Sales Manager

Time Frame: April 2005, June 2005 through December 2005
Then May 2006 - August 2006. Then February 2007.

The Argent Hotel
San Francisco, CA, USA
AAA Four Diamond Rating

Destination Hotels & Resorts

Project Includes:

  • Sandy Heydt conducts a sales and marketing audit of this DH&R managed hotel and provides an action plan to increase market share. She also serves as Interim Director of Sales and Marketing and works closely with the sales team on productivity. Five months on site for Sandy.
  • Kimberly Tennison and Wendy Kivitz spend a few weeks on property assisting with client development and prospecting and Wendy continues prospecting potential clients from her home office.
  • Jeannie DiGrappa spends an extended time on property taking on responsibilities for the corporate transient and the Northeast market; she also leads the RFP process on an interim basis. Six months on site for Jeannie.
  • Breda McCambridge spends three months in early 2006 on property handling the Northeast corporate market for the hotel to provide stability as the hotel prepares for a sale.

Time frame: April 2005 - On-going


Lodge and Spa at Cordillera
Cordillera, near Beaver Creek, CO USA
Conde Nast Traveler - #1 Ski Resort in the United States, #2 in North America and #4 Internationally, 2003

Rock Resorts

Project Includes:

  • Jeannie DiGrappa serves as Interim Director of Sales and Marketing immediately prior to and after Rock Resorts takes over management of this luxury resort property.
  • Jeannie sets up the sales systems, books business, re-introduces the property to clients and represents the property at trade shows.
  • Shannon Minton is brought in to assist in client development and prospecting to work from the property and her home office.
  • Then Luci Smithhart is brought on to the property to serve as temporary catering managers in 2007.

Time frame: April 2005 - September 2005., then again Feb through April 2007

The Lodge at Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
Mobil Four Star
AAA Four Diamond
Gold List Conde' Nast Traveler magazine

Rock Resorts

Project Includes:

  • Kristal Eckley serves as senior sales manager on property on an interim basis.

Time frame: August 2005

Villa Montana Beach Resort
Isabela, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Tourism's Excellence Award: 2004 and 2005

Project Includes:

  • Marketing analysis and task execution plan with Sandy Heydt and Eric von Starck. Full resort marketing plan for 2006 completed.
  • Research, conceive, write and design new website. Handle all Internet marketing.
    Photography for new site is an additional part of the project.
  • Eric von Starck conceives and designs advertisements for travel agent market.
  • Retainer contract for the year 2006 to serve as the resort's sales and marketing directors.
  • Web hosting and data collection
  • Customer relationship management

Time frame: July, 2005 - ongoing

The Inn & Spa at Loretto
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Noble House Hotels and Resorts

AAA Four Diamond

Project Includes:

  • Jeannie DiGrappa serves as interim senior sales manager on property from January through July of 2006.
  • Shirley Hornbeck serves as temp Senior Sales Manager - handling new business development through prospecting.

Time frame: January - July 2006

The Edgewater Hotel
Seattle, WA
Noble House Hotels and Resorts

AAA Four Diamond

Project Includes:

  • Sandy Heydt serves Acting Director of Sales and Marketing. Also assists with The University Tower Hotel, soon to be renamed Hotel Deca.
  • Kimberly Tennison spends 10 days at Edgewater training a new Business Travel Manager on technology, negotiating, prospecting, qualifying, RFPs, distribution systems, and overall best practices

Time frame: January - March 2006

The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club
Redondo Beach, CA
Noble House Hotels and Resorts

AAA Four Diamond

Project Includes:

  • Allison Ahrens is temporary sales manager, handling vertical and geographic markets.

Time frame: June through August 2007

Rancho Jacona
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Independently owned and operated

Project Includes:

  • Research, conceive, write and design new website.
  • Search engine optimization and guerilla marketing.
  • Sandy Heydt and Eric von Starck strategize on pricing, yield management, and expansion into new markets.
  • Eric von Starck develops and maximizes third party rental sites.
  • Eric von Starck conceives, designs and distributes e-mail campaigns to fill low demand periods.
  • Web hosting and data collection

Time frame: August 2004 - ongoing

Commissary Cuisine
Philadelphia, PA

Project Includes:

  • Eric von Starck designs and executes an interactive ordering site for in-office delivery
  • Menu design
  • Direct mail program
  • Data cleaning and management
  • Web hosting and data collection

Time frame: November 2003 - ongoing

All Seasons Catering by Shackamaxon
Philadelphia gourmet caterer with office catering division

Project Includes:

  • Eric von Starck designs and executes direct mail marketing campaigns
  • Eric von Starck, conceives and designs menus: gourmet, wedding, and low cost in-office
  • Eric von Starck designs and programs web site
  • Newsletter writing, editing, designing
  • Advertising conception and design
  • Data cleaning and data entry
  • Mailing management
  • Web hosting and data collection

Time frame: November 2003 - ongoing

Mile High Chapter of HSMAI
Denver, CO Chapter of HSMAI

Project Includes:

  • Newsletter writing, editing, and design: paper-pdf delivery and e-news formats
  • Web design, copy writing, interactive blog
  • E-mail blast system set-up and managed for General Manager
  • Data Cleaning
  • Web hosting and data collection

Time frame: May 2004 - July 2007,
Webhosting Continues

Robert Scotese, Esq.
Lawyer and CPA in Philadelphia, PA

Project Includes:

  • Web design and copy writing by Eric von Starck
  • Web hosting and data collection

Time frame: January 2004 - ongoing

Carino Collection
Hotel and resort representation company with 75 members

Project Includes:

Time frame: January 2005 - ongoing

Amerimar Enterprises
Owners and managers of hotels, Philadelphia, PA

Projects Include:

  • Take-over of newly purchased properties: assist the VP of Marketing and Sales to bring the Sales and Marketing Departments into line with owner expectations and requirements of new branding
  • Marketing Plans - with Corporate VP and property GM, develop new marketing plans that use corporate resources
  • Sandy Heydt steps into role of DOSM as required by Corporate VP and realigns departments so as to improve performance and skill levels.
  • Other Panetiere team members serve as temporary sales managers on property and from home offices.

Time frame: April 2003 - June 2006

HVS International
Hotel and resort consulting, Boulder CO office

Project Includes:

  • St. Julien Hotel in Boulder, pre-opening sales and marketing
  • Marketing Plan and execution during pre-opening
  • Catering and Banquet menus for St. Julien, pre-opening; catering sales assistance
  • Additional advice and project work as needed.

Time frame: January - August 2004 and on-going

Gillen 2004
Political campaign for Pennsylvania Senate primary

Project Includes:

  • Web development, interactive, data base driven, regularly updated political site with web donation system

Time frame: December 2003 - June 2004

Noble House Hotels and Resorts
Hotel owner and management company

Project Includes:

  • The Edgewater Hotel, University Towers Hotel (The new Hotel DECA), both in Seattle, WA; The Inn at Loretto, Santa Fe, NM and The Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club, Redondo Beach, CA.
  • Sandy Heydt serves Acting Director of Sales and Marketing and other staff members serve as temporary sales managers. Team members include Jeannie DiGrappa, Shirley Hornbeck, Allison Ahrens.
  • Kimberly Tennison spends 10 days at Edgewater training a new Business Travel Manager on technology, negotiating, prospecting, qualifying, RFPs, distribution systems, and overall best practices

Time frame: January 2006 - and ongoing through mid 2007

The Kessler Collection
Hotel management company

Project Includes:

  • Beaver Creek Lodge, Edwards, CO. Three temporary positions: DOS, catering manager and revenue manager

Time frame: April through July 2007

Sage Hospitality Resources
Hotel owner and management company

Project Includes:

  • The Peery Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT;
    The Marriott Hotel, Ogden, UT;
    The Sheraton Tempe Airport, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Curtis Hotel - new DOSM recruited

Time frame: March 2007 and ongoing

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