Grand Bay Hospitality Group Press Room

For Immediate Release: March 24, 2010 Clearwater Florida

Hotel Operators Intensify Sales Efforts To Secure Increased Revenues As Economy Heads Into Recovery

With occupancy slowly returning in the majority of markets, Hotel Operators seek to maximize online positioning and exposure to returning travelers. With the increasing popularity of online booking engines, social media and emarketing strategies, hotel operators look to niche-marketing vendors to fast track sales efforts. While hotel sales staff faces operating with limited resources and quickly evolving web markets and tools, choosing outside support services can immediately and inexpensively revitalize sales and marketing efforts. Grand Bay Hospitality Group, located in Clearwater Florida, provides Sales & Marketing Boot Camps developed specifically to address this objective.

Greg Brosius, President of Grand Bay, explained “the boot camp outline and format provides a check-up on existing traditional sales efforts, as well as training and development in the use of new and evolving web and reporting tools”. Clients who understand that proper online positioning, utilizing all available search avenues and pervasive online presence, each work to give the property increased exposure to booking travelers. “While hotel sales staff is deeply knowledgeable about traditional sales and marketing platforms, emerging technologies, reporting tools and resources can go unused or misunderstood. Our boot camp coaches can analyze existing efforts and develop a fast track approach to increase traffic” said Patrick Shine, Vice President at Grand Bay.

Todd McIntyre, Director of Sales at LaQuinta in Loveland Colorado explained The Sales and Marketing Boot Camp helped us boost our sales and marketing efforts with a major shot in the arm. With our sales coach’s help, we were able to re-evaluate our placement in the market, pin-point our niche and thus focus our sales efforts more effectively. Throughout the week, we were introduced to over-looked marketing opportunities, both on the web and print. By taking advantage of these, we have greatly increased our exposure in the market. Our sales team is very excited, and already we have seen an increase in inquiries and in bookings. Our experience with the Sales and Marketing Boot Camp will surely prove to be very beneficial as we move forward.

With many similar success stories emerging across the country from those who’ve experienced the Grand Bay Sales & Marketing Boot Camp, this innovative and cutting edge group is proving to be a valuable resource to hotels interested in solutions with guaranteed results. For more information visit www.grandbayhospitalitygroup.com or request a contact at info@grandbayhospitalitygroup.com

March, 2010

Located in Clearwater Florida, Grand Bay Hospitality Group opened its doors with the specific goal of providing services addressing the unique challenges hotel operators face in this economic recovery climate. Greg Brosius, President and founder of the group has assembled a team of focused, resourceful, experienced hotel operators and executives to provide solutions and embrace the challenges and opportunities. The Grand Bay Hospitality Group manages and develops hotels and offers targeted services that enhance the property's current resources.

Nearly every industry article or publication draws an increasingly distressing picture of the typical hotel operation. Declining revenues and mass discounting, coupled with escalating supply and service costs, are straining many hotels beyond anything previously experienced.

Services offered by Grand Bay Hospitality Group have ignited interest at hotel properties looking for innovative solutions to quickly address today’s opportunities. Never have the services been better described as “the right service at the right time”. The proprietary Marketing Boot Camp focuses existing sales team efforts, targets new business portals and develops a tracked plan of action with measurable results to build revenues, driving more business to the property and opening up new markets. The Expense Management Solution  gives the hotel operation access to immediate lower cost supplies and services, and expands resources beyond those currently available with on site staff. With the ability to quickly reduce the cost of operating supplies, services and technology hotel operators see immediate profits driving through to the bottom line. 

Grand Bay Hospitality Group strives to partner with Hotels who are committed to finding viable solutions to today’s most difficult challenges. Using its systematic approach GBHG delivers a one-two punch aimed at both top and bottom line improvements addressing the unique challenges facing operators today.

For more information visit www.grandbayhospitalitygroup.com