Strategic Marketing Planning in the Hospitality Industry
Author: Robert L. Blomstrom
Publisher: Amer Hotel & Motel Assn
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780866120135
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert L. Blomstrom
Publisher: Amer Hotel & Motel Assn
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780866120135
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Allen Z. Reich
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1997-04-07
Total Pages: 565
ISBN-13: 0471310123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The only advanced marketing textbook specifically focused on thehospitality industry . . . The time when you could run a hospitality business with nothingbut a friendly smile and a strong work ethic has passed. Dining,lodging, and entertaining habits are changing rapidly as theinformation age revolutionizes the world economy. More than ever,businesses must focus their marketing efforts on specific segmentswithin the market. Success in the hospitality industry demands thatyou develop the cutting-edge decision-making skills necessary foreffective strategic market management. Marketing Management for the Hospitality Industry providescomprehensive coverage of marketing from both long- and short-termperspectives. Each chapter is an actual component of an overallstrategic marketing model, and the book's easy-to-read, hands-onapproach simplifies complex material and enables you to graspdifficult concepts quickly and completely. Inside you'll find: * How-to's for planning long- and short-term marketingstrategies * Examples of successful marketing strategies * Specific techniques for analyzing markets * Strategic development and administrative aspects ofmarketing * Sample strategic marketing plans that clearly demonstrate howmarketing strategies are applied in both the lodging andfoodservice segments of the industry * Tips on integrating marketing strategy with overall businessstrategy * Numerous charts and tables that support the text and clarifydifficult points Whether you are a marketing manager, general manager of a hotelor restaurant, corporate manager, or a student eager to make yourmark on the industry, with this indispensable guide you willsharpen your competitive edge, reach the customers you need, andmake the most of every opportunity to help your business grow.
Author: Alastair M. Morrison
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 610
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The comprehensive hospitality and travel marketing system model contained in this book highlights the marketing functions and techniques every professional will need to understand to thrive in the 1990s and beyond. 200 illus.
Author: Kaye Sung Chon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-12
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1136381805
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With Marketing Your City, U.S.A.: A Guide to Developing a Strategic Marketing Plan, you’ll discover how easy it is to market your hometown to potential tourists. You’ll find a simple, sure-fire strategy proven to bring out the charm and beauty of any town, anywhere. You’ll learn ways to improve the ”packaging” of your community, while at the same time improving its visible appeal to tourists. Marketing Your City, U.S.A. gives you the guidelines for developing and selecting objectives, key strategies, and tactics that will help you produce or increase revenue through increased tourism. In Marketing Your City, U.S.A., you’ll find the marketing process broken down into easy steps that are outlined and completely explained for a theoretical destination: “Your City, U.S.A.” You will learn how to arrange a sample “calendar of events,” how to effectively plan a yearly series of promotions, and how to formulate a proposed budget for advertising, promotions, and public relations. Marketing Your City, U.S.A. is written in such a way that you can either implement all the strategic marketing steps or just the ones that particularly pertain to your hometown. The five easily applied marketing objectives you’ll find outlined in the book include: how to enhance your city’s overall environment how to broaden your city’s economic base while providing for new revenues how to develop your city’s infrastructure to be visitor-friendly and to increase the length of visitors’stays how to effectively market your city’s resources for tourism how to communicate with both audiences--the public and local residents After reading Marketing Your City, U.S.A., you’ll find tourism a win-win situation: the more you attract tourists the more outside revenue you’ll gain. You’ll approach tourism with a confident strategy that guarantees your hometown’s success. Tourism can be difficult and overwhelming, so let Marketing Your City, U.S.A. guide you every step of the way.
Author: Ronald A. Nykiel Ph.D., CHA, CHE
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Published: 2013-10-04
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0133474860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Hospitality marketing is based on understanding the needs of consumers, knowing the segmentation of the market, and selecting the best marketing tools to reach customers. MARKETING IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY provides students with a real-world perspective on the world of hospitality marketing, industry forms, and useful ideas for increasing sales and making marketing more effective. Revisions to the fifth edition include new information on understanding marketing trends, using market research tools to help make sound strategy decisions, and writing a strategic marketing plan. There is also new information on how technology is impacting hospitality marketing.
Author: Rodoula H. Tsiotsou
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2012-05-10
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1780520700
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Focuses on marketing strategies implemented in tourism services firms and includes a collection of papers related to specific marketing strategies. This title presents the application of specific marketing strategies such as experiential marketing, branding, target marketing, relationship marketing and e-marketing in tourism.
Author: Ronald A. Nykiel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-08-13
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 113661088X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discover the bridge between theory and applied research in the hospitality industry The success of marketing programs is dependent on the knowledge of the trends in the marketplace. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a comprehensive guide that clearly explains analyzing markets, utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, applying findings to market, development, and marketing strategies for the hospitality industry. The text contains detailed outlines and case studies of several types of research, including feasibility studies, market assessment studies, and site selection studies. Numerous graphic examples and presentation techniques are provided to bridge between theory and applied research with ease. Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism clearly details, all in a single volume, the application of research methodology to the real world, as well as showing how to effectively communicate findings and recommendations. This resource provides dozens of case examples and close attention to clearly explaining all facets of market analysis. Part one discusses research and methodologies, including primary and secondary data and integrative research. Part two explores market analysis and assessment, including marketing assessment for development planning and assessing focal points and intuitive techniques. The third part helps the reader apply their learned research into strategies. The final section explains market analysis planning and communications, including preparing a research-based business review and the effective presentation of research findings. The text provides appendixes of essential data, and a helpful glossary of terms. Topics in Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism include: qualitative market analysis techniques and applications quantitative market research and analysis techniques and applications approaches to organized site selection studies, market studies, and project feasibility studies identification of the processes and sources for key market data for projects, markets, and sites presentation and communication techniques and strategies for market analysis and research findings the relationship of market analysis and research to marketing and development strategy selection and more! Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism is a perfect resource for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in hospitality colleges and schools; hotel and restaurant development and market research personnel in hospitality corporations; and market research firms serving the hospitality industry.
Author: Deepak Chhabra
Publisher:
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781634820721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a grand probe into the dynamic and evolving nature of strategic marketing in the hospitality and tourism industry. Strategic dimensions of marketing are presented and Internet is treated as an important part of the strategic marketing iceberg to promote a hybrid marketing stance by incorporating traditional marketing techniques. Multiple components of marketing are identified to formulate a strategic online marketing model that is resilient and holds potential to adapt as contemporary environments change. This book is unique in that it proposes a broader treatment of online marketing initiatives by integrating its various dimensions and treating social media both as a cash cow and as a crucial investment tool within an integrated tourism system environment. Special insights are offered on sustainability perspectives/initiatives, contemporary social media marketing strategies, and growth of mobile systems. The distinct characteristics of this piece of scholarly work lie in its: 1) update of the most recent progress made in the field of strategic marketing with special emphasis on online marketing strategies, 2) presentation of a strategic online marketing model that embraces a holistic tourism systems approach, 3) offering global insights into the manner strategic on-line marketing perspectives are pursued by different tourism sectors, and 4) developing a smart marketing paradigm that integrates different tourism sectors to promote value chain offerings in a sustainable manner. Particularly, this book makes a unique contribution to existing literature by furthering the strategic online marketing model to embrace a smart systems perspective.
Author: Robert E Stevens
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-31
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1135186634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examine essential marketing disciplines and weapons! This essential book will show you how to design a strategic marketing plan for any brand, product, service, or business! It explains all of the major marketing disciplines and familiarizes you with the marketing “weapons arsenal.” It also teaches you to conduct a marketing audit, provides helpful sample worksheets and forms and includes case examples, a glossary of marketing terms, and appendixes discussing sources of “marketing intelligence” and professional marketing associations. This single volume provides a step-by-step process (with short, clear examples) of how to develop a custom plan to fit any business. In addition, it defines all of the business terms you’ll find inside and lists additional resources to draw upon. With Marketing Your Business: A Guide to Developing a Strategic Marketing Plan, you will explore: the process of selecting the right strategy by defining your business strategy, assessing the most relevant focal points, and choosing the marketing strategy that will work best for you the arsenal of current marketing weaponry--advertising, budgeting, promotions, pricing, sales, database marketing, public relations, packaging, legal issues, and more! the nature of strategic marketing plans-competitive and environmental assessments, mission statements, slogans, budgeting, goals and objectives, etc. key checklists and 13 sample work forms that will help you formulate your plan and much more! Ideal for use by educators and students as well as businesspeople, Marketing Your Business brings together everything you need to know to develop an effective strategic marketing plan and put it into action!
Author: Francis Buttle
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2016-10-04
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 1317403495
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This introductory textbook shows you how to apply the principles of marketing within the hospitality industry. Written specifically for students taking marketing modules within a hospitality course, it contains examples and case studies that show how ideas and concepts can be successfully applied to a real-life work situation. It emphasizes topical issues such as sustainable marketing, corporate social responsibility and relationship marketing. It also describes the impact that the internet has had on both marketing and hospitality, using a variety of tools including a wide range of internet learning activities. This 3rd Edition has been updated to include: Coverage of hot topics such as use of technology and social media, power of the consumer and effect on decision making, innovations in product design and packaging, ethical marketing and sustainability marketing Updated online resources including: power point slides, test bank of questions, web links and additional case studies New and updated international case studies looking at a broad range of hospitality settings such as restaurants, cafes and hotels New discussion questions to consolidate student learning at the end of each chapter.