Driftwood Hospitality Management sales and marketing approach focuses
on:
Achieving optimum balance between Direct vs. Indirect
Channel Sales
Taking full advantage of the Internet, online
distribution channels and eMarketing
Utilizing our in-depth knowledge of local market
conditions
Working closely with group business generators,
meeting planners, wholesalers, incentive travel companies, corporate
travel departments, and franchise-sponsored marketing programs
Deploying effective marketing campaigns
Employing effective sales incentive program
Establishing professional sales administrative
processes
Developing effective approaches to prospecting,
qualifying, selling and closing
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Worldwide Sales Exposure
By working with major hotel brands and positioning our portfolio hotels
on the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and the Internet, Driftwood
effectively provides global exposure to its hotels. Business and leisure
travelers, meeting planners, travel agents and wholesalers from around
the world can access and book the properties, giving Driftwood hotels
unprecedented access to domestic and international markets. Extensive
European Exposure
Each Driftwood property benefits from a strong UK based marketing
team. Our operations in Europe are highly regarded and afford each
hotel and resort with high visibility and exposure to the customers
and all European major tour operators.
Strategic Marketing Partnerships
Driftwood forms strategic partnerships with leading airlines, credit
card and rent-a-car companies that enable our portfolio hotels to
promote their products and services to consumers in innovative ways.
Customer Loyalty Programs
By working closely with the major hotel brands and participating
in their acclaimed loyalty programs, Driftwood enables its portfolio
hotels to offer a variety of perks to their customers, such as membership
points, frequent flyer miles, upgrades and other value-added promotions.
Public Relations
Driftwood Hospitality employs robust public relations campaigns—both
traditional offline and online--to help our portfolio hotels gain
valuable exposure through the print and electronic media, in trade
and consumer publications.
Co-op Advertising
Driftwood Hospitality is the producer and participant in co-op and
joint advertising and promotional regional, national and international
campaigns. This is a very effective and economical way to promote
Driftwood properties in the print and electronic media.
Joint e-Mail Marketing Campaigns
Co-opetition is the right strategy in these difficult times. There
has never been a better time for hospitality providers to work together
with peers in the destinations we serve. Driftwood Hospitality is
working closely with national tourist offices, local Convention
and Visitors Bureaus and other partners to develop joint e-mail
marketing campaigns focusing on its major destinations.
Media Purchasing
Driftwood Hospitality uses a centralized media buying approach to
leverage the advertising dollars of its portfolio hotels. We work
closely with our hotels to help create individual advertising campaigns.
Through our media purchasing strategy, we assist properties in obtaining
favorable industry rates for local advertising, enabling them to
maximize their exposure and create exciting campaigns that really
work.
Tradeshows & Showcases
Driftwood Hospitality sponsors participation in key industry tradeshows
held all over the world. This participation ensures our hotels exposure
to key decision-makers that can book their properties.
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