10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Swissôtel Chicago | Chicago, IL
If you or your staff members are planning to attend Affordable Meetings® Mid-America in Chicago – or are looking for an outstanding educational program targeted specifically to hotel sales and marketing staff – you’ll want to give strong consideration to attending this conference. Top-notch speakers and a collection of impressive sessions make this a must-attend program, and a great way to maximize your time while in Chicago.
Designed specifically for hotel sales professionals, HSMAI’s 2009 Hotel Sales Strategy Conference is a can’t-miss conference that will help you Find New Business, Stand Out from the Crowd &
Navigate the Road to Recovery. Industry thought leaders will address essential issues including:
Optimizing sales deployment, utilizing market share results to drive sales strategy, and learning how to choose between competing sales initiatives
Improving budgeting accuracy and your competitive sales advantage through an innovative town hall session with Smith Travel Research
Driving online reservations through Internet marketing, whether you’re part of a major brand or an independent property
You’ll also hear directly from customers who will share their strategic thoughts on developments in each of their sectors; learn how to utilize personal branding to make you and your sales team indispensable to your company and clients; and participate in an executive leadership module presented by Henry Givray, chairman and CEO of SmithBucklin Corporation.
The full conference agenda and session overviews can be found at www.hdosm.org, along with information regarding registration and conference sponsorship.
Companies who exhibit at HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings® will receive a special registration rate for the 2009 Hotel Sales Strategy Conference: 25% off of the early member registration rate, a discounted rate of $295 per person. For non-exhibitors, early registration (through 3/18/09) for the conference is $395 for HSMAI members and $570 for non-members, which includes one year of membership. All conference registrants will also receive the results of a new survey of best practices for providing added value to customers in order to maintain rates, as well as a complimentary registration to any HSMAI University webinar held in the second quarter of 2009. For more information, contact HSMAI vice president Juli Jones at jjones@hsmai.org or at (703) 506-3280.
Make the most of your travel time to Affordable Meetings® Mid-America and come in a day early for this impressive program. Both events are indispensable parts of your future strategic planning. For information about exhibiting opportunities at Affordable Meetings®, visit www.affordablemeetings.com.
HSMAI’s Hotel Sales Strategy Conference is organized by HSMAI and HSMAI’s Hotel Director of Sales & Marketing Special Interest Group (HDOSM-SIG) Advisory Board. Full details at www.hdosm.org.