A Hotel's Backyard Market: Key During the Good Times,
Crucial During Today's Challenging Times
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Aspire Marketing & Training Offers New Backyard Sales Program
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (May 6, 2003) � From the lingering impact of 9/11 to the recent war to the SARS crisis, hotels and resorts across the country are still facing challenging times.  However, according to a recent report from the Travel Industry Association (TIA), 81% of Americans are still planning on traveling this year.  The difference, this year, is that those same 81% are not planning on traveling very far -- sticking close to home.  For hotels wanting to remain competitive in this unique travel environment, a backyard sales program should be an integral part of their marketing mix.  To assist properties with this, Aspire Marketing & Training is now offering a program specifically designed to address these local opportunities. 

�Our Backyard Sales Program enhances sales quickly as hotels and resorts look in their regional area for increased business,� said Renie Cavallari, Aspire�s founder and director of inspiration.  �This program gives sales teams real tools to drive revenues in their backyard and capture competitive market share � and the program is easy to implement and inexpensive.  The truth is a hotel�s backyard always has business opportunities, but capturing them has not always been a priority,� she continued.

Some of the program highlights include:

  • What is Backyard Sales and why does it matter to you?
  • The tricks to prospecting in your backyard
  • Finding new business inside your front door
  • Rev up response from your backyard -- Everyone in your backyard is a potential guest
  • Give your backyard something to talk about � how to position yourself in your backyard
  • How to target your backyard � Your 5 to 100 miles strategy
  • Making group guests� leisure guests
  • Capturing the vacationer this summer
  • Tools for contacting new potential customers � it is more than cold calling
  • How to leverage the Internet and your website for new business development
To order the Backyard Sales Program or for more information on Aspire Marketing & Training and its coaching programs, call (480) 481-7888 or visit www.aspiremarketing.com
 

About Aspire Marketing:
Aspire Marketing is a leading provider of revenue improvement tools, training and marketing services to the hospitality industry. Through a variety of innovative approaches and resources, Aspire works with each business from its heart and soul to help companies strategically capitalize on their unique business opportunities and improve their revenues. Committed to inspiring people, Aspire specializes in tools that maximize market share and revenue improvement, re-energizing sales efforts, and driving powerful results.  Founded in 1995, Aspire Marketing & Training has headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a network of hi-impact professionals across the country.

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Contact:
Aspire Marketing offers its clients' innovative resources to find
 competitive advantages and drive revenues. 

 To learn more please contact: 
Aspire Marketing 
Debby McCurdy-Kidwell 
480-481-7888 
[email protected]
www.aspiremarketing.com

Also See: As We Brace for War, Experts Predict Tough Economic Times for Tourism / March 2003
Smashing the Sacred Cow of Typical Training Programs; Aspire Offers Customized Coaching Programs for Creative Sales & Marketing Successes / Feb 2003
Re-Invent Room Pricing Tactics and Drive Website Revenues to Survive & Thrive in Changed Hotel Industry, Urges Maverick Hotel Trainer Aspire Marketing / Nov 2002


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