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Carefree, AZ - April 18, 2005 - Carefree-based Tiburon Hospitality
Management has increased its lead generation to its three resort proprietary
web sites by 400% over 2003, according to Lisa Stice, corporate director
of internet marketing for THM.
Delivered electronically, Stice says Tiburon�s three properties can quickly analyze each opportunity, manage the leads more effectively and respond even faster to the request. StarCite�s lead management capabilities also provide Stice and the directors of sales and marketing with visibility to all Tiburon property leads from all StarCite channels. As a result, they can quickly assign new leads, verify response and manage the success of specific marketing campaigns � all with one login. Stice says the linking strategy combined with the custom RapidRPF�, has significantly opened up a whole new source of lead generation for small meetings, weddings, family reunions and other catered affairs. These leads are also in addition to several hundred others that StarCite�s enterprise corporate customers sent to Tiburon websites through the StarCite Online Marketplace, Stice said. �Interestingly enough, a majority of the leads are from the non-professional or independent meeting planners and family members who are looking to book these events,� she said. Planners can complete and send a RapidRFP� in as little as two minutes. They can also build a room block using the RapidRFP�, but are required to complete just six meeting details, along with their contact information. As the booking window continues to compress, especially for small corporate meetings that Tiburon�s properties host, planners and suppliers are increasingly turning to standardized electronic RFPs as a more efficient, cost-effective means to book meeting business. In addition to its strategic partnership with StarCite, Inc., Tiburon Hospitality has also partnered with its web development firm, Interactive Sites of Scottsdale, which has led to a 136% increase in web bookings for the company in 2004 over 2003. This past January, Tiburon also received a Silver Adrian Award from the Hotels Sales & Marketing Association International *HSMAI) for its design and functionality of the Tiburon Hospitality website. For further information on StarCite, Inc., or its technologies and services, please visit www.StarCite.com. For further information on Tiburon Hospitality Management, visit the website at www.tiburonhospitality.com. Headquartered in Carefree, AZ, Tiburon Hospitality Management manages three award-winning destination resort properties including the 404-room Carefree Resort & Villas in Carefree, AZ; the 220-room Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa off Hilton Head Island, SC; and the 254-room Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, NJ. For further information, visit the website at www.tiburonhospitality.com. Or, send us a request for brochure and information. |
Contact:
Mary Ann McNulty @ 630-519-4510
Carol Baetzel
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