Those hotels that are waiting for the recovery to make phones ring with inquiries will not be the market leaders in this economic recovery! Those that are aggressively using new processes to stimulate sales will be the winners!

�The Internet has changed prospecting forever. Information is abundant and everywhere.� (Anthony Iannorino, the Sales Blog, 10/04/10).  Cold calling from lists is dead, it was before the recession but there are still sales offices that make it part of their processes.

• Prospecting:  �The Internet has changed prospecting forever. Information is abundant and everywhere.� (Anthony Iannorino, the Sales Blog, 10/04/10).  Cold calling from lists is dead, it was before the recession but here are still sales offices that make it part of their processes.
• Internet prospecting -- The key here is to be very specific about the kind of prospect that is being located.  If each sales manager is to do it, it is important to set a time limit and goals of number of prospects per week.  How to locate prospects that are �good business� for the hotel! 
• Social Networks:  From a sales process perspective, social networks are about qualifying new prospects and building relationships.   LinkedIn is formidable tool for locating contacts and gathering information about a company and the contact info. 
• Database Prospecting:  The easiest business to get is that that can be generated from existing accounts. There is more business in the database than most hotel sales offices ever access.  Most accounts are not fully mapped to ensure that every prospect within an organization is identified and approached.
• Online Distribution for Sales:  Be where customers can find you when they are ready to buy!  Think of these as shopping malls or search engines for potential customers.  They may not generate the lead through the channel but will use it to source potential venues.   The customer- in- control wants to access information prior to the buying decision.  Which ones work and which ones don�t � how to find out! 

This webinar should be attended by General Managers, Directors of Sales and Hotel Sales Professionals.  This webinar will be offered on October 21 at 10:00am PDT, 11:00am MDT, Noon CDT and 1:00pm EDT.  It is approximately an hour in duration and the fee is $ 99 per connection, $89 for two or more connections from the same company. 

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