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Hospitality Technology and Forced Migrations: A Bad Break-Up Story
Ryan Hamilton | February 24, 2021
By Ryan Hamilton, Co-Founder, SalesAndCatering.com and Bluebuzzard Technology Group A hotelier’s decision to invest in technology is not merely a purchase; instead, it marks the beginning of a relationship between vendor and customer. One party provides the service and/or software, and the other party leverages it to enhance their offering. The engagement, if successful, is long-term in nature and represents the vendor’s ongoing commitment to that client as their business evolves and grows. Of course, in the realm of hospitality technology, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution. Hoteliers worldwide build their preferred stack of...
Looking Forward: How Hotels Can Safely Leverage Small Meeting Space
Ryan Hamilton | July 8, 2020
By Ryan Hamilton You glance at the clock in the top right-hand corner of your computer screen. It reads 1:27 PM, and you realize that, once again, your post-lunch work is about to be interrupted by another meeting. Of course, not a physical meeting. Rather, another Zoom call to add to the frequent barrage of virtual meet-ups that have consumed much of your days since the pandemic struck. While you relish the lack of a commute and the flexibility associated with working from home, you can’t help but acknowledge that the influx of emails, Slack notifications, Zoom calls, and meeting invites has paved the way to fragmented workflow over ...
The Top 7 Reports Every Sales and Catering Professional Should Be Using
Ryan Hamilton | June 18, 2020
By Ryan Hamilton, Co-Founder, SalesAndCatering.com and Bluebuzzard Technology Group For event planners and hoteliers, the days of manual reporting and venue management are long gone — or at least they should be. The digital age has ushered in an influx of automation, as hoteliers and venue owners leverage new-age sales and catering management technology to streamline their operational efforts and drive bookings. As we know, in the realm of sales and catering, smart data allows for smart decision making. However, if teams are inundated with data across multiple, siloed systems, they may not be able to derive the actionable insights nee...
STS Cloud Sales and Catering System Primed for Remote Sales With ProposalPath Video
SalesAndCatering.com LLC | June 17, 2020
SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud Integrates with ProposalPath’s video Function for Personalized Remote Selling MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, June 17, 2020 – The SalesAndCatering.com STS Cloud ProposalPath Premium Media Package is proving itself a highly effective sales tool in today’s social-distant business environment. Why? Businesses are planning third-quarter company meetings now, and groups that have put social gatherings on hold are scheduling summer events. This makes personalized property video presentations a must have as hotels and event venues ramp up sales efforts. STS Cloud is a full-function, cost effective hotel sales and cate...
Anant Operations Selects SalesAndCatering.com STS Cloud System for 9 Properties
SalesAndCatering.com, LLC | June 2, 2020
Powerful STS Cloud Sales Solution Lets Property Teams Cross-Sell Remotely and Verify Room Inventory, Rates and Meeting Space, Track Sales Revenue for Ownership MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, June 2, 2020 – SalesAndCatering.com announced that Anant Operations replaced its legacy system with the STS Cloud Sales and Catering System at its ten properties. Nebraska-based Anant operates mid-scale Marriott and IHG lifestyle brands. STS Cloud is a full-function, cost effective sales and catering software system used by hundreds of properties and multi-property hotel groups. Click here for information on SalesAndCatering.com. “We recently installed the...
The Return to Profitability – Old Sales Strategies Will Not Work
SalesAndCatering.com, LLC | May 20, 2020
Post-CV-19 Hospitality Sales is Not About ‘Social Distancing’ MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, May 20, 2020 – Hotel business will be different in the post-CV world. Corporate account players will change. Execs and meeting planners you did business with might be gone; furloughed, or let go. In their place are new hires and managers doing multiple jobs. They will be unfamiliar with their predecessor’s relationships and the events their company cancelled in March. Their group’s meeting decisions will be based on value and their own criteria; not on a past relationship or what their predecessor planned. Now is the time to pick up the phone and me...
SalesAndCatering.com Working Closely With Clients to Prepare for A New Future in Hospitality
SalesAndCatering.com, LLC | April 28, 2020
Operators Plan How to Power Up Properties – and the Industry – for the Travel Restart. Where to Re-Tool, Reevaluate, and Re-Shape Processes and Systems MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, April 28, 2020 – This will not last forever. The travel re-start will call for the same resources and experience required for a new-property opening, but now we are reopening the entire hospitality industry, and we’re doing it in a world that has been drastically re-shaped. Every hotel company, property, manager, employee, and vendor is in this together. “Many sectors are ready to get back to business. Corporate events and social gatherings are on hold, but ...
SalesAndCatering.com Partners With Visrez to Offer State of the Art 3D Event Graphics
SalesAndCatering.com, LLC | June 25, 2019
Diagramming to Help Properties Sell Events More Effectively. STS Cloud Users Can Now Create Photo-Realistic 3D Event Plans to Close More Business MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, June 25, 2019 – Leading tech vendor SalesAndCatering.com announced its partnership with 3D Visualization provider Visrez. The partnership enables hotel company users of SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud system to provide clients with realistic event graphics and floor plan diagrams to help close more business. STS Cloud is a full-function, cost-effective hotel sales and catering software system used by hundreds of properties and multi-property hotel groups. Visrez is a wide...
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