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How to Produce & Implement a Hotel Marketing Plan
By Jeff Coy

For the hotel sales & marketing person, manager or owner who wants to be a more
competent marketer, this book will establish you as the driving force in your hotel who will
guide your team through a systematic and creative process to produce and implement a
hotel marketing plan that is strategically sound, geographically targeted, customer
segmented, action oriented, result driven and ideally funded.




Use the Leader Guide with the Marketing Plan Workbook.

Here’s the table of contents:

Chapter 1 GETTING READY
Chapter 2 LOOK AT THE TRENDS
Chapter 3 ANALYZE YOUR CUSTOMERS
Chapter 4 KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS
Chapter 5 ANALYZE YOUR HOTEL PRODUCT
Chapter 6 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE CUSTOMER
Chapter 7 KNOW YOUR RESTAURANT & LOUNGE COMPETITORS
Chapter 8 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT
Chapter 9 FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE
Chapter 10 SETTING MARKETING OBJECTIVES & GOALS
Chapter 11 DEVELOP YOUR MARKETING STRATEGIES
Chapter 12 TACTICAL ACTION: PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 13 FIGURE A MARKETING BUDGET
Chapter 14 MEASURE & EVALUATE YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS
Chapter 15 PRESENT YOUR MARKETING PLAN


Chapter 1 GETTING READY
Know the purpose of this guide and how to use it.
Understand the marketing planning process.
Appoint the marketing planning team.
Set the schedule.
Find out what the owner wants.
Chapter 2 LOOK AT THE TRENDS
Macro to micro: what's happening?
Past to present: hotel performance
Rooms, food & beverage trends
What's the future?

Chapter 3 ANALYZE YOUR CUSTOMERS
Who are your customers?
Market segmentation
Think about seasonal strategies!
Profile your customer segments!
How well do you satisfy your customers?
Making promises
Where are your feeder areas?

Chapter 4 KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS
Why analyze your competitors?
What is a competitor?
Who are your competitors?
Competitive information you can't live without!
Techniques for getting competitive information.
Evaluating competitive marketing approaches.
What's your position among competitors?

Chapter 5 ANALYZE YOUR HOTEL PRODUCT
Know what you have to sell.
Adapting your hotel to meet customer demand
Organize to deliver quality.
Where are the marketing gaps?
Reviewing the research.

Chapter 6 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE CUSTOMER
What's your mix of business?
Where are revenues heading?
When do you get the business?
Who are your customers and why?
How well do you satisfy your customers?

Chapter 7 KNOW YOUR RESTAURANT & LOUNGE COMPETITORS
Who's your competitor for restaurant, lounge and banquets?
What do you know about their business?
What kind of customers do they attract?
What's the marketing approach of each competitor?
What's your position among the competition?
Chapter 8 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT
Describe your restaurant, lounge, banquet and room service.
What improvements are needed to better satisfy customers?
How well are you organized?
How do you promote food & beverage sales?
What does your research say?
Summarize the food & beverage situation!

Chapter 9 FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE
Forecasting techniques.
What hotels are primary competitors?
What's the competitive area demand for hotel rooms?
Fair share vs market share.
Demand analysis by market segment.
Competitive threats: problems of market or customer mix.
What's ahead: occupancy growth or decline.

Chapter 10 SETTING MARKETING OBJECTIVES & GOALS
Where you are now vs where you want to be.
What do you want to achieve?
Focusing on the overall direction.
Set objectives for each customer segment.
Forecasting room nights by customer segment.
What's your total revenue projection?
Look ahead five years!

Chapter 11 DEVELOP YOUR MARKETING STRATEGIES
Reaching for the top three objectives.
Goal-setting and strategy development.
Strategies for group business.
Strategies for group leisure.
Strategies for individual business.
Strategies for individual leisure.
Strategies for restaurant, lounge, banquets and room service.

Chapter 12 TACTICAL ACTION: PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Who? Identify your customer segments.
Where? Locate your top-producing feeder markets.
What and why? Develop message benefits and appeals.
When? Communicate during the buying decision period.
How? Select the right tools, channels and media!
You are the producer and director!
Put the script on paper!
Quarterly action calendars.

Chapter 13 FIGURE A MARKETING BUDGET
How much should you spend on marketing and sales?
Spending vs investing your marketing dollars.
Four budget methods to compare.
Uniform system of accounts for marketing.
Estimating people, program and communication costs.
Spreading a line item budget.

Chapter 14 MEASURE & EVALUATE YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS
Why measure marketing performance?
How to devise and measurement system?
How effective is your advertising, sales, promotion
and public relations?
Taking corrective action!
Tools of marketing measurement.
Role of the marketing planning team.
Hold monthly marketing meetings!
Conduct quarterly reviews!

Chapter 15 PRESENT YOUR MARKETING PLAN
Get management on the bandwagon!
Prepare and executive summary and live presentation!
Presenting your plan approval and funding.
Presenting your plan for employee commitment.


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How To Develop a Hotel Marketing Plan

  • 1. How to Produce & Implement a Hotel Marketing Plan By Jeff Coy For the hotel sales & marketing person, manager or owner who wants to be a more competent marketer, this book will establish you as the driving force in your hotel who will guide your team through a systematic and creative process to produce and implement a hotel marketing plan that is strategically sound, geographically targeted, customer segmented, action oriented, result driven and ideally funded. Use the Leader Guide with the Marketing Plan Workbook. Here’s the table of contents: Chapter 1 GETTING READY Chapter 2 LOOK AT THE TRENDS Chapter 3 ANALYZE YOUR CUSTOMERS Chapter 4 KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS Chapter 5 ANALYZE YOUR HOTEL PRODUCT Chapter 6 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE CUSTOMER Chapter 7 KNOW YOUR RESTAURANT & LOUNGE COMPETITORS Chapter 8 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT Chapter 9 FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE Chapter 10 SETTING MARKETING OBJECTIVES & GOALS Chapter 11 DEVELOP YOUR MARKETING STRATEGIES Chapter 12 TACTICAL ACTION: PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS Chapter 13 FIGURE A MARKETING BUDGET Chapter 14 MEASURE & EVALUATE YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS Chapter 15 PRESENT YOUR MARKETING PLAN Chapter 1 GETTING READY Know the purpose of this guide and how to use it. Understand the marketing planning process. Appoint the marketing planning team. Set the schedule. Find out what the owner wants.
  • 2. Chapter 2 LOOK AT THE TRENDS Macro to micro: what's happening? Past to present: hotel performance Rooms, food & beverage trends What's the future? Chapter 3 ANALYZE YOUR CUSTOMERS Who are your customers? Market segmentation Think about seasonal strategies! Profile your customer segments! How well do you satisfy your customers? Making promises Where are your feeder areas? Chapter 4 KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS Why analyze your competitors? What is a competitor? Who are your competitors? Competitive information you can't live without! Techniques for getting competitive information. Evaluating competitive marketing approaches. What's your position among competitors? Chapter 5 ANALYZE YOUR HOTEL PRODUCT Know what you have to sell. Adapting your hotel to meet customer demand Organize to deliver quality. Where are the marketing gaps? Reviewing the research. Chapter 6 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE CUSTOMER What's your mix of business? Where are revenues heading? When do you get the business? Who are your customers and why? How well do you satisfy your customers? Chapter 7 KNOW YOUR RESTAURANT & LOUNGE COMPETITORS Who's your competitor for restaurant, lounge and banquets? What do you know about their business? What kind of customers do they attract? What's the marketing approach of each competitor? What's your position among the competition?
  • 3. Chapter 8 ANALYZE YOUR FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT Describe your restaurant, lounge, banquet and room service. What improvements are needed to better satisfy customers? How well are you organized? How do you promote food & beverage sales? What does your research say? Summarize the food & beverage situation! Chapter 9 FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE Forecasting techniques. What hotels are primary competitors? What's the competitive area demand for hotel rooms? Fair share vs market share. Demand analysis by market segment. Competitive threats: problems of market or customer mix. What's ahead: occupancy growth or decline. Chapter 10 SETTING MARKETING OBJECTIVES & GOALS Where you are now vs where you want to be. What do you want to achieve? Focusing on the overall direction. Set objectives for each customer segment. Forecasting room nights by customer segment. What's your total revenue projection? Look ahead five years! Chapter 11 DEVELOP YOUR MARKETING STRATEGIES Reaching for the top three objectives. Goal-setting and strategy development. Strategies for group business. Strategies for group leisure. Strategies for individual business. Strategies for individual leisure. Strategies for restaurant, lounge, banquets and room service. Chapter 12 TACTICAL ACTION: PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATIONS Who? Identify your customer segments. Where? Locate your top-producing feeder markets. What and why? Develop message benefits and appeals. When? Communicate during the buying decision period. How? Select the right tools, channels and media! You are the producer and director! Put the script on paper! Quarterly action calendars. Chapter 13 FIGURE A MARKETING BUDGET
  • 4. How much should you spend on marketing and sales? Spending vs investing your marketing dollars. Four budget methods to compare. Uniform system of accounts for marketing. Estimating people, program and communication costs. Spreading a line item budget. Chapter 14 MEASURE & EVALUATE YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS Why measure marketing performance? How to devise and measurement system? How effective is your advertising, sales, promotion and public relations? Taking corrective action! Tools of marketing measurement. Role of the marketing planning team. Hold monthly marketing meetings! Conduct quarterly reviews! Chapter 15 PRESENT YOUR MARKETING PLAN Get management on the bandwagon! Prepare and executive summary and live presentation! Presenting your plan approval and funding. Presenting your plan for employee commitment. To see a promotional flyer and order form, click here.