PKF Hospitality Research today raised its expectations of U.S. hotel demand and rate performance for 2010, based on a better-than-expected performance in the third quarter of this year. The firm still expects 2010 rates to decline compared with 2009 levels, but it now is forecasting that level of decline to be 1.5 percent. That is [...]
The iGroupAdvisor Feed- Social Media As A Sales ToolMany companies are starting to experiment with social media and how it can be integrated into their overall marketing strategy to support company goals and objectives. In addition to creating and promoting a corporate presence on various social media Web sites, it also makes sense for sales professionals to become familiar with social media, and [...]
- Motivating EmployeesCould a simple five-minute interaction with another person dramatically increase ones productivity? In some employment environments, the answer is yes, according to Wharton management professor Adam Grant. Grant has devoted significant chunks of his professional career to examining what motivates workers in settings that range from call centers and mail-orde […]
- Five Key Elements Of A Personal PlanI’ve had the privilege to speak with and mentor a number of very talented individuals who are currently in the throes of making a career change. Changing careers is exciting and fulfilling, no matter what the economic times, and its a small price to pay to find a rewarding career, reinvent yourself or open that business you’ve [...]
- Social Media As A Sales Tool
