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Vol. 10: Issue 17 2008-04-30

INSIDE VIEW

Reading Consumers' Minds: Next Generation Market Intelligence and Targeted Advertising - By Jim Houran

Progressive consumer modeling combined with modern analytics allow businesses to identify key but hidden drivers behind consumer behavior. This approach 'reads consumers' minds' in a way far superior to 'recommendation engines' used today. ...more

The Reciprocal Value of City Development - By David Bone

Major developments in the Fort Worth area are drawing new patrons to the office, retail, and lodging markets, breathing new life into the city 'where the west begins.' ...more

Bang For Our Buck - How To Slug Through The Advertising Miasma - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie

We spend an enormous amount of time defining our Hospitality products and services. Then, we exert our energies to establish some Marketplace credibility. We research, we learn about our perceived Market, we festoon our name attractively for entry, now ready to go to town, we think. Then, 'kaboom', we realize that the Market in which we seek to do business is really a cluttered landscape - noisy, competitive, inattentive, unresponsive, disloyal, hard to please, harder to reach. ...more

Food & Beverage - Cash Is King? - By Joe Dunbar

A well lubricated restaurant model should pump buckets of cash into the bank. ...more

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FEATURED MAGAZINE

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ENVIRONMENT

Americans Go Three Shades Greener in 16 Months

Consumer survey finds more people regularly purchasing green products ...more

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HEADLINES

Most viewed headlines this past week at Hotel News Resource. Click on the title to read.

Travel Industry Launches First-of-Its-Kind Web Site to Detail the Economic Power of Travel

Are You Dynamic Yet?

Marriott CEO Says Tourism is a 'Rising Tide' for Global Opportunity, Calls for Action to Promote Travel Freedom

The Benefits and Challenges of University Hotels and Conference Centers - By Anne Lloyd-Jones

Lodging Econometrics' First Quarter Report Shows the Construction Pipeline Increased to 5,807 Projects with 779,307 Rooms

Creating Effective Survey Projects - By Jim Houran and Alan Keith

Blend Your Training Investment - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie

Are Travel Agents Destined for Extinction? PhoCusWright - and $110 Billion in Travel Sales - Say Otherwise!

All Marketers Are Liars - Web 2.0 Strategies For Hotel Sales And Marketing - By Carol Verret

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending April 19, 2008

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UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS


2008-05-03
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference

Food Marketing Institute
2008-05-04
FMI Show

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2008-05-06
KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008

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2008-05-06
KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008

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2008-05-06
DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008

Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
2008-05-07
UNLV-JMBM Meet the Money(TM) 2008

Atticus Events
2008-05-10
HOTEC Middle East

A Couple of Chicks e-Marketing
2008-05-12
Online Revealed Canada

Colorado Restaurant Association
2008-05-13
WestEx 2008

Guangzhou Huazhan Exhibition Planning Co., Ltd
2008-05-13
HOSFAIR Xi'an 2008

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Fast and easy to read book that is very informative with alot of practical information that you can really use. Book is well written and covers all the important areas that you'll need to get the edge on your competition. Many hidden secrets and practical suggestions that will give you a big advantage over others in getting the job that you really want. The book is loaded with ideas and suggestions that really work. The book gives you insider information on how interviewers think and what they are looking for in a job candidate. Excellent book that is well worth your time and money. Best book I've read on getting a job.
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