Apr 06 2009
I found this article really interesting. Think about it. You stick your head in the sand, cut marketing, travel and trade show budgets so much that you’re not top of mind with buyers any longer and voila, opportunity presents itself for your competitors! I had dinner last night with a search engine guru who said [...]
Mar 18 2009
My three sons (sing along if you’re over 40) compete on the Junior Freeskiing Tour. It’s extreme skiing or big mountain as the kids call it. Essentially, you select a line (a way down) on a gnarly mountain (cliffs, rocks, steep vertical drop) and you are judged on five criteria. The first being the difficulty [...]
Jan 28 2009
Yes, we can. We have all heard this phrase many times during this past presidential election and maybe ready for the results oriented version of “yes, we did it”. What I have been pondering about the catch phrase is how it applies to the unique venues of the hospitality industry today. Here is what I [...]
Jan 19 2009
It’s true isn’t it? A picture can really say it all, instantly and completely. The way we are all posting and sharing photos these days on sites like FaceBook and Twitter, we are continually being exposed to more and better photography. Good quality photos can strike an emotional cord much more quickly than text or [...]
Jan 13 2009
Are you working harder? Remember way back when – when you were not tethered to work/school/extracurricular activities? I’m talking about the pre-cell phone era. Ok, so if you are a 20-something, maybe you don’t quite remember that time. And now I’m feeling very, very old. How about when we didn’t have access to our email [...]
Jan 02 2009
2008 was a CRAZY year! Are you with me? As we embark on 2009, I want to take a moment to wish all a very happy and prosperous New Year. We all have a great deal of challenge ahead of us and I am confident that we will collectively weather this latest barrage of storms. [...]
Dec 10 2008
As President of Unique Venues, I travel extensively throughout North America and parts of Europe. Personally, travel is also my passion. If you are anything like me, you have discovered, in rather blunt terms, that getting from Point A to Point B SUCKS! But, never fear! When reading my latest Travel Leisure Magazine, I came [...]
