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What It Really Takes To Book More Groups, Meetings, and Events These Days
Doug Kennedy | May 14, 2024
By Doug Kennedy Today’s hotel and event salespeople work in completely different environments than most of their leaders experienced. Meeting and event booking sites have created a flood of leads, which can be overwhelming for those working in a sales role equipped and staffed for the era when leads came in by phone or website inquiry forms. When revenues drop, salespeople are required to meet prospecting quotas, based on a set number of calls, sent emails, DMs, or door knocks. Yet calls go to voicemail, emails go to spam, random DMs go unread, and the office doors being knocked on are either locked, or if open, there’s no one at th...
Groups360 Appoints Matthew Hancock as Chief Financial Officer
Groups360 | April 11, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 11, 2023 – Matthew Hancock joins Groups360 as senior vice president & chief financial officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hancock worked at Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) for nearly ten years, serving in roles of increasing responsibility across corporate strategy and channel innovation, investor relations, and treasury. Previously, he worked in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hancock joins David Cheek, recently appointed chief administrative officer, as members of Groups360 executive team. This leadership expansion follows Groups360’s launch of real-time group rates ...
