group sales
Thynk Announces Partnership With Cvent to Elevate Hospitality Sales Through Next-Generation Integrations
Thynk | October 30, 2024
Companies aim to drive group sales performance for hotels and venues by streamlining event operations Partnership includes integrations between Thynk and three of Cvent’s leading hotel solutions, Cvent Supplier Network, Smart Custom Proposals and Cvent Event Diagramming Brussels, Belgium & Tysons, Va. – October 30, 2024: Thynk, a provider of next-generation hospitality commercial management solutions, and Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, have announced a strategic partnership to empower hotel and venue sales teams with the solutions they need to drive greater business results. Th...
Chattanooga Ranks in the Top Five of Secondary Markets for the First Time in 2024
Cendyn | October 10, 2024
Cendyn reports Las Vegas leads the top 25 markets, making this the eighth consecutive month it has been in the top five AUSTIN, Texas— Oct. 10, 2024 — Cendyn’s Sales Intelligence platform, previously known as Knowland, shares its monthly data findings for hoteliers to gain insight into the top locations selected by today’s meeting planners. Cendyn reports that Las Vegas ranked first in the top 25 markets with 34.2 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth, positioning it in the top five markets for eight consecutive months; however, Chattanooga, Tenn. ranked in the top five secondary markets for the first time, coming in second with 62.7 p...
U.S. Open Serves Up Growth for New York Events Industry Increasing Year-Over-Year Volume by 30.2 percent in August, Knowland Reports
Knowland | September 10, 2024
Las Vegas led the top 25 markets boasting seven consecutive months of double-digit growth ARLINGTON, Va. — Sept. 10, 2024 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, reported that New York ranked second among the top 25 markets, with over 30 percent year-over-year (YoY) meeting volume growth driven primarily by sports tourism for August. Las Vegas ranked first with 36 percent YoY growth. This data is sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform designed to help hoteliers protect and grow their revenue base. While Las Vegas headed the top 25 markets list, ...
Maximizing Group Sales With Automation: How Hotels Can Win Big Even With Small Teams / Mike Pavicich
Mike Pavicich | July 10, 2024
By Mike Pavicich, Director, Global Sales at SalesAndCatering.com, LLC Delaying the automation of your sales and catering operations might seem harmless, but it could be a costly mistake in the fast-paced Hospitality Sales industry. Waiting now means risking falling behind and struggling to catch up later. Early adopters of Sales & Catering systems are already reaping the benefits, gaining a significant edge over their manual counterparts. They effectively manage sales tasks and understand their clients better, a crucial factor for crafting well-timed, personalized interactions. In the end, they build and manage their sales strategies mo...
Avoid Sales “CRM Overwhelm”: Focus on the Three Most Important Things Your Sales Tracking Tech Should Do
Doug Kennedy | June 26, 2024
As I make the rounds conducting hotel sales training, I am afforded the opportunity to peek into how hotel group and event salespeople are using a wide variety of what I collectively call “Sales CRMs.” This is because as part of our pre-training assessment, I get to preview the clients’ sales tech, and when time allows, we have participants do workshop activities in their sales CRMs. As a result, I have seen more if not all of the sales CRM systems offered (or endorsed) by top-tier brands, including legacy systems that have been “rolled up” by tech conglomerates. Additionally, having started in the hotel training field in my lat...
SalesAndCatering.com and LodgIQ™ Announce Partnership To Deliver Market-Leading AI Revenue Management for Group Sales
SalesAndCatering.com | June 18, 2024
Seamless integration delivers powerful group commercial optimization capabilities, empowering hotels to make data-driven decisions that accelerate revenue growth and sales performance. Charleston, SC—(June 18, 2024) –SalesAndCatering.com and LodgIQ™ today announced a new strategic partnership to integrate LodgIQ's revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) revenue management technology into SalesAndCatering’s award-winning group and event management platform, STS Cloud. Effective group revenue management is critical for hotels seeking to maximize revenue and profitability in today’s competitive marketplace. Both companies will wo...
Knowland Announces an Automated Prospecting Tool, Knowland Select for Hotels With Limited Meeting Space
KNOWLAND | June 18, 2024
Streamlines prospecting to improve sales productivity and help smaller properties build agile, proactive sales strategies to accelerate group business growth ARLINGTON, Va. — June 18, 2024— Knowland, the leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced the introduction of Knowland Select, a new product specifically designed for hotels with limited meeting space. Knowland Select subscribers will receive a curated list of target accounts for upcoming need periods directly to the seller’s inbox. It provides a low-cost option to help optimize resources, save time and improve performance while...
Las Vegas Leads in Meetings and Events Growth in May With an 18.5 Percent Uptick Reports Knowland
KNOWLAND | June 5, 2024
Oahu Island hits 17.9 percent growth with technology and travel groups acting as key drivers to growth ARLINGTON, Va. — June 5, 2024 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, reported that Las Vegas took the lead in group business with a solid 18.5 percent growth in May year-over-year (YoY). Oahu Island pulled in second at 17.9 percent YoY growth. This data is sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform and designed to help hoteliers protect and grow their revenue base. The average space used for meetings in the Top 25 markets was 3,615 sq. ft., and ...
