Chekitan S. Dev
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801452031
- eISBN:
- 9780801465703
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801452031.001.0001
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Marketing
In recent years the brand has moved squarely into the spotlight as the key to success in the hospitality industry. Business strategy once began with marketing and incorporated branding as one of its ...
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In recent years the brand has moved squarely into the spotlight as the key to success in the hospitality industry. Business strategy once began with marketing and incorporated branding as one of its elements; today the brand drives marketing within the larger hospitality enterprise. Not only has it become the chief means of attracting customers, it has, more broadly, become the chief organizing principle for most hospitality organizations. The never-ending quest for market share follows trend after trend, from offering ever more elaborate and sophisticated amenities to the use of social media as a marketing tool—all driven by the preeminence of the brand. This book brings together the most important insights from hospitality branding research and experience. Blending the knowledge of recent history with cutting-edge research and the promise of future trends, this book offers hospitality organizations the advice they need to survive and thrive in today's competitive global business environment.Less
In recent years the brand has moved squarely into the spotlight as the key to success in the hospitality industry. Business strategy once began with marketing and incorporated branding as one of its elements; today the brand drives marketing within the larger hospitality enterprise. Not only has it become the chief means of attracting customers, it has, more broadly, become the chief organizing principle for most hospitality organizations. The never-ending quest for market share follows trend after trend, from offering ever more elaborate and sophisticated amenities to the use of social media as a marketing tool—all driven by the preeminence of the brand. This book brings together the most important insights from hospitality branding research and experience. Blending the knowledge of recent history with cutting-edge research and the promise of future trends, this book offers hospitality organizations the advice they need to survive and thrive in today's competitive global business environment.