1. Hospitality companies know that ________and ________go hand-in-glove.
2. In-depth guest ________will also be used to shape the criteria that go into defining the on-property guest experience. 3. We have found that complete attention to detail a total commitment to guest satisfaction that saves a guest ________, ________, and ________, provides completely personalized and individual service, and creates the experience of intellectual surprise for its consumers is what drives repeat business among the affluent. 4. To be effective, a new marketing plan must be written each ________. 5. At the same time, the annual marketing plan must be written against a longer term ________plan that states what the company hopes to achieve, say, three to five years down the road. 6. To develop successful strategies and action programs, marketers need up-todate information about the ________, the ________, and the market ________to be served. 7. Finally, marketing research helps marketers learn more about their customers ________, ________, ________, and ________levels. 8. The ________ ________and a few charts or graphs from the body of the plan may be the only parts ever read by top management. Consequently, it is of great importance to write this section carefully, with top management in mind. 9. A marketing plan is not a stand-alone tool. Instead, it must ________other plans, such as the firms strategic plan. 10.Next years marketing strategies and tactics must support strategic decisions such as the following: a. Corporate ________with respect to profit, growth, and so on b. Desired market ________ c. ________of the company or of its product lines d. Vertical or horizontal ________ e. Strategic ________ f. Product line breadth and ________ g. Customer ________management (CRM)
11.________affecting taxation, pension benefits, and casino gambling are only a
few examples of political decisions likely to affect marketing directly. 12.Changes in economic variables such as ________and ________rates should be recognized. 13.A ________analysis must extend beyond inventory comparisons. True competitive advantages are factors that are recognized by guests and influence their purchase decisions. 14.Market potential should be viewed as the total available ________for a hospitality product within a particular geographic market at a given price. 15.The need for marketing ________is ongoing. Much of the information acquired by marketing research in a current calendar or fiscal year serves as the basis for developing next years marketing plan. 16.The heart of any marketing plan is careful analysis of ________market segments and the selection of appropriate target segments. 17.This is information that identifies each of the companys existing customer segments by ________, ________, and ________. 18.The selection of ________markets is a primary responsibility of marketing management. This requires careful consideration of the variables already discussed in the development of the marketing plan. 19.The establishment of ________provides direction for the rest of the marketing plan. 20.The selection of appropriate ________of distribution is basic to the development of successful sales strategies. 21.A common error in writing a marketing plan is to develop strategies that are probably highly workable but for which there is ________support. 22.Generally, the most costly and difficult resource needed to ensure success with marketing/sales strategies is ________. 23.A sales plan should pay particular attention to the sales force and its objectives and to strategies to ensure that sales ________are met and possibly exceeded. 24.The process of marketing is a ________. The task is never ending.
25.Marketing/sales managers must always be ________, as the development of
next years marketing plan begins the day this years plan is approved. 26.The process of data collection and analysis from ________and ________sources continues each day. Marketing/sales managers must always be alert for methods to improve the process. 27.What is not so obvious to many is that a good plan will also enable ________to prosper and grow. 28.A study of the process used by hotels to develop marketing plans has shown that the most important features in the development of a marketing plan appear to be management participation and ________at all levels, sufficient ________for development, specific ________in developing a marketing plan, and tying ________to the achievement of goals and objectives.