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- Digital Travel Marketing’s Run of Recognition Continues
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Robert Arnold
Receives “Top 25” Honor at HSMAI’s Adrian Awards Gala
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Jacksonville,
FL – February 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Vizergy®, a full-service
hotel
Internet marketing agency, has had a profound influence on the e-commerce
industry and experienced tremendous overall success in 2013. Their achievements
include Vizergy’s Vice President of Sales, Robert
Arnold, being selected as one of the “Top
25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing”, winning six awards
for excellence in the 57th annual HSMAI Adrian Awards, and 12 client facing
team members becoming certified through HSMAI’s Certified
Hospitality Digital Marketer (CHDM) program.
“To be recognized by HSMAI
and to have my name joined with current and past “Top 25” nominees is quite
an honor,” said Robert Arnold, Vizergy’s VP of Sales. “My peers, many who
have helped shape my own career, are leaders in virtually every facet of
Hospitality Sales and Marketing and I am humbled to be a part of this class.”
Arnold has more than ten
years of experience in the hotel industry and twelve years’ experience
in e-commerce and Internet marketing. He leads the sales teams and oversees
the strategic growth of Vizergy’s client base, helping maximize e-commerce
performance for prominent property management groups, hotels, and resorts.
Prior to joining Vizergy, Arnold held senior leadership positions with
TravelCLICK, and TIG Global. Additionally, Arnold has held several senior
sales, marketing, and operations positions with notable hotel groups, including
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Patriot American, and Homestead Village/Security
Capital Group. He has been a frequent featured speaker at industry and
educational organizations, including HSMAI, Meeting Planners International,
Boston University School of Hotel Administration, and serves on the HSMAI
Digital Marketing Advisory Board.
Perhaps more impressive than
the impact he has had on Vizergy in his current leadership role, is his
level of influence within the hospitality industry. Arnold, through his
25 years in hotel management and digital marketing has had a direct impact
on multiple industry leaders at prominent brands and management companies.
He has created a family tree of people that served with and for him over
the years that have now become successful industry leaders themselves.
Dozens of the people that are considered impact leaders in our space today
worked with Robert. He is universally liked and respected by leaders throughout
the hospitality industry, and continues to receive top recognition by his
peers.
“The ‘Top 25’ is our annual
hot list that celebrates the sales, marketing and revenue management leaders
and innovators in our industry,” said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, President
and CEO of HSMAI. “The creative strategies, passionate dedication and sharp
intelligence of these professionals have not only grown the business within
their organizations but have also truly raised the bar for the hospitality
industry as a whole.”
The 11th annual list recognizes
the “best of the best” in the hospitality, travel and tourism industries.
Recipients were honored during a ceremony preceding the Adrian
Awards Gala on February 24, 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis and
also recognized at the Adrian Awards dinner reception and gala. The 2013
“Top 25” recipients were judged by a panel of senior industry executives
for their recent work based on the following criteria: creativity and innovation,
cutting edge sales or marketing campaigns, triumph in challenging situations,
and/or sales efforts that resulted in dramatic gains.
About HSMAI
The Hospitality Sales and
Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is committed to growing business
for hotels and their partners, and is the industry’s leading advocate for
intelligent, sustainable hotel revenue growth. The association provides
hotel professionals & their partners with tools, insights, and expertise
to fuel sales, inspire marketing, and optimize revenue through programs
such as HSMAI’s MEET, Adrian
Awards, and Revenue
Optimization Conference. HSMAI is an individual membership organization
comprising more than 7,000 members worldwide, with 40 chapters in the Americas
Region. Connect with HSMAI at www.hsmai.org,
www.facebook.com/hsmai,
www.twitter.com/hsmai
and www.youtube.com/hsmai1.
About Vizergy®
Vizergy
is an award-winning digital travel marketing company that empowers hoteliers
to know more, do more and achieve more–with the ultimate goal of delivering
maximum online revenue. The company uses data-driven decisions to provide
strategic guidance in the evolving world of online marketing. Online marketing
services include search engine optimization, pay-per-click and display
advertising, local marketing, website and mobile website design and development,
reservation software and advanced analytics. Since 1998, Vizergy has propelled
thousands of branded and independent hotels, resorts and hotel management
companies to success.
For more information on Vizergy
and its services, please visit Vizergy.com,
call William Bellis at 904-389-1130 Ext. 171 or email william.b@vizergy.com.
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