Comments on: “Show me the money!” Jerry Maguire’s Guide to Marketing http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/ Internet Marketing Ideas for Your Hotel Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Katie Clapp http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 Katie Clapp Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:37:54 +0000 http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/?p=4246#comment-2202 I do like Jerry, but you might be confusing me with another "Katie" that likes Tom Cruise; don't worry, happens allll the time (no). Totally agree with your points! I included that bit about "choosing to ignore uninformed naysayers" for precisely the reason you mentioned; in Isabelle's words, "No one knows your hotel better than you." As far as life partners go, I can't speak for anyone else, of course, but I love that Derek and I both work at the Children's Museum, discuss philosophy constantly, appreciate good design, and spend our free time sketching out eco-engineering solutions and world-saving schemes (we're so nerdy). I think if you're passionate about your work/life, it helps if your partner is passionate, too; not necessarily about the exact same things, but grounded in the same principles, values, etc. If you're exactly the same, there's not as much room for both of you to grow; it's a balance that everyone has to find for themselves, that's for sure. At 23 and five years into the relationship, I'm not exactly an expert on what works in the long term... but so far so good :) Comme toujours, thanks for your thoughts, Mihir! Katie I do like Jerry, but you might be confusing me with another “Katie” that likes Tom Cruise; don’t worry, happens allll the time (no).

Totally agree with your points! I included that bit about “choosing to ignore uninformed naysayers” for precisely the reason you mentioned; in Isabelle’s words, “No one knows your hotel better than you.”

As far as life partners go, I can’t speak for anyone else, of course, but I love that Derek and I both work at the Children’s Museum, discuss philosophy constantly, appreciate good design, and spend our free time sketching out eco-engineering solutions and world-saving schemes (we’re so nerdy).

I think if you’re passionate about your work/life, it helps if your partner is passionate, too; not necessarily about the exact same things, but grounded in the same principles, values, etc. If you’re exactly the same, there’s not as much room for both of you to grow; it’s a balance that everyone has to find for themselves, that’s for sure. At 23 and five years into the relationship, I’m not exactly an expert on what works in the long term… but so far so good :)

Comme toujours, thanks for your thoughts, Mihir!

Katie

]]> By: Katie Clapp http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Katie Clapp Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:27:31 +0000 http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/?p=4246#comment-2199 Oh man, J; you've never seen Minority Report?? Next you're going to tell me that you haven't seen "Thank You for Smoking" (the next one I'm writing about). Happy to hear you're committing your valuable time to the very important business of watching awesome movies :) And I agree that it's up to the new-gen to remind people that marketing/sales/hospitality can be fun! If it's not fun, people need to change their attitude or career; life's too short; why commit a large percentage to something that you're not passionate about? Oh man, J; you’ve never seen Minority Report?? Next you’re going to tell me that you haven’t seen “Thank You for Smoking” (the next one I’m writing about). Happy to hear you’re committing your valuable time to the very important business of watching awesome movies :)

And I agree that it’s up to the new-gen to remind people that marketing/sales/hospitality can be fun! If it’s not fun, people need to change their attitude or career; life’s too short; why commit a large percentage to something that you’re not passionate about?

]]> By: Josiah Mackenzie http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Josiah Mackenzie Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:19:37 +0000 http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/?p=4246#comment-2197 "As an entrepreneur is it a benefit to have a life partner who is in the same line as you ? Is it beneficial to have your husband / wife working with you in the same company so that you two can use your strengths to synergize and brainstorm even at home? Or is it better to come home to a wife or husband who is in a totally unrelated industry so that when you get home, you can switch off from work ?" I've seen good and bad examples of both scenarios. Wonder if it's even more important in the hotel biz, since it can be a lifestyle always-on-call environment.... “As an entrepreneur is it a benefit to have a life partner who is in the same line as you ? Is it beneficial to have your husband / wife working with you in the same company so that you two can use your strengths to synergize and brainstorm even at home? Or is it better to come home to a wife or husband who is in a totally unrelated industry so that when you get home, you can switch off from work ?”

I’ve seen good and bad examples of both scenarios. Wonder if it’s even more important in the hotel biz, since it can be a lifestyle always-on-call environment….

]]> By: Mitaroy Goa Hotel http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 Mitaroy Goa Hotel Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:11:37 +0000 http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/?p=4246#comment-2195 Wow Katie ! You must really like Tom Cruise ;) Seriously, as Josiah says, being the new generation of hotel marketers, there are no limits for us to get inspiration, be it pop culture or other unrelated industries. A few interesting points I would like to highlight... 1. Communication certainly isn’t one-sided anymore. But while you should certainly act on guest preferences, it is important to remember that this is your offer and like Isabelle says, The best way to personalize is to think about what I would like? and then take it from there. 2. “I love you. You complete me.” What happens if we replace business partner in your article with life partner ? If I remember correctly, Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger did fall in love eventually. So many relationships begin in the office. As an entrepreneur is it a benefit to have a life partner who is in the same line as you ? Is it beneficial to have your husband / wife working with you in the same company so that you two can use your strengths to synergize and brainstorm even at home? Or is it better to come home to a wife or husband who is in a totally unrelated industry so that when you get home, you can switch off from work ? Just a thought... Cheers Mihir Wow Katie ! You must really like Tom Cruise ;)

Seriously, as Josiah says, being the new generation of hotel marketers, there are no limits for us to get inspiration, be it pop culture or other unrelated industries.

A few interesting points I would like to highlight…

1. Communication certainly isn’t one-sided anymore.

But while you should certainly act on guest preferences, it is important to remember that this is your offer and like Isabelle says, The best way to personalize is to think about what I would like? and then take it from there.

2. “I love you. You complete me.”

What happens if we replace business partner in your article with life partner ?

If I remember correctly, Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger did fall in love eventually. So many relationships begin in the office.

As an entrepreneur is it a benefit to have a life partner who is in the same line as you ? Is it beneficial to have your husband / wife working with you in the same company so that you two can use your strengths to synergize and brainstorm even at home? Or is it better to come home to a wife or husband who is in a totally unrelated industry so that when you get home, you can switch off from work ?

Just a thought…

Cheers
Mihir

]]> By: Josiah Mackenzie http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/%e2%80%9cshow-me-the-money%e2%80%9d-jerry-maguire%e2%80%99s-guide-to-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 Josiah Mackenzie Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:14:57 +0000 http://www.hotelmarketingstrategies.com/?p=4246#comment-2192 I just want to say you did an awesome job with this article, Katie! I'd like to bring more pop culture into this blog, because it's a fun way to learn these concepts. Plus, marketers can be so boring. Let's mix things up a bit. We're the new generation of hotel marketers, right? I plan to watch Minority Report over the weekend, and if I remember correctly, there's some lessons we can pull from that as well... Thank you for introducing this movie to my life! It just may have entered Josiah's Top 10 List of All-time Favorite Movies. Maybe not above Casablanca and Godfather 1 & 2, but still.... I just want to say you did an awesome job with this article, Katie! I’d like to bring more pop culture into this blog, because it’s a fun way to learn these concepts. Plus, marketers can be so boring. Let’s mix things up a bit. We’re the new generation of hotel marketers, right?

I plan to watch Minority Report over the weekend, and if I remember correctly, there’s some lessons we can pull from that as well…

Thank you for introducing this movie to my life! It just may have entered Josiah’s Top 10 List of All-time Favorite Movies. Maybe not above Casablanca and Godfather 1 & 2, but still….

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