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  • Boutique Hotels

  • How to Make Your Boutique Hotel More Distinguished

  • By Didi Lutz, President, Didi Lutz PR

  • Let's face it, boutique hotels have their work cut out for them when they start out, rebrand or renovate. As we've explored in the past, a big part of a boutique hotel's success is left in Marketing and Public Relations. And while both are mutually exclusive disciplines, they often times work well together to provide a more integrated approach for overall success.

    We all know that in the first six to eighteen months of a hotel's opening, the buzz that is created helps feed news, media curiosity and guests who decide to stay a night or two by taking advantage of your promotional introductory rate. But what are the key elements in play that make your boutique hotel more distinguished -- a description that will last over time? How do we sustain the almighty Word of Mouth?

    Here are some ideas to consider as you strategize your 2007 marketing and public relations process:

    • Invest in PR and Marketing. It sounds obvious, but as I've said many times, this is a process that may take some time. Finding the right people to represent your hotel, negotiating with them and making sure they are aligning outreach efforts with your initiatives and goals. Giving public relations ...

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