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Ms. Ferguson

Cheryl Ferguson

Director of Sales, Hotel del Coronado

Cheryl Ferguson, CMP, is Director of Sales at Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. As part of the executive team, Ms. Ferguson drives the culture of excellence within the sales function of the 131-year-old resort by mentoring and inspiring her team to dream big, and think out of the box for clients of the resort. Ms. Ferguson's approach places an emphasis on long-term relationships and helping clients find solutions to meeting needs by challenging the status quo through innovative processes.

Ms. Ferguson began her career in hospitality in sales at the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in her home state of Michigan, and later worked at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, also in Michigan. She then moved on to Pinehurst Resort and Club in North Carolina, an historical gem from 1895. She later spent three years in the boutique space at Hotel Contessa in San Antonio. Ms. Ferguson is part of an executive committee at Hotel del Coronado responsible for the launch of a $250 million masterplan renovation that will add 29,000 square feet of meeting space to its expansive inventory, which includes The Del's own private beach. The masterplan renovation will be complete in late 2021. Set on one of America's most iconic beaches, the legendary Hotel del Coronado has welcomed travelers for more than 130 years to experience Southern California coastal lifestyle at its best.

When she is not at her beautiful seaside office, she can be found out on a run or on a bike with her husband enjoying San Diego weather.

Please visit http://www.hoteldel.com for more information.

Ms. Ferguson can be contacted at +1 619-435-6611 or cheryl.ferguson@hoteldel.com

Coming up in February 2020...

Social Media: Social Listening Tools

The reach and influence of social media is staggering. Nearly 3 billion people use social media daily, posting a range of messages, selfies, images, and everything in-between. According to HubSpot, almost 4 million posts are uploaded to the major social networks every single minute! That's an astounding amount of content and it is crucial for hotels to skillfully use social media in order to effectively compete. From establishing a suitable brand identity and voice to creating content across all the major networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.), the goal is to actively engage consumers and to eventually convert them to customers. Some hotels are initiating online contests as a way to attract new customers, while others are rewarding customers with discounts who subscribe to the their email lists or follow their social media pages. Another recent strategy is to employ social media listening tools that track what people are posting online about their businesses. These tools allow hotels to monitor - or listen to - what's being said about a brand across the entire social web, and this can prove to be very valuable, unfiltered information. Social listening permits hotels to be aware of people's opinions about their business, industry or competitors, and some of these tools even listen beyond social media platforms. They also monitor publicly available information on blogs, forums, news outlets and websites. Some listening tools are more focused on gathering and analyzing data, while others offer more engagement-oriented features, which allow hotels to interact with people right from the platform. Often the information that is gleaned from these listening tools ends up being the most authentic, unbiased insights a business can get. The February Hotel Business Review will document what some hotels are doing to successfully integrate social media strategies into their operations.


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