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Mr. Grenoble

Mark Grenoble

President, Enchantment Group

Mark Grenoble is the President of Enchantment Group. He founded the firm in effort to meet the growing market demand for providing proven experience in developing and managing all aspects of resorts and spas. Currently, Enchantment Group's portfolio includes Enchantment Resort, Mii amo, the Tides Inn, and the Golden Eagle Golf Course in Irvington, VA. Mr. Grenoble draws on a unique collection of skills that encompasses every facet of resort operations, from creating concepts, pre-opening strategies and systems for all departments to managing effective recruitment, training and retention programs, and developing highly profitable retail design and merchandise programs. Mr. Grenoble and his Mii amo team pioneered a number of destination spa industry firsts: first to create common guest arrival and departure days that maximize occupancy and revenue; first to feature full 60- and 90-minute treatment sessions, and first to offer alcohol, including organic and biodynamic wines. Mii amo was named “World's Best Destination Spa” in 2007 and 2009 by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Also named in the 2009 Travel + Leisure World's Best Survey, Enchantment Resort was ranked the #1 Resort in Arizona and the Tides Inn was ranked the #1 Resort in Virginia. Prior to joining Enchantment Resort in 1993 and developing Enchantment Group in 2007, Mr. Grenoble served as Vice President and General Manager of a major real estate development and management company and managed a $250 million real estate portfolio. In addition, he has held sales and operational positions with Omni Hotels, Americana Hotels and properties in New York, Hawaii and California. In 2009, Mr. Grenoble was named Arizona's Tourism Champion of the Year by the Arizona Governor.

Mr. Grenoble can be contacted at 480-264-3015 or mark@enchantmentgroup.com

Coming up in February 2019...

Social Media: Getting Personal

There Social media platforms have revolutionized the hotel industry. Popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Tumblr now account for 2.3 billion active users, and this phenomenon has forever transformed how businesses interact with consumers. Given that social media allows for two-way communication between businesses and consumers, the emphasis of any marketing strategy must be to positively and personally engage the customer, and there are innumerable ways to accomplish that goal. One popular strategy is to encourage hotel guests to create their own personal content - typically videos and photos -which can be shared via their personal social media networks, reaching a sizeable audience. In addition, geo-locational tags and brand hashtags can be embedded in such posts which allow them to be found via metadata searches, substantially enlarging their scope. Influencer marketing is another prevalent social media strategy. Some hotels are paying popular social media stars and bloggers to endorse their brand on social media platforms. These kinds of endorsements generally elicit a strong response because the influencers are perceived as being trustworthy by their followers, and because an influencer's followers are likely to share similar psychographic and demographic traits. Travel review sites have also become vitally important in reputation management. Travelers consistently use social media to express pleasure or frustration about their guest experiences, so it is essential that every review be attended to personally. Assuming the responsibility to address and correct customer service concerns quickly is a way to mitigate complaints and to build brand loyalty. Plus, whether reviews are favorable or unfavorable, they are a vital source of information to managers about a hotel's operational performance.  The February Hotel Business Review will document what some hotels are doing to effectively incorporate social media strategies into their businesses.

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