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Mr. Pfefferkorn

Martin Pfefferkorn

Executive Chef, Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Chef Martin Pfefferkorn has joined the landmark Hyatt Regency Atlanta as Executive Chef with plans to open three new restaurant concepts as part of the hotel's $65 million transformation in 2011. Chef Pfefferkorn, an Austrian-born, classically trained chef with more than 20 years of experience in hotels and resorts around the world, is renowned for his expertise in catering for large events and gatherings, including weddings, social banquets, business meetings and corporate functions. Chef Pfefferkorn is passionate about bringing local, seasonal food to hotel dining. His recipes have a uniquely fresh, Atlanta flavor and incorporate locally grown vegetables and regional fish, poultry and pork products. “People expect more from a hotel dining experience, and they're looking for more responsible choices in their dining. That's why we designed our food and beverage concepts at Hyatt Regency Atlanta with items like local beers, regional vegetables and meat. Even if our guests can't leave the hotel, we want them to experience a taste and flavor of Atlanta,” Chef Pfefferkorn said. The first dining concept steered by Chef Pfefferkorn at Hyatt Regency Atlanta is Twenty-Two Storys, a lobby and restaurant bar that offers guests the dining experience of a destination restaurant in a comfortable, convenient lobby setting. Twenty-Two Storys, named for the hotel's 22-story Atrium, features 22 beers, 22 wines and 22 food items, all part of a 'beer forward' menu that incorporates beer and ale from native Georgia breweries Terrapin Beer Co., Sweetwater Brewing Co. and JailHouse Brewing Co..

Mr. Pfefferkorn can be contacted at 404-577-1234 or mark.pfefferkorn@hyatt.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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