Kansas City Hotel Marketing Gurus Advise Against Selling To Po'Folk?!?

A quick consideration of hottie Bella balancing her books whilst living the luxury good life inspires an uncomfortable realization . . . Like it or not . . . Selling to po'folk isn't a winning strategy.

Accordingly . . .

Check industry advice from a local marketing powerhouse which seemingly hopes the hospitality industry can withstand hard times by focusing their efforts on a smaller segment of the market that still holds all the cash . . . Sadly, this DOES NOT include any of the d-bags who read this blog . . .

MMGY Global, based in Kansas City, Missouri, has “400 plus” employees in its offices worldwide across nine brands.

“We’re working on three acquisitions that would take us well beyond 550 [employees],” president and incoming CEO Katie Briscoe said.

MMGY Global expects there’s going to be some shrinking in demand, but the impact will be manageable.

“Yes, there’s a pandemic and an energy crisis and inflation,” Briscoe said. “But marketing opportunities often present themselves in times of challenge.”

As context, the types of people who travel tend to self-select as having more disposable income and stable jobs than the average citizen in a country. So travel spending may be more resilient during a garden variety recession than generic bad news headlines might suggest.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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