Development of marketing and sales strategies
- Evaluating the interface between sales and marketing
-Offering contributions that meet strategic and operational objectives and priorities of a tourism and hospitality business
-Identifying sales and marketing targets and objectives that are realistic and relevant to the market
-Assessing international and cultural influences in the tourism and hospitality industry
Marketing communications
- Designing marketing communication that appeal to a range of target customers
- Optimizing the use of a range of different media
- Evaluating the effectiveness of marketing communications
Building strategic partnerships
- Identifying gaps and areas of market saturation and potential partners that are capable of furthering organizational objectives
- Analyzing the requirements of production, quality and distribution channels
- Negotiating agreements that are consistent with organizational objectives, priorities and values
Developments of new products and services
- Characterising the market for new or adapted products and/or services
- Generating and screening practicable ideas against agreed criteria through market testing
- Clarifying any intellectual property issues
- Pricing product or service in accordance with pricing strategy
Purpose and components of an organizational business plan
- Identifying potential business opportunities that are commensurate with strategic objectives from an analysis of emerging trends
- Ensuring the coherence of different functional priorities and plans
- Explaining the allocation of operational resources in line with strategic and operational priorities
- Explaining the consultation process relating to business planning