Marketing Objectives:
Clearly state your marketing goals.
What did your company strive to achieve using this piece or program?Marketing objectives were to: • Identify the perfect trade outlet to garner exposure for the breakfast revamp and earn credibility for the company’s efforts as a leader in the space; and • Position Best Western Premier in this coverage as a leader in hospitality and food and beverage, innovating its offerings to tap into the evolving needs of today’s travelers.

Target Audience:
Who was/is the target audience?
Characterize the composition, size, and location of your target audience.The trade media was a focus for this effort because this is where Best Western’s membership base consumes their news, reading about the industry on a frequent basis. It’s important that existing owners continue to see and hear about the Best Western brand, creating a sense of pride amongst the existing membership family. In addition, the trade press is where prospective members are – hotel owners, developers and management companies – making decisions about their future brand relationships. Best Western’s PR team targeted Hotel F&B for a story about the company’s breakfast evolution and how it is driving satisfaction within the Best Western Premier brand.

Research, Planning, and Implementation:
What market research was conducted prior to planning the piece/campaign? Describe how you planned and produced the creative asseets with the mobile canvas in mind.Best Western’s PR team researched the demographics of top national food and beverage trade media outlets, ultimately identifying Hotel F&B as the ideal target outlet for a feature story covering the successful growth of Best Western Premier’s breakfast program. It was determined that this publication, reaching 100,000+ executives within the hotel and F&B industries, would be the perfect vehicle to create excitement around the company’s thought leadership and innovation.

Message:
What is the key message intended for the piece/campaign?
What differentiates your piece/campaign in the marketplace?The desired key messaging for this story revolved around flexibility, value and guest satisfaction. In seeking out a feature story about Best Western Premier’s unique breakfast model, the PR team sought to create exposure for the brand as a front-runner and innovator in the upscale space.

Results:
Which of your original goals did you achieve and how?
How did you measure the effectiveness of the piece or campaign? Entrants should provide quantifiable results of their tactics or campaigns.The feature, “Best Western Premier Scores with Robust Breakfast Buffet,” ran in the July issue of Hotel F&B magazine, as well as online at HotelFandB.com. The story provides BW’s brand history, an overview since its refresh and offers insight into its unique management strategy, giving owners the freedom to choose whether to charge or not for their breakfast buffet. The piece opens with, “Within the crowded select- and limited-service category are myriad complimentary breakfast programs, while many upscale brands charge a nominal fee… at the upscale BWP®, owners can choose to charge (or not) for their breakfast buffet, giving them flexibility to maximize their market.” The story highlights the correlation between the model and guest satisfaction, “The overall breakfast satisfaction scores at BWP—combined complimentary and pay—stand at 74.3% for 2017 compared to 70.7% in 2016 and 66.8% in 2015.” Messaging pull-through achieved the exact type of exposure the team was seeking.

Project Analysis:
Please provide a brief background on the project and your efforts to preserve the destination’s natural, cultural and historic heritage.

Objectives and Goals:
What did organization set out to achieve in undertaking this project?

Creativity and Innovation:
What new and innovative ideas did you incorporate in either your method of outreach or in the implementation of the project that you think could inspire others committed to sustainability in the tourism and travel industry?

Communication:
How did you communicate your actions to the public, the media and other key stakeholders and what was the aim of the message?
How did you generate publicity in order to build awareness of, or support corporate values on your sustainability initiatives.

Results:
How did you measure the effectiveness of your efforts and what direct and tangible results did you achieve?

Leadership:
Please list the individual in a leadership role responsible for the project and how would you characterize their commitment to promoting preservation and sustainability best practices in the travel and tourism industry?

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CategoryFEATURE PLACEMENT ONLINE - Trade Media

Entry TitleBest Western Premier Scores with Robust Breakfast Buffet: Hotel F&B Magazine

Innovation Analysis: Please provide a brief background on the project and why you feel it fits the definition of innovation, what the breakout implications are and how it was an industry disruptor.

Sources of Innovation: Did the innovative project result from chance, from research, from inspiration from outside the industry, or from some other source?

Goals and Objectives: What were the goals of the innovative project, and were they met? Were they tied to a business plan? A larger campaign? Or to get specific result (such as views, shares, influencer engagement, or bookings)? And what obstacles did you encounter in the execution of the project and how did you overcome them?

Classification

Situational AnalysisBest Western Premier® is one of Best Western® Hotels & Resorts’ most exclusive brands, bringing a notably refined and elegant experience to today’s discerning travelers. With 120 locations across the globe and 50 additional Best Western Premiers in the pipeline, the upscale brand is designed for business and leisure travelers seeking first-rate amenities, superior accommodations and exceptional service. Over the past two years, Best Western Hotels & Resorts has refreshed the Best Western Premier breakfast program and in doing so, has earned countless accolades. As the brand’s breakfast satisfaction scores continue to increase each year, with breakfast being a key driver of guest loyalty (known industrywide), Best Western’s PR team sought to secure earned media coverage that would generate widespread recognition across the industry for the company’s leadership in this area.

Research, planning, and implementation:
What market research was conducted prior to planning the piece/campaign?
Describe how you planned and produced the creative assets with the mobile canvas in mind.

Message:
What is the key messages intended for the piece/ campaign?
What differentiates your piece/campaign in the marketplace?
What helped you breakthrough on mobile?

Results:
What original goals did you achieve and how?
How did you measure the effectiveness of the piece or campaign?
Entrants should provide quantifiable metrics tied to real business results (eg brand lift, leads, or bookings generated).

Results:
How did you measure the effectiveness of your efforts and what direct and tangible results did you achieve? Please be as specific as possible and share the full impact of your efforts in CSR. Understandably, maintenance is another major part of CSR. If you have continued to actively and consistently work on your CSR process; please add those actions to your results description.

Leadership:
To keep your CSR efforts thriving, you need momentum and passion, which has to come from the top. Please list the individual in a leadership role responsible for the project and how would you characterize their commitment to promoting corporate social responsibility in the travel and tourism industry?