Daire Dillon Email & Phone Number

County Dublin, Ireland

Park West Dublin12

Managing marketing campaigns – Project manage marketing and communications campaigns for all education sites; product promotions, activations, offers, digital marketing campaigns and publication of brochures Tender writing – partnering with the bid team to produce marketing content for new business tendersClient relationship management – write and present Quarterly Business Reviews to all clients and produce follow up action plans as requiredMobilisation of new contracts – generate look and feel of new units, support with signage and marketing collateral and marketing planEvent Management - manage and coordinate launch events for each new unitCritical Care Team Member – Generate winning offers and marketing collateral to drive awareness, footfall and revenue to the units

Dublin Airport

Event ManagementGrowing the level of Conference Business secured by the HotelDevelop new and existing customer relationsYield managementRate ManagementCompilation of sales statistics/forecasts Conference promotional activityImplementation of Marketing Campaign- Online/offlineMaximising Profit

Ensure the smooth operation of the Conference and Accommodation business.Liaise with key support departments. Close and regular liaison with clients. Building a rapport with clients and ensuring delivery of a required service. Conduct site inspections of the Campus with potential customers, regular meetings and communications with catering suppliers. Managing event contracts. Liaison with other support departments, high profile presence during the events. Provide on going support to the manager and contribute to planning for future developments and marketing strategy.

Direct account manager for 30 member hotels with regular visits to member properties for progress meetings, to discuss marketing strategy for the forthcoming season; review sales figures; discuss means to generate revenue; analyse rate position; make recommendations; discuss upcoming promotions and position on 3rd party websites. Discuss targets and objectives for each individual member. Analyse findings and amend the sales and marketing plan to fit individual hotel needs.Negotiating with leading international Tour Operators on behalf of the 60 member hotels. Domestic promotions- establishing relationships with corporate clients, putting together corporate promotions. Devised strategic partnerships with added value achieving cost effective marketing programmes and driving incremental sales revenues. Generated new domestic corporate businessCorporate sales calls as part of ongoing sales strategyWEBSITE- Ongoing input into the strategic development of the group websites, including web content.Managed social media campaigns for both brands Managed online promotions via the website using promotional codesManaged Online Travel Agents e.g., bookings .com, expedia.com, laterooms.com, lastminute.com- profiling and positions of member hotels on all major online travel agents. I attended (Domestic and International) trade & consumer shows. Liaise with Press, issue press releases, Responsibility for the annual publication of 3 brochures; Manor House Hotels, Irish Country Hotels and Touring Map and Planner. Also responsible for the distribution of these brochures including liaising with Tourism Ireland to ensure brochures reached the key players in each market.Contribute to the overall annual sales and marketing plan and budget. Involved in sales and marketing planning, budgeting and implementationUnder taken site inspections at all 60 member properties including organising annual Fam trip for Tour Operators and Media.

• Responsible for the growth in membership of the Regional Tourism Authority• Event Management – Responsibility for initiation and implementation of the Business Through Tourism in Dublin Awards

Mbs, Tourism & Transport

1993-1996 BA St. Patricks University College, Maynooth

Ba, Sociology, History

Leaving Certificate