Eric Satre Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Woodbury, Minnesota, United States

Launched the new Destination: Woodbury, a city-functioning destination marketing organization (DMO). Responsible for enhancing Woodbury’s economic development by promoting tourism through partnerships with the City of Woodbury staff, Chamber of Commerce, local hospitality businesses, non-profits and the broader community. The work of the DMO is guided by the adopted Strategic Plan and Business Plan.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

In partnership with Minnesota Sports & Events (MNSE), responsible for winning International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2026 World Junior Championships bid for Saint Paul with an anticipated $80 million economic impact. As Visit Saint Paul sports lead, worked with various City departments on bid, hosting regular local organizing committee meetings and communicating regular bid updates. Under the leadership of MNSE, we hosted USA Hockey staff on multiple site visits including a community welcome reception, venue and hotel tours, and meet and greet opportunities with the Mayor of Saint Paul, University of Minnesota athletic dept., Minnesota NHL team ownership, and the Governor of Minnesota. (2023)

Inver Grove Heights, Mn

Responsible for all contracts, memberships, communications, marketing and promotions, and meetings and events for the CVB. ACCOMPLISHMENTS & WORK• Initial lead for lights project on historic bridge, collaborating with local legislators and city leadership, while gathering public input and securing cost estimates for project (2022)• Responsible for increasing local lodging tax from 2% to 3%, securing unanimous city council approval (2022)• Collaborated with CVB Board and a local consultant to create a 3-year strategic plan (2022-2024)• Led aggressive recovery marketing campaign efforts in spring, 2021 resulting in record lodging tax revenues • In partnership with external vendors, directed three seasonal promotional video spots which resulted in a total of 132,000 views on YouTube• Plan content creation, UGC, photography, video curation, social media marketing, and digital campaigns. In 2021, grew audience in all social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), ranging from 5%-19%, and increased website traffic by 35%.• DMO Local Guide on Google publishing photos and reviews; top photo from 2021--a city-owned golf course--accumulated 1.6 million viewsOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTSDIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN: Executed a successful social media campaign leading up to 2019 Final Four in Mpls. Targeted basketball fans and universities around the country with the goal of promoting hotels. Reach was 17K, 800 likes/reactions, and 100 contest entries with winner from Dallas, TX. (2019)VISITOR GUIDE: Produced bi-annual visitor guides focusing on homegrown content, photography, written articles and conducted interviews with local insiders/influencers. (2019 & 2021) PRESS/MEDIA: Secured KSTP Twin Cities Live “In Your Town” segment highlighting local businesses for a week followed by a live broadcast featuring interviews with city leaders and small businesses. Marketed live broadcast to locals for increased attendance (2019)

Visit Saint Paul

• Promote Saint Paul as a convention destination to meeting planners and conference organizers• Exhibit at state, national, and international trade shows marketing the city for meetings and events• Manage accounts (CRM) and track site inspections, leads, bookings, and room nights• Lead site visits and familiarization tours with meeting planners aimed at securing convention business• Present convention bids to meeting planners, association boards, and executive committees • Attend quarterly hotel Director of Sales meetings, contributing to group sales updates and general input • Collaborate with internal departments on marketing requests—executive summaries, client testimonials, press releases, and letters of support

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Director of Sales at hotel owner properties in Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, specializing in relationship development, meeting management and overall sales generation.