Kari Williamson Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, Tx, Us

Lubbock, Tx

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Senior Sales Professional with a 25+ year accomplished career track for delivering and sustaining revenue and profit gains within highly competitive U.S. hospitality industry. Exceptional communicator with a consultative sales style, strong negotiation skills, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and a keen client needs assessment aptitude. Aggressively identify opportunities, develop focus, and provide tactical business solutions.Strategic & Tactical PlanningMarket Survey & AnalysisAccount Development / AcquisitionTarget Marketing & PenetrationSales Team Training/SupervisionP&L / Financial ReportingCompetitive Sales AnalysisBudget ManagementInventory Distribution ControlPolicy FormulationSales Presentations / ClosingContract NegotiationsProActive/ReActive Sales Customized Marketing Solutions (Digital and Print)Grand Opening Planning & Strategy

Based In Dfw Area

Successfully oversaw National Sales Team performance by providing strategic direction and recommending marketing strategies which improved account revenue share and stimulated hotel revenue growth with over 750 corporate and franchise owned hotelsDeveloped, implemented, and maintained business and marketing plans for American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, BCD, and HRGPromoted to National Sales Manager of Travel Management Companies, Consortia, Government Transient, and Leisure Partnerships for La Quinta from Regional Sales Steered sales gains and achievements by monitoring each partner’s objectives and providing action plans to address any shortfallsServed as liaison with US based AMEX Business Travel Centers and CWT Call Centers; educated travel counselors in product, growth, and benefits over competitors through in-person presentations on new corporate initiatives and promotions Maintained a direct partnership with TravelClick to establish GDS Marketing

Addison, Tx

Generated proposals with the Director of Sales focused on maximizing profit while satisfying client needsIncreased transient and group room revenueImplemented and executed programs for special corporate and preferred corporate transient salesIncreased production of existing accountsAggressive outside calls campaign to build corporate base with local businessDeveloped and implemented strategies for achieving individual sales goalsContacted in-house customers to foster additional business, repeat bookings, or referralsExceeded individual and team goals within assigned market segmentManaged a team of three individuals devoted to the Corporate Transient MarketCommunicated clients' requests to all departments in an effective and timely mannerAssisted in the completion of monthly booking reports, quarterly reports and the annual marketing plan for the hotel

Richardson, Tx

The hotel transitioned ownership from Sunburst Hospitality to Radisson Corporate. Continued on as Associate Director of Sales

Richardson, Tx

Lubbock, Tx