Patrick Mason Email & Phone Number

Carolinas

Columbia, Sc Usa

SC CORPORATION, A Division of American Lodging Resources, Inc.Company Background InformationUNIQUE PRIVATE/PUBLIC ALLIANCE PROMOTES THE CAROLINA LIFESTYLEFirst Destination Marketing Firm to Co-Brand the CarolinasTracks Economic, Social & Cultural Impact of Tourism and In-migration IndustryColumbia, S.C. - The Center For Carolina Living (CFCL) is a division of American Lodging Resources, Inc. The enterprise, launched in 1986, publishes the semi-annual CarolinaLiving.com GUIDE, 450-page site and COMPASS Enews that reach 600,000 affluent families annually.ROOT MISSIONSB2C: Showcase the Carolinas to a national affluent audience as a great place to visit, live, grow, do business and retire ... today and for the next 100 years. B2B: Serve Carolina TDA's, residential communities, homebuilders and GreenHome brands with a stream of high quality buyer prospects.(End)

Columbia, Sc

Patrick Mason was raised on a Minnesota horse farm and earned a BSBA in '73 at Denver University. Then, he spent 10 years in destination marketing with Marriott Corporation in Washington DC, Chicago and New York. He was recruited in 1983 to administer a $6 million national real estate marketing/lead generation budget for U.S; The firm sold condominiums valued at $600 million during his three-year stint.In 1986, Patrick and Leyla Mason formed American Lodging Resources, Inc., a C-Corporation consulting firm specializing in research, lead generation and "place marketing" for the hospitality, real estate and tourism industries. Within a year, he forged an unusual alliance between the private sector and state government to measure the economic impact of in-migration and to position the Carolinas to attract affluent newcomers of all ages. Today that division is called the Center For Carolina Living (DBA: CarolinaLiving.com) one of the country's recognized multi-state relocation research and marketing firm.Pioneers in database and web-survey marketing, his team has produced the CarolinaLiving.com Guide to Visitation, Relocation and Retirement since 1986. Annually, the GUIDE and website will be used by 500,000 people as a resource. These tools will "register" 3,500 families who will complete the 26-question Carolina Lifestyle Survey* and generate 30,000 visitor/relocation prospect leads for Carolina organizations seeking market share increments.The CarolinaLiving regularly shares their primary homebuyer profile research data for migration and economic impact output studies. Research collaborations include Clemson, USC, Coastal Carolina University, UNC Asheville and Wake Forest University. Carolina companies engage the CarolinaLiving database for market segmentation research projects that highlight psychographic buyer motivation profiles of visiting/in-migrating families.

Carolinas

SC Corporation DBA: CarolinaLiving.com and Center For Carolina Living

Research, marketing, lead generation and publishing for residential communities and DMO organizations across the Carolinas involved in economic development and needing their destination/attraction showcased to families with interest in the Carolinas. Founded 1986.

Administered a $6 million annual marketing budget to generate leads for 13 resort hotel condominium projects in major visitor destinations like: Atlantic City, Aspen, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Orlando.

Destination marketing responsibility for 1,000 room Marriott's Essex House and then the 400 room Lincolnshire Resort in Chicago. Managed sales team and property positioning.

Bsba, Bsba Hospitality Hotel Managemnt 1973

BSBA Hospitality Hotel Management

Bsba, Hospitality Administration/Management

Worked full time in the best restaurant in Denver while in the DU Hotel & Restaurant School. Took a three week guided tour of Europe.

Undergraduate Studies, Business & Ecomomics, Business

Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC - Arnold Air Society, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Film Festival Chair,Partied a ton. Pledged ATO..

College Prep, How To Manage Franciscan Nuns

Worked part time at Sterling and Outdoor theater. Active in 4-H.