Complex Sales Manager at Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District and Aloft MinneapolisRESPONSIBILITIES- Develop sales strategies to grow group business in the corporate, non-profit, association and government market segments.- Prospect new and existing accounts for business opportunities.- Build and maintain relationships by discussing clients' evolving needs and fit with hotel property amenities and facilities.- Represent both hotels to build brand and property awareness via networking meetings, industry events, trade shows, & familiarization tours.- Qualify leads, complete business analysis and generate proposals in response to RFPs that maximize hotel profitability. - Draft sales contracts and negotiate terms of agreement.- Detail and manage groups through entire process to ensure customer satisfaction and garner repeat business.

Sales Responsibilities:- Recruited, trained, supervised and lead the efforts of the sales team at each hotel property.- Participated in the development of revenue budgets and forecasts. - Maintained regular communications with Sales Managers to ensure task completions, drafted and implemented internal operating processes, and sales goals.- Reviewed reporting of Hotel Sales Managers on a regular basis to make sure that they are meeting productivity goals and capturing all business opportunities.- Worked directly on sales activities in both leisure and corporate business segments for hotel properties.- Managed major corporate accounts and coordinated the management of all other national, regional and local accounts with Hotel Sales Managers. - Developed relationships with travel agencies, venues, sporting organizations, and corporate businesses.- Worked in conjunction with property management to review revenue strategies and developed rate plans and packages to attract business.Marketing Responsibilities:- Developed sales and marketing plans for all hotel properties.- Created and monitored marketing budgets.- Designed marketing materials for targeted advertising campaigns and general sales collateral for entire hotel portfolio using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher.- Created and maintained profiles and strategy on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter.- Maintained and developed both print and online marketing and advertising for hotel property portfolio, including paid advertisements on Google Adwords, Bing Ads, Expedia TravelAds, tour guides, directories and other industry resources.- Coordinated website development and updates, ensuring pages are optimized for search engines.- Scheduled and coordinated photo shoots, took necessary photos and edited.- Produced emails for properties to send to contacts through distribution channels such as Constant Contact and Vertical Response.