Pat Summers Email & Phone Number

Sonoma, Ca, Us

Sonoma, California

In the mid 1980s Summers-McCann created many new concepts including the marriage of food, wine and art marketing through promotions and premier events. The company was the first to bring media sponsorship from such prominent companies as The San Francisco Chronicle, ABC 7 and KGO radio to the wine country. They enjoyed being on the cusp of internet promotion and marketing. Their innovation and dedication helped set the stage for today's rich cultural/agricultural experience. The company also paved the way for the success of Inn Wine Country, through which owner Pat Summers now enjoys hosting guests from around the world who visit to take part in the very experiences she helped to establish.

Summers-McCann Public Relations Inc., a premier wine country public relations firm, represented an array of businesses with a focus on food, wine, art, tourism, hospitality, and destination marketing through 2010. Today the company supports the activities of Inn Wine Country, a premier vacation rental company providing hospitality for travelers from around the world. American Express, Deerfield Ranch Winery, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Salsa Trading Company, Silverado Resort, Ventana Inn & Spa, and Visa USA, and are among the companies Summers-McCann assisted. The Summers-McCann team created The Napa Valley Mustard Festival, one of the countries leading agricultural/tourism promotions, in 1994; and Sonoma Salute to the Arts, the event that set a new standard for wine country events, in 1986.Pat Summers conceived and created Sonoma's annual Salute to the Arts in 1985. Summers-McCann was selected to develop, coordinate, and promote the Napa Valley Mustard Festival in 1993. A two-month winter/early spring promotion, the Festival was designed to attract visitors to Napa Valley during the shoulder season. Recognized as one of the most successful agricultural/tourism promotions in the United States, the Festival virtually created a new visitor season.In recognition of excellence in tourism management, the County of Napa awarded The Napa Valley Mustard Festival a grant in the amount of $100,000 per year for three years to produce a mid-week hospitality program, from 2008 through 2010.Pat attributes her company's success to excellent marketing, promotion and media relations. The company's creative core, along with diligence and attention to detail, press kits, print materials and promotions. The results were impressive: press coverage exceeded expectations.

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