HSMAI MISSION STATEMENT HSMAI is committed to growing business for hotels and their partners by fueling sales, inspiring marketing and optimizing revenue. - Fueling Sales
HSMAI offers exclusive, unique opportunities and resources to fuel sales through customer connections and insights, growing business for hotels and their partners. - Inspiring Marketing
HSMAI inspires winning marketing by recignizing industry innovators, and by providing expert industry forums and access to best practice, cutting-edge marketing strategies. - Optimizing Revenue
HSMAI provides education, thought leadership and expertise-sharing that enables hoteliers to optimize revenue for intelligent, sustainable growth.
The Greater Philadelphia HSMAI (GPHSMAI) chapter offers members a variety of benefits including monthly education programs targeted specifically to the sales and marketing professional, a variety of networking and fund raising events and community service volunteer opportunities. Meetings and events are normally held on the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of special events such as Darby Day FUNRaiser, Summer Social and Industry Event, the Chinese Auction Fundraiser, and the Holiday Jingle Jam.
THE HOSPITALITY SALES & MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (HSMAI) is proud to introduce, in association with Master Connection Associates (MCA), the Certified Hospitality Sales Executive (CHSE) Certification, and encourages individuals working in sales in the hospitality industry, if they meet the minimum qualifications, to make the decision today to get certified!Certification demonstrates to the world your high level of performance, abilities, and expertise in your field, and the process of becoming certified as a CHSE includes learning experiences that we believe will be valuable to both you and your employer. Additionally, your adoption of the CHSE Code of Ethics is an important signal to your customers that they can rely on your integrity and professionalism.YOUR FIRST STEP IS TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION
go to www.hsmaicertifications.org to download an application. Once you have qualified, you will receive the CHSE Study Guide. Candidates will take three MCA e-Learning modules before taking the online exam, and HSMAI has added a special benefit to the process: to complete the CHSE, you will take the prestigious 20/20 Assessment® to help you continue to grow in your profession.
Message from the 2011 PresidentSuzanne Geyer
Alta Management Services As a five-year member of HSMAI, I am excited and honored to serve you in 2011! Meeting and Listening is the means by which our Chapter intends to grow membership and get more of you involved. We want to be the best source of education and fun for you, and continue to provide the individual leadership opportunities that HSMAI is known for. Also, I want to thank the entire Board of Directors for helping to create outstanding receptions and seminars. Because of all their hard work, our GPHSMAI Chapter received the prestigious award for Educational Programming 2010 by HSMAI Headquarters. Looking to the future, I’d like to ask if you are interested in becoming a board member of Greater Philadelphia Chapter to please contact me. HSMAI has provided me and many others the benefits that membership strives to offer: • Great monthly educational programs and seminars to help improve business and professional selling skills
• Opportunity to increase leadership and organizational skills through committee and board involvement
• Product/service recognition among peers through networking
• Building long lasting friendships with industry peers, that leads to sharing and cross selling opportunities! I look forward to seeing you at a GPHSMAI 2011 seminar or event!
Regards,
Suzanne Geyer
ALTA Management Services
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HSMAI GREATER PHILADELPHIA AWARDED THE FRANK W. BERKMAN CHAPTER AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING The Annual HSMAI Frank W. Berkman Chapter Awards were presented at the 2010 HSMAI Leadership Conference held at the Ritz-Carlton Clayton Plaza in St. Louis, MO. The Frank W. Berkman Chapter Award recognizes the "Best-of-the-Best" in chapter practices. The awards dinner presentation on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 was held at CityWide in St. Louis. Competition for the 2009 calendar year awarded first place winners in ten categories, recognizing large, medium and small chapters. 
(Sue Geyer, Chapter President - Rachel Wolkiewicz, Temple University Collegiate Chapter President
David Atkins, HSMAI Americas Board Chairman - Julie Parent, Managing Director)
HSMAI is the hospitality industry's source for knowledge, community and recognition for leaders committed to professional development, sales growth, revenue optimization, marketing, and branding. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprised of nearly 7,000 members from 35 countries and 60 chapters worldwide. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry, and bringing together customers and members.
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