Experience

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  Concerned Citizens Of Paratransit

  • Consultant

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  Peter Capell Marketing

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2008 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Retired from 40 + years sales, marketing in hotel field and bank and oil company product assignments. Currently providing independent marketing programs to a local bank and to an east coast based energy start-up, recently to an internet technologies web program developer contracted with a major high net worth financial planning resource firm.

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  NYS&WT&HS

  • Member

    • 1976 - 2016

    Contributes to the preservation of equipment from the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad.

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  Embassy Suites Chicago

  • Director of Sales & Marketing

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2008

    Sunstone Hotels.

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  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Director of Convention Sales

    • 1999 - 2001
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Newly created position based on my experience and client relationships. Charged with capturing all groups utilizing 1000 or more peak night rooms to contract room blocks for all Starwood owned and operated hotels in Chicago including the 2 Westins (Michigan Avenue and River North). the 2 "W" Hotels (Lakeshore and City Center), The Tremont Hotel and The Raphael Hotel. Exceeded sales goals by 160% ($7 million over goal). Appointed to Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau task force as a Special Advisor.

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  Cendant

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Director of Sales & Marketing

    • 1990 - 1999
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Director of Sales and Marketing.

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  Gardner, Stein & Frank Advertising

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Senior Vice President

    • 1979 - 1990
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Leveraged existng business relationships ibcluding serving as Marketing Consultant to Amoco Oil Company following tenure with D'Arcy, MacManus & Masius Adverting. Captured multiple major accounts extensively expanding client portfolio to include banks, commercial real estate, trade associations in addition to base of hospitality industry (hotel and resort) accounts.

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  D'Arcy, MacManus & Masius Advertising

  • Chicago, Illinols

  • Manager, Marketing Concepts Group for Amoco Oil Company

    • 1976 - 1979
    • Chicago, Illinols

    Led the creative group responsible for the development of product marketing programs and merchandising concepts for Amoco Oil products including the introduction of Amoco Premium Lead Free Gasoline, Amoco's first radial tires, the CXV, and other products and services.

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  Holiday Inns of America Inc,

  • Chicago based

  • District Director of Sales & Marketing

    • 1974 - 1976
    • Chicago based

    Managed all sales and marketing for all company owned and operated hotels in Illinois, MInnesota and western Indiana. Selected and directed new advertising and public relations agencies, recruited and led an 18 member on-property sales team. Developed marketing plans and budgets for 12 hotels and their specialty restaurants and lounges. Developed and executed pre-opening and post-opening sales and marketing planes for 2 major new hotels on Chicago (HI Mart Plaza and HI City Center). Recipient of AH&MA GOLD KEY AWARD for outstanding puublic relations.