| Bethesda, Maryland - March 2, 2002 - Felix B. Laboy, president and
Robert Dawson, vice president, of E-site Marketing, L.L.C. announce the
further expansion of their hospitality Internet marketing company.
 Launched
in March of 2000, this once-fledgling marketing firm has rocketed to a
preeminent position in the hospitality marketing industry. New clients
include both American and international hospitality firms. E-site Marketing
has grown its customer base 1,700% since its launch, and presently serves
40 clients that represent over 400 hotels and resorts. Furthermore,
E-site's revenues have also increased by over 839% attesting to the success
of their trademark website development and Internet marketing process,
extraordinary customer service and a positive return on investment for
their clientele.
| "We are pleased that 55% percent of our new business is generated from
referrals and presently accounts for 40 percent of our total revenue for
the company. This is exciting news in a tougher economy," says Felix Laboy,
the 39-year-old who established E-site Marketing with 31-year old Robert
Dawson, after an impressive marketing career in the hospitality industry.
"Our firm's newest clients add to the prestige of E-site Marketing and
secure its place as a leader of the industry," comments Robert Dawson.
The client lists includes the following:
Destination Rockies, six Colorado
resorts, for which E-site Marketing will develop a comprehensive marketing
program that includes website maintenance, search engine optimization,
linkage research and acquisition, and website traffic reporting and analysis.
L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa,
a luxury property located in Southern California, for which E-site Marketing
will develop and implement a comprehensive Internet program that includes
search engine optimization, linkage research and |
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Felix B. Laboy, President & co-founder,
E-site Marketing, L.L.C.
Mr. Laboy has created a niche by launching the first Internet
marketing company that specifically targets the needs of the hospitality
industry.
Most recently, Mr. Laboy was executive vice president
of the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau. Mr. Laboy had been with the bureau
since 1994, and in that time, opened five new sales offices and increased
sales by over 300 percent.
Before joining the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, Mr.
Laboy was director of marketing for the ANA Hotel (a Westin Hotel) in Washington
D.C. Prior to that, he spent six years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company,
L.L.C. Mr. Laboy served the company in several posts, including director
of sales for The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C. before ultimately becoming
director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City.
After graduating from the School of Hotel Administration
at Cornell University, Mr. Laboy began his hospitality career in food &
beverage operations at The Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C. He followed
that with a director of sales position at The Georgetown Inn, a boutique
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acquisition, website traffic reporting and analysis, website maintenance,
and general consulting.
Cliveden House, one of England's
most prestigious, spectacular country house estates overlooking the River
Thames in Berkshire, only 40 minutes away from central London by motor.
E-site Marketing will design and develop a new website and implement a
comprehensive Internet marketing program that includes search engine optimization,
linkage research and acquisition, website traffic reporting and analysis,
website maintenance and general consulting.
Cliveden Townhouse, located in the
heart of busy London between Chelsea and Knightsbridge, The Cliveden Town
House offers 35 Edwardian-period rooms and suites and quiet classic gardens.
Because of its unique setting and service, The Cliveden Town House has
been awarded the 2000 AA Five-Star Award, and the distinction of "2000
Most Excellent London Hotel" by Johansens. E-site Marketing has been contracted
to design and develop a new website, and implement a comprehensive Internet
marketing program that includes search engine optimization, linkage research
and acquisition, website traffic reporting and analysis, website maintenance,
and general consulting.
The Royal Crescent Hotel, located
slightly more than an hour by rail from London, this luxury setting provides
accommodations designed to heighten guests' enjoyment of the historic city
of Bath. Built in the Georgian style between 1767 and 1775, The Royal Crescent
Hotel offers 45 bedrooms, including 16 suites, furnished in elegant eighteenth-century
style. The Bath House, located in the hotel's former stables, pampers guests
with massage and spa treatments. Secluded gardens and private dining complement
the city of Bath's amenities, including theater, waterway excursions, and
sightseeing, from the nearly 2,000-year-old Roman baths to the city's famed
Georgian architecture, and help make this one of only two Grade 1-listed
hotels in the United Kingdom. E-site Marketing has been contracted to design
and develop a new website, and implement a comprehensive Internet marketing
program that includes search engine optimization, linkage research and
acquisition, website traffic reporting and analysis, website maintenance
and general consulting.
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