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Ms. Zaroff

Marci Zaroff

Founder, MetaWear

Founder of MetaWear, Farm to Home, and Under the Canopy, Marci Zaroff coined the term and pioneered the market for ECOfashion®. A graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas Business School and also Co-Founder of Beyond Brands, Good Catch Foods and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, for nearly three decades, Ms. Zaroff has been an internationally-recognized ecopreneur, expert, visionary, consultant and global public speaker of conscious business, social innovation and an ecolifestyle. 

Ms. Zaroff has produced organic textiles and amenities for major international hotel and spa chains (Ritz Carlton, Hyatt, Wyndham, etc.), and has guided countless properties on launching sustainable lifestyle experiences and strategies and consulted on creating cohesive in-room experiences from organic food to beauty to fiber. Currently a Director/Advisor on numerous Boards, including the Organic Trade Association, Textile Exchange, Fair Trade USA, Cradle to Cradle Fashion Positive, and Fashion Revolution, Ms. Zaroff was also instrumental in developing the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the first Fair Trade Textile Certification—driving authenticity, environmental leadership and social justice worldwide.

Ms. Zaroff is featured in the book: "ECO Amazons: 20 Women Who are Transforming the World" and has received countless recognitions, such as the Natural Product Industry's "Socially Responsible Business Award", Retail Touchpoints' "Retail Innovator Award", NY Moves "Power Woman Award", Fashion Group International's "Rising Star Award” and a prestigious Henry Crown Fellowship of The Aspen Institute. 

Ms. Zaroff's first book "ECOrenaissance: Cocreating A Stylish, Sexy & Sustainable World" was recently published by Simon & Schuster and is now available at Amazon, Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble, and beyond.

Please visit http://www.marcizaroff.com for more information.

Ms. Zaroff can be contacted at 561-302-2010 or marcizaroff@gmail.com

Coming up in October 2019...

Revenue Management: Focus On Profit

Revenue Management is still a relatively new profession within hotel operations and as such, it continues to evolve. One significant trend in this area is a shift away from using revenue as the foundation to generate key performance indicators (KPIs) and to instead place the emphasis on profit. Traditionally, revenue managers have relied on total revenue per available room (TrevPAR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) as the basis of their KPIs. Now, some revenue managers are using gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) as their primary KPI. This puts profit at the center of revenue management strategy, and managers are increasingly searching for new ways to increase the profitability of their hotels. Return on Investment is the objective of any hotel investment, so it is only logical that profitability and ROI will be emphasized going forward. Another trend is an expanded focus on direct hotel bookings. Revenue managers know that one way to increase profitability is to steer guests away from online travel agencies (OTAs) and book directly with the hotel. This tactic also reinforces brand identity and loyalty, and encourages repeat business. In addition, it provides a valuable platform to market the hotel directly to the customer, and to upsell room upgrades or other services to them. Another trend for revenue managers involves automation in their software programs. Revenue management systems with automation are far more desirable than those without it. Automating data entry and logistics increases efficiency, allowing managers to spend more time on formulating strategy. As a bonus, an automated system helps with aggregating and interpreting data. The October issue of the Hotel Business Review will address these developments and document how some leading hotels are executing their revenue management strategies.
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