CASINO MARKETING
EXPERIENCE
- Gaming Instructor, Holiday Casino, Las Vegas
- Pit Promotions Supervisor, Holiday Casino, Las Vegas
- Special Events Manager, Holiday Casino, Las Vegas
- Casino Marketing Manager, Harrah's Las Vegas
- Casino Marketing Director, Circus Circus Reno
- President and Chief Strategist, Raving Consulting Company
TRAINING / DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
- Director, William F. Harrah Institute of Casino Entertainment
- Corporate Vice-President of Employee Training and Development,
Circus Circus Enterprises
SPEAKING / TEACHING / WRITING EXPERIENCE
- International Speaker (Gaming and Casinos World Australia, Casinos
Austria Senior Management Meeting, Microgaming Operators Conference,
Canadian Chartered Accountants, Caribbean Gaming and Tourism Conference,
CIRSA's Panama Management Conference, Canadian Gaming Summit and
Exhibition, Casinos World Africa, Peru Gaming Show)
- National Speaker (Global Gaming Expo, World Gaming Congress,
National Indian Gaming Association Conference, Southern Gaming
Summit and Expo, California Gaming Summit, Casino Executive "Marketing
Muscle" Seminar, IGBE Annual Conference, Bingo World Conference,
National Council on Problem Gambling Annual Conference, Casino
Ops, Casino Management Association, Reno/Lake Tahoe Hotel-Motel
Association, Market Research Association Conference, California
Nations Indian Gaming Association Conference)
- Conference and Seminar Developer and Instructor (Casino Marketing
2004: The National Conference, The National Indian Gaming Marketing
Conference, Building A Better Host Department, Creating Raving
Customer Service Casino Promotions That Work, Marketing Slots,
Northern Nevada Gaming Summit)
- University Instructor (University of Nevada Reno, University
of Nevada Las Vegas, Tulane University)
- Gaming Columnist (Casino Journal, Casino Executive Magazine,
Native American Casino Magazine, Grogan Casino Report, Indian
Gaming Magazine)
- Developer and Contributor (Raving Strategic Promotion Newsletter,
Raving Flash(!) Report, Casino Promotions Manual, Raving Handbooks)
- Author - Conrad's Corners: Observations On Casinos, Marketing
And Life (Book)
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
- Promus Companies (Harrah's) Chairman's Award Winner for Innovation
- Promus Companies (Harrah's) Chairman's Award Finalist for Community
Service
- Grogan Casino Report / IGBE Excellence In Leadership Award,
Marketing
- Muscular Dystrophy Association Achievement Award for Fundraising
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Strategic marketing planning and analysis
- Direct mail and database marketing
- Player reward programs
- Special event development
- Slot and table game tournaments
- Bus and junket programs
- Customer service training
- Systems / Organizational Development
- Marketing Theory
- Tour and travel
- Motivation
- Player Development
- Employee recognition and incentive programs
- Marketing Executive Development
- Access Marketing
ORGANIZATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
- Nevada Council on Problem Gambling
- Stanford Alumni Association
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
HOW TO CONTACT RAVING CONSULTING COMPANY
If you are interested in securing the services
of Raving Consulting Company or in implementing a Raving Promotion, please
contact:
Dennis Conrad, President and Chief Strategist
Raving Consulting Company
475 Hill Street, Suite G
Reno, Nevada 89501
Phone: (775) 329-7864
FAX: (775) 329-4947
email: dennis@ravingconsulting.com |