Lynn Sweeney New SVP Business Development at Wilmer Communications

Edmonds, WA, January 31, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Wilmer Communications, a Seattle-based marketing company specializing in the hospitality industry, hired Lynn Sweeney as Senior Vice President, New Business Development, where she brings with her an accomplished career in marketing, both in the hospitality and real estate sectors.

For the past 10 years, Sweeney held several executive-level marketing roles at the Corporate offices of Windermere Real Estate, the largest independent real estate brand in the western United States. Sweeney served most recently as Vice President of Marketing where she managed Windermere’s brand initiatives, advertising strategies, and developed marketing tools and communications for community outreach efforts.

Sweeney’s hospitality experience began at Westin Hotels & Resorts, ultimately Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where she served as the Director of Creative Services for the Westin brand. Sweeney managed brand standards and creative services overseeing photography, video, collateral, event production and multi-media projects for more than 100 properties around the world. Her achievements included hands-on involvement with the international launch of the Westin Heavenly Bed,® a signature amenity and a major industry game-changer which set higher new standards for the hospitality industry.

“With this highly qualified addition to our team, Wilmer Communications is poised for growth in 2010 and further committed to expanding both our client base as well as our product line of award-winning, price-sensitive marketing tools and services,” said Linda Wilmer, agency principal.

Founded in 1993, Wilmer Communications specializes in providing a wide variety of marketing services for the hospitality industry, including web design, interactive strategy, digital media, e-commerce, as well as brand building, strategic positioning, sales and collateral materials and print and direct advertising. Wilmer Communications clients include Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Hay Creek Hospitality, and a host of upscale individual hotel and resort properties in the United States and around the world. For more information about Wilmer Communications, please visit wilmerco.com.

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