PlanMarketing

Welcome to Planeación en Marketing (PlanMarketing).  We have been providing travel and acommodations services, event management, media consulting and advertising sales services for diverse clients, including the Secretary of Tourism for Mexico - SECTUR, the Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, major destination agencies, individual resorts, real estate developers and their sales agencies, tour operators, other non-profit organizations and corporations in all of the major regions of Mexico for over 18 years.

Count on PlanMarketing when quality really counts. Remember, exceptional service is our standard.

Office Hours Tel: +52 (612) 145-1061
Patricia founded Planeacion en Marketing (PlanMarketing) at the beginning of 2006 with MNI/Time Warner. PlanMarketing offers tourism trade expertise in marketing tourism for destinations, hotels, and real estate in Mexico and Latin America. MNI, the targeted advertising division of Time Inc., allows you to target exactly the prospects you’re looking for, in exactly the markets you need.

Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Patricia earned her degree in Tourism Business Administration in Mexico, and studied 5 languages for three years in Europe. From 1981 to 1998 she worked for the Mexico Tourism Council, later the Mexico Ministry of Tourism. She was responsible for the international public relations and advertising, including supervision of crisis management in tourism image campaigns, earning several prizes from HSMAI (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International) for these activities. Besides coordinating air transportation and international press in Mexico’s trade shows, she prepared most of the public bids for the international marketing campaigns.

Patricia then joined the American Express Company (Mexico) as Business Destination Manager, where her roll was crucial for the acceptance of the AMEX “Official Card Program” by some of the most important Mexican destinations. While at American Express, Patricia was invited to be a founding member of the Mexico Tourism Board. For two years, she managed all tourism-related international advertising, public relations, direct marketing, and events for the federal government of Mexico. At the end of 2001, she left government to learn the other side of the advertising business, by representing some of the most important media, such as MNI/Time Warner, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, Outside, Outside Go, Trader Monthly, and Dealmaker magazines. Patricia now has her own representation/marketing company, Planeacion en Marketing.

A a certified general appraiser and business consultant with over sixteen years of extensive real estate experience dealing with developers, real estate agents, attorneys, accountants, and investors. Originally from Hawaii, he appraises commercial, residential, farm, ranch, marinas, golf courses, hotels, subdivisions, and vacant land properties. Prior to this, Charles was involved in televised sports promotion, outdoor education, ocean recreation, and water safety administration.  Charles was a pioneer in environmental education and adventure travel during the 1970s and 1980s.  He was the cofounder of the Waikiki Rough Water Swim and the Original Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon. 

 

Charles was a pioneer in the concept of the internet shared economy as a founder of VacationHosts.com, Viata, and ezRez (now Switchfly).  These sites featured the first web-based booking engines for hotels, transportation, activities, and vacation rentals beginning in 1995.   

At PlanMarketing, Lic. Shipman specializes in helping Mexican businesses reach their best audience of potential U.S. customers with the greatest return on investment.