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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I hope that everyone has enjoyed my outlook into real estate and hotel development, and I hope that you are able to grasp my passion and love for the field throughout the year.

Jan. 1, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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I Hope You Voted!

I hope everyone voted today. I know I did – went at 6:30AM in fact! Beat my parents who gave me a wake up call at 7 to remind me to vote. I think they were surprised that I had already gone and came back!
In any case, I’m not going to say who I voted [...]

Nov. 4, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Welcome!

So.. What do you think??
After running this blog for a little over a year – and then a slow period over the last few months, I’ve decided to go full force and post to the blog like I used too. I’m still just as passionate about the hotel and hotel development industry, and still attempting [...]

Nov. 3, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Follow Me On Twitter!

So I’ve decided to get in on the whole Twitter thing that alot of people are crazy about
Follow me! http://twitter.com/poaz
I’m planning on using Twitter to talk about hotel development/hotel industry things that I hear or see but don’t deserve a full post or article. I hope that you can follow along!
What is Twitter?
Well, if you are [...]

Aug. 11, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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I’m Quoted In July’s The Real Deal Magazine

In July’s The Real Deal NY Magazine, I was quoted a number of times regarding boutique hotels and their pricing differences vs conventional hotels.
If you are not familiar with The Real Deal, it’s one of the best publications I’ve seen if you have any type of interest in New York City real estate (commercial and [...]

Jul. 15, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Walmart Gets A New Logo

UPDATE: Walmart has refreshed its image a few times in its history before today. Originally when I looked up information on their logo, I was only able to find one logo – the one that Walmart currently has on their stores. Today, with the annoucement of the new logo, Walmart posted a page on their [...]

Jun. 30, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 5 comments | Continued
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Why I Want To Work At Starwood Capital

Quite Simply: They are creating new experiences.
As I think we’ve all discovered if you read my blog often – I started this blog as a means to get hired at Starwood Capital (or Starwood Hotels), but primarily – Starwood Capital. Last week was the NYU Hotel Investment Conference and Barry Sternlicht was part of a round-table discussion, and [...]

Jun. 12, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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I’m Still Here!

I just had to post this quick message – I’m still here!! I’ve been pretty silent over the past few weeks, I’ve been so wrapped up in every day living that I really haven’t had too much of a chance to sit down and write – but trust me I think about it every day!
As of [...]

May. 4, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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What Not To Do As A Public Relations Representative

I’ve been unsure about writing this post for awhile – going in between “ah, just let it go” to “maybe someone will learn something from this”, so, as you can see.. I’m going for the “Maybe someone will learn something from this” approach.
One of the most important things for any brand in the world is [...]

Mar. 24, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 1 comment | Continued
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Why Bother Having a Resume?

Earlier this week Seth Godin published a blog post saying that most people should not need a resume to get a job. Recommendations, a tangible proof of concept of your qualities, a blog, or the like should be enough to get a company to have your attention, and hopefully hire you.
I agree to an extent [...]

Mar. 19, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Blogs: The Best Form of Networking on the Internet

I’ve made mention a number of times on this blog about the importance of networking and how I’m such a big proponent of it.
The internet has really helped networking by allowing instantaneous communication between distant areas, to the creation of social networking websites such as Facebook or MySpace, and also business networking sites such as [...]

Feb. 28, 2008 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued