The Crowne Plaza® Brand Brings PGA TOUR Pro Rickie Fowler's Tips On Winning To An Inbox Near You

The light-hearted videos, released today, feature tips from Fowler on how to make the next business trip – and round of golf – a success. Using proprietary innovative technology from cloud-based platform Stargreetz that delivers personalized content, the videos begin with Fowler greeting IHG® Rewards Club members by name, providing tips on winning at golf, while highlighting offers from "The Big Win," a first of its kind promotion that provides each member with an individually tailored set of offers.

"For our Crowne Plaza guests, traveling for work is a necessary part of their career, and they feel like they're winning at travel when they get rewarded for staying at our hotels," said Gina LaBarre, vice president, Americas brand management, Upscale Brands, IHG. "This video campaign is a fun way to highlight how we help them win on the road, but we also share a few humorous golf tips from Rickie Fowler. In the spirit of 'The Big Win' promotion, we've used innovative technology to personalize the videos from Rickie, just like this promotion personalizes offers for our guests."  

In addition to the personalized member videos, the campaign features a shareable element designed to spark interaction among consumers. Rather than helping their friends improve their golf game, IHG® Rewards Club members can "prank" their golf buddies by sending fake tips from Fowler designed to mess up their game. This marks the brand's third consecutive golf season engaging Fowler, who at just 25 has been dubbed the "next generation of golf."

"I'm not the typical golfer, and I enjoyed filming something that's not a typical hotel advertisement," said Fowler. "It's nice to poke a little fun at golf sometimes, like pretending that closing your eyes when putting will help you get closer to the hole. Hopefully some of my buddies will take this advice."

Created with PGA TOUR Entertainment and Ogilvy and shot at Riviera Country Club in Southern California, the videos will be progressively rolled out online starting today and will extend through the end of "The Big Win" promotion on April 30. Current IHG® Rewards Club members and new members can register for "The Big Win" promotion here.

For behind the scenes videos of Fowler on set, visit the Crowne Plaza YouTube page.

IHG, the parent company of the Crowne Plaza brand, is the Official Hotel and Resort Partner of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Web.com Tour, and the Crowne Plaza brand is the title sponsor of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. The 2014 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial will be held May 19-25 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, and Fowler has committed to playing in the 2014 tournament. The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is the longest running PGA TOUR tournament still held at the original site.