Hargrove International, Inc. (as HTC Partners, Cheryl Hargrove, and Hargrove International) has worked with a plethora of private companies, government agencies, non-profit and destination marketing organizations in the U.S. and around the world. Here are a few examples of where we’ve worked, with whom, and the type of consultation provided. Work samples and references are available upon request.
Recent Plans & Products:
Albany (NY) Cultural Heritage Tourism Plan
Bellingham (WA) Cultural Heritage Tourism Plan
Clinch River Valley (Southwest Virginia) Strategic Plan
Historic Greenwood Gardens (NJ) Strategic Plan & Governance Consultation
Louisiana Byways Assessments & Rural Tourism Analysis Report
Ludington & Mason County (MI) Cultural Economic Development Plan
New Jersey Revolutionary War Site Assessments and Recommendations
Speaking Engagements:
ARC Gateway Community Conference (with NEA and The Conservation Fund) – November 2019 (Bristol, VA)
Balancing Nature & Commerce: Developing a Destination (The Conservation Fund) – April 2019 (Brandywine Valley)
CHAT Summit on Cultural & Heritage Tourism – May 2019 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Louisiana Rural Tourism Workshop – May 2019 (Baton Rouge, LA)
Marketing Outlook Forum: Cultural Heritage Tourism – October 2019 (Bethesda, MD)
New Jersey Tourism Conference – December 2019 (Atlantic City, NJ)
Revitalization Revival: Cultural Heritage Preservation as an Economic Development Strategy – May 2019 (Pulaski, VA)
Prior Work Projects & Clients:
American Express Company
ARC Roadmap for Tourism & Craft; Two MapGuides in Partnership with National Geographic Society
Appalachian Regional Commission – Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee Tourism Development Reports
Ashoka Changemakers – Geotourism Summits
Center for U.S. – China Arts Exchange
City of San Antonio Cultural Tourism Infrastructure and Marketing Assessment
HandMade in America: Creative Economies Institute Business Plan; Developing a Regional Trails Guidebook
Henry, Mercer and rural Rock Island, Illinois – Research Report & Strategic Plan
Historic Annapolis Foundation
Historic Natchez (MS) Foundation – Historic House Report
ITI Marketing, Inc.
Montreal (Quebec, Canada) Geotourism Charter & Mapguide
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Oxford, MS – Heritage Tourism Assessment & Recommendation Report
Phoenix International Publishing
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Texas Heritage Trails LLC – Business Plan
Universal Companies, Philadelphia (PA)
US-AID (for Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Warren County, NC – Marketing Plan
World Learning for US State Department Tourism Leadership Program (Serbia and Kosovo)