2010 15-to-Watch (Corporate/Nonprofit): Brad Carmony

Brad Carmony

Director of Brand Public Relations, Homewoods Suites by Hilton

In the hospitality industry, where many ideas have been recycled from a long history of corporate marketing tactics, Brad Carmony shines as an energetic and creative communicator. In less than three years, he has developed and launched several new innovative marketing programs and has been a driving force behind the company’s embrace of new media. His role-playing behind the Facebook profile of Homewood’s Mascot, Lewis the Duck, breathes personality into a massive corporation’s image. He’s also led Homewood in the creation of two consumer microsites and launched Hilton’s newest brand, Home2 Suites, which has quickly become the fastest-growing brand in the history of Hilton Worldwide, generating more than a half a billion media impressions. —BM