DAYTON – Rain is sprinkling the soccer players outside this weekend, but that may be ok with John Buntemeyer, the general manager for The Dayton Marriott. In addition to a pool, Sharkey’s and other on-site entertainment, he now has real-time scoring broadcasted to all the in-room televisions.
“Real-time is the new expectation,” Buntemeyer, 51, explains. “It used to be that if teams found out the scores of the games after the tournament, that was fast enough. Now, they want to know immediately after the games. If you’re not real-time, you’re just late.”
Buntemeyer is a man of vision and sees the video capabilities well beyond soccer. He sees a day when corporate meetings broadcast pre and post-seminar videos on in-room televisions. Highlight videos from cheerleading competitions and other sporting events can be delivered as well to the in-room televisions.
“We tested the concept at last year’s Mead CUSA Cup with just one tv in the lobby and went hotel-wide with the Warrior Classic on Memorial Day weekend. This is just the start of things,” says Buntemeyer.
You can catch the Mead CUSA Cup scores real-time on the Marriott television in the lobby or at home on www.cusasoccer1.com all weekend long.
PHOTO: Buntemeyer shows off the real-time scoring on the television in the Dayton Marriott lobby. He is also raffling a Harley Davidson motorcycle for Children’s Miracle Center – Dayton and proudly wears a t-shirt promoting the charity. The raffle drawing is tonight at 10:00pm at Sharkey’s