Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel (Idaho) Extends Partnership with
Buffalo Communications
VIENNA, Virginia) - Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, home to the
award-winning Circling Raven Golf Club, has extended its partnership
with Buffalo Communications for the firm to continue spearheading its
comprehensive publicity and media-relations program.
The two companies have partnered since Circling Raven's first full
season (2004) to help it become recognized as a premier golf-casino
destination.
Residing on 620 acres of pristine wetlands, grassy plains and natural
forests in the Idaho panhandle, Circling Raven has been honored with
virtually every "best-of" award in golf. Recently, the Gene Bates
design has garnered:
• America's Greatest Public Courses 2009-2010 - Golf Digest
• America's Top Golf Courses 2009-10 - Zagat Survey
• Top 100 U.S. Courses You Can Play 2008-09 - GOLF Magazine
• Top-40 Casino Courses in the U.S. (No. 4) - Golf Digest
• No. 1 in Idaho, America's Best Courses You Can Play 2009 - Golfweek
• Top 10 Casino Courses in the U.S. - LINKS
"Buffalo Communications helps Circling Raven and CDA Casino Resort
Hotel capture players, guests and awards by keeping us in the news,"
said Tom Davidson, Director of Golf at Circling Raven and 2009 PGA of
America Northwest Section Merchandiser of the Year. "Out of sight is
out of mind, and Buffalo ensures we're front and center to optimize our
sales opportunities and brand reinforcement."
"The Coeur d'Alenes are savvy, successful and conscientious people who
have achieved greatness with the casino-resort and Circling Raven while
paying homage to its heritage and culture," said Rich Katz, Managing
Director of Buffalo. "It's gratifying to work with a group that
contributes substantial funds to the tribe, community, state and
region."
About Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel
Owned and operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and convenient to Spokane
(WA) Airport, the Coeur d'Alene Casino offers 1,800 machines for play,
off-track betting for horse and dog races, high-stakes bingo,
entertainment and many other amenities. It is open 24 hours a day,
seven days a week and every day of the year. The resort is regularly
voted the most popular casino in the Inland Northwest.
About Circling Raven Golf Club
• Yardages - Gold, 7,189; Blue, 6,578; White, 6,108; Red, 5,389; Green,
4,708
• Total Acreage - 670 (including practice area, practice green and
clubhouse)
• Amenities - The clubhouse is 6,500 square feet, including the Twisted
Earth Grill and full service bar. Both locker rooms include showers.
The practice facility covers 25 acres; separated into areas for wedges,
sand play and all clubs in the bag. The resort adjacent to the course
includes 202 hotel rooms, casino, events center and buffet
For more information about the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel or
Circling Raven Golf Club: 800-523-2464,
www.circlingraven.com.
About Buffalo Communications
Vienna, Virginia-based Buffalo Communications is a global,
golf-lifestyle public relations, branding and marketing-communications
firm with clients operating in 40-plus countries. Buffalo employs its
extensive, longstanding and strong network of media and industry
contacts to grow clients in golf, lifestyle and fashion; golf
hard-goods, retail and industry; and golf resort, destination and real
estate.
The company's most recent client addition, Celtic Manor Resort
(Newport, Wales), is host to the 2010 Ryder Cup. Buffalo's expansive
client roster of category leaders features Castle & Cooke, Dunning,
ECCO, Kaua'i Visitors Bureau (golf co-op), Mission Hills Golf Club
(Shenzhen, China), St. Joe Company and Sun Valley Resort.
Associated Press, Conde Nast Traveler, Esquire, Forbes FYI, ESPN, GOLF
Magazine, Golf Digest, InStyle, NBC's "Today Show," New York Times,
Oprah Magazine, Robb Report, Self, Sports Illustrated, The Golf
Channel, The Travel Channel, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, roughly
all of America's Top 50 daily newspapers, major TV networks and
hundreds of upscale niche media are among those recently publicizing
Buffalo clients.
For more information:
www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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