Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, has named Clark senior sales executive; she will focus on the New England market. Her New England-based hotel experience includes Metro Market Boston, where she worked as group sales manager, and InterContinental Boston, where she worked as sales manager.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Water Quality Association staff used the Go-To-Meeting platform to deliver virtual sessions from their headquarters. The following is taken from a presentation by LyNae Schleyer, WQA meetings director and Wesley Bleed, marketing and communications director in the Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Segarra joined the destination in 2022 as chief marketing officer and since then accelerated the organization’s widest range of promotional efforts in their history, resulting in record visitation rates and a $10 billion economic impact in the local tourism markets.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Chicago Southland Dazzles with Unique Meeting Spaces. The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. Guided tours are available as well.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the long-tail effects of the pandemic could be a downsizing of average meeting attendee lists as some big events go hybrid and bring parts of their audience together in person while larger audiences access content online. of meeting space and 196 guest rooms near Union Square) and Hotel Emblem (1,885 sq. Hotel Zetta (3,010 sq.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

You need creative vision, planning and organization, budget management, marketing, promotion, collaboration, adaptability, time management and, of course, the ability to create a memorable experience,” she says. As she prepared to graduate, she took on a role as a marketing coordinator at a major healthcare company.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 6, 2020

The Schiller Park, Illinois-based vendor announced this week that it will phase in the Encore name for its portfolio of companies. It is also putting in place production standards and database software that will track planner needs, with the goal of delivering operational consistency wherever a meeting professional takes a program.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Coghlan previously worked as dual general manager of Hilton Garden Inn Hoffman Estates and Hilton Garden Inn Schaumburg in Illinois. Niederschulte is general manager and Summerall is area director of sales and marketing for C. Summerall was a board member of Houston First’s marketing committee in 2015-2019. Kelly Saling.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Prior to this new position, Oaks worked for Bank of Springfield Center in Illinois as its director of operations and box office manager and, later, as the center’s general manager. Louisville Tourism has promoted Morgan and Lundy to marketing manager roles and hired Clements as convention sales assistant. Matt Connelly.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Dela Fuente rejoined The Hollywood Roosevelt as director of sales and marketing. She was most recently director of sales and marketing at Kimpton Everly Hotel in Hollywood. Switch , an event and marketing agency in Chicago, appointed Hirsch to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Nina Dela Fuente. Joe Hirsch.

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Unique Venues

JULY 16, 2020

Top Picks for Meetings and Events in the Chicago Area. The University of Illinois Chicago is well-known for being the perfect fit for a variety of corporate or social events for groups up to 1,000. UIC can accommodate an intimate meeting, large scale conference, summer meeting, or dinner.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Jenn Reeves, VP-Global Brand Marketing, Stanley Pop-up attendees customized their Stanley cups with words and phrases. site drew locals and tourists, including a visiting mother-daughter duo from Illinois who learned about the Stanley event on social media. appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 24, 2021

Nestled among the lush, rolling hills of Northwest Illinois, you will discover Galena Country, a charming riverside destination drenched in history and perfect for your next small market meeting or retreat. Discover Galena Country Tourism. Trekkin’ with Goats. ”

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination. Hudson joins Thompson Houston as director of sales and marketing. She will help to further the Thompson brand legacy and introduce the new hotel to the Texas market.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Rogers has also held past sales and marketing directorships at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, The Palazzo Las Vegas, Teneo Hospitality Group and FRHI Hotels & Resorts. She brings a list of global meetings and events experience, previously holding the role of director of community engagement at BestCities Global Alliance.

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The Castle Group

APRIL 10, 2023

The World’s Local Public Relations Agency Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) is the world’s local public relations agency—a network of more than 50 independently-owned public relations firms servicing key markets worldwide. Williams & Associates – Chicago, Illinois (USA) Landis Communications Inc.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2022

She has also been director of Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC) and spent a decade in marketing management positions at Time Warner Cable, Metro Sports Center and more. Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) appointed Hiltebrand director of marketing and external relations. Ariane Hiltebrand. Moore, FASAE, CAE.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These findings demonstrate why 80 percent of meeting professionals consider green initiatives when planning events. Festival planners of Lollapaloza in Chicago, Illinois strive to reduce environmental impacts of the event year after year. And, another study found that events contribute 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person per day.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 16, 2019

Our Brand Marketer/Event Marketer research study released in November coupled with Freeman Show Organizer Data Pulse Survey released at PCMA Convening Leaders 2019 confirm the enormity of the demand for these offerings, “said Ken Holsinger, vice president of data solutions for Freeman. “As The sales could be final later in 2019.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Larson is president and CEO for Meet Chicago Northwest; she previously worked as the organization’s director of sales. She also has an event planning business in Romeoville, Illinois, where she is based. Vellojin is general manager and Maloney is director of sales and marketing for AC Hotel Miami Dadeland. Heather Larson, CMP.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2022

Signia by Hilton San Jose appointed Sarfraz general manager and promoted Hendricks to complex director of sales and marketing. Most recently, Hendricks was director of sales, marketing and revenue management, having initially joined the company in a similar role in 2012. Jimmy Sarfraz and Catherine Hendricks. Leonie Patrick.

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Social Tables

JUNE 22, 2022

Request auction items from local businesses and organizations and start marketing the event well in advance. . Organize monthly regional mega-markets. Host mega-market events to drive shoppers, tourists, and passersby to your city center. The DeKalb Corn Fest, for example, takes place each year in DeKalb, Illinois.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. Chicago, Illinois.

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Unique Venues

JULY 20, 2022

If you are looking for truly unique event spaces —indoors or out, look no further than the Chicago Southland area of Illinois. The 1,300 square foot conference center is also available to provide indoor meeting space. Inside Governors State University there is 29,000 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space also available.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Bienvenu is market director of sales of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour , both in Florida. Bienvenu previously worked at W Fort Lauderdale Hotel & Residences; before this, she was director of sales and marketing at W Hollywood & Residence in Los Angeles.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

He’ll create and implement profitable strategies for the brand and oversee the global sales team and regional directors of sales and marketing. He’s been a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI).

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2019

Greg Bogue speaks in early June at a PCMA Midwest Chapter event in Oakbrook, Illinois. Greg Bogue doesn’t believe anyone just “plans” meetings. Attracting — How does the continued marketing push engage them? At Educon, Bogue discussed how “journey mapping” helps event pros see their attendees’ complete experiences.

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Ins'Tent

APRIL 4, 2022

After two years of dreadful virtual business meetings and events, we can finally resume normalcy and attend face-to-face events. Bringing together about 4,000 exhibitors to amplify brand awareness, foster new business connections and generate greater demand through pre-events and marketing. JCK Las Vegas – Jewelry Expo.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

By: Brian Finn, Marketing Advisor. Say goodbye to stuffy boardrooms and hello to the modern meeting space when you step foot inside the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech. Elevate your next meeting at the place that is redefining the landscape of executive event and conference spaces. Head on Over to Hawk Hill.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Hans Ritten Loews Hotels & Co announces Hans Ritten as the new general manager of Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. He previously served as director of sales and marketing for Intercontinental Hotels Group’s Z Ocean Hotel and area director of sales at SBE Miami. Email us the good news at editor@smartmeetings.com.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

How does a vibrant, whimsical event space celebrate 14 years of successful meetings? On November 14, Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting and event space, will be celebrating “A Most Interesting Affair,” a perfectly fitting. Magazine ’s Top 100 fastest growing private companies in Illinois.

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Eventbase

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to an SAP Concur study , Millennials are the most common bleisure travelers taking 38 percent of trips but Baby Boomers and Gen Xers aren't far behind making up 31 percent of the bleisure market each. How can event managers appeal to the bleisure traveler?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Moussa is now director of sales and marketing at Doha, Qatar’s The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort , the newest hotel by GHM Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Ali Moussa. Thomas Nicholson and Sergiu Les. Jeremy Sadler.

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Certain

APRIL 6, 2018

Held in Chicago, Illinois, April 10-12 at the McCormick Place convention center, Modern Customer Experience 2018 will bring together thousands of marketing, commerce, sales and customer service professionals to share best practices and insights on meeting the expectations of today’s empowered customers. James Huddleston, Sr.

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Expo Pass

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

At the registration table, give each attendee a card with different networking prompts they must complete before event close; when an attendee meets someone who can fill in a blank, have them sign it. Here are a few suggestions: Find someone who lives in Illinois. Find someone who’s job title is Chief Marketing Officer.

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