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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Hilton President and CEO Christopher Nassetta maintains an active presence in the meetings market through stage appearances at events such as Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference , held last month in Columbus, Ohio. However, “we can get back [to the 2019 rate] tomorrow if we want.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Arriving in Columbus, Ohio, on a Tuesday evening in late September, I was looking forward to a quiet evening in before a two-day press trip hosted by Experience Columbus officially began the next day. After drying off, we headed to lunch at nearby North Market, a popular venue for receptions and other events.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ingrid Chen Ingrid Chen Rosewood Hotel Group appoints Ingrid Chen as vice president of brand strategy and marketing. She will draw on over 20 years of experience in global brand development and marketing to oversee the group’s marketing, social media and partnerships across their four brands. George, Utah.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Teusen recently worked as general manager for Embassy Suites by Hilton Akron Canton Airport in Ohio. Teusen serves on the board of trustees for Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association and is vice chair of the association’s membership committee. Niederschulte is general manager and Summerall is area director of sales and marketing for C.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The following examples are just a sample: Many destination websites include guides to Black-owned restaurants, businesses, and experiences, and can connect meeting organizers with local Black historians and cultural experts. Learn the real story about cowboys in the Old West. Trace the path to freedom.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Playing on the small-batch distilling and culinary legacy in Louisville, Kentucky, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is approaching its annual World Education Congress as a personally crafted experience that allows attendees to build a calendar of sessions that fits their career goals. Meet some new people.” Act accordingly.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Watch Live: 2024 Hospitality Predictions from Mike Dominguez President Clinton ventured that meetings could be the antidote for bad decisions being made by divided, angry people. “Asia-Pacific and Latin America, we’re just scratching the surface is that surface and all those markets,” he said.

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JULY 28, 2023

Samuel Spurrier Samuel Spurrier Spurrier is appointed as The Westin Maui Resort and Spa Ka’anapali ’s director of sales and marketing. Margaux Helm Margaux Helm Helm steps in as marketing manager for meetings at Visit Seattle , the city’s tourism and promotion bureau.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

PCMA’s Convening Leaders gathered 3,300 meeting professionals in Columbus, Ohio, for three days of education, networking and some transformative ideas. Smart Meetings was there for a backstage view of what went into the production and brought back tips for planning even more intelligently in 2023. Behind the Scenes.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box]. When it comes to meetings in the Asian market, they look vastly different. There are three glaring ones—no real social distancing at tables, it’s impossible to wear a mask when you are eating or drinking, and people are meeting outside of their community.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Use organic and paid digital marketing tactics. Read More : How Meeting Profs Can Improve Event Engagement Yes, it will cost you money. Usually, your major budget items are F&B, A/V, and meeting space. Create a zero-waste meeting. Ensure your website has recent blogs, videos, and podcasts highlighting your event.

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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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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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APRIL 7, 2023

Because even the smallest meeting is the best place to find new leads, clients and prospects. This works well for a meeting with under fifty individuals and where attendees don’t know each other. The goal is to meet as many individuals as possible in a structured, timed event. However, there is good news.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2017

We called on five veteran hospitality professionals (shown in order from left below) for their takes on diversity in the events industry and society as a whole: Dan Williams, v ice president of convention sales at Experience Columbus (Ohio); Wanda Collier Wilson, p resident and CEO at Jackson (Mississippi) CVB ; Fabian J.

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JULY 19, 2021

Thomas has been promoted to chief operating officer and Hubbard has been promoted to senior vice president of communications and marketing for Events DC. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans and, later, general manager of food service for Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio.

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JUNE 6, 2017

They’re all great places for companies and associations to meet. As a destination for meeting planners , Indianapolis offers the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, which has 566,000 sq. of meeting and event space with ballrooms and a 2,500-seat theater. USS LST 325, a WWII warship, is docked along the Ohio River.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

From the excitement of Palm Springs International Film Festival to the fascinating cities of South Korea, the Smart Meetings editorial staff was busy traveling throughout the world in 2018 to bring back ideas and inspiration about destinations for you to consider for upcoming meetings and events.

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MARCH 27, 2020

7 Ways Meeting Professionals are Uniquely Suited to Help During Coronavirus Pandemic. In a matter of weeks, the world flipped upside down and daily life changed for meeting planners. Destinations are finding creative ways to help their communities and industry during the disruption of meetings due to social distancing.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Benaderet previously served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AEG Presents’ Special Events Venues. The former General Manager of Blossom Music Center in Ohio (under House of Blues Concerts/Live Nation), Girton joined AEG Presents in 2008 as the original General Manager for The Novo, located at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

There are a number of options within easy driving distance of major meeting cities. Wow your group by using America’s backyard as an awe-inspiring backdrop for your next meeting or offsite event. Located 20 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park chronicles the history and culture of the surrounding region.

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JUNE 23, 2022

Other points of use to meeting planners: “ALWAYS fly the first flight in the morning so you have all day to be rebooked if the s—t hits the fan. Among the top 25 markets, San Diego saw the only occupancy increase over 2019 (+0.5% ” Meeting planners takeaway : Flight chaos continues. .

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APRIL 21, 2023

Doug Klein Klein is vice president of marketing and communications for Lark Hotels , which operates 50 properties in New England and California. Virgin Islands named Mojica director of sales and marketing. In Camphuijsen’s new role, she will lead marketing objectives for PTG’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Beyond Green.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. McCarron is general manager and Yurko is director of sales and marketing for Conrad Orlando, slated to open summer 2023. Combs is senior sales manager for Dayton Convention Center in Ohio. Sean McCarron and Jill Yurko.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Meeting with folk music and corned beef! For meeting planners hosting events during this holiday, it may provide a fun side-treat for attendees whether that’s a quick pub visit or a fun concert. of meeting space. of flexible meeting space and a full-service kitchen. of exhibit space as well as 99 meeting rooms.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“Millennials and Gen Z grew up playing highly competitive video games, and now, they want to watch the best in the world play those games,” said Gary Gonzalez, managing partner and director of strategy at Seattle-based marketing agency Convoke. As Gonzalez, a featured speaker at Destination Showcase in Washington, D.C.

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MARCH 22, 2022

The more I invest in learning about the destination, the more I’m able to connect with the partners and locals I meet while I am there. Nice to meet you. Ask partners if there is a special market to explore. If you can, schedule your slow site to fall on a market day. Markets are the hub of culture and community.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 30, 2023

Because Siemens has a really big push to become sustainable ourselves and knowing that all of our technology can help our customers meet their goals faster, more efficiently, this was a really good place for us to be. … We went to our customers and our partners and asked who was willing to partner with us and what story they had to tell.”

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JUNE 6, 2017

Ohio ’s fifth largest city grew to prominence as a 20th-century tire-and-rubber empire (Goodyear still has its headquarters there). Once the rubber capital of the world, greater Akron remains innovative,” says James Mahon, vice president of marketing & brand management for the CVB. Akron Civic Theatre. Knight Center has 123,000 sq.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lip Smacking Foodie Columbus, Ohio Rise and shine with Nick “Dr. Vancouver Head North to Canada for Granville Island Market Tour, one of several culinary tours offered by Vancouver Foodie Tours. Up to 80 guests will visit Public Market, where they’ll sink their teeth into local produce, breads, pastries, meats and cheeses.

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MAY 10, 2022

Ferguson came together at Union Market for its annual Travel Rally, held during U.S. Research by MMGY Travel Intelligence, HIS Markit, Travel Market Insights, National Travel & Tourism and U.S. Travel Is Up, But Not Out of Weeds Yet appeared first on Smart Meetings. On May 4, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Much like D.C.,

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Kristina Schreck Ohio native Kristina Schreck was named director of catering at Kimpton Solamar Hotel, in San Diego. Marshall Hilliard Marshall Hilliard was appointed director of sales and marketing at Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The post 5 Smart Moves at Kimpton, Miraval, Hilton and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

His colorful attire is a marketing tool that’s gone viral in the industry. Connect caught up with Bear to talk about what goes into brightening each meeting he attends. Ohio State was playing Florida in the football title game, so my first colored outfit was orange and blue. How did the color phenomenon begin?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Boyett comes from Florida, where she worked at The Ritz-Carlton Hotels in South Beach and Bal Harbour as director of sales and marketing. Ryan is area director of sales and marketing for Dorchester Collection ’s three U.K.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Regardless of the industry, attracting millennials is a hot topic of modern marketing. Millennials are known to be social media -obsessed, but social media marketing strategies need to be more sophisticated when catering to this very large and diverse group of people. Census Bureau’s International Database.

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JUNE 1, 2017

“With current political turmoil overseas and concerns about trade wars and deportation threats at home, there could be plunges in the stock market.”. In the past, whenever companies have faced uncertainties, the marketing team was the first to go,” Breden said. Plenty of experts outside the industry have voiced concerns, too.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

“I went to college in Cleveland, Ohio. And after I got through kind of simpler tasks, like answering fan mail, as I grew in that position, they let me work on his marketing summit. It can’t just be for a check” Marketing Mixtroz. “The digital marketing agency that we have right now, I love them.

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