PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

The Furniture Today Bedding Conference took place May 7–9, 2019 at The Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. About 350 attendees did just that at the 2019 conference, took place May 7–9 at The Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. Illustration by Carmen Segovia). What keeps bedding retailers awake at night?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2023

Amanda Rodriguez Miami’s Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel named Rodriguez director of sales and marketing. Elvira Velez and Rob DeCanter Elvira Velez (left) and Rob DeCanter (right) Velez is director of catering and conference services and DeCanter is senior director of group sales for Fairmont Dallas. Pete Beach, Florida, and The St.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We would go to events, meetings, conferences and the swag would be left in the trash or in the hotel room and that’s not sustainable. Instead of the more promotional products, I go to the markets in New York, Atlanta and Dallas to find really creative gift ideas. One example is beautiful candles made by a woman in Arizona.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

At Outlook Forum, Visit California’s recent conference for travel industry professionals, research showed that the Golden State continues to appeal to attendees. A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 12, 2024

Susie Klein Director of Business Development, Miraval Resorts & Spas (Berkshires, Austin, Arizona, The Red Sea) Intentional, Transformative, Collaborative Moment I Found My Home in Hospitality: “I began working in hospitality because I thrived on making meaningful connections. Read on to meet these brilliant meeting profs.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Before this, he worked with Arizona Grand Resort, where he worked in various managerial roles, including director of front operations, conference services manager and front desk manager. Before joining Destination Cleveland, Taylor worked as complex director of sales and marketing for Waldorf Astoria Chicago and Conrad Chicago.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits. Phoenix, Arizona. 37 • National Conference Coordinator. Tempe, Arizona. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Consider these additional challenges for the meetings industry: The new criteria for business and event-related travel now includes health-related risks, complicating the decision to approve conference attendance. His strengths include sales, marketing, operations and revenue optimization. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Most recently, DeRaad was president and CEO of Visit Tucson in Arizona. DeRaad has also held positions at Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, also in Arizona, including executive vice president and vice president of marketing. DeRaad has been a hospitality industry leader for over 20 years. Carolyn Turnbull.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 1, 2018

Planners hosting events and using online technologies and apps to manage their events will be affected by these new regulations, especially when European attendees participate in your conference hosted outside of the EU. Mountain Time. REGISTER HERE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Normal.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 1, 2018

Planners hosting events and using online technologies and apps to manage their events will be affected by these new regulations, especially when European attendees participate in your conference hosted outside of the EU. Mountain Time. REGISTER HERE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Normal.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Looking for a go-to event technology solution that maximises pre- and post-event engagement gives personalised matchmaking and networking solutions and offers year-round marketing? Conferences. Zerista’s event app encompasses all this and more. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. Romane is now general manager of Sheraton Phoenix Downtown , the largest hotel in Arizona with over 110,000 sq. Kate Patay, CPCE.

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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. Sandy previously served as secretary and Wendy has chaired the conference and site committee since 2009.

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Eventinterface

JULY 13, 2016

What are the benefits for a meeting or conference planner to be working with the Tempe Tourism Office? What are some of the highlights meeting and conference planners should be aware of? Looking at the future, how will Tempe continue to evolve, what will the landscape look like for meeting and conference planners 3 to 5 years from now?

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

Also recognized is exceptional service by destination marketing companies and CVBs from across North America. Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. Miraval Arizona. San Luis Resort Spa and Conference Center. The National Conference Center. ATL Airport District Destination Marketing Organization.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2021

Arias is director of sales and marketing for The Shay, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel , in Los Angeles. Arias previously worked as regional vice president for Hyatt, and before this, as director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The Westin Tempe in Arizona named Hunt general manager.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From there, cheerleaders representing universities from the Big Ten Conference hyped attendees up and led them into a CBS Sports football photo op highlighting all 14 schools’ logos in the backdrop. CBS carried the traditional broadcast of the game (also streamed via Paramount+), and Nickelodeon aired a kids- and family-friendly telecast.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

Evaluating Marketing: Revised marketing materials for key venues and solidifying relationships New templates for invoicing, budgeting, letterhead, and client proposals Updating website with event photos What marketing has worked and what has not? Recommended Read: Virtual Events Guide: How To Take Your Conference Online.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Rita Moore ConferenceDirect, a West Hollywood-based, full-service, global meetings solution company, added Moore to its team as director of conference management operations. Platt El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort in Arizona tapped Platt as its general manager.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

While in Arizona, all restrictions on organized events have been lifted. If you are restricted to hosting your event in a particular city, the answer may already be decided for you. At the time I am writing this article in early April, in Washington, D.C. events are limited to 50 people for outdoor events and 10 people for indoor events.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Is it time you discovered a new approach for that annual conference or general session? IBM Impact Conference. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. Organizers assigned each conference topic a color. Sony E3 2012 Press Conference.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Andaz West Hollywood , LA’s premier hotel on the Sunset Strip, named Tucker general manager and Frederick director of sales, events and marketing. Springboard Hospitality in Los Angeles welcomed Suescun as regional director of sales and marketing. Simmons joined THesis Hotel Miami as its director of sales and marketing.

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Unique Venues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This sought-after venue’s multi-faceted event spaces can hold a wide range of events including social gatherings, conferences, receptions, product launches and weddings that participants will never forget. Take your next conference to Tucson and let the one-stop shop at the University of Arizona attend to your every need.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 15, 2021

Consider these additional challenges for the meetings industry: The new criteria for business and event-related travel now includes health-related risks, complicating the decision to approve conference attendance. His strengths include sales, marketing, operations and revenue optimization. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

meetsmart pic.twitter.com/ZHSNc85djI — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 19, 2023 A Sense of Balance Yigit Segin When it comes to sitting in a conference room, less is more at events. Reporting from the floor of #IMEX23 that @VisitCA destinations are hopping. We want to join the planner journey.” The property opened Nov.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 5, 2019

They market themselves as the meeting place for the culturally curious. American Royal Palace - Banquet Hall & Conference Center. Rent one or all three of their spacious ballrooms for your next wedding, conference, or gala. Source: Images Arizona. Desert Willow Conference Center. Arizona Science Center.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. Well, less than two years ago, almost every conference had an event app of some kind.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

In her previous position, she served as director of market sales for Residence Inn in Topeka and Fairfield Inn Topeka. Nikolina Felton Felton is the new vice president of marketing at Live! Prior to this appointment, she served as president of loyalty marketing for the property. Casino & Hotel, in Hanover, Maryland.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 27, 2020

Over the last year, that’s included Arizona (at 5,000′ elevation), the Caribbean, Boston, Estonia, Washington, D.C., When it’s really cold I wear a hat from a company that no longer exists — Perigee Sportswear in Minneapolis — which is not much help to you if you’re in the market for a great cold-weather hat.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

When I opened the in-flight magazine on my trip to the capital of Arizona, a well-timed headline captured my attention: “Phoenix Is Hipper Than You Think.” We never use the words exclusive or luxury,” Parley Stock, director of sales and marketing at the FOUND:RE and a proud native Arizonan, told me.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Destination management organizations celebrated their best ideas of the year during the annual Destination Marketing Association of the West (DMA West) Education Summit, held Sept. 21-23 in Mesa, Arizona. Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau, Arizona. The 90th Anniversary of Route 66 – 66 Kicks on Route 66.

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Attendify

DECEMBER 2, 2019

And of course, the resulting data can prove invaluable, allowing organizers to make immediate environmental changes, put future event optimizations into play and even harness feedback for long-term marketing nurtures. Good question for sales or user conference.). Real-time polling in Attendify’s event app.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2017

Hemisphere is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and has a product development facility in Calgary. As a result, when researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors approach new market opportunities, they come at it with a spirit of success.” . The words ‘can’t be done’ don’t exist in Calgary.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

and international policies around venture capital, emerging markets, and innovation, NVCA revamped this year’s Annual Meeting, which traditionally had focused on investing and entrepreneurship, to more explicitly address politics. Overhauling the Annual Meeting also meant changing up marketing strategies. NVCA wasn’t fooling around.

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

From the beaches of Florida to the deserts of Arizona, there is sure to be a domestic destination wedding location that is perfect for your clients. Destination Wedding Market Outlook. In fact, according to Future Market Insights , it’s expected to reach a global value of $22.81 Developing a Marketing Strategy.

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