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JANUARY 3, 2019

Offering everything from team-building exercises to meet-and-greet with legendary athletes, sports venues provide exciting, unique settings for meetings, special events and tours. Arguably the leading sports city in the United States, Los Angeles provides planners with an unparalleled variety of venue options.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

No, we’re not talking about the killer matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals for Super Bowl LVI on Feb. sporting event of the year and a Pepsi Halftime Show that made (millennial) hearts flutter, fans could participate in a range of in-person brand activations. In addition to viewing the biggest U.S.

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APRIL 13, 2023

63% of corporate travel managers are excited to host regular company off-site meetings and retreats again. The post 6 Cities That Are Becoming Trendy for Company Retreats first appeared on Innovate Marketing Group, Inc.

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JULY 6, 2021

Green has also worked in a handful of roles with Denver Marriott Westminster, including general manager and director of event management. Arias is director of sales and marketing for The Shay, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel , in Los Angeles. The Alida in Savannah, Georgia, named Thompson director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Find something for everyone while absorbing the city’s culture Anticipating culinary expectations for groups can be stressful for meeting professionals, especially with more awareness of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and religious-based dietary restrictions or preferences. An easy solution? A food hall.

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MAY 1, 2024

These events are more than just opportunities to have a good time (although that’s definitely a bonus!). From elegant soirées to themed parties and everything in between, here are some company anniversary celebration ideas to help you make your event truly unforgettable. Want to talk about your event ideas?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2022

New research finds that event business picked up strongly starting in February. Is that an opportunity for meetings? A report from The Knowland Group released this week shows that once the scare from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 died down in February, the pent-up demand for in-person business events was unleashed.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

The EventUp Podcast was created as a platform to showcase events industry leaders and event industry news. Recruiting Experts Robin Richter, President, Wearable Imaging Alicia Falango, Founder, California Events Coalition Christine Vartanian, Founder, jade. Arnett, CEO and COO, Wicked Bionic Andrea Hoffer, CEO, AHA!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

She’s in-the-know about the latest and greatest events, activities and trends the city has to offer. Photo by W San Francisco) Marco Sherer Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles-Beverly Hills hired Sherer as general manager. Tugaoen previously worked as director of sales and marketing for The Westin Long Beach in California.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2024

Here’s how Aimee Misako Gabel will apply her experience at a fast-growing association to the newly established role of senior vice president, events and education, for U.S. Travel Association introduced Aimee Misako Gabel as the organization’s first senior vice president, events and education. On March 14, the U.S. Travel Association?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2023

Smart Meetings zeroed in on the top domestic Labor Day destinations and the activities throughout the United States that meeting planners may want to utilize if they’re in the area. of event space, 40 breakout rooms and 46 event rooms. If space is the question, then Los Angeles Convention Center has the answer.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the brand transition of The Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles Airport from a Hyatt affiliated hotel to Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport. The post Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport Makes Debut appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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JULY 21, 2022

Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds. Much Respect. “We

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JUNE 15, 2022

And to many event planners, the companies they work for, as well as attendees, that is a good thing. There are plenty of reasons to provide non-alcoholic (NA) alternatives at events. The key to any successful bar is making a good drink, booze or no booze,” said Sunna Yassin, founder of Los Angeles-based event planning firm Bash Please.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This virtual panel discussion was brought to you by Innovate Marketing Group. Kevin Iwamoto Kevin Iwamoto is a multi-award winning, highly recognized and in demand speaker, industry influencer, author, educator, and subject matter expert consultant in business travel, GDPR, SMM, meetings/events marketplace and personal branding.

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MARCH 4, 2024

A community of female leaders built on welcoming others emphasizes the power of belonging The announcement of the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Award winners that went out Friday swelled the ranks of leaders honored to more than 1,000 strong. She loved everything about the business. As a female publisher 22 years ago, she was utterly alone.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 10, 2024

Recent hotel data shows that the top 25 markets are in demand and priced accordingly. After group demand at hotels grew every month in 2023 compared 2022, this year is not proving to be much more accommodating for meeting budgets. But among second- and third-tier cities, demand is muted and prices are more reasonable.

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Event Marketer

MAY 9, 2022

More than 30 brand-side experiential marketers took the stage at the 20 th annual Experiential Marketing Summit, April 27-29, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, presenting best practices on a range of topics, from hybrid strategies to career and mentorship to building multi-year campaign platforms. Embrace corporate-wide event strategies.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Filmmakers, actors, storytellers and, yes, marketers gathered in Park City, UT, for the 40 th annual Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 18-28, where brand activity has become nearly as ubiquitous as the event’s premieres and panels. As was a partnership with the L.A.

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MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2024

Most meeting planners have likely discovered the benefits of ChatGPT and other generative-A.I. applications for creating titles and descriptions for event sessions as well as for marketing and other communications aimed at attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and others. While touted as a time-saver, generative A.I.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

Event communication is the subject of our latest Event TALK episode. Los Angeles-based Gretchen Hydo, Keynote Speaker, Life and Business Coach, shares her top tips for meeting and event professionals on how to best communicate. How to best communicate with attendees during an event.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

She brings over 10 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing and a specialty in weddings, milestone anniversary celebrations, reunions and more special events. In this new role, she will optimize the resort’s growing wedding market. She will oversee all catering and planning for locally catered events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 3, 2021

The Shay in Los Angeles named Parker general manager. Riggio is director of sales and marketing for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort , in Tampa Bay, Florida. Before joining Innisbrook, Riggio was resort sales director for Disney Meetings & Events in Florida. Ryan Parker. Darin Riggio. Bill Hanley.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. of indoor and outdoor event space between one ballroom, four boardrooms and a fourth-floor restaurant. The Diner Bar and The Grey Market riff on traditional Southern dining experiences with a full-service restaurant and lunch counter.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Although historically shadowed by its famous neighbor city of Los Angeles or seen only as the home of Disneyland, Anaheim is making literal and metaphorical groundbreaking moves to establish itself as a presence in Southern California. Katie Pederson, Director of special events for ocV!BE, BE’s Market Hall. BE ecosystem.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

When 112 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl 2022 pre-game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in February, they were treated to a reminder to Dream Big as a flying “Alex” floated up and down the state. Marketing conferences is more complicated now than it was two years ago. A History of Innovation.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2024

Lizzie Fillo Lizzie Fillo, Visit Salt Lake (VSL) Fillo joins Visit Salt Lake (VSL) as associate vice president of marketing. She will oversee the organization’s core marketing functions and lead strategic initiatives to develop its brand identity and narrative. Ippolito takes on the role of director of events.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

No matter how long you’ve been in the events biz, the industry’s ever-evolving nature means there’s always fresh territory to explore. 15-19 The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting takes over the small Swiss town of Davos during the third week of January for collaborative, public-private discussions on global challenges.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Goldenvoice, the Los Angeles-based concert promoter and live event company, announced today that Mark Girton will serve as VP, Special Events at Empire Polo Club — home to the world-famous Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival and its country-music counterpart, Stagecoach. She joined the department in 2015.

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Event Marketer

JULY 19, 2021

More From FX’s Event Portfolio: ‘American Horror Story’ Superfans Go Camping, ’80s-Slasher-Film-Style. The sinister-meets-sweet pop-up bakery, which debuted July 14, was born out of the network’s knowledge of its loyal fan base and a desire to feed that fan culture.“’Horror They’ve come to expect that from the marketing.”.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Destinations International Large Market Roundtable outlined initiatives to establish Destination Booking Agreement Guidelines to create certainty for all parties. Caesars and Meet AC announced sustainability highlights from its newly released 2021 CSR Report —in a Leed-certified Augustus Tower villa suite—and the news (and views) are great.

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MAY 2, 2022

In every era, flowers remain a timeless feature of event decor that refuses to fall out of style. Researchers at Lawn Love also consulted market findings from the international Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers in developing the list. Los Angeles, CA. It’s hard to deny the draw of freshly cut flowers.

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APRIL 19, 2019

Craig Mitchell, a judge in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and members of the Skid Row Running Club, rest after a morning run. We don’t pass judgment,” Craig Mitchell, the club’s founder, told me over breakfast during my recent visit to Los Angeles, hosted by L.A. The club meets in downtown L.A.

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APRIL 8, 2018

Event communication is the subject of our latest Event TALK episode. Los Angeles-based Gretchen Hydo, Keynote Speaker, Life and Business Coach, shares her top tips for meeting and event professionals on how to best communicate. How to best communicate with attendees during an event.

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