Smart Meetings

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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Nunify

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Global Wedding Market Size Growth Is Expected To Reach $219.8 Billion In 2024 The market size of the wedding industry has increased quickly in recent years, and this expansion is predicted to continue in the next few years. It is predicted to increase from $196.58 billion in 2023 to $219.8 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 10.5%.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

This year, Iowa City celebrates 10 years as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature. IOWA CITY, IOWA. ‘It Iowa City, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature. This will be a big year for Iowa City. For smaller destinations like Iowa City, the UCCN destination can help shape the city’s identity to outsiders. “It

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Pacesetter Award: David Hidalgo , Show Director, IBTM Americas – RX, and Katharina Path , Marketing Manager Conventions, Frankfurt Convention Bureau. CHE, CHIA, CEM ,Director of Graduate Education in Event Management / Associate Professor, Iowa State University and The Sustainable Events Forum. Joan Su, Ph.D.,

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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. In the past, Boonie was general manager at Courtyard by Marriott in Iowa. Visit Seattle has named Johnson director of marketing. Nina Dela Fuente.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Joining the board are Elyse Dawson , CMP, senior manager of corporate events and conference center at Invesco; Susan Harding , CMP, event strategy consultant with FM Global; and Julie Wilson , CMP, assistant vice president of meeting and events with Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Among the top 25 markets, San Diego saw the only occupancy increase over 2019 (+0.5% New York City (86.6%), San Diego and Seattle (85.0%) led the major markets in absolute occupancy for the week. ADR was down marginally from the previous week as was the ADR comparison to 2019. United, American Airlines Announce Cuts.

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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. And as they say in Galena, “We may be old, but we’re never the same old thing!

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As the president of Philadelphia-based marketing firm Altus Agency , he’s worked with Chase, Amtrak, Bayer, and a wide range of other companies to make their messages resonate with target audiences. By David McMillin. Dave Jefferys is no stranger to building brands.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Whether for team building, other corporate events or even fundraising galas, Tracy Fuller of InnovativEvents, an event planning firm in Des Moines, Iowa, is seeing the same shift. Businesses need team building events to integrate new employees with existing teams in light of turnover and market changes.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 15, 2024

But as I write this: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have privacy laws currently in effect; Florida, Montana, and Oregon will have privacy laws in effect by the end of 2024; and Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, and Texas will have privacy laws in effect by January 1, 2o26.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2019

So for example, if you’re in a really expensive market, you can always budget really high and maybe you budget $75, $85 an hour and you know your conference is going to be, you know, 30 hours and let’s say you budget 10 hours for setup and 10 hours for loading, well, okay, that’s a total of 50 hours. Markets Matter.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

We are located within a five-hour drive from eight different states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin), making the commute to the Chicago Southland quick and easy. Our municipalities are easily accessible via interstates 55, 57, 80, 94, 294 and 355.

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Best Corporate Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Whether for team building, other corporate events, or even fundraising galas, Tracy Fuller of InnovativEvents, an event planning firm in Des Moines , Iowa, is seeing the same shift. Businesses need team building events to integrate new employees with existing teams in light of turnover and market changes.

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

Any marketer wishes to improve his or her performance and boost profits. States in which you need an ABC license : Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. In the end, it’s what we do. The Volunteers!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 16, 2023

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, St. On March 19th, the Celtic Academy of Dance will be performing a traditional Irish dance at the 2nd Street Market. The second floor of the center holds 20 meeting rooms and an exhibitor’s lounge. Two Weekends of St. Patrick’s Day in Cedar Rapids, IA Some cities love St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Creative Cities Austin, Texas, and Iowa City, Iowa, were also there, representing UNESCO’s Media Arts and Literature sub-networks, respectively, as were three Creative Cities candidates — Carrara, Italy; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lexington, Kentucky.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. Job title: Director of marketing. Marketing is multifaceted. Tracy Blair. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt. Job title: Director of marketing. Marketing is multifaceted. Tracy Blair. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

Iowa City, IA. Marketing Events Directory. October Conferences. November Conferences. December Conferences. 2019 Conferences. APRIL 2018 CONFERENCES. Start Date. Description. Diversity in Education Conference. Be sure to check back on the list often as we'll be updating it throughout the year. Interested in more awesome conferences?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson, however, the region’s flourishing startup culture was a story that needed telling, which is why, in 2008, they founded an online publication called Silicon Prairie News (SPN) — taking its name from a tech-friendly area that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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