Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ali Amin Ali Amin, One10 Leading travel, events, incentives and marketing services company One10 has appointed Amin EVP, Product Management and leader in SaaS product. Kate Yordi Kate Yordi, Visit Mesa Visit Mesa , the regional destination marketing organization for Mesa, Arizona, has expanded its team with the promotion of Yordi.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 22, 2021

Wayne Chappell, former executive director of Baltimore Convention & Visitors Bureau ; former president of Kansas City Convention & Visitors Bureau; and former chief operations officer and vice president of Tradeshow Relations of Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And that makes the tech a valuable investment for event marketers in search of fresh avenues for audience engagement. The resulting #TeamStateFarm Football Find scavenger hunt combined augmented reality with live interactions over the course of four days surrounding a matchup between Kansas City and Green Bay.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In fact, the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report states that 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field. According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 50% of associations reported an increase in new member acquisitions, up from 44% in the 2022 report!

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Inspired by these findings, Meta launched a five-city tour offering hands-on workshops, thought leadership sessions, networking opportunities and one-on-one support centers to help small-business owners discover the company’s digital marketing tools on Facebook and Instagram. Meta also partnered with Inc. Agency: Factory 360.

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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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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Schroeter is director of sales and marketing and Stephens is general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Doheny Beach in Dana Point, California. During his years in hospitality, he has worked with convention and visitors bureaus and hospitality organizations in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia; Kansas City, Missouri; and Cleveland.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

The Diner Bar and The Grey Market riff on traditional Southern dining experiences with a full-service restaurant and lunch counter. A skyline pool and private cabanas are served by Wax Myrtle’s, an all-day restaurant and bar. Downstairs, The Coffee Bar hosts community worktables for locals and guests. Casa de Campo Resort & Villas.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Its mobile tour is rolling into sporting events in nine markets, with 14 “tentpole stops” and surprise mid-week jaunts also on the agenda. Another Bud Light sponsorship that made headlines was the “World’s Largest Tailgate” hosted in partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs. Oh, and it was a hybrid tailgate. from August to November.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The forehead is the least valid measurement and a lot of the guns pushed quickly into the market are not sensitive enough to give a meaningful reading. A total of 162 individuals attended ESPA Annual Conference 2022 at Westin Kansas City at Crown Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 5, 2021

Kansas City Tech Council. The KC Tech Council organized a virtual career fair for local tech companies to meet top-tier candidates that are enthusiastic about tech in Kansas City. Event Marketing. Here’s a few virtual career fairs that caught our eye, and everything they did to to help people connect and keep working.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

Rock takes on the role of marketing director at Wythe Hotel, bringing her eclectic background in publishing, retail, and commercial real estate. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

Rock takes on the role of marketing director at Wythe Hotel, bringing her eclectic background in publishing, retail, and commercial real estate. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

Then, it was over to State Farm Stadium’s 40 yard line to catch the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles alongside Courtyard by Marriott executives. “We We want to make sure we’re creating platforms to engage members.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2023

According to the global survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets: Nearly all global business travelers (94%) are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, including 67% who are very willing. 28 Kansas $27.09 Other disqualifiers included physical appearance, sexual identity and disability. 2 Rhode Island $35.18

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It was very exciting because you come up this hill and then you can get a sense of, wow, I’m not in Kansas anymore,” says Chet Lang, director of events at El Silencio. It was great to be able to show it off in a tangible form. It was like, ‘I’m here. I’m living inside El Silencio.’ It was really special.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2023

Amanda Rodriguez Miami’s Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel named Rodriguez director of sales and marketing. She also worked as a meeting planner for American Public Works Association in Kansas City, Missouri. Throughout his hospitality career, he also worked in directorial roles at The Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, and The St.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

He started in 1978 with Hilton Hotels Corporation, rising from sales trainee to vice president of sales and marketing. Member of the Year recipients were Elite Productions International Vice President of Events and Marketing Pawntra Shadab, and Destination South Meetings + Events Manager Shannon Jones.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Photo Credit: Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Kathleen Robb Kostka Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel in Boston appointed Kathleen Robb Kostka director of sales and marketing. Photo Credit: Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel Mark Krtek Mark Krtek has joined Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton as general manager.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Stephanie Gassen Gassen is the director of sales at the newly opened Cyrus Hotel in Tokepa, Kansas. 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! She joined the Live!

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Everywhere you looked, there was a football visual in sight, whether it was a ginormous projection display of Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers players on the side of Caesars Palace or a replica Lombardi Trophy in a hotel lobby. Agency: Dorothy) INVISALIGN Invisalign offered meet-and-greets and star sightings—and signings.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 2, 2021

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO | Request a Quote. Arrowhead Stadium offers various spaces such as the new Locker Room Club, Press Box & Lounge, auditoriums, and various clubs with custom bars and views of the field and Kansas City skyline. REBEKAH FINAFROCK | MARKETING ASSISTANT, UNIQUE VENUES. Image courtesy of [link].

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2020

One new tool on the market helped the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) meet safely in person for its Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, held July 27-30 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention in Aurora, Colorado. Photos courtesy NCBA). Follow her on Twitter @DanicaTormohlen.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 31, 2018

Ashley Savransky AHC+Hospitality in Grand Rapids, Michigan, appointed Ashley Savransky marketing coordinator. Savransky will work in collaboration with the marketing team for the brand’s properties in the U.S. Most recently, Smith served as general manager of Capitol Plaza Hotel Topeka in Kansas. and internationally.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. Kansas City, Missouri. Pamela Wike Boyd. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. The Solid Waste Association of North America. Silver Spring, Maryland. Austin, Texas. Ceré Netters.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Gallery Slide description: MeetingsNet’s six-part report in May on planners’ sources of stress and their coping strategies hit a nerve with readers dealing with staff shortages, a sellers’ market, virtual meetings, and more. New Kansas City Airport Set for Spring 2023 Opening ”. Image Alt Text: VAIresort1.png Gating level. Media Image.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Hoffman brings 28 years of experience in senior hospitality and business development sales, marketing, finance and operations to her new role. Van Workum is market general manager at The St. Banks & Associates Inc. in Washington, D.C.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. Hoffman brings 28 years of experience in senior hospitality and business development sales, marketing, finance and operations to her new role. Van Workum is market general manager at The St. Banks & Associates Inc. in Washington, D.C.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

39 • Director of Marketing. 39 • Senior Vice President of Marketing. Fusion Marketing. Overland Park, Kansas. 33• Director of Meetings and Marketing. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” Learn how they got here and imagine where they, our industry and our world are going. Melinda Borucki.

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All Seated

MAY 18, 2018

The inaugural workshop was held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri at Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions. Photos by: Mint Marketing Solutions. The International Caterers Association announced a new series of Ultimate Catering Workshops. A member of the AllSeated team (Dina!) What a great workshop!

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

. “There are also indicators that the year could be very exciting, including new hotel and restaurant openings, emerging cuisines and beverages , more technology solutions to simplify business and raise the bar for marketing, and so much more,” Freeman says. Up & Coming Food City o The Year: Keen on Kansas City.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Perez has also held sales and marketing directorships at Azul Talavera Hotel in Puebla, Mexico, multiple Mexican Marriott properties, and others. Thompson Zihuatanejo, A Beach Resort in Guerrero, Mexico, named Villalobos general manager and Williams director of sales, events and marketing. Duncan Clements.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Perez has also held sales and marketing directorships at Azul Talavera Hotel in Puebla, Mexico, multiple Mexican Marriott properties, and others. Thompson Zihuatanejo, A Beach Resort in Guerrero, Mexico, named Villalobos general manager and Williams director of sales, events and marketing. Duncan Clements.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2016

(Travel Portland put together a similar list , as did Visit Houston , and eXplore Lawrence , in Lawrence, Kansas.) . “We We learned that the Anaheim Convention Center is a gym in the game, which is a place to ‘battle,’” Charles Harris, SVP of marketing at Visit Anaheim, told Convene.

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Vendini

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Musical Theater Heritage (MTH) is a professional theater company in Kansas City, Mo., Their story. that produces musicals, cabarets, and original revues. They’re growing quickly, from approximately 16,000 patrons a few years ago to more than 40,000 patrons in 2018.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

The expansion has taken CRN into a lot of new markets—Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Hilton Head, Savannah, Charlotte, Birmingham and Hawaii Kona. They also entered the areas surrounding Kansas City Crown Plaza, Houston Galleria, Denver Convention Center , Dallas Downtown and the Boston waterfront and convention center. “We

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

He’s previously worked at The Silversmith Hotel in Chicago, One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach, Florida and various Marriott International hotels in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Ritten has more than 25 years of experience at branded and independent hotels in airport, convention and resort destinations.

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