Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With 342 acres on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the waterfront property partners with Hoopers Island Oysters, a locally based company dedicated to a globally thriving and sustainable oystering industry. See also : Maryland: A Breath of Fresh Air.

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MARCH 28, 2022

The PCMA session was part of Destination Showcase , held on March 25, which capped the inaugural Business Events Industry Week at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor, Maryland. It’s important to get venues, CVBs, and DMCs in host destinations involved, she said, as they are experts in their markets.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Smart Meetings sat down with Marriott Head of Global Sales Tammy Routh, and the rest of the team, to find out what that training encompassed and how it has changed under a new CEO in a brand-new headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. A More Flexible Organization. Julius Robinson. In past, we were more rigid, but that is changing,” Robinson said.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Silver Spring, Maryland. 33 • Director of Sales & Marketing. 36 • Director of Sales and Marketing. 36 • Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances. Clinton, Maryland. Arlington CVB. Arlington, Texas. Pamela Wike Boyd. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. Austin, Texas. Sarah Soliman Daudin.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

39 • Director of Marketing. 39 • Senior Vice President of Marketing. Crownsville, Maryland. Fusion Marketing. Hyattsville, Maryland. 33• Director of Meetings and Marketing. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” Melinda Borucki. LMI Solutions. 33 • Director of Exhibits and Sponsorships.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

Editor’s Note : Smart Meetings filed this report from Destinations International’s AC21 in Baltimore, Maryland, but while there, we asked Tammy Blount-Canavan, FCDME, executive vice president and principal of the Destination & Travel Practice with Fired-Up Culture! But the chance to rethink how we serve our communities is at hand.

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Audience Partners

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

One ad in California that “welcomes” viewers “to the financial help” they “need to get health coverage,” or an ad in Maryland that offers “$0 or ow cost health coverage is now within your reach.” Like an ad from Maryland Health Connection that asks the question “Why get quality health coverage at Maryland Health Connection?

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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. Lisa Arias. Ashlyn Pulvermiller. Ryan Thompson.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Maryland and all government. Janette Roush NYC & Company announced Roush as managing director of marketing. Prior to this role, Roush spent eight years as vice president of insights and marketing at AKA, where she worked on the accounts of major Broadway shows. He’s a member of PCMA Capital Chapter and MPI Potomac Chapter.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2021

She has also worked as director of sales for Visit Annapolis and senior sales manager for Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa, both in Maryland. Mallas and Butler have been promoted to director of sales and marketing and associate director of sales, respectively, for The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Vail Valley, in Colorado.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2023

Amanda Rodriguez Miami’s Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel named Rodriguez director of sales and marketing. Shane Nicolopoulos Nicolopoulos is general manager at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland. Throughout his hospitality career, he also worked in directorial roles at The Don Cesar in St.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A twenty-year hospitality veteran, Casserly was most recently director of marketing in Baltimore, Maryland for Four Seasons. He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

TalkingTree Creative is an award-winning creative events and experiential marketing company headquartered near Washington, DC. Halethorpe, Maryland, USA 21227. While we are based in the U.S., we serve an international client base, meeting our client’s creative needs at venues around the world. Trade Conferences. Video production.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2023

PCMA acquired Event Marketing Association-UK, a community of more than 800 corporate event marketing professionals from the United Kingdom. CEO Howard Givner will stay on as senior vice president of knowledge and innovation. Current PCMA members will have access to the library at no additional cost. The event will move to Walter E.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Haute, the marketing, sales and event services company in Cedar Park, Texas, is taking 80 professionals to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a week-long event on a brand-new industry metric. Stick around in National Harbor, Maryland for a half-week of events on the East Coast. . Flashpoint: Sparking Haute Ideas.

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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! Casino & Hotel, in Hanover, Maryland. Prior to this appointment, she served as president of loyalty marketing for the property.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Valley Forge Casino Resort , a gaming and entertainment resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, welcomed Bailey as vice president of marketing. Bringing 18 years of entertainment and hospitality experience, Bailey enters the new role after serving as vice president of marketing at Rivers Casino Philadelphia. Ben Fairchild. Charles-St.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

He has held management roles for Visit Tucson, Loews Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and more in sales, marketing and convention services. New Orleans’ Windsor Court Hotel promoted Dumont to assistant director of sales and marketing. Ron Bracco. Destination DC appointed Bracco board chairperson. Genevieve Dumont, DMCP.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

Most recently, Sullivan served as director of sales and marketing at Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. Moussa is now director of sales and marketing at Doha, Qatar’s The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort , the newest hotel by GHM Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Ali Moussa. Jennifer Duffy. Thomas Nicholson and Sergiu Les.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Liberty Defense is also planning several other beta tests of HEXWAVE in the next few months, including at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena in Germany, Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada and at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

A few weeks ago, I visited Hunt Valley Inn, a Wyndham Grand Hotel , a property in Hunt Valley, Maryland, just north of Baltimore, that’s carved out its own niche as an alternative location for government programs — so much so that at least one person on its sales staff has the Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP) credential.

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a2z Innovation Insider

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Meet Jax Kott, Digital Media Marketing Assistant with a2z, in our ‘Meet the Team’ series. A few more quick facts about me: I was born and raised in New Jersey and decided to move to Maryland once I graduated. A: I am a Digital Media Marketing Assistant here at a2z. Click to view slideshow.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 19, 2019

Here’s a look at some of the charitable organizations the Capital Chapter contributed to during Bond’s term and the ways members helped: Joyful Food Market and Martha’s Table. PCMA’s Capital Chapter members help pack meals for Joyful Food Market shoppers. They also donated more than 140 boxed, canned, and jarred food items.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 7, 2019

TalkingTree Creative , a small but mighty creative agency in Baltimore, Maryland, is celebrating three years of record growth and anticipating an even bigger 2019. We adopt technologies and capabilities from larger markets and integrate them into projects with smaller budgets.”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Fort Washington, Maryland , along with other Gaylord properties, is brimming with Christmas festivities. In Grand Est, the Alsace Safari invites guests for a magical tour that visits three Christmas markets. Experience traditional Danish cuisine and markets with a holiday twist.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2019

TalkingTree Creative , a small but mighty creative agency in Baltimore, Maryland, is celebrating three years of record growth and anticipating an even bigger 2019. We adopt technologies and capabilities from larger markets and integrate them into projects with smaller budgets.”.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

area, and he’s served in directorships at Visit Syracuse and Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) in Maryland. Perez has also held sales and marketing directorships at Azul Talavera Hotel in Puebla, Mexico, multiple Mexican Marriott properties, and others. Claudia Perez. Manual Villalobos and Susan Williams.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

area, and he’s served in directorships at Visit Syracuse and Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County (VAAAC) in Maryland. Perez has also held sales and marketing directorships at Azul Talavera Hotel in Puebla, Mexico, multiple Mexican Marriott properties, and others. Claudia Perez. Manual Villalobos and Susan Williams.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2017

The Bethesda, Maryland-based, company has more hotels and rooms coming on line than any other hotel franchise company, according to a new report. Marriott International’s development pipeline is gushing. And this means an abundance of new options coming soon for meeting planners. Marriott’s numbers for 2017 are staggering. Hilton ranks No.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 26, 2017

The Center for Association Leadership, known as ASAE, unveiled Xperience Design Project (XDP) in National Harbor, Maryland, this week at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. The two-day event brought together 1,816 association professionals and industry partners. Their challenge: to collaborate on ideas to reinvent their meetings.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Virginia and Maryland to draw large meetings to Indianapolis, which was named the number one convention city in the U.S. Photo Credit: Visit Indy Cindy Zimmerman Le Pavillon Hotel in New Orleans hired Cindy Zimmerman as director of sales and marketing. Her background is in nightlife marketing. by USA Today.

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Decibel Management

MARCH 27, 2021

Michael Brenner is a globally-recognized keynote speaker on leadership, culture, and marketing. He led sales and marketing for software companies like Nielsen and FullTilt. Today, Michael is the CEO of Marketing Insider Group, founded on the belief that strong leaders who champion their teams are the key to unlocking massive growth.

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Capterra Event Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The Polar Bear Plunge in Maryland offers the opportunity for masochists to embrace their inner penguin by leaping into the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the winter in support of the Special Olympics. Each year over ten thousand participants show up in support of thousands of Maryland athletes hoping to participate in the Special Olympics.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 4, 2018

In January 2016, two of Georgia’s destination marketing organizations, Meet College Park and Meet East Point, combined and rebranded to become ATL Airport District. Not to mention the fact that by pooling all of that money together it allows us to do a lot more aggressive marketing for the area. Take us through the decision to rebrand.

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a2z Innovation Insider

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I do markets around town in my free time and that is one of my favorite ways to spend a day. This is a week where all staff members meet up at hour home base in Columbia, Maryland for team building. In addition, I am participating in some new local markets for my small business which is exciting.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Virginia and Maryland-based associations. Photo Credit: Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Kathleen Robb Kostka Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel in Boston appointed Kathleen Robb Kostka director of sales and marketing. She’ll focus on booking meetings for Washington, D.C., Before that, she spent time at W New York Downtown and Starwood Global Sales.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

hotel market collected an estimated $2.7 Wolfe follows chatter on hotel fees on Twitter, and watched as the members of a national nonprofit group recently “went ballistic” over the daily fee charged when they booked at their convention hotel in Maryland. In this case, what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. Last year, the U.S.

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