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Bouncing Back: Tourism After a Natural Disaster

Dana Communications

Communicate fully and truthfully with your guests before, during and after the disaster. New Orleans returned to its former glory as a popular tourist destination within a decade after the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. At the recent U.S. Now, the state is booming in tourism, with 114.6

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7 Tips for Driving Attendee Engagement at Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

It’s important to frequently communicate and promote these areas for engagement both in advance of and during the conference. Pre-event emails: Include a section in all of your pre-event communications that details how attendees can network with one another. He was the first president and CFO of Shutterstock from 2005 to 2010.

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Smart Moves in Myrtle Beach, New York, Fort Worth and More

Smart Meetings

She previously held leadership roles with Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Manchester Grand Hyatt and DoubleTree Mission Valley, and returns to Coronado after serving as Sales and Service Manager at Loews from 2005 to 2009. Kimber Foster has joined Visit Fort Worth as vice president of marketing and communications.

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How Did You Get Started in the Events Industry?

Endless Events

I was building websites and was able to find a way to make money doing that for a guy who had a marketing company and was also the dean at our local college of communications.” . I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. Come 1993, and I was getting into web design.

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3 Big Ideas from DMA West’s Education Summit

Smart Meetings

His reunion came shortly after the public introduction of Facebook, which launched in 2005. Kearns said reacting poorly to feedback shuts down communication and causes others to lose trust in you. “Be As class president, he took on the responsibility of wrangling all his former classmates for the 10-year gathering. Be open-minded.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Yates began her tenure at the destination marketing organization in 2005 as vice president of marketing and communications. Louisville Tourism has promoted Stacey Yates to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. She currently serves as the committee chair for Louisville Tourism’s Bourbon City committee.

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Travel Analytics: Data Sources, Use Cases, and Real-Life Examples

AltexSoft Travel

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems contain customer profiles with demographic information like age, gender, location, travel preferences, contact information, and communication history. They record and track customer and company interactions, spanning various communication channels like emails, chats, and phone calls.

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