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Smart Moves in London, Miami and More

Smart Meetings

Before this, he worked as director of sales training and marketing manager for Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops, based in Pennsylvania. Dillree has been with the organization since 2007 and has worked in numerous capacities, including as sales assistant, marketing communications coordinator, and most recently, digital marketing manager.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. An experiment by Volkswagen proved this by painting a staircase in a train station to resemble piano keys, thereby increasing the number of stair-takers by 66 percent. percent in the United States. “We

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Why All Event Planners Need An Entrepreneurial Spirit

Endless Events

“I have been in events since 2007 and in hospitality since 2000. You can look in the education space and those who are working on curriculum design and training. First off, Deanna talks about how she ended up in the events industry and the experience she gained along the way. Events are a back seat to that skill set.

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15 Years Of Endless Events: Let’s Celebrate!

Endless Events

In June 2007, I made a website.” But if we’re talking about internal training meetings, a lot of times those responsibilities get relegated to the marketing team.” Will tells the audience a quick recap of Endless Events’ path over the last 15 years. They were revolutionary at the time.

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Hospitality and Gaming Fight Human Trafficking

Smart Meetings

Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming have acknowledged the issue and have implemented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs to train employees to spot certain warning signs that could possibly be an alert of human trafficking situations. That’s when I entered the space in 2007.

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Hospitality and Gaming Fight Human Trafficking

Smart Meetings

Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming have acknowledged the issue and have implemented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs to train employees to spot certain warning signs that could possibly be an alert of human trafficking situations. That’s when I entered the space in 2007.

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7 Smart Moves—at Hilton, Teneo Hospitality Group and More

Smart Meetings

Part of her job will be training, recruiting and overseeing how the team operates. He’s been part of the staff since the hotel opened in 2007, initially serving as assistant rooms division manager. She was most recently interim director of meetings and events at The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter.