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DMA West: Going Viral, What’s Trending and Crisis Communication

Smart Meetings

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If Wellness trips are up 200 percent as compared to 2017. Crisis Communication.

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Smart Moves at Travel Portland, Metro Toronto Convention Center and More

Smart Meetings

Conway joined the team in 2010 at vice president, communications and public relations, before moving into the executive leadership team in 2017. She will now work to further enhance marketing and communication efforts and partner relations.

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Team Spotlight: Brittany

Advanced Travel and Tourism

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Studies. Her degree has helped her be able to network with others in the mass communications field. Brittany has lived in Atlanta since early childhood and attended Clayton State University in Morrow, GA. Brittany then came to Advance in October 2021.

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What Is An Event Chatbot

Endless Events

Consider adding one to your upcoming event and automate some of your event communications. in 2017, the number of voice-activated assistants went up 128%, to over 35 million. Event chatbots can identify blind spots in attendee communication in advance before they grow into a bigger problem. A Chatbot: Your Digital Assistant.

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Exploring the 2022 Trends Inside the Solo Travel Trend

Dana Communications

In fact, we’ve been blogging about it since 2017. The industry-leading Global Wellness Institute defines it as “travel associated with the pursuit of maintaining or enhancing one’s personal well-being” and valued this market at $639 billion in 2017 after an annual growth spurt of 6.5% Solo travel is nothing new. All The Single Ladies.

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Smart Moves in New York, Panama City Beach and More

Smart Meetings

She has also held senior marketing positions with firms EY, Grant Thornton, PWC and SNR Denton, communications roles with Bank of New York and CIBC Melon, and interim global marketing stints with WTT Group and YTKO Group. Pereira’s hospitality career began with Westin Grand Cayman in 2017, when she began as pool and beach concierge.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

Smart Meetings

Real-Time Apps: Even more planners switched from paper to digital communication at events in 2018 by ditching the printed program and adopting apps that offer dynamic agendas, easy discovery and communication between attendees and social media hook-ups. Park MGM Ideation Studio.

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