Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Smart Meetings has recognized Omni Hotels & Resorts for their contribution to the food insecurity many Americans face every day. With each play that meets up to the high standard of the program’s name, four meals will be donated to a family in need.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

He will draw on his over three decades of experience in the hospitality industry to lead all sales efforts, maximize revenue and overall profit and will oversee all marketing and public relations strategies. She has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, especially with hotel management and sales.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Smart Meetings chatted with Renee Roberts, director of public relations and communications at Visit Oakland, who wrapped the first annual Oakland Style event in early October, to discuss how the community of Oakland rallied together to create this first-of-its-kind event. AV, furniture etc.);

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2024

Prior to this role, Kauffman was the founder and president of EPR+, a 17-year independent marketing, communications and public relations consultancy. She will handle training and supervision of the sales and event planning team to generate and execute meeting business for the corporate, government, sports and social market segments.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2021

However, rental car companies can’t revive their inventory fast enough to meet demand due to those microchip shortages you’ve been hearing about. Julie Hall, public relations manager for AAA, confirmed this in an email to Smart Meetings. “We

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 3, 2023

Formerly a postgraduate in public relations and advertising, working with technology clients as a PR executive, a vacation to the Cayman Islands was all it took to change Pereira’s career trajectory forever. “I How to Get Started Goodman notes event associations are a great way to test the waters in the events and meetings industry.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 1, 2019

Smart Meetings contacted Sharlet Brennan, a content marketing consultant and president of Brennan Communications, for tips on how to leverage all that traffic for events. More often, companies are dealing with tragedies ranging from public relations scandals to natural disasters.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

Throughout his 20 years of experience in hotel sales, meetings and events, he has led award winning sales teams at large North American hotel brands. He will oversee all sales, marketing and public relations efforts for the hotel, drawing on his near two decades of luxury hospitality experience across several key destination markets.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

She also worked as director of public relations and communications for Terranea Resorts in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The post 8 Smart Moves at Destinations International, Travel Santa Ana and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Haase is president of newly formed Travel Santa Ana in California. Diego Oviedo.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

appoints London-based Hills Balfour as its European sales, marketing and public relations representative. Previously, he worked as an account executive for Creative Group, a full-service corporate group meeting and incentive business, and as president of Adjoin Meetings, a meeting planning company.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In this role, she will drive growth and revenue for the region by leading consumer-facing strategies through sales, marketing, public relations, brand management and the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program divisions.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

To bring this strategy to life,embedding the associations member meeting within a creative and dynamic event format requires thoughtful planning. The member meeting needed to be seamlessly and appealingly integrated into the conference. The event was designed as flexibly as possible, enabling active participation and exchange.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2023

An incentive destination for the new generation Any time a hit television show features a distinct destination, meeting professionals get interested and the tourism industry of that location gets a real boost. Meeting professionals are seeing Thailand as the next “most desired” location for incentive trips.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director. He will pursue meetings with 200-2,000 attendees from organizations based in Arizona, New Mexico and the upper Midwest.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. He will oversee direct sales, marketing and public relations. Shelby Luzzi Shelby Luzzi Luzzi is the first senior manager, sustainability, of Destination DC (DDC).

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2018

Discover Hawaii as meeting destination. People are out in the pool right now, playing, even though it’s a bit rainy,” said Tammie Carpenter, public relations manager for Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay on Hawaii Island. The post Hawaii Hurricane Blows, But Doesn’t Ruin Paradise appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Shircel has been on Visit Mesa’s communications team for two years, most recently as its media relations specialist. This move marks a return to Visit Mesa for Shircel, having worked as its public relations and communication intern in 2019. The post Smart Moves in California, Arizona and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Smart Meetings asked the experts tasked with making a celebrity show shine to share their secrets for hosting a stellar event. More : Oscar-Worthy Destinations for Your Next Meeting. Related : How to Recover Post-Oscars. The post Give a Glam Touch to Your Next Award Gala appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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The Abbi Agency

JUNE 9, 2021

From groundbreakings and launches, to redevelopments, to ongoing conversations post-completion, we employ effective communication strategies to help meet their business goals, while remaining on brand and targeted. Here are a few ways we work with our developer clients: Expert Positioning. Strategy is Essential.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

PR Department Engagement Public Relations is all about storytelling and maintaining a positive brand image. Communicate Clearly: Distribute the content plan across departments and hold meetings to discuss its implementation. Implement Regular Updates: The content plan isn’t set in stone.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 21, 2023

Dowling previously worked with South Dakota- and Wyoming-based energy company Black Hills Energy, where she led its strategic communications, brand management and public relations efforts. The post Smart Moves at Lark Hotels, Noble House and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

” Event Brew – Meet The Hosts! “And I thought I wanted to go into public relations. Meet The Chuck Norris Of #EventProfs, Nick Borelli – #EventIcons Episode 57. .” But being able to have that sense, and being able to be so real, I think that will hopefully get the audience to say, “Us too.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

Smart Meetings loves recognizing talented hospitality professionals who will help the industry evolve as we get back to meeting, so when we heard that Destinations International had announced their 2021 30 Under 30 class from convention and visitors bureaus and tourism boards around the world, we wanted to get to know them better.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 20, 2022

The post Business meetings, snorkel, scuba, dive and more! Who would not like to ditch the stuffy boardroom for a meeting on the beach. We tell you here why you need to bookmark the Maldives for that next heavy-weight meeting of yours! A couch set beneath palm trees with your toes in the sand could be your next meeting setting.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

He is also presently diversity, equity and inclusion chair for Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Global. Lora has been with the hotels for 12 years, beginning her career at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale as its public relations manager. Regis Beijing. Von DeLuna.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Gallen to meet the team from START Global at a small event co-organised by them and to learn more about their work and the innovation that comes out of this event. Afterwards I spoke with Jan Bohe, Managing Director Communications and Chiara Britschgi, Head of Public Relations from START Global and here I share the insights with you.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In October, chefs, restaurant professionals, hospitality-related public relations firms, and food journalists will descend on L.A. Illustration by Carmen Segovia Visit the Archive Read past installments of There’s a Meeting For That The Chef Conference When: Oct. for the West Coast version.

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DCI

JULY 14, 2022

As the meetings industry revs back up, research from IACC is giving us hope that in-person meetings will be back in force sooner than later. It’s time to get back on meeting planners’ radars, and these top meetings industry writers are some of the best journalists to know. Corporate & Incentive Travel.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She brings extensive experience in strategic communications and public relations to her new role, having worked across public policy, higher education, and media. She most recently served as chief of public information at Sinclair Community College.

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DCI

JULY 13, 2023

During the 2023 Public Relations Society of America ( PRSA ) Travel and Tourism section conference in Madison, Wisconsin, attendees dove headfirst into a discussion on how best to connect destinations with the meetings and events press. Danielle LeBreck , Senior Content Director at Meetings Today, Loren G. It helps them.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2019

From Coca-Cola to Nike bringing their most senior marketing executives to Akron, Ohio to meet with LeBron” “I was on the planning team for that at maybe age 19. So because of my background, I have a degree in public relations, but also just in my years of experience in New York and whatever, I know how to tell a story.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Visit Seattle has long recognized its native heritage through cultural components or land acknowledgements at the organization’s annual meetings, he said.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 15, 2024

Vanessa Page is a copy director at mdg , A Freeman Company, a full-service marketing and public relations firm specializing in B2B events. In the meantime, we should all be asking how AI can help us be more creative, efficient, and productive — and staying ready to pivot.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 21, 2019

Public Relations Flubs. Public relations is an integral part of any event’s marketing, but sometimes, instead of driving engagement and attendance, public relation stunts end up backfiring, causing public outrage.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 22, 2023

PR Department Engagement Public Relations is all about storytelling and maintaining a positive brand image. Communicate Clearly: Distribute the content plan across departments and hold meetings to discuss its implementation. Implement Regular Updates: The content plan isn’t set in stone.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Millennial and Gen Z event attendees prefer immersive experiences, personal relevance, and immediate engagement trends that are poised to change meetings and events. Beyond that, were driving recommended changes to the on-site experience so that it meets the expectations of these younger generations.

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