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Smart Moves in Berkeley, Hollywood and More

Smart Meetings

Paul Pomerantz Paul Pomerantz, ASAE As managing director of ASAE ’s Association Governance Institute (AGI), Pomerantz will lead the launch of the new initiative, which is dedicated to promoting excellence in governance practice for Associations. Dringham enters as director of marketing. He has now taken a post with the Visit Oakland Board.

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Smart Moves in Monterey, Denver and More

Smart Meetings

Formerly, Hud was senior manager of convention sales at San Francisco Travel Association. In 2007, she began her career in hospitality as event sales manager for Grand Hyatt New York in New York City and, in 2011, took her first position in Denver at Hyatt Regency Denver as associate director of events. Gary Thomas and Marcia Murphy.

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The Saskatchewanderer: The Power of Using a Brand Ambassador to Tell Authentic Visual Stories

Crowdriff

As a result, provincial departments are looking for ways to help each other support the government’s mandate of promoting the province as a great place to work and play by combining resources and initiatives. . In return the winner was required to blog about their experience, and promote the province on social media. “It

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Making Conference Swag Sustainable

Convene by PCMA

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). She shared how she got her start and where she sees the trend for sustainable promotional products going. On where she got the idea. “I There’s none of that.”.

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How to Brand Your Destination: a Complete Guide

Solimar International

Hundreds of thousands of people travel every year, and there are many types of travelers who feed into the industry. Social media, marketing campaigns, and word of mouth are just a few ways to achieve this. Take the example of Namibia’s online marketing campaign which Solimar ran between 2011 and 2013.

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#NewMexicoTrue: Sparking State Pride and Wanderlust with Video Storytelling

Crowdriff

But that all began to change with the election of Governor Susana Martinez in 2011, who challenged the department to shift their focus towards initiatives that provided a greater return on investment, primarily, marketing their destination as a whole. Does it speak to a niche interest that will motivate travel?

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How Visit Seattle’s Videos Achieved More than 40 Million Minutes of Viewing Time (In Under 2 Years)

Crowdriff

These were all questions Ali Daniels , the Vice President of Marketing for Visit Seattle , was considering in 2011 when her organization received funding to promote the city as a leisure destination for the very first time. We had a three-minute video, but it was very travel-specific.”