MeetingsNet

JANUARY 23, 2018

Fortified with Girl Scout cookies and popcorn—yes, of course F&B was involved—the group of senators helped convince Senate leadership to make a deal to reopen the federal government on Monday after the three-day shutdown. And it appears to have worked.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2023

The four-leaf clover is part of Ansel’s Lucky Seven pastry collection, which includes the cronut, frozen s’mores and the cookie shot—made and served from an automated vending machine powered by Robochef’s SmartKiosk and serves up delicate handmade cookie shots “precisely” filled with chilled Madagascan vanilla milk.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

AUGUST 11, 2022

GDPR from 2019, where we all had to change our websites for users to opt-in to cookie tracking. With that comes things like ‘the end of cookies,’ and GA4, GA FLOC (now sunsetting the idea), and of course smart phone updates like Apple’s multiple updates this year, just to name a few.

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Sojern

JULY 27, 2021

One of the key market shifts that will impact every travel marketers’ future is the demise of the third-party cookie. Cookies are a 25-year-old technology used by a wide range of internet browsers. A third-party cookie has long been the foundation of “addressable” digital advertising—targeting and tracking consumers on a 1 to 1 basis.

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Sojern

AUGUST 23, 2021

Third-Party Cookies Going Away Will Impact Retargeting. Retargeting as we know it today is going away in 2023, because of Google’s decision to deprecate the third-party cookie. How third-party cookies are used to make retargeting work today. So while retargeting is highly effective, today, it is based on 3rd party cookies.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2023

A sleek modern finish, roomy workspace and Doubletree’s signature warm chocolate-chip cookie upon check-in give guests the feeling of a home away from home. The Stuff of Fairytales Hilton has opened the brand new Doubletree by Hilton Abilene Downtown Convention Center , located in the “Storybook Capital of America” in Texas’ Taylor County.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Quality brands such as Citizen Watch America and Halo Branded Solutions merchandise partnered with Smart Meetings to invite guests into a shopping experience at registration that is more earth-friendly than a cookie-cutter swag bag. Thank you to our fabulous sponsor-partners for bringing the wow.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Indigenous Food Lab has merchants like the Spirit Kitchen that provide an indigenous culinary fare of Bison Biria and Sunflower seed cookies with maple syrup. Caffeine-free herbal teas enhance the experience with indigenous ingredients such as passionflower, elderberry, burdock root, chicory root and sumac.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 27, 2023

It all began after Google announced that it was ending support for third-party cookies and Apple announced the retooling of identifiers for advertisers. Keep reading to learn what cookies are, what a cookieless future means for the events industry, and specific actions you can take today to prepare. What are cookies?

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 27, 2023

It all began after Google announced that it was ending support for third-party cookies and Apple announced the retooling of identifiers for advertisers. Keep reading to learn what cookies are, what a cookieless future means for the events industry, and specific actions you can take today to prepare. What are cookies?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee. Consider offering a local-themed cuisine night specific to the host city, a hands-on activity that offers a tie-in to a local charity or hire a local entertainer — attendees will appreciate these unique experiences.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The classic American menu offers fan favorites such as the fried chicken sandwich and Texas style brisket along with a few seasonally themed items like Santa’s Sho-Burger and soft served ice cream topped with Santa’s cookie and/or candy cane. This is our fourth year hosting the Miracle Pop-Up Bar,” says Adams.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The first portion of The Grand America’s sister property, Little America (located directly across the street) was built in the 1940s, George says, and since then many of the cookie recipes from owner Carol Holding have been passed down through the generations. They still serve that same cookie recipe to this day,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There is a rice and bean cup variety pack and a cookie gift set. With gift boxes and bundles of various themes and sizes, corporate gifting can be personalized as the client sees fit. There is a soup and cornbread gift, and a whole mealtime gift box.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2021

With the pending loss of third-party cookies, first-party data is key to owning your audience. It leads to greater creativity, innovation and improving overall performance for the brand. Effective data management is now critical for delivering business intelligence to partners.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Most importantly, the coffee and cookies you depend on for in-between session sugar rushes have also fallen victim to inflation. Up, Up and Away If you’ve been in the business the last three years you may have noticed prices have substantially risen since 2021. Coffee now sits at as much as $130 a gallon in some places.

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Sojern

AUGUST 24, 2021

This is leading more hospitality digital marketers to shift from using third-party cookies to using their internal data – first-party cookies – for building better connections with their guests. Hashed emails and first-party cookies work together on your site.

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Sojern

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As consumers long requested better privacy, control, and consent, major internet browsers are no longer going to support third-party cookies. Firefox and Safari have already taken measures to decrease the use of third-party cookies. Next, you’ll want to generate first-party data cookies, which is something you’re likely doing now.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

A curated gifting experience at registration allowed guests to choose what called to them from partners such as Essential Bodywear, Joycoast, HALO Branded Solutions, Astor Chocolate and Heart Water along with fluffy beach towels from Visit Virginia Beach and fresh cookies from the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront chef.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Pacific Ballroom – Amazing savings up to $1,000,000 There’s nothing cookie cutter about this ballroom. And, save up to $1,000,000 with our decorative chandeliers and built-in programmable lights, a cool collection of décor and stylish furniture with any type of seating you can imagine. It’s easy, affordable and authentically you.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Trade Show at Meet with Momentum The panel discussed at length how to curate experiences that are not cookie-cutter—it gives planners a reason to stay on property and is an opportunity to involve the local community. Room availability is a challenge; hotels are struggling to manage huge demand.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 4, 2023

Starting with a warm chocolate chip cookie at check-in, continuing with excellent service, great dining options and a true hub of meeting and event space,” said Shawn McAteer, senior vice president and global head, DoubleTree by Hilton.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 20, 2023

The bees drive one of the property’s sustainable programs, as the honey is used in food and beverage services, such as Chef Martha Ebro’s famous Bayshore Cookie and new Burnt Honey Ice Cream Creations. You’ll find hummingbirds and honeybee colonies in the garden.

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Redfin

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Stugie’s Cookie Shoppe , a local bakery bringing custom-designed cookies and classic cookies to life. Stugie’s Cookie Shoppe. Outside that, Hawaiian Style BBQ – which serves delicious Hawaiian delicacies great for lunch.” “My My favorite restaurants are Frog Hollow and Sole Augusta,” shares Jessica J. Wells, owner of Ms.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2022

Don’t rely on a cookie-cutter approach to creating RFPs, especially when you are in need of an event platform or mobile app to facilitate a virtual event. So, we must continue to be laser-focused on creating RFPs that will truly meet our needs and set us up for success. Technological considerations play an important role in creating RFPs.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2021

The onsite Market will serve a light Mediterranean menu, house-baked cookies and bottled beverages. Set at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, the 1.5-acre acre property has 30 accommodations, including four freestanding homes, many with kitchens, private patios and fireplaces.

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Endless Events

APRIL 18, 2022

So to conclude, there is no cookie-cutter solution in the events industry. Will and Brandt gave some actionable ideas to fight the digital divide in the events industry and reminded the listeners that event technology is not always the solution to all of their challenges.

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Redfin

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

6: Cow Chip Cookies Cuisine: Bakery and dessert shop Address: 418 Ramsay Way Ste 103, King County, WA 98032 Cow Chip Cookies’ Website Another one of the many restaurants in Kent, WA, you should consider stopping by is Cow Chip Cookies. If so, head to Ishtar Greek & Mediterranean Cuisine. #6:

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

Milk Bar NYC Flagship bakes unique cakes, pies and cookies with a side of ice cream. Anyone with a sweet tooth will be treated by nearby dessert vendors. Lady M Cake Boutique serves high-end cakes, bonbons and candies. Aubi & Ramsa makes alcoholic ice cream with cocktail-inspired flavors.

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Dana Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Go ahead—ask me what chef level I’ve achieved on Word Cookies.) glued to their smartphone looking to advance just…one…more…LEVEL! There’s definite appeal in the challenge of these mobile apps—and the undeniably human thrill of victory. (Go What is gamification in tourism?

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The Abbi Agency

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Meanwhile, major browsers — Safari, Firebox and now Google Chrome — are moving to bar the third-party cookies that track consumer behavior. Across the globe, nations and states such as California are putting in place laws that protect consumers’ privacy and limit advertisers’ ability to gather information about them.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Planners can also get creative with the stations and bring in popular local vendors to further provide a localized flair, such as gourmet churros, cookies made from a popular nearby bakery and much more. David Wirebaugh is executive chef at Grand Hyatt San Antonio.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

Coffee and cookies included. REJUVENATE — Participants should find this a place to relax, recharge, and discover elements of surprise and delight so they can get their second wind to tackle long conference days. BROADCAST — When an attendee sees your conference as a place where news is being made, it helps validate their participation.

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Dana Communications

MAY 24, 2022

Now, perhaps more than ever before, your visitors are steering clear of cookie-cutter trips. Rather than simply being tourists who tread the beaten path, they’re increasingly demanding to be travelers and to enjoy authentic, experiential opportunities to interact with their destinations and the locals.

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Redfin

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

. #2: Tripoli Bakery Cuisine: Bakery and pizzeria Address: 106 Common St Ste 6, Lawrence, MA 01840 Tripoli Bakery’s Website Situated in downtown Lawrence, you can find a variety of freshly baked Italian bread, pastries like cannolis and Florentine cookies, and made-to-order pizza at Tripoli Bakery. #3:

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Redfin

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A few of our favorite candles paired together are Coffee Lover with Santa’s Cookies and Tree Farm. The first combo has notes of coffee hazelnut and sugar cookies, and the second has notes of balsam, pine, orange, clove, & cinnamon.” . Bake cookies and put up a pine tree. Rock & Roll Candle Co. ” 18.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This trend allows planners and the venue’s event team to push aside the cookie-cutter ideas and showcase their creativity to provide a one-of-a-kind, distinctive meeting experience or finale. Looking Towards the Future.

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