Sat.Jun 03, 2017 - Fri.Jun 09, 2017

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Create Powerful Meetings Instead of Power-over Meetings

Conferences that Work

All meetings incorporate power relationships that fundamentally affect their dynamics and potential. Traditional conferences unconsciously promote and sustain power imbalances between the “speakers” at the front of the room and the audience. Such events invoke a version of power Tom Atlee calls Power-over : “ the ability to control, influence, manage, dominate, destroy, or otherwise directly shape what happens to someone or something” People often tolerate this form

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5 Ways to Make Your Meeting More Customer-Focused

MeetingsNet

Today’s attendees demand to be treated as valued individuals. Here’s how you can show them some love. Did you know that men hate to iron so much that they rather throw out a wrinkled shirt and buy a new one than pull out the ironing board in their hotel closet? That could just be a fun fact, but in the hands of speaker, author, and marketing and advertising specialist Kelly McDonald , founder of McDonald Marketing and a top expert in consumer trends, generational differences, and leveraging the

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What DMOs with Smaller Budgets Can Learn From Yakima Valley Tourism

Crowdriff

We recently hosted a live Q&A with Jared Yoakum of Yakima Valley Tourism , a small but mighty northwest DMO in a region with a rich agritourism industry. Jared has been a customer of CrowdRiff for a couple of years now and was happy to share his advice for smaller destinations that are marketing on a budget or with limited resources. What can smaller DMOs and tourism brands learn from Yakima Valley Tourism?

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10 New Venues in San Francisco for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new San Francisco eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Drumroll please…the 2017 VIZZI Award Winners!

Crowdriff

Earlier this year we announced a new award for the travel and tourism industry — the VIZZI Awards for Visual Influence. We wanted to recognize the work of destination marketers who were models of great visual storytelling. Entries came in from around the world, giving our judges the difficult job of choosing the winners. So, without further ado, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2017 VIZZI Awards.

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Which Event Element Are You Spending More on This Year?

BizBash

“We are spending more on technology integration this year. We are focusing on digital branding for our clients and their.

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10 New Venues in Philadelphia for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Philadelphia eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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10 New Venues in Phoenix/Scottsdale for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Phoenix/Scottsdale area eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open.

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Do Makeup and Politics Mix? These Beauty Fest Organizers Think So

BizBash

This year, organizers of Beautycon Media’s New York festival decided to give the conference a bit of a makeover, blending.

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10 New Venues in Austin for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Austin eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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10 New Venues in Dallas/Fort Worth for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Dallas/Fort Worth eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open.

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How This Beauty Show Honored Lives Lost in the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

BizBash

Amid the loud, pumping music, bright lights, and colorful exhibits that filled the Premiere Orlando International Beauty Event June 3.

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10 New Venues in Atlanta for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Atlanta eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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10 New Venues in Houston for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new Houston eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open for.

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10 New Venues in San Diego for Summer Entertaining and Events

BizBash

Here's a look at new San Diego eateries, drinking spots, hotels, conference areas, private rooms, and other spaces to open.

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June 5, 2017: Ariana Grande Leads Uplifting Manchester Benefit Concert, Toyota Wants a Flying Car to Light 2020 Olympic Flame, Bumble Opens Live Space for Dating

BizBash

1. ARIANA GRANDE LEADS UPLIFTING MANCHESTER BENEFIT CONCERT: Less than two weeks after a deadly terrorist attack that killed 22.

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Beautycon Media C.E.O. Moj Mahdara Shares Her Favorite Places

BizBash

Moj Mahdara is the C.E.O. of Beautycon Media, a global community for Gen Z and millennial content creators, celebrities, fans.

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Google Shifts From Festival Vibe to Neighborhood Design for I/O 2017

BizBash

Google's founding principles are summed up in a list entitled "Ten Things We Know to Be True," where number one.

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June 6, 2017: Leaked Emails Show Fyre Festival Execs Knew of Issues Weeks Before Event, How Facebook Will Cater to Gamers at E3, Why Rent the Runway Became a Wedding-Guest Staple

BizBash

1. LEAKED EMAILS SHOW FYRE FESTIVAL EXECS KNEW OF ISSUES WEEKS BEFORE EVENT: Executives of the disastrous Fyre Festival in.

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9 Bright Ideas From a Summer-Soaked Rosé Launch

BizBash

Kim Crawford Wines launched its new rosé at a sophisticated and colorful event at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May.

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4 Science-based Ways to Boost Productivity in Staff Meetings

MeetingsNet

With some attention to these basics, you can transform workplace meetings from boring to better. This guest post is courtesy of Phil White with Novell Coffee. For more good reading on basic necessities for meetings that all too often can be overlooked, check out Six Ways to Keep Attendees Comfortable and Improve Your Event on the Conferences that Work blog.

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June 9, 2017: Super Bowl Will Be Liquor-Free Until at Least 2020, How Trump May Impact the Emmys, U.K. Officials Call for Drug Safety Testing at Music Festivals

BizBash

1. SUPER BOWL WILL BE LIQUOR-FREE UNTIL AT LEAST 2020: The N.F.L. recently lifted a longstanding ban on liquor advertisements.

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June 7, 2017: C.F.D.A. Awards Highlight Immigrants in American Fashion, Trump Tweets Will Continue to Hurt U.S. Tourism, Facebook Live Launches Third-Party Closed Captioning

BizBash

1. C.F.D.A. AWARDS HIGHLIGHT IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICAN FASHION: The annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards took place in.

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June 8, 2017: Democratic Senators Want SXSW to Leave Texas Over Anti-Immigrant Law, Comey Testimony a TV Spectacle With Viewing Parties at Bars and Canceled Meetings, Industry Parents Want a More Mom-Friendly Cannes

BizBash

1. DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WANT SXSW TO LEAVE TEXAS OVER ANTI-IMMIGRANT LAW: Democratic U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and.

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