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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Did you know that there are other hotels beyond the Hyatts, the Hiltons, the Omnis, the Sheratons, and the Marriotts of the world in NYC? When you go to a conference in Manhattan, you probably seek out hotels that you’ve also heard of. How does one small hotel possibly compete with these hotel franchises?

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Airbnb Social Media Strategy: Sharing Stories, Building Community

Keyhole.co

By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. Founded in 2008, Airbnb struggled to build trust in its unique business model initially. The videos highlight what makes Airbnb rentals better than the same-old hotel rooms.

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The bus to Hawaii: Marriott boosts Hawaii Bookings 40% with event.

Akamai Marketing

The cost of the campaign was approximately $350,000 with Marriott covering hotel expenses and partner Hawaiian airlines covering flights. Maybe travel and tourism will will be the next segment to utilize the power of event marketing. The group got lots of together time as they moved along middle America on a 45-foot bus.

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Being Blocked from the Social Web

Justin Levy

While the event has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience because of the cool work we’ve been doing with The Henry Ford and their future Racing in America exhibit, it’s also been extremely frustrating being here for one reason: lack of access to the internet. At least the hotel had free wifi, I thought to myself.

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Let Luck Be a Lady: Attending blogworld 2008

Social Media Strategery

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Let Luck Be a Lady: Attending BlogWorld 2008 Fri, Sep 19, 2008 Prof. Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof.

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Definition of Introvert -- What is an Introvert?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Hotel Advice The must-stay hotels worldwide. RSS Advertising Info News & Events Work at About SiteMap All Topics Reprints Help User Agreement Ethics Policy Patent Info. RSS Advertising Info News & Events Work at About SiteMap All Topics Reprints Help User Agreement Ethics Policy Patent Info. Browse All About.com.

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

Almost Savvy

The focus of each event is different, with the music and film events having been around longer than the interactive one. I’d guess that this unusual evolution has led to a tech event which is more like a festival than a pure conference. It’s just an event; it’s not the devil and it’s not Mecca.

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