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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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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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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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A Decade of Thanksgivings

Waxing UnLyrical

At the time, I was working for an organization headquartered in New York, so I traveled there frequently; as a result, I had a ton of reward points on Amtrak and various hotels. Ever budget-conscious, I booked what I thought was a great hotel, using my points… right in the heart of Times Square. It was terrible. He didn’t skip a beat.

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The Wells Fargo Debacle.how to get around it

Akamai Marketing

Now that the spotlight is on, every time there is a sponsorship, a meeting or an event, eyebrows will go up. Now that the spotlight is on, every time there is a sponsorship, a meeting or an event, eyebrows will go up. After all, sponsoring and hosting events is an industry too, and it employs a lot of people.

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Reputation Management Seminar to be Held in Dallas Texas May 13

Bill Hartzer

Well, if you’re going to be in the Dallas, Texas area this month (on May 13, 2009), then you might want to check out the online reputation management seminar being held by the Dallas Search Engine Marketing Association, the local search engine marketing association that I founded a few years ago. As President of the Dallas/Ft.