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

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The campaign, a road tour, dubbed the “Spirit of Aloha” includes Hawaiian travel and tourism executives, 3 dancers & 2 musicians on loan from the Polynesian Cultural Center as well as Maui’s Camile Velasco of American Idol fame. The entire program generated much interest in tourism circles. The result?

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Twitter-ups the future of events, sponsorship and event marketing

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Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Here’s the great thing: by their very nature, Twitter-peeps share something in common, making it a very powerful marketing tool. Everyone is doing it. Ah, events.

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The Case for Active Users as Social Media Community Managers

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Here’s another example, during the recent tsunami warning in Hawaii, only one travel and tourism brand was active in the discussion: Starwood Hawaii . Travel and tourism in our state’s largest industry. I see things through the eyes of a user, not just a marketer, trainer or speaker. Why was this?

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

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I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. All Rights Reserved.

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What's your social currency?

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Stop thinking like a marketer/business owner/blogger- extraordinare for a moment, and pause. Lurkers turn the tables a bit on marketers. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. Million users on YouTube.

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Jack Welch supports events and their business uses.

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Share and Enjoy: Tags: event marketing , events No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. All Rights Reserved.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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By encouraging businesses to start out with their focus and strategy and then move through to the other elements, the authors Dover and Moffit support what so many marketers know, but what so many companies ignore in their rush to create a program. I particularly appreciated the process of the FLIRT model.

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