article thumbnail

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

Akamai Marketing

Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Ah, events. 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. Everyone is doing it.

Eventful 116
article thumbnail

Entrepreneurs Giving Young Latino Business Owners Helping Hand

The Realtime Report

population, this group of professionals disproportionally represents less than 5% of the U.S. It found that, from 1990-2016, Hispanics had been around a mere 2% of the entrepreneurial and venture capital labor pool, despite the fact that the group had much higher representation in education programs that lead to careers in the sector.

Travel 91
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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

Akamai Marketing

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 group got lots of together time as they moved along middle America on a 45-foot bus.

Eventful 100
article thumbnail

How to Create a Buyer Persona (Includes Free Persona Template)

Hootsuite

Since different groups of people may buy your products for different reasons, you might need to create more than one buyer persona. Find out if they can help you identify patterns about which groups tend to face different kinds of challenges. Sure, not all people in this customer group match the characteristics of your persona exactly.

Template 145
article thumbnail

A Comprehensive Guide to Travel Stocks in 2023: Opportunities and Risks

BeingOptimist

These sectors include: Airlines Cruise lines Hotels and resorts Online travel agencies (OTAs) Car rental companies Tourism service providers Travel stocks are shares of publicly traded companies operating within these sectors.

Travel 40
article thumbnail

How Government Agencies Can Keep Their Communities Engaged in Creative Ways [VIDEO]

Social Media Strategies Summit

She suggests joining the Government Social Media Group on Facebook. This closed Facebook Group highlights other agencies and shares updates that are relevant to those working in government. For example, although Vacchi Hill’s agency doesn’t deal with tourism, following tourism agencies online provides a great source of inspiration.

article thumbnail

Tomorrowland: Conquering the EDM world through influencer marketing

Audiense

There is a growing trend of music tourism whereby festival goers choose to travel abroad to attend such events also contributing to the annual turnover. In the US alone EDM related events have experienced significant annual growth falling in line with the findings detailed above. These are the conversational influencers.