by Sheila Scarborough | May 20, 2013 | Meetings and Conferences, Web Communications
Take a look at the speaker line-up for almost any tourism conference. How many of them are working staff members at a Tourist Board, CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) or other destination marketing organization, and how many of the people who are presenting... by Sheila Scarborough | Apr 10, 2012 | Hospitality and Hotels, Meetings and Conferences
I’m not a professional meeting planner and don’t particularly want to become one, but since joining the National Board of Directors for the AWC (Association for Women in Communications) I’ve found myself on a team that is researching venues and... by Sheila Scarborough | May 12, 2011 | Hospitality and Hotels, Meetings and Conferences, Tourism Currents, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
You know that part of CVB that deals with meetings? CVB stands for Convention and Visitors Bureau, after all. How can you find and connect with the right people and encourage them to consider your destination or venue for their event, when there are so many social... by Sheila Scarborough | Feb 6, 2011 | Economic Development, Hutchinson KS Blogger Tour, Meetings and Conferences, Travel and Travel Media
After our great experience holding the 140 Characters Conference Small Town in the restored Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, Kansas, I began thinking about how small towns with the right timing, venue, networks and entrepreneurial spirit can host more tech- and social... by Sheila Scarborough | Dec 13, 2010 | Facebook, Meetings and Conferences, Twitter, Web Communications
Meetings are no longer one-off, terrestrial events that happen over the course of a few days and then are done until the next year. Thanks to social media tools like Facebook and Twitter, you can (cliché alert!) extend the conversation around an event, both online and...