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 | Jan 4, 2011 | Meetings and Conferences
Like most people, I’m reviewing my schedule for 2011 and seeing how things are stacking up. In response to a question in the LinkedIn Group for TSNN (Trade Show News Network) here are the 2011 conferences and online events that I currently plan to attend to... by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 21, 2010 | Blogs, Life-hacking and Tips for Better Living, LinkedIn, Meetings and Conferences, Photos and Images, Tourism Currents, Travel and Travel Media, Twitter, Video, Web Communications
Although our Tourism Currents online learning community is a pretty new startup, we decided this month to sponsor an event for the first time. Now we’re in the “big leagues,” right? 🙂 It’s the Get Smart professional development conference run... by Sheila Scarborough | Sep 19, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Development, Facebook, LinkedIn, Meetings and Conferences, Photos and Images, Twitter, Video, Web Communications
It’s easy to see how social media and mobile devices have changed how meetings and conferences themselves are conducted (for more on that see Jeff Hurt’s Seven Tips to Make Your Conference Millennial-Friendly) but how about the idea of using social media...