Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

IHG IHG checked in to its sixth year as the official hotel partner and hotel loyalty program of the US Open with a brand-new slate of fan experiences , much of which took place off-site. Consumers could book the room for a max of two nights during the US Open main draw. At IHG’s Grand Slam Social event on Aug.

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Event Marketer

MAY 23, 2024

As the Official Travel Partner of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz Fest, Expedia anchored its sponsorship of the event’s Cultural Exchange Pavilion with a larger-than-life yellow parasol art installation. We also wanted to make sure that travelers had a really good experience and that, of course, our hotel partners saw a business benefit.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While sponsorships have been prevalent for a long time, further information about the popularity of digital and print options might surprise you. Also, 83% of exhibitors have purchased at least one sponsorship from 2017-19. Provide exclusive or a finite number of sponsorship opportunities.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 1, 2022

The multifaceted collab, which ranged from sponsorship activations to a companion podcast, proved to be a resounding success. Mutually Beneficial Event Sponsorships. Another highlight of the sponsorship was a photo activation based on the series’ key art. launched in 2014 and has seen steady growth since. “So

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners were treated to several sponsorship activations and lounge experiences. Photo credit: Cheryl Gerber/AP Content Services for TUMS SIRIUSXM AND PANDORA Country singer Chris Stapleton headlined SiriusXM and Pandoras exclusive concert on Feb. 6, but that wasnt all that went down at The Fillmore.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 22, 2020

Everybody gather ’round because we’re about to teach you how to use WiFi as an event sponsorship asset! And all of this by using WiFi as an event sponsorship asset. How To Use WiFi As An Event Sponsorship Asset – Video Transcription. Password Strategy In WiFi As An Event Sponsorship Asset. Minimal Costs!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 13, 2022

A new Marriott fund will benefit historically underrepresented communities who want to open a hotel, offering financial support and educational opportunities. The result could be a more diverse pool of venues to choose from at a time when meeting professionals are struggling to find open space at fully staffed hotels.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

At last years Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, PepsiCo took over the sidewalk area in front of the New York-New York Hotel & Casino with its Chip Strip , one of the weekends most popular pop-up experiences. After all, who could pass up the chance to get married by Chester Cheetah in the Cheetos Chapel?)

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Eastside Rooms’ cost of living impact survey reveals that 45% of associations/not for profits are seeing increased difficulty in securing sponsorship for their conferences and events. However, alongside the wider impact on organisers, the survey also explored challenges in sponsorship acquisition.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. We need to support hotels while they get staffed up,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sklencar is director of sponsorship for MPI’s Greater New York chapter. Gstrein is general manager of Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco. Gstrein most recently worked as general manager for Four Season Hotel Toronto; before this, he was hotel manager for Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 7, 2024

” –Tonia Constable, VP-Global Marketing Partnerships: Sports, Entertainment and Brands, Marriott International Fresh off its 13th year partnering with the NFL as its Official Hotel Partner, Marriott continues to evolve its fan experiences around its brands Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Bonvoy.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2024

Most recently, she served as the events and sponsorships coordinator at the Terra Bella Institute, in which she managed the coordination, budgeting and implementation of various events. She has served in many global tourism management positions, including at FMTG Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group, Sacher Hotels and Marriott International.

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Event Marketer

MAY 20, 2024

How will convention centers and hotels help us meet our sustainability goals? We’re thoughtful about where we print out logos, even if it’s part of a branded sponsorship. Our sponsorship costs, build and material costs have all gone up. What new, fresh creative designs? At Philips, sustainability is embedded in our culture.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Following the performance, during which Charli wore custom H&M items inspired by its new Holiday Collection, VIPs were invited to an afterparty hosted at the iconic Hotel Chelsea, where DJ Pee.Wee aka Anderson.Paak and other djs spun tracks throughout the night. Brat Summer, it seems, lives on.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

MEANINGFUL SPONSORSHIPS Capital One and Amazon didn’t just slap their logos on the summit to fulfill their sponsorships; they rolled up their sleeves and delivered purposeful experiences that directly benefitted Black women and Black-owned businesses. A yoga class followed by a health and wealth conversation kicked off the event.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Coke’s roots in music run deep, from countless festival sponsorships and partnerships with legendary artists through the years, to the Coke Studio global music platform launched in 2022. Official activation partners included McDonald’s, IHG Hotels & Resorts and iHeartRadio.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Key policy areas, such as updating SIC codes, streamlining visa schemes, and introducing an event tax credit scheme directly impact our 545 member agents, hotels, venues, and suppliers – and this sponsorship ensures that we represent their collective interests at the highest levels of government.”

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 14, 2025

KOHLERS ICE BATH Kohler activated at the Design Miami art fair with a social wellness experience hosted at the Miami Beach EDITION hotel, where its forthcoming Ice Bath by Remedy Place product became the star of the show.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2023

But entering a new relationship with a hotel usually comes with a detailed contract of agreements and stipulations. year period of time have shifted into the future years causing a significant demand and compression issue when contracting with hotels,” Payne said. “All Hotels want to make up for lost time, lost money.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2023

Exclusive Collection, the UK’s first B Corp certified hotel brand, is celebrating its upcoming two years as part of the B Corp movement with a new initiative for corporate and agency planners. To qualify for Exclusive Collection X event:decision’s March programme: Events must be for 35+ delegates at an Exclusive Collection hotel.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The costs of flying, staying in hotels, and even of the event itself could be a deterrent. It’s an expensive conference to fly across the country, perhaps—and then, hotel rooms, things like that. We saw a lot of attendees that wouldn’t normally attend, especially students,” Saibara says. So it just became more accessible.”

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Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

Two Buffalo Bills fans scored Marriott’s grand prize: a stay in a replica hotel room at State Farm Stadium and the chance to meet NFL legends like Jim Kelly.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

Joelle Park Joelle Park Park is appointed to the role of senior vice president and chief marketing officer at BWH Hotels. With 21 years of experience in college athletics in the realms of marketing, promotions, advertising, sponsorship sales and activation, graphics, licensing and event production, Suitt provides unsurpassed expertise.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 3, 2023

We’re finding fewer hotels in top-tier cities that really could accommodate us,” Goryl said. But I want to know what the average hotel room looks like, what the experience at the airports looks like because that is what my members are likely going to experience.” Watch the entire virtual FAM here.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

As for pricing sponsorships: This appears to be the Wild, Wild West right now. Meaning there is excess capacity here, or cases where a whole new set of skills are required. … [Is] someone who is great at managing hotel contracts or setting the perfect food menu, etc., [in You have these rock-star meeting planning employees.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2023

So it was another great way for us to be able to provide a stage for artists to shine, no matter what their background, race, religion or sexual orientation is.”

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We are seeing a common and alarming trend that hotels are charging exorbitant amounts to use their WIFI for your events. WIFI fees just much like all hotel restrictions are negotiable and there are ways to cut costs! On today’s episode of Whiteboard Wednesday, Will Curran is going to guide you through how to save on hotel WIFI.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Does your company have money allocated for the event or are you solely relying on the income brought in by registration fees and sponsorship dollars? Between parking, mileage, airfare, taxis, hotel room nights, meals, and per diems—travel expenses can add up. Emergency Fund. Always set aside money in your budget for emergencies.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Here, we tackle the sponsorship activations that went the distance for the biggest sporting event of the year. The brand also employed a complete hotel takeover featuring on-premise activations and events throughout Super Bowl 57 weekend, a tactic that earned Budweiser more than 1 billion impressions in 2020.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

“We have a lot of giveaways across all 11 cities—everything from hotel stays to etched wine glasses or Savannah watercolor kits… This allowed [our small businesses] to have some representation with a minimum of 10 items. We covered the shipping costs; they just had to provide the items.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Hotels are raising rates for both leisure and group business as they are currently experiencing strong demand in many markets. exhibitors are funding these higher expenses by sending fewer staff, opting for smaller booth space and/or decreasing their sponsorship investment. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 6, 2022

At one time, hotels were concerned that pop-up events might compete with their offerings. They can take place on hotel property or in a function room. Thinking about redesigning your sponsorship model to include event technology? How to Design an Event Sponsorship Package. What makes a marketing event successful?

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ePly

APRIL 9, 2024

Sponsorship success correlates directly to the overall scalability of your results, so investing enough in yours is crucial if you’re serious about planning a successful virtual or in-person event. However, innovative event sponsorship ideas that break the mold in fun, tasteful ways can be hard to come by.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Here are some common vendors to consider re-engaging to jog your memory: Venues (hotels, convention centers, restaurants) Catering companies Audio/visual production teams Entertainment (speakers, performers, DJs, etc.) Your organization’s previous sponsorship meant so much to us.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

“We have a lot of giveaways across all 11 cities—everything from hotel stays to etched wine glasses or Savannah watercolor kits… This allowed [our small businesses] to have some representation with a minimum of 10 items. We covered the shipping costs; they just had to provide the items.”

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