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In this Issue:
 Featured Destination: St. Louis, Missouri
Venue Spotlight: Wyndham Indianapolis West
Popular Blog Posts
 3-Point Tune-Up for Your Event Marketing Plan
8 Steps to a Successful Business Golf Meeting
Increasing Event ROI: Clarify Attendee Objectives in Advance
A New Twitter Tactic to Stir Up Attendee Engagement
Association Execs More Optimistic for 2010 Events
Meeting Planners Remain "Extremely Satisfied" with Career Choice
President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act
Cvent Launches "http://venues.cvent.com" |
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 Featured Destination: St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is a place where history and imagination collide, and the result is a Midwestern destination like no other. This melting pot of cultures located at the crossroads of America offers an array of unique attractions, music, dining and nightlife options. Our central location means that attendees can fly to St. Louis in less than three hours from most major U.S. cities. The St. Louis hospitality package features nearly 38,000 hotel rooms throughout the region, with almost 8,000 rooms within walking distance of the convention complex.
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Venue Spotlight: Wyndham Indianapolis West  The Wyndham Indianapolis West is the ideal host hotel and conference center for any event in Indianapolis and the Midwest, offering 407 guest rooms and 35,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.
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3-Point Tune-Up for Your Event Marketing Plan
By: Donna Kastner  There's no time like the present to get under the hood, look around and run some "diagnostics" on your event marketing plan. Here's a basic 3-point Tune-Up to make sure your event marketing plan is road ready, from knowing your target market to encouraging word-of-mouth recommendations. Read more
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8 Steps to a Successful Business Golf Meeting
By: Kayce Henderson  Business meetings at golf courses are a favorite for many organizations, but event planners face an exciting professional challenge when asked to plan a golf meeting. Here are 8 tips for ensuring that your next golf event is up to par. Read more
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Increasing Event ROI: Clarify Attendee Objectives in Advance
By: Donna Kastner How can organizations connect the dots between meeting spend and Return-On-Investment (ROI)? Often, it’s attendees who hold the keys to unlock meaningful event ROI. Read more |
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A New Twitter Tactic to Stir Up Attendee Engagement
By: Donna Kastner  Meeting planners are always on the lookout for new ideas to enhance the attendee experience. Why not integrate Twitter into small group sessions? Creating a live feed can stir up new ideas, keep the conversation flowing, and even document discussions for future reference. Read more
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Association Execs More Optimistic for 2010 Events
By: Cvent Staff A new study of association CEOs finds that one-third of respondents believe revenue from multi-day events will increase in 2010. Additionally, the study, released by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, found that 27 percent of the 960 CEOs surveyed expect sponsorships to increase and 20 percent expect foundation giving will improve. Read more |
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Meeting Planners Remain "Extremely Satisfied" with Career Choice
By: Cvent Staff  Last year was tough for planners, who found themselves taking on bigger workloads and dealing with more complicated contract negotiations. It appears that those challenges, as well as those ahead in 2010, have not dampened meeting planners’ spirits. Read more
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President Obama Signs Travel Promotion Act
By: Tracy Leaman Expected to stimulate spending and job growth as well as improve the American image, the bill not surprisingly received strong support from many professionals in the travel and tourism industry. At no cost to tax payers, the bill authorizes a coordinated campaign to promote travel to the United States, in an effort to allow the country to market itself to overseas visitors as an international destination. Read more |
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