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First comes the white tea scent, now bring on the soundtrack: Westin Hotels and eMusic, a digital music retailer, have partnered up to develop a signature sound for Westin properties, according to a press release...
A musician is selling her work in a way that made me think meetings—at least, some meetings—might be able to profit from. Jane Siberry lets people download her music from her site, then choose to either take it for free, pay what they think it's...
In an extremely gutsy, if not crazy, move, the organizers of the Virginia Society of Healthcare Marketing and Public Relation's Spring Conference did an experiment to ram home the point on how important customer service is. According to The...
If you try to get some ink for your event by sending out press releases, please read this article in Chief Marketer about the seven deadly sins of press releases. Oh, I wish that those who write the sinful 95 percent of the press releases I...
It's official: Las Vegas is the monster of all convention destinations in the U.S. It topped the Tradeshow Week 200 this year. That is itself is nothing new—Las Vegas has been leading the list for 12 years now—but the record 44 shows held there...
What are the worst hotel inventions? Here's one guy's suggestions. I'm with him on the towel racks inside the shower, and on the twenty-three pillows for each bed. And I'd add to his list the permanently dim lamps at bedside, windows that don't...