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17/11/2014

Hey, everybody. We're transitioning to our new home on Facebook at DMOproz. Come join us.

09/01/2014

Congratulations to our friend Dave Serino, who has just launched TwoSix Digital: http://daveserino.tumblr.com/post/72780193663/the-birth-of-twosix-digital

After more than two-years at Vancouver-based, Think! Social Media, I will be moving back out on my own. Today, TwoSix Digital officially begins. I will continue to work within the travel, tourism and...

18/10/2013

The Travel Industry is remembering one of its greatest voices today. Bill Hardman Sr., the man behind the Southeast Tourism Society, left this world earlier today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hardman and STS families this weekend. http://southeasttourism.blogspot.com/2013/10/georgia-tourism-pioneer-bill-hardman.html

09/10/2013

A sensational new book on the Future of Sales and Marketing from Tom Martin is just out. Trust us...it's a must read for anyone in Destination Marketing: tinyurl.com/lvozwk6

The surest sign that a resource book is worth its weight in gold is the speed at which my highlighter goes dry. I'm halfway through Tom Martin's brand new "The Invisible Sale: How to Build a Digitally Powered Marketing and...

09/07/2013

Visit Topeka Inc. announces new CEO

Congratulations to our friend Terry Cook (Director of the Harrison AR CVB)...just named the next CEO of Visit Topeka: http://cjonline.com/news/business/2013-07-08/visit-topeka-inc-announces-new-ceo

Visit Topeka Inc. has a new CEO, about seven months after its previous head was ousted.

02/07/2013

Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau Hires Kelly M. Miller as President & CEO

Kelly Miller has just been named CEO of the Huntington Beach (Surf City USA) CVB. http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1337110

Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2013 "I am thrilled to be joining the Huntington Beach Marketing and Visitors Bureau as their new president and CEO,” said Miller. “It`s an honor to have the opportunity to lead this highly respected team in marketing Huntington Beach as the quintessential South...

17/06/2013

The 1995 Clinton speech that should have changed travel industry in America, but didn’t

The 1995 Clinton speech that should have changed Tourism in America...but didn't. A fascinating look back: http://alturl.com/zepaj

History matters, and context matters, especially when it comes to understanding why U.S. lost out on the global tourism front, and what policies (or lack of them) led to it. A speech that could have been seminal would be a good place to start understanding it.

27/03/2013

San Diego City Council orders Mayor to sign DMO funding agreement…and has votes to overturn a potential veto: http://tinyurl.com/br5chzt

15/03/2013

Holy S**t! San Diego Tourism Authority issues layoff notices to 85% of staff: http://bit.ly/16vKdwf. The backstory: http://bit.ly/ZrhNlT

21/02/2013

Is it time to re-imagine a DMO's role in small meetings sales? And, of course, CEO changes in the Z-News: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4668c0e06e3f06cd5faeecce8&id=40fda320c9&e=868c90f816

17/02/2013

Hell yeah….Excited for our friend Steve Hayes, the new VP of Tourism for Pensacola

16/08/2012

Google buys Frommer's. Interesting discussion evolving in the DMOpro LinkedIn group. Join us...

06/06/2012

Cancer claims longtime Aurora tourism leader Sue Vos - Aurora Beacon News

The DMO world has lost another giant. Sue Vos (former Aurora IL CVB CEO) has, as our friend John Groh said, graduated to heaven. RIP... http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/12989423-418/cancer-claims-longtime-aurora-tourism-leader-sue-vos.html

Sue Vos, longtime CEO of the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, died Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Vos was in the hospitality industry for 30 years, with more than 20 of them at the Aurora bureau. “She certainly had many tremendous

23/05/2012

Brand USA Announcement

Congratulations to our friend Amir Eylon (Ohio Tourism) on being named VP of Partner Development for Brand USA! http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0c588000c523eb5aada116f13&id=1806dc1cd3&e=548b2cb95e

05/05/2012

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A true shock and loss for the DMO Industry. Orlando's Gary Sain died last night. Our prayers go with family, friends and staff. http://bit.ly/JmXA4w

It is with deep sadness I inform you that Visit Orlando president and CEO Gary Sain died late Friday night suddenly and unexpectedly.

15/01/2012

HSMAI Announces Top 25 Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing

Congratulations to Rolando Aedo (Miami), Alisa Bailey (Virginia), Chantal Figueroa (Virgin Islands), Jorge Pesquera (Palm Beach), Will Seccombe (Florida), David West (Pocono Mountains) and Dan Rowe (Panama City Beach)...all named as HSMAI's 25 Top Hospitality Sales and Marketing Minds. First time this many DMO pros have earned this recognition. http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4054398.html

HSMAI Announces Top 25 Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing - The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) announces its ninth annual list of the "Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales

06/01/2012

Former tourism bureau chief found new life when a merger eliminated her job - Del Mar Times | Del M

Life After DMO? Former San Diego North CVB CEO Cami Mattson proves it: http://www.delmartimes.net/2012/01/05/former-tourism-bureau-chief-found-new-life-when-a-merger-eliminated-her-job/

She was among 16 employees who were laid off after the San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau was merged out of existence into the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau in late 2010.

29/09/2011

New Resources added to DMOpro

New videos from DMAI '11 just posted in the A/V Room at DMOpro: http://eepurl.com/f76FT

It's been a hectic month here at the DMOpro compound as we've been furiously editing content from DMAI '11 in New Orleans. And, new this week are excerpts from two of the top sessions of the conference. In the A/V Room On Stage, we have five clips from the session called "Competitor or Partner" in ...

03/05/2011

What are your plans for National Tourism Week?

07/12/2010

New Video, Research and Job Opportunities are up on DMOpro! Check out the Dancing Santa from Asheville and Leavenworth's Woody Gumsba. It's all about the video!

23/11/2010

New Video on DMOpro: Irving's Maura Gast on the Relevancy of DMOs.

04/08/2010

DMOpro.com is live. Check out the latest news from the Destination Marketing world in real-time and watch new videos just posted from STS Marketing College in the A/V Room.

23/06/2010

Going live in July...see you then!