Women at the Helm: Kelly Gleeson Smith, Vice President of Sales, Meetings and Events, Caesars Entertainment
- Read more about Women at the Helm: Kelly Gleeson Smith, Vice President of Sales, Meetings and Events, Caesars Entertainment
- Add new comment
Straight out of college, Kelly Gleeson Smith knew she had fallen into her dream career after landing her first job in “meeting connection sales” at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas. From the start, she reveled in what she described as the “power of meetings” that affect so many people.
“It was like a pebble falling into the water, and then the centrifugal rings just continue to expand,” Gleeson Smith said. “I thought, ‘Wow, this is an amazing industry.’”
Event Tech News: Bizzabo Certification, Notified Benchmarking Report and ETA Call for Submissions
- Read more about Event Tech News: Bizzabo Certification, Notified Benchmarking Report and ETA Call for Submissions
- Add new comment
The event tech landscape continues to evolve as the industry approaches a new year. From security and trust certification to a virtual event and webinar benchmarking report to the opening of award submissions, check out the latest happenings with Bizzabo, Notified and the Event Tech Awards.
Industry Entities Vow to Fight New Kentucky Tax on Business Events in 2023
- Read more about Industry Entities Vow to Fight New Kentucky Tax on Business Events in 2023
- Add new comment
With a looming new 6 percent Kentucky tax on 35 services, including business events, Louisville Tourism, the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance
Year-End Trendspotting for the Events Industry
As we at District Marketing (formerly Fixation Marketing) mark the end of our first year in business, review the performance of our clients’ events and look at changes and opportunities in this post-pandemic environment,
Destinations International Unveils Booking Agreement to Protect Destinations and Event Professionals
- Read more about Destinations International Unveils Booking Agreement to Protect Destinations and Event Professionals
- Add new comment
Destinations International, the world’s largest resource for destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), announced a Destination Booking Agreement (DBA) that includes a toolkit to establish mutually agreeable terms to protect both the destination and the business event professional.