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Foreword |
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Series Preface |
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Preface |
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1 The role of marketing and selling in the convention and business events sector |
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The history of the conference industry |
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The products of the conference market |
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The stakeholders operating in the conference market |
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The role of marketing in the conference industry |
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The impacts of the conference industry |
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Case Study 1.1 The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre winning the AMSA National Convention |
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Case Study 1.2 The economic significance of meetings for the US economy |
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Case Study 1.3 Marketing Moscow as a conference destination |
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Review and discussion questions |
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2 Marketing planning for destinations and venues |
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The purpose and components of marketing plans |
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Market segmentation and positioning |
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Objectives and action plans |
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47 | (1) |
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The monitoring and evaluation of marketing plans |
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Case Study 2.1 The Rwanda Convention Bureau |
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Case Study 2.2 The Seoul MICE Master Plan |
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Case Study 2.3 Tourisme Montreal's meetings and conventions blog |
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Case Study 2.4 The Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau Tourism and Convention Sales Marketing Plan |
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Review and discussion questions |
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3 Non-personal marketing communications for destinations and venues: principles and practice |
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Case Study 3.1 The Convention Centre Dublin's website |
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Case Study 3.2 Kyoto Convention Bureau's PR campaign based on pre-conference meditation |
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Case Study 3.3 Atlanta Convention Bureau's I AM ATL campaign |
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Review and discussion questions |
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4 Personal marketing communications for destinations and venues: principles and practice |
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Exhibiting at trade shows |
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Familiarisation trips and educationals |
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Conference ambassador programmes |
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Case Study 4.1 Ibtm china and the Hosted Buyer Programme |
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Case Study 4.2 The Adelaide Convention Centre workshops |
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Case Study 4.3 Ibtm world Best Stand Award winners |
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129 | (2) |
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Case Study 4.4 The Tourist Office of Spain (Turespana) virtual trade show for the MICE market |
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Case Study 4.5 The York Minster to Westminster showcase |
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Case Study 4.6 The Great Ambassador Networking Group (GANG) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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Review and discussion questions |
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139 | (1) |
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5 Sales strategies for destinations and venues: principles and practice |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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The role of personal selling |
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Sales promotion and yield management |
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The management of a sales force |
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Destination and venue selling strategies |
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Handling enquiries effectively |
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Submitting professional bids and sales proposals |
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Managing site inspections and showrounds |
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167 | (2) |
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Maximising impact through business extenders |
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Case Study 5.1 Singapore's Sales Incentives and Event Support Programmes |
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Case Study 5.2 Using a venue representation service: Paje and The Jockey Club |
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Case Study 5.3 UniSpace Sunderland's value-added packages |
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Case Study 5.4 The International Convention Centre, Birmingham and The Convention Centre Dublin's `Host Service' and `Client Associate/Client Host' programmes |
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Case Study 5.5 Vancouver Convention Centre's Service Excellence Programme |
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Review and discussion questions |
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185 | (1) |
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6 The marketing environment for destination marketing organisations |
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Destination marketing or destination management? |
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Content marketing for destinations |
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Alignment of destination event bidding strategies with local economy strengths |
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Subvention and bid support practices |
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Product development and investment |
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Sustainability and the environment for destinations |
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Case Study 6.1 Destination management in Glasgow, Scotland |
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Case Study 6.2 `Germany. Expertise.' brochure |
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Case Study 6.3 Sustainable destination best practice: Tampere, Finland |
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Review and discussion questions |
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209 | (1) |
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7 The marketing environment for venues |
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The growing diversity of conference venues |
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Brand alignment as a criterion in selecting venues |
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Venues' growing use of technology |
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Changing trends in venue design |
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Venues and sustainability |
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219 | (1) |
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Venue security and accessibility |
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Case Study 7.2 A technologically advanced venue: the Cleveland Convention Center (USA) |
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Case Study 7.3 Venue marketing using social media: Central Hall Westminster, London, UK |
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Case Study 7.4 Iconic architecture: the ICE, Krakow, Poland |
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Case Study 7.5 A sustainable venue: the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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Review and discussion questions |
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8 Building effective marketing partnerships |
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The role of destination marketing organisations in forging partnerships at the destination level |
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Membership recruitment and retention for destination marketing organisations |
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Working with marketing consortia |
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Maximising the benefits of membership of trade associations |
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240 | (2) |
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Harnessing political support through effective lobbying |
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Case Study 8.1 The Three City Alliance |
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Case Study 8.2 The IMEX Politicians Forum |
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Review and discussion questions |
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9 Current initiatives in the conferences, conventions and business events sector |
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Research and market intelligence |
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Case study 9.1 ICCA's Big Data search tool |
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Case Study 9.2 IACC/NYU Certificate in International Conference Centre Management |
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282 | (1) |
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Case Study 9.3 Accredited in Meetings quality assurance scheme |
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283 | (5) |
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Review and discussion questions |
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Appendix A The main meetings industry exhibitions |
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Index |
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