Category Archive: Events

Does your Travel&Tourism brand know how to engage on Facebook?

Posted by on October 13, 2011

I had the pleasure to present at SMG Tahoe Technology & Marketing 2011 on Facebook for Business with focus on the Travel&Tourism industry. I like the event as it gathers many local and regional folks involved in the travel, tourism, outdoor and recreation industries. I’ve worked with many of them over the years and the event has the feel of a family gathering.

I truly enjoyed the presentations I saw, starting with Troy Thompson from Travel2.0 setting the stage for the day, Mike Henderson from Arborglyph talking about destination marketing videos, Rob Gadtke from KPS3 n mapping media and technology to the buying process and Eric Bengston on Developing an Interactive Strategy.

Below you will find my presentation on how to engage with your fans on Facebook and create a culture and vibrant online community with lots of examples from local and national properties doing it right. I covered custom landing pages, affordable apps, best business practices and measurements. In addition to my presentation, feel free to use my handout on 10 Facebook tips to improve engagement. Some of these tips you can implement today in your Facebook marketing.

Facebook for Business – Travel&Tourism by Milena Regos, Out&About Marketing

For the 10 Facebook tips for businesses, click here. Enjoy! What have you found that works for your on Facebook? Share some stories with us.

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The winner of SMG free ticket is…

Posted by on October 4, 2011

Molly is the luckiest winner of the free ticket to attend the Strategic Marketing Group Technology and Marketing Workshop. Congratulations Molly and Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest.

It’s not too late to get your tickets for the workshop. Last day to register is tomorrow, Oct 5th. You can see the complete agenda of the day as well as the detailed presentations.

I can’t wait to see everyone there and discuss Facebook for Business. I better start working on it!!

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Win a ticket to SMG Tourism, Technology and Marketing Workshop

Posted by on August 29, 2011

Want to win a free ticket to the Strategic Marketing Group Tourism, Technology and Marketing Workshop in South Lake Tahoe on Oct 12th?

A good friend, Troy Thompson from Travel 2.0 is going to be the keynote speaker and I will present on Facebook for business. Let me know what you want to learn.

Out&About Marketing is giving away a free admission to the event. Here’s how to you can win the free ticket valued at $99 before Aug 31 and $125 after.

2 ways to WIN:

  1. Tweet with #WinSMGTahoe hashtag in your tweet. You can tweet up to 3 times a day. You will get an entry every time you tweet.We’ll randomly draw the winner.
  2. Leave a comment on this blog post and tell us why you want to go.

Contest rules:

  1. Contest ends Oct 3rd and the winner will be announced on this blog.
  2. The winner will be selected at random and the decision is final.
  3. If you have already purchased a ticket, no problem. We’ll give you a full refund on your ticket or you can just give away the ticket to someone who really wants to go.
  4. No purchase is necessary to win.
  5. You are responsible for your own travel expenses.

Good luck to everyone! See you on Oct 12th!

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IMAGINE 2011 AIFD- Recap, Presentations and Survey

Posted by on July 9, 2011

The National Symposium of the American Industry of Floral Designers ends today. I had the pleasure to speak at their event, met many fantastic people and truly enjoyed the creativity, imagination and energy at the event.

Thank you to everyone who came to listen to me. You are absolutely wonderful people and a great audience. As promised, below are my 3 presentations from the event.

The Power of Social Media

Social Media Strategy

Social media time saving tips

In addition to the presentations, please, find the summary of the research I was referring to during the presentations.
Special thanks go to David and Leanne Kesler, thank you for inviting me and believing in me!!! You are wonderful and put together a great conference. I enjoyed every second of it.
Jody Dunkan, you are amazing! Keep up the good work! Lee and Mandi – it was great to meet you in person and share a few laughs with you! Craig, I had a blast dancing with you and I really appreciate your gift. Thanks for reminding me we are not all on computers.  Good luck with your online endeavors! And everyone else I met at the conference, you are all wonderful people.
Keep up the imagination flowing, stay in touch and I hope to see you again soon!

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I’ll be jumping in Lake Tahoe on March 6 for Special Olympics – Support the Cause

Posted by on January 23, 2011

In support of Special Olympics I’m going to jump in Lake Tahoe on March 6. Crazy? Yes!

1. The Cause -  Special Olympics. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

2. Special Olympics history – The concept for Special Olympics was born in the early 1960s when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp for people with developmental disabilities at her home in Rockville, Maryland. The first International Special Olympics Games were held in 1968 at Soldier Field, Chicago with 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 26 states and Canada.

Mrs. Shriver’s vision has grown into one of the largest and most successful sports and volunteer organizations in the world. There are Chapters in every state of America and in more than 140 countries worldwide serving more than one-million Special Olympics athletes.

3. Special Olympics Northern California is proud to serve more than 13,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities.

4. Diamond Peak and Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe have been the proud sponsor for Special Olympics two years in a row. This event receives support from the community and many IVGID and Hyatt employees.

5. My pledge - My goal is to raise at least $5,500 for this organization and I’m counting on your support.

6. It’s a party! – On March 6th, come to the Hyatt pier and watch me jump in the freezing waters of Lake Tahoe. Temperature is around 40F (4C). Brrrrrrrr!!!!!! Bring your cameras! I will need your support.Even better, sign up to jump in with me.

7. Please, donate. Every little bit will help me reach my goal. You can donate online here.

8. Spread the word. We can do it together. Let’s use social media, online and personal networks and let’s raise some money. These kids need it. We can all help.

Are you in?

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