The HSMAI Adrian Awards honor creative brilliance and best practices in hospitality, travel, and tourism-related marketing. In its 54th year, the competition has evolved into the world's most renowned and prestigious advertising, public relations, and digital marketing competition specifically tailored for the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. Entry Opens: July 12
Early Deadline: August 27
Final Deadline: September 10
Adrian Awards Gala: January 31, 2011 CLICK HERE for 10 Tips for Entering Your Bright Ideas in the 2010 Adrian Awards Competition HSMAI is also accepting nominations for the 2010 HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing and entries for the new "Leader in Sustainable Tourism Award" in conjunction with National Georgraphic Traveler.
HSMAI is pleased to present an exciting Member Benefit that will help members FUEL SALES!! Through a new partnership with The Salesman's Guide, qualified* HSMAI members receive a complimentary personalized search of at least 100 meeting planners per year. Also, all HSMAI members and exhibitors at HSMAI's Affordable Meetings events will receive a 10 percent discount on additional searches and on all Salesman's Guide products and services. HSMAI has partnered with The Salesman's Guide® to co-brand www.MeetingPlannerLists.com - the largest online source of qualified meeting and event buyers. Hospitality sales and marketing professionals visiting the site can search a database of more than 50,000 meeting planner contacts online to create a customized list. Qualified planners can be segmented by: Geographic Location, Meeting Location, Group Size, Type of Facilities Required, and Speakers/Entertainers Hired. The database is segmented four ways, allowing sales and marketing executives to target the market that most satisfies their needs. Meeting planners listed are categorized by corporations, associations, medical groups, and religious organizations, and are guaranteed to be accurate. The Salesman's Guide® editorial staff conducts extensive research to confirm every listing, including mailing address verification, Internet research, third-party databases, and confirmation calls to the listees. The listings are verified for deliverability at least once every three months, and postal deliverability is guaranteed. To take advantage of these new member benefits, follow these steps: 1. Go to www.MeetingPlannerLists.com
2. Search the database of more than 50,000 qualified meeting planners.
3. In the shopping cart, sign in using your member number as your password to receive your free listings and/or your 10% discount on any purchase. *All new, renewing or current members paying $350 or auto-renewal rates are eligible for the 100 free listings annually. Primary member for multiple memberships and corporate memberships receive additional listings based on number of memberships in their account.
HSMAI HOUSTON AWARDED THE FRANK W. BERKMAN CHAPTER AWARD FOR COLLEGIATE CHAPTER INTERACTION The Annual HSMAI Frank W. Berkman Chapter Awards were presented at the 2010 HSMAI Leadership Conference held at the Ritz-Carlton Clayton Plaza in St. Louis, MO. The Frank W. Berkman Chapter Award recognizes the "Best-of-the-Best" in chapter practices. The awards dinner presentation on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 was held at CityWide in St. Louis. Competition for the 2009 calendar year awarded first place winners in ten categories, recognizing large, medium and small chapters.
(John Graner, Chapter President and David Atkins, HSMAI Americas Board Chairman)
HSMAI Greater Houston Chapter's Mission Statement: To be the leading influential source for sales and marketing information, knowledge, business development, and networking for sales, marketing and revenue professionals in tourism, travel, and hospitality throughout Southern Texas. HSMAI is the hospitality industry's source for knowledge, community and recognition for leaders committed to professional development, sales growth, revenue optimization, marketing, and branding. |