The Travel Vertical Podcast
Ed Harris, President & CEO of Discover Lancaster joins us for Episode 14 of The Travel Vertical Podcast. Subscribe for free.
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A top five tourism thought leader, Ed says we’re on the cusp of a travel surge and all these great jobs are going to start going fast.
We also talk about the importance of personal branding, Halloween, haystacks, haunted houses and pumpkin-themed content marketing for Halloween.
Plus, we love hearing about how Discover Lancaster uses cars (their media partner is called Carvertise) wrapped in adverts for out-of-home destination promotion in key drive markets. When the target market shifts, drive elsewhere…simple, no?
People News
Mark Holbrook is planning to retire in January as head of the Marion Area Convention & Visitors Bureau in Ohio, a role he took on in 2016. He was previously marketing director for the Ohio History Connection.
Bev Ford, a Marion native, has been appointed as Holbrook’s successor. She is a former board member who has been a long-time executive director of the Marion Palace Theatre.
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomes Adam Wisniewski as Vice President of Sports Development. He has spent the last four years with the Arlington Sports Commission in Texas as Sports Account Director.
Misty Weisensteiner has been appointed as the first Chief Operating Officer of Discover Southern Indiana, which represents eight counties. She had served as Director of Core Strategy Implementation for the Indiana Destination Development Corporation, and previously as Executive Director of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development, Orange County Economic Development Partnership and Visit French Lick West Baden.
Wendy Popkin has been named Vice President of Destination Sales at Washington County Visitors Association in Oregon. She is moving from her current role as Executive Director of the Oregon Hospitality Foundation which she joined in 2012.
Chris Ellis was named Regional Partnership Manager-Central East, for Visit Florida. Previously, Ellis was director of 7M Tours and is the former Senior Director-Global Trade Development at Brand USA. He also served as Senior Manager of Travel Industry Sales for Visit Orlando.
Maria Grasso has been appointed Senior Vice President – Convention Division at the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. She joined the bureau in 1999.
Shoshana Puccia is the new Executive Director/CEO of the Duarte Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles County, California. Her previous roles included Senior Marketing Manager for Macerich at Santa Monica Place and at Glendale Galleria.
Kimberly Dunnegan, Sales Executive has joined the team at Visit Huntington Beach. She moves from a previous position as National Account Director at Visit Newport Beach.
Jamie Claudio has joined Madden Media as Vice President, Destination Strategy. She joins from Discover Long Island (NY) where she served as Vice President, Marketing & Sales.
Kayla Clough has joined Development Counsellors International (DCI) as Tourism Account Manager in NYC. She moves from her five-year role as Assistant Managing Producer at the New York Post, prior to which she was a Broadcast Associate at CBS News.
Vince Tatarian returns to Miles Partnership as Account Supervisor. In an earlier role, he had also been Strategic Content Manager at Odyssey, a Miles Partnership company.
This Week’s New Jobs
For last week’s job listings — there are about one zillion more — click here.
Who wants to be a CEO? Or a CMO? A Brand Manager or a Sports Sales Manager?
Please share widely and let’s all get this great industry back to work right away.
CEO / Executive Vice President — Visit Santa Cruz, CA
Vice President of Communications Strategy AND Director of Digital Technology AND Senior Digital Content Manager AND Research & Analytics Manager AND Marketing & Tourism Coordinator — Visit Philadelphia
Vice President of Sales AND Partnership Specialist AND Digital Media Specialist — Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Vice President – Marketing Communications — Destination Greater Victoria, B.C.
Vice President of Guest Experience AND Senior Graphic & Motion Designer — Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau (see more roles at LVCVA listed last week)
Vice President of Sales — Destination Niagara USA, NY
Director of Community Engagement & Advocacy — Visit SLO CAL, San Luis Obispo, CA
Director of Tourism Marketing — Alaska Travel Industry Association
International Promotions Manager — Colorado Tourism Office
Executive Director — Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce, KS
Executive Director — Visit Harford, MD
Director — Sabine Parish Tourist & Recreation Commission (Toledo Bend Lake Country), LA
Public Relations Manager AND Content Manager — Washington Tourism Alliance
Content Manager — Travel Portland, OR
Business Development Coordinator — Sonoma County Tourism, CA
Travel Promotion Specialist Supervisor — Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Tourism
Tourism Sales Director — Finney County Convention & Visitors Bureau, NE
Director of Visitor Services AND Social Media Manager — Visit Omaha
Marketing Communications Manager — Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority, WA
Marketing Communications Manager — Mesa Verde Country Tourism Office, CO
Digital Marketing Specialist — Discover Green Bay, WI
Digital Communications Specialist — Visit Rochester, NY
Director of Convention Sales — La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau, WI
Convention Sales Director — Visit Knoxville, TN
Senior Convention Services Manager — Visit Austin
Sales Account Manager — Bismarck-Mandan Convention & Visitors Bureau, ND
Sales Manager — Greater Columbia Convention Center, SC
Destination & Convention Services Manager — Discover Denton, TX
Director of Economic Development & Community Engagement AND Workforce Development Manager — Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation, PA
Administrative Assistant — Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, GA
Senior Copywriter — Sparkloft Media, Portland, OR
Content Manager — Miles Partnership, remote
Digital Media Analyst AND Customer Service Rep — Simpleview, Tucson
Graphic Designer (6 mos.) — Bellweather Agency, remote NYC/Philadelphia
Account Executive/Sr. Account Executive AND Account Manager — The Brandman Agency, NYC
Product Manager — FORA, NYC
Vice President Product-International AND Director of Product Analytics — Peek, San Francisco
Senior Principal Client Partner — Tripadvisor, London
Digital Media Strategist — Amadeus, Illinois
West Coast Marketing Specialist-Regional Market Development — Delta Air Lines
Group Sales Specialist — The World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta
Director of Sales — Xanterra Travel Collection, remote
Senior Analyst, Product Marketing — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd., Miami
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