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MICE – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #028

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions)

Interview with Justin G. Beale from The Main about MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions).

Justin G. Beale is the Director of Sales & Marketing for The Main in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, a mixed-use, entertainment, meeting, dining, hotel and conference center. He is responsible for overseeing both Transient and Group Sales, coordinating marketing and PR efforts and client events.

Previously, Beale was the Associate Director of Sales for the Hyatt Regency Reston where he generated business from the convention markets while also leading a sales team. Before that, he was part of the opening hotel team at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Beale is proud Alumni of Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Tourism.

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Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions)

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Chinese Tourism Market – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #027

Chinese Tourism Market – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #027

Interview with Humphrey Ho from Hylink USA about the Chinese Tourism Market and how to attract Chinese tourists.

As current Managing Partner of Hylink USA, Humphrey Ho is focused on building the first global advertising agency that natively understands the Chinese digital landscape and the burgeoning group of Chinese companies seeking to go abroad.

Having spent seven years in Shanghai as Wieden+Kennedy’s Business Director and as Leagas Delaney’s Business Operations Director, Humphrey has experience serving clients across the automotive, agriculture, FMCG, tech, and travel sectors.

Humphrey earned his Masters of Business Administration from Ryerson University, and his Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Toronto and received the ‘Top 30 under 30’ award in 2009.

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Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

Chinese Tourism Market – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #027 #travel #tourism #marketing #pr

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Marketing to Gen Z – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #026


Interview with Simon Armstrong about Marketing to Gen Z travelers.

Simon Armstrong was born in York, United Kingdom and grew up in the Northern English Counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire before studying at the University of Liverpool and University of Central Lancashire. Following his graduation, Simon worked as a Sports Journalist at the Press Association, but at the age of 23 he succumbed to his desire to teach and travel.

Working as an ESL, English Language and Literature teacher and Coordinator, he worked at international schools in Indonesia, Switzerland, Brazil and Canada before settling in Prague, Czech Republic. In the Ancient Czech capital, Simon also discovered tour guiding on the weekends as a means to satisfy his thirst for history and showmanship.

This foray into the travel and tourism industry, combined with his extensive knowledge of the International Baccalaureate program led him to establish CAS Trips in 2013.

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Marketing to Gen Z – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #026

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Black Travel – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #025

Black Travel – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #025

Interview with Sarah Enelow-Snyder about Black Travel and the Black Travel Movement.

Raised in rural Texas, Sarah Enelow-Snyder is a former guidebook writer and Fulbright Scholar, currently assistant editor at Skift covering the black travel movement and other tourism news. She loves storytelling, genealogy, and researching the Great Migration, of which she’s a descendant.

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Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

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Over Tourism – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #024

Over Tourism – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #024 #travel #tourism #marketing #prInterview with Jiri Duzar and Michaela Claudino from Czech Tourism about Over Tourism.

For more than 5 years Jiri Duzar has been working with CzechTourism, the destination marketing agency of the Czech Republic, on digital and social media campaigns, content creation, and web and mobile apps development. He also builds and executes digital, influencer & social media strategies in the United States and Canada and works as a freelance photo & video content creator in New York City where he also runs a small family-owned specialty coffee business.

Michaela Claudino has been working for CzechTourism North America for over 10 years. She is responsible for trade relations development; marketing and overall promotion of the Czech Republic in the United States and Canada. She previously worked as a Media Manager at the Portuguese Embassy in Prague. She is an active member of the National Tours Association, United States Tour Operators Association , European Travel Commission and SKAL. She has also served on the board of American Tourism Society (ATS).

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Over Tourism – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #024 #travel #tourism #marketing #pr

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Destination Marketing – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #023

Interview with Ajay Date from Tourism Portland about Destination Marketing.

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Ajay Date is Vice President of Marketing for Travel Portland where he is responsible for overseeing the organization’s brand strategy and consumer marketing efforts across advertising, digital and content.

Ajay has more than 20 years of experience in brand marketing, digital media, creative direction, film and event production. He came to Travel Portland from the advertising world, where he spent many years in brand marketing roles with brands such as adidas.

When he’s not telling the world about Portland, Ajay spends his time with his wife eating & drinking his way through Portland’s stellar food scene, being frustrated with the Portland Trail Blazers, or trying to keep up with their four kids.

Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

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Online Travel Editor – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #022

Online Travel Editor – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #022
Interview with Trisha Ping about how destinations and travel brands can better work with an online travel editor.

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Trisha Ping is Lonely Planet’s Destination Editor for the Eastern US, coordinating content for 33 states. Prior to joining Lonely Planet, she worked in editorial for more than 10 years, most recently as managing editor of a national book review. Trisha is a huge fan of train travel, trying new recipes, using a bicycle for transportation and attempting foreign languages.

Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

Online Travel Editor – Passport Travel Marketing & PR Podcast #022

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Analytics – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #021

Analytics with Christopher Penn - Passport Travel Marketing and PR Podcast

Interview with Christopher Penn about how destinations and travel brands can make better business decisions by understanding their analytics.

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Christopher S. Penn is Chief Innovator of Brain+Trust Insights and an authority on digital marketing and marketing technology. A recognized thought leader, author, and speaker, he has shaped key fields in the marketing industry such as Google Analytics adoption, data-driven marketing, modern email marketing, and artificial intelligence & machine learning in marketing.

He is the author of over two dozen marketing books including bestsellers such as AI for Marketers, Marketing White Belt: Basics for the Digital Marketer, and Marketing Blue Belt: From Data Zero to Marketing Hero.

Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

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Affiliate Marketing – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #020

Affiliate Marketing with Jeannine Crooks from AWin.com (Podcast)

Interview with Jeannine Crooks from Awin about how destinations and travel brands can use affiliate marketing.

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As the Client Services Manager with Awin US, Jeannine Crooks works closely with many of their largest programs such as Viator, Etsy, eBags, and Lonely Planet. She is a frequent speaker at numerous events including Affiliate Management Days, TBEX and Affiliate Summit. Jeannine works with all types of publishers, especially bloggers, helping each to maximize their affiliate earnings. Jeannine, her photographer husband Brad, and their two Siberian Huskies live south of Denver.

Fun fact: Jeannine was the big winner on an episode of “Wheel of Fortune.”

Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

Affiliate Marketing – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #020

 

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Mobile Apps – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #019

Mobile Apps – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #019 (Podcast)

Interview with Ben Guttmann from Digital Natives Group about how to create a mobile app for today’s mobile consumer.

Ben Guttmann is co-founder and partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning, NYC-based digital marketing agency. Digital Natives’ works include a diverse and celebrated portfolio of projects for major brands including I Love NY, the NFL, Comcast NBCUniversal, the Empire State Building, Hachette Book Group, and others. Ben is an active member of New York’s business, technology, and civic community including roles on the boards of the LIC Partnership, Queens Community Board 2, and ExpandED Schools. Ben graduated from Baruch College, where he now also teaches digital marketing as an adjunct professor.

Hosts: Leif Pettersen of Leif Pettersen PR and Chris Christensen of BloggerBridge.com and AmateurTraveler.com.

Mobile Apps – Passport Travel Marketing & PR #019 (Podcast)