Our people are our greatest strength. To close out Day 2 of VALDCon, we celebrated the achievements, hard work and commitment of the global team at our annual Awards Night. Congratulations to all the winners! Some highlight awards of the evening included: 🔸 Simen Albin de Flon Thøgersen - ‘Viking of the Year’ 🔸 Vincent Simons - ‘BDM of the Year’ 🔸 Brodie Robinson and Hamish McGorm - ‘Wombat Award’ Here's to another year of excellence at VALD!
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You just don't get to learn and hear from an entire news ecosystem for 3 days in one place that often; stunning location & conductorship from Claire Stuchbery and the LINA: Local & Independent News Association people : ) Some stuff that will stick with me for a while: hearing from Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on media diversity measurement in 2024, i.e. the heart of the advocacy work by LINA and the Digital Publishers Alliance; defining + tracking impact and how do newsrooms challenge the statu quo; experimenting for new revenue streams when you're a one-wo/man news operation; learning about the practical use of Solutions Journalism at Missing Perspectives and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); discovering micro media reporting models like *PS Media and debating the ins and outs of ad-based, subscriptions, donations & memberships models...
That's a wrap on our 2024 LINA Summit, and happy World Press Freedom Day! What better way to celebrate than to spend the week amongst gutsy, talented local independent news organisations. Our Summit has now come to a close, after two inspiring days of panel discussions, keynote presentations and collaborative idea sharing. Thank you all for joining us at this event, and a special shout-out to the Newsport team for being our welcoming local co-hosts here in Port Douglas.
Do those who pay to be featured on lists or highlighted in special issues also believe in participation trophies? Why should I pay someone to publish me? Why would I want to pay to be on a list? It’s hard to take seriously those who claim to be the best in the business, yet pay a media company to boost their reputation. Is there even a legitimate list that truly recognizes the excellence of some of these partners? Here’s to the real superheroes in our partner community—the ones who earn their accolades without buying them.
Customer experience and marketing professional with a comprehensive background in Adobe Suite, Tableau, and Salesforce. Relentlessly optimistic, loyal to the core, and always expanding my creative outreach.
What makes Awardco so great? Because we take recognition to a whole new level. What do I mean by whole new level? Our new External Recognition feature, that's how. Why should you care about External Recognitions? It's the newest and easiest way for literally ANYONE to shout out individuals for their hard work. Where can you learn more about External Recognitions? By clicking the link below or scanning the QR Code attached. Reach out with any questions and find out how your team can benefit from this exciting new launch! More fun ways to use this to come, so stay tuned... https://lnkd.in/gwPY74Wh #awardco #externalrecognitions #recognizethegood
Today, I had the privilege of attending KML's Top 30 Under 30 Summit. Thank you The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto and Sam for giving me and my colleagues this opportunity. And congratulations to Aaron for the well-deserved award! We're so proud of you! 🎉 I arrived already expecting to learn, but the panel sessions far exceeded my expectations. I'm excited to share my key takeaways: 📝"Diversity" extends beyond race, age, and gender orientation to include learning abilities. Most people who work in FOH are experiential learners, retaining information better through hands-on experience. Training should be tailored accordingly, rather than relying solely on PowerPoint slides or written materials. 📝Encourage every associate to collaborate and contribute to changes; give them a sense of purpose. 📝When hiring, shift the focus from "Will they stay?" to "How do we retain them?"; what we should be looking for, especially in the service industry, is Authenticity. 📝Going Green— This shouldn't mean taking away amenities or putting the burden on the guests in any way, it means offering an alternative. 📝Pre-Shifts— the hallmark of service excellence; setting the mood for associates and keeping them informed impacts guest's experiences more than you think.
Director of Human Resources The Westin Harbour Castle, Marriott International
So excited to be at the KML Top 30 - Under - 30 Summit with members of The Westin Harbour Castle, celebrating our award winner Aaron Foster! Congratulations to all 30 Next Gen Trailblazers and to the various panel members for sharing their invaluable insights into a variety of timely topics!
Just experienced my first Avaus Expert Talks - AI: Beyond the hype and what a show it was. Some quick notes and thoughts: - Prepare for the biggest wave ever - Get out there, be an early adoptor - But be systematic and automate as much as possible The future will be great!
The last speaker has made their way off the stage and WOW, what an eventful day. 💫 What was your favourite part? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. ⬇ We would like to send a massive thank you to Mercuri International Group for the collaboration, and to all who joined us during the day, both online and on-site. And of course, to all of our speakers for filling this day with intriguing insights and presentations. Inma Martinez, Freddy Sobin, Tom Lindberg, Nicklas Tibblin, Jo O'Connor, Azra Osmancevic, Henrik Larsson Broman, Christoffer Rönnblad, Jan Guhres, Nicklas Hermansson, Emma Storbacka, Jakob Bartholdy Hanna Kollberg fd Backman, Robert Box, Anna Porvari, Christian Tofte Skaarud, Jaime López, Didrik Helsing, Eldar Terzic, Joakim Rönnblom, and Johanna Andrén. Of course, a big thank you to our hosts Stefan Hyttfors and Johanna Andrén! And now, what’s a better way to finish an intense and educational conference day than with our top favourite activity: Karaoke. 🎤 #AvausExpertTalks #AIBeyondTheHype #MercuriInternational
This weeks Avaus Expert Talks was really a day full of insights around AI in marketing and sales. I believe Emma Storbacka phrased it all very well when asking: - Does anyone feel that the development is going fast now? 🙋🏻♀️ A majority raised their hands. - Anyone that feel that their organisation is moving really fast right now? 🙋🏻♀️ Not as many raised their hands. It is hard to know where to start - and how to get started. As always when working with data and automation, it is important to get the basics in place and not have 'dirty data' as Jo O'Connor put it. Avaus framework with Data x Algo x Action is more relevant than ever. To get advantages from AI and automation in 2025 - you need to get started now. And thanks to Münchenbryggeriet Event & Konferens for a great venue!
The last speaker has made their way off the stage and WOW, what an eventful day. 💫 What was your favourite part? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. ⬇ We would like to send a massive thank you to Mercuri International Group for the collaboration, and to all who joined us during the day, both online and on-site. And of course, to all of our speakers for filling this day with intriguing insights and presentations. Inma Martinez, Freddy Sobin, Tom Lindberg, Nicklas Tibblin, Jo O'Connor, Azra Osmancevic, Henrik Larsson Broman, Christoffer Rönnblad, Jan Guhres, Nicklas Hermansson, Emma Storbacka, Jakob Bartholdy Hanna Kollberg fd Backman, Robert Box, Anna Porvari, Christian Tofte Skaarud, Jaime López, Didrik Helsing, Eldar Terzic, Joakim Rönnblom, and Johanna Andrén. Of course, a big thank you to our hosts Stefan Hyttfors and Johanna Andrén! And now, what’s a better way to finish an intense and educational conference day than with our top favourite activity: Karaoke. 🎤 #AvausExpertTalks #AIBeyondTheHype #MercuriInternational
Vantaca is heading to Tucson, AZ!🌵 Austin Capps and Blake James will be heading out west next week to represent Vantaca at the CAI Arizona Trade Show! If you're attending the event, don't miss the chance to stop by and connect with Austin and Blake and learn more about how Vantaca is revolutionizing the community association management industry! 💡 #CAIAZ #communityassociationmanagement #Vantaca #TradeShow #Networking
Business Development Manager at easyJet (Europe’s biggest Airline). MICE Travel expert. Corporate Travel Sales. GBTA Ladders 2021/2022. Fast Forward 15 Mentor 2018/2019.
Disappointing to see the Best Airline category dropped from this year’s awards. But, times have changed. The airport and airline proposition use to be very much part of the overall event experience. Private check in desks, upgraded travel, even the quality of the inflight entertainment all part of an attractive travel proposition for event attendees. Now, with budget and sustainability on everyone’s agenda, it’s clear that getting to the destination should be a cost conscious choice and ideally one that fits the clients ESG goals. Travellers have their own smart devices ready to go with Netflix downloaded and personal boarding passes at the tap of their phone. All that said, recognising key organisations and people in the aviation world who provide that much needed support for complex group itineraries, should absolutely be celebrated. Or do the MICE planners feel airlines no longer offer a dedicated support for group and event travel ? Kathy Claxton Maris Kuklis Wayne Redman Bernadette Fernandes we reminisce 🫶🏻 #aviation #businesstravel #eventprofs #MICE #grouptravel #meetingsandevents
IT'S TIME! 🏆 Voting for the 2024 M&IT Awards is now officially open and it's time to cast your votes. Whether you've worked with a fantastic organisation or brilliant individual over the past year, we want to know! Perhaps you ARE the brilliant individual, or you work for a fantastic organisation that you think deserves to be honored - you can self-nominate in four categories 🙌 Who wins? It's all down to you! Start voting now 👉 https://bit.ly/47E6FWD #mitawards2024 #industryawards #miceindustry #meetingsandevents
Award-winning digital marketer helping businesses with: ✍️ SEO Copywriting 💰 Sales Page Copywriting ⚖️ Legal Copywriting 🌐 WordPress Development 🤖 AI prompt engineer & image creator 🎺 Trumpet player 🏍️ Motorcyclist
Happy Monday! A week or so ago, I was judging the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. Now the tables have turned, as I started this week by finalising my submissions for the 2024 ROAR Awards. When I first started my business, the idea of entering business awards made me feel ick. But now I see the value of entering them. They're definitely a great way to review the ups and downs I've had in my business. Do you enter business awards? #businessawards #businessowner
Human Tech | Football player | Football coach | S&C coach | Physiotherapist
1wSo proud of Vincent Simons. Very, very well deserved, my friend 🤜🤛