Arrivals + Departures + Delays New business | Individual + Team Work | Case Studies
Clayton's Destination DC Speech
You will definitely want to attend the Case Study Showcase on 9/10 to watch the speech Clayton gave on 9/2 at the annual marketing event for our client Destination DC. With over 1,000 attendees at the meeting, both Destination DC and Clayton received raving reviews – you do not want to miss out!
National Co-Op Results
The results are in! MMGY's National Co-Op Campaign was a huge sucess – generating 1.5 million PR impressions and nearly 70K homepage views and resulting in a total campaign investment of a whopping 9.92 ROI! Major kudos to all the team members involved. Click here to view the full results and to learn more about the travel recovery campaign.
First Class Kudos to teams + team members
Kelsey Chabot has been promoted from Senior Social Media Manager to Social Strategist. Kelsey joined the MMGY team five years ago as a promotions and events intern. She is a great example of growing and thriving in her roles within MMGY. She brings a wonderful attitude to all projects as well as tasty cupcakes during normal business times.
Jenna Larsen has been promoted from Social Community Manager to Social Media Manager. Jenna joined the social team a little over a year ago and has continued to grow and expand her knowledge across the social space. She has shown a tenacity for jumping into new projects and driving success for our clients.
Co-Workers First Then Wedded Bliss – Congratulations to Jenna AND Landon for getting engaged! A date for the wedding hasn’t been set yet. Check out photos here!
Tori Got Married! – Tori Taylor married her fiance Blake on September 6! She will return as Tori Perdieu – cheers to Tori and Blake!
Frequent Flyer Access to all upcoming engagements
Parisi Coffee – If you're in the need for a caffeine boost or a yummy sandwich/salad for lunch, go and see the nicest baristas in town (who remember your name upon your first visit). Don't forget to mention your work in downtown OP for your 10% discount. Click here to learn more!
The Bottle Shop – Check out the adorable Bottle Shop right outside our building! Not only do they offer everything you would need to grab for your party but they also offer some great weekly tastings as well as weekend tastings if you just cannot get enough of our new location. Tastings include: Tuesdays – miscellaneous wine/beer/liquor from 5–7pm; Wednesdays and Fridays – wine from 5–7pm; and Saturdays – wine from 12–4! Any item that is featured during the tasting is discounted 10%. For more information, check out their Instagram page!
OP Farmers Market
Wednesdays and Saturdays | 07:30AM - 01:00PM
Need a midweek pick-me-up? Check out the socially distanced walk-up Overland Park Farmers’ Market in the Matt Ross Community Center parking lots – right behind our new office! Food service will be available in grab-and-go format only. High-risk shoppers may shop between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Click here to learn more!
Robert Patterson 4 years - Beau Gabriel-Smith 2 years - Justin Farmer 10 years - Kathleen Murray 3 years - Danny Guerrero 4 years - Jaclyn Carver 4 years - Martina Musacchio 2 years - Brian Klein 2 years - Brandon Billings 2 years - Austin Baragary 1 year
Business Class Access to all business opportunities
Sep
10
MMGY Global: Case Study Showcase
03:00 - 03:55PM
Sep
15
Welcome to Our New KC Office
04:00 - 05:00PM
Navigation Strategy | Travel Insights
2021 Planning Is Here – If that phrase scares the shit out of you, don't forget that The Strategists are here to help. We have your 2021 research and insights support slides ready to roll. So don't forget to include Erin or Brian in any of your strategy or planning conversations.
Google Search Trends + Social Listening Analysis – We saw a 22% increase in people talking about travel, which is the second-highest total since March where people were angered at the impact COVID-19 had on travel plans. Many people are now actively either on vacation or planning near-term future travel. Check out the latest Google Trends Travel Queries for 2019 vs. 2020 here.
Google Search Trends + Social Listening Analysis Common themes across conversations include: Road trips, camping, family, friends, beach, summer, exploring and outdoors. An additional area people are talking about is around the hashtag #liftthetravelban, and we are also seeing a lot of mentions around mental health and the need to relax. Here you can view the Social Listening Dashboard Report (PDF version) covering general travel social conversations broken out in several different ways including timing.
Skymall Interesting and Unique Facts and Experiences
Check out the new campaign for Golf Tourism Solutions, a CVB of sorts for golf courses and resorts in Myrtle Beach here!
