I'm at the Bulldog Reporter 2008 Media Relations Summit, and the first keynote was a very interesting and fun conversation between PR legend Howard Rubenstein and TV personality Charlie Rose. Charlie really represents the high-water mark of media interviewers: he has a one-hour show, commercial-free, on PBS,...
At pilates class Tuesday night, the instructor was inspired by the looming fat fest that is Thanksgiving she herself had a cheesecake in the oven. In between poking us into puddles of perspiration, she threw in comments like "the average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving day." That's...
This article examines the use of both qualitative and quantitative data for better understanding of hospitality industry. With the available data gathering and analysis software, hospitality business analysts can make guests' open-ended comments more meaningful to management and provide a richer and deeper understanding of the guests' experience. By "quantifying"...
The firmly held doctrine that guest satisfaction means repeat business is called into question by the results of this study of 364 guests of two similar big-city hotels. Analysis showed only a weak connection between satisfaction and loyalty which is a precursor to repeat purchases. Examining such factors as purpose...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-McDonald's Offers DreamWorks' 'Kung Fu Panda' Global Happy MealC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Celebrating the debut of McDonald's "Kung Fu Panda" Happy Meal promotion, McDonald's, DreamWorks Animation SKG and Conservation International are creating Panda-mania by inviting kids and families to a one-of-a-kind "Kung...
Open Diary *The new 17th green has been causing a kerfuffle but at least it was intentional restructuring. The same cannot be said of damage done to a valuable bit of land just a wedge shot away, on the 18th fairway in fact. A lengthy stretch of...
Saxophonist Andre Delano, an accomplishedmusician with a distinctive, original sound, releases his highlyanticipated second album "MY SO FINE" on August 19th, distributed throughNu Groove Records. Delano once again commands attention of his fans with14 original songs that include guest appearances by bassist Byron Miller(Luther Vandross, George Duke), Smooth Jazz...
Everyone knows that Americans don't understand irony. Soon after moving to England from the US I discovered that my country was universally assumed to be an irony-free zone. I was at a dinner party when irony came up, and another guest launched into a diatribe against Alanis Morisette's song "Isn't...
DigitalPost Interactive (OTCBB: DGLP) ( www.dglp.com ), a leader in the digital media sharing and socialnetworking space, announced today that Westgate Resorts, the largestprivately held timeshare company in the world, has deployed a private-labelversion of www.TheFamilyPost.com through itsnew portal, www.WestgateSpace.com . The newservice called www.WestgateFamilies.com provides...
Open Diary *The new 17th green has been causing a kerfuffle but at least it was intentional restructuring. The same cannot be said of damage done to a valuable bit of land just a wedge shot away, on the 18th fairway in fact. A lengthy stretch of...
Uniformed personnel from one of the "Axis of Evil" nations have arrived deep inside the heart of "the Great Satan" and are preparing their forces to engage foreign opposition. That's one scary, keep-clicking-on-the-Drudge-Report-for-updates way of looking at it. Another less-tense-sounding way? ...
"Experience Center" Will Inspire Visitors with the Culture, History, and Excitement of Sports BURBANK, Calif. -- BRC Imagination Arts, one of the world's leading creators of brand, entertainment, and educational experiences, today announced it is working with Sportstad Heerenveen BV to design the new Sport Experience Heerenveen SEH,...
Shari's Family Restaurants are celebratingtheir 30th Anniversary this summer with a gift for the guests -- Kids EatFREE every night of the week. "Kids Eat Free has been a popular attraction on the weekends for the pastyear," said David Archer, Shari's Vice President of Marketing. "With highgas prices and stretched...
Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist BigKuntry King has announced early details of his much anticipated new album,"MY TURN TO EAT." The collection -- which features the single, "Da Baddest(Feat. Trey Songz)" -- will be available in stores and all digitalretailers on September 9th. The companion video to "Da Baddest" premiered...
