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Daily Buzz: Wanna Make a Marketing Splash? Bring in a Celebrity

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The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has found an unexpected spokesperson—punk rock icon Henry Rollins. The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has recruited Henry Rollins to host a five-part video series about the city, Pitchfork reports. Also: what your organization can do to stay relevant.

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Association Brain Food: 12.1.23

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Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format, available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast (to name a few!). Host: Northstar Meetings Group Speakers: Barbara Brass, Vice President, Los Angeles Catering Sales, Wolfgang Puck Catering Tracy Stuckrath, Founder, Thrive!

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3 Reasons for Brain Drain—and 3 Possible Solutions

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As Bloomberg noted last year , this is particularly problematic in cities with larger urban areas nearby—such as Hanford, California, within shouting distance of both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, and Danville, Virginia, near the tech hotbed of Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The solution.

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E3 Organizers Launch Public Version of Gaming Expo

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Part of the Entertainment Software Association’s long-running videogame industry event, which takes place in Los Angeles each year, will be open to the public for the first time. Live entertainment complex, right around the corner from the Los Angeles Convention Center where E3 is taking place. .

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Eating Disorders Group Wraps Up Successful Awareness Week

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Participants took pictures or videos of themselves with the heroes who had supported them in their recovery and posted them to Instagram with the #NEDAwareness hashtag. While NEDA and Instagram had previously collaborated on a different tool to prevent suicide and self-harm, this new effort spotlighted Recovery Heroes.

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How Coachella Could Help You Plan Better Events

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According to the Los Angeles Times , ticket sales alone bring in more than $3 million in tax revenue for Indio, accounting for 5 percent of the city’s general fund. As the video above shows, this year’s box featured a journal and a 3D “build a beast” kit. Commit to your venue/location.

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Are Exhibitors Opting Out of the Traditional Tradeshow Booth?

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When the Entertainment Software Association’s E3 2016 Expo takes place in Los Angeles in June, it will miss one of its largest and longest-tenured exhibitors: entertainment software company Electronic Arts. Should other associations be concerned? ” Time for Concern?