Key Notes: In With the New! (Nov. 2015)

October 30, 2015

Tyler Davidson

If you’ve gotten this far (whether viewing on print or via the website), you know we’ve been implementing some big brand changes over the last few months, along with a major logo transformation. The modifications don’t stop there, however, as we’ve introduced a number of new sections to our departments content offering.

First off, let me introduce our Top Chefs feature. As F&B is one of the most costly components of a meeting, and certainly one of the most memorable—and potentially risky!—we’ve decided to profile some of the top culinary talent that serves the meetings and conventions segment.

Next, and really emphasizing our “People” offering, we’re profiling news-making “Movers & Shakers” in each month’s Wide Angle section, along with information on who’s going where in the industry, on both the planner and supplier side. If you’ve got any personnel announcements you think we should include, please send them our way to Kate.Cripe@MeetingsToday.com.

This section also includes a monthly snippet of career advice from Dawn Rasmussen, with Pathfinder Writing and Career Services. We’ll bolster each of her tips by providing an accompanying video on the website.

And finally, look to our Incentivize! gifts spread to see a variety of great giveaway options that will put smiles on the faces of your attendees and other VIPs, brought to you by promotional products supplier BizFitters. And yes, there will be contest opportunities coming up in the near future!

We hope you enjoy our new look, and send any suggestions my way!

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com