Conventions

Chicago Hopes New Campaign Will Attract More Tourists

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Conventions, Tourism, Convention Industry, John Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel, Mccormick Place, Chicago Tourism, Chicago News

The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau is hoping to attract more visitors to the Windy City with a new, $6 million campaign: "Chicago, Second to None...

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New Orleans' Dining: Marriott's Un-Conventional Approach

Monique Stringfellow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, New Orleans, Hotels, Local Food, Marriott Hotel, Cajun, New Orleans Travel, New-Orleans-Dining, Fine Dining, Travel News
Monique Stringfellow

With 41 floors and 1275 rooms, the New Orleans Marriott might not be the first thing you envision when you think New Orleans dining. Nonetheless, it s...

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Study: Boycott Cost Arizona $140 Million

AP | BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Civil Liberties, Tourism, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Boycott, Arizona Immigration Law, Sb 1070, Politics News

PHOENIX — A boycott brought on by Arizona's controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports...

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Networking Tips: How to Get More From Attending Conferences

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Conventions, Business, Conferences, Business Social Networking, Business Networking, Business Relationships, Unplug and Recharge, Self Help, Healthy Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Get more from attending conferences with helpful tips from networking experts.

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Exclusive Q&A: Troll 2 Actors Survive to Make Best Worst Movie

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Horror Movies, Best Worst Movie, Horror, Fans, Trolls, Gremlins, Troll 2, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

When I was a kid, I discovered horror films and loved them all -- whether they were good or bad, black and white or garishly colored, muddily shot or ...

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Glenn Beck As Political Organizer: Fox News Host Sponsoring 7 Conventions

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Conspiracy Theories, Books, Right-Wing, Opinion, Conservative, Tv, Policy, Libertarian, Voter Drives, Politics, Glenn Beck Show, Political Activism, Republican, Gop, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media News

Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions and start rallying his political base -- for...

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The Triumph of Symbolism over Substance

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Corporate Responsibility, Ceos, Corporate Meetings, Champagne-Misconceptions, Ford-Ceo, Symbolism, Political Debate, Tarp, Corporate Jet, GM CEO, Chrysler CEO, Home News
Tom Morris

To favor symbolism over substance is to allow the proverbial tail to wag the aphoristic dog. And that's never a good idea.

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The Consumer Electronics Show Gets Underway

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Adult Video Convention, Recession, Consumer Electronics Show, Ces, Las Vegas, Adult Video Conference, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

It's not a coincidence that the porn industry meets in Vegas at the same time as the annual tech fest, when the town teems with guys who spent the best years of their lives with their hands on their joysticks.

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Low Carbohydrate Diets and the Political Conventions

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Conventions, Politics, Diet, Diet Wars, Health, Nutrition, Robert Lee Hotz, Low Carb, The Biology of Ideology, The Political Brain, James Carville, American Idol, Wall Street Journal, Low Fat, Rapid Response, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

We make our alliances based on unconscious motivations then look for evidence to justify the choices. I've noticed a parallel between choosing sides in the nutrition war and in politics.

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The Conventions as Infomercials: I'm Sold!

Billy Kimball | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Media, Republican Convention, Conventions, Politics News
Billy Kimball

It would be churlish not to acknowledge that both teams put on a damn good show. But don't bother congratulating the news media on the enormous triumph of the convention broadcasts.

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The Conventions Are Over: Now What?

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Conventions, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

McCain just finished a speech that, looked at outside the emotional immediacy of the moment, was utterly forgettable. He came off vaguely creepy, like...

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Study Shows Politics Worse Than Crack Cocaine

Tom Gerdy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pray for Peace, Cocaine, Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Political Scandal, Scandal, Conventions, Healthy Living News
Tom Gerdy

How addictive is the game of politics and power? My unscientific study indicates that crack cocaine is nothing when compared to political power. Let...

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Why the Conventions Mattered

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008, Bounce, Conventions, Debates, Ratings, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

You may have seen these statistics on other political blogs by now, but Nielsen released some very helpful ratings statistics on the conventions that ...

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Bouncing Polls

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bounce, Bump, Conventions, John McCain, Panel-Back Survey, Sarah Palin, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

As is obvious by our traffic, the news over the last 24 hours and the pace of new national polls dropping this afternoon, interest in political poll n...

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Looking at the Internals

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

My second Convention Daily column for the week, on the way last week's Democratic convention changed perceptions of the candidates on the so-called "i...

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Bounce Update (Part II)

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

I spent a fair amount of time pouring over the national surveys out this week for a Convention Daily column that should appear later tonight or early ...

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"Bounce" Update

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Bounce, Bump, Conventions, Gallup Daily, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

I spent much of yesterday in taxis, airports and planes, and most of the last 24 hours sleeping and reintroducing myself to my family after a five day...

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26 Million (and Counting)

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Democrats, Ratings, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

Following up on yesterday's post on the Nielsen ratings for the first night of the convention. A.C. Nielsen sends a press release pointing to their n...

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Convention "Bumps" in Context

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2008, Bounce, Bump, Conventions, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

"Bounce" or "Bump?" The terminology is up to you, but this is certainly the season to consider the short term changes in polling numbers that frequent...

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