Welcome Industry Partners!
The Canton/Stark County Convention & Visitors' Bureau is pleased to announce the creation of its new Breakfast with the Bureau Seminar Series. The seminars are free and open to tourism partners of the Canton/Stark County CVB. All seminars are from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration is required and is available below the seminar schedule.
Seminar Schedule
April 14 - Press Release Writing and Working with the Media
Location: Pro Football Hall of Fame
Panelists Margy Vogt, Ally Bussey and Kathy Gray will share with you tips and tricks for writing press releases, working with traditional media and the power of bloggers.
June 9 - Working with your Legislators
Location: Whetstone Conference Center
Executive director, John Kiste, and Melinda Huntley of Lake Erie Coastal Ohio & OSU Sea Grant Extension will share with you the importance of keeping in touch with legislators and the most effective ways to communicate with them.
September 15 - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Newbies
Location: The University Center at Kent State Stark
Find out how to get your business ranked higher in search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing from the experts at The Karcher Group. They'll go over the basics of what Search Engine Optimization is and strategies you can implement on your website.
October 13 - Sales and Customer Service
Location: McKinley Grand Hotel
Brush up on effective sales and customer service techniques with Mary Vlahos, Convention Sales Manager. This seminar is perfect for people new to the tourism industry.
November 10 - The New Face of Motorcoach Travel: Are You Group Friendly?
Location: Hampton Inn & Suites
The face of motorcoach travel is changing and if you're marketing to them the way you were ten years ago you're missing out. Virgil Lengel of Lakefront Lines and Ally Bussey will share with you what groups are looking for and how to appeal to the new face of group travel.
