BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #161 — Monday, 12.12.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo and Jana Schiowitz in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEW: Social Media Week unveiled a list of this year's top 10 social media events. The Arab spring and the Middle Eastern uprisings took the top spot, followed by events like the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and Occupy Wall Street.
http://bit.ly/sDhIvj
2. DIGITAL MARKETING AND MEDIA: The Digital Collective, an organization founded by the company behind Ad:Tech, is bringing digital marketers together across the country. It recently held an event in New York, gathering marketers from top brands like Google, PepsiCo, Estee Lauder, and Anheuser-Busch. The Huffington Post: "Designed to educate through sharing by the most senior digital marketing minds, the Digital Collective also gives its executive participants the opportunity to organize their own gathering at different times of the year in different cities. Often having authors or marketing consultants as speakers in addition to their own speaking contributions, these events really revolve around the close-in gathering and mingling, producing meaningful conversations."
http://huff.to/tKtypL
3. ONE MORE ART BASEL RECAP: The New York Times, at a Kim Kardashian lookalike contest put on by MoMA P.S. 1: “Rumps proffered, tube tops strained to the D-cup limit, complexions a uniform spray-on hue characteristic of the citrus state, the faux Kardashians gave the crowd their pneumatic all. But why say faux? Is an imitation Kardashian any phonier than the real? It’s the kind of question that finds a natural setting at Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual art fair slash millionaire mosh pit slash cross-platform branding frenzy that provided the pretext for the P.S. 1 event.”
http://nyti.ms/t1wB2c
4. RESTAURANTS STRUGGLING: Both mid-range and family establishments are still struggling to recover earnings. Market researcher NPD Group's recently released forecast suggests that next year won't be much better in terms of number of diners. The Street: "NPD, which expects industry traffic will be flat for the rest of this year, blames the trend on high unemployment and low consumer confidence."
http://bit.ly/uUoOrR
5. TOP EARNING CONCERTS: Billboard names the top 25 concert tours of 2011. U2, Bon Jovi, Take That, Roger Waters, and Taylor Swift make up the top five.
http://bit.ly/ubi08M
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Sports business experts anticipate that celebratory events surrounding Fenway Park's 100th anniversary will help the Red Sox score more corporate sponsorships next year. Boston Herald:
http://bit.ly/sw8Gg2
Boston Food Swap is partnering with Glad to Give to produce a Holiday Cookie Swap December 18. Participants will exchange cookie recipes and batches of fresh baked samples. For every cookie swapped, the event will donate 10 cents to Cookies for Kids with Cancer and Glad containers will be available to fill for a $20 donation.
http://bit.ly/v1bjOX
The Boston Pops will kick off its 2012 season with a gala opening night concert May 9. Broadway star Bernadette Peters will sing, and the evening will include a pre-concert reception and a post-concert book and CD signing with Peters. BostonMusicSpotlight.com:
http://bit.ly/vvJAV5
CHICAGO: Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel will host its grand opening party January 26, and the electronic save-the-date doesn't skimp on grand promises. The event, it says, will be "the party of the year at the hotel of the decade...the grandest of grand opening parties."
Popular fund-raiser Eve of the Eve is December 30 at Union Station and will draw more than 2,000 guests. The event benefits HighSight's scholarship program and includes an open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and live music.
http://bit.ly/fZm8ts
Tickets are on sale for WingFest 2012, scheduled for February 26. The event at the Bailey Auditorium will dole out honors for best mild wings, best hot wings, best barbecue wings, and best exotic wings.
LAS VEGAS: "The IndyCar Series won’t return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next season, and its future at the track depends in part on what it learns from the investigation into Dan Wheldon's fatal accident." Washington Post:
http://wapo.st/vvHbGw
LOS ANGELES: The Langham Huntington, Pasadena made two new appointments: Joyce Cachapero as associate director of leisure business and Nicole Andrews as catering sales manager.
Fendi Casa Luxury Living will decorate the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild awards green room sponsored by Graff Diamonds for the second consecutive year. The awards will take to the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center January 29.
The Recording Academy announced it has selected Frank Gehry to create the official artwork for the 54th annual Grammy awards.
The recently renovated Long Beach Marriott Hotel appointed Francois Porte as its new general manager.
Sarah Granger-Twomey left her position as creative director at Iconic Event Studios. She started her new role in business development with La Tavola December 5.
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Daymond John, from ABC's "Shark Tank," will host the Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival on New Year's Eve.
The Women's International Film and Arts Festival Holiday Party will showcase some of Miami's boutiques and designers as well as a special appearance by VH1's "Tough Love" co-star Jane "Jei" Castro Friday.
Last week, two new restaurants opened at the Shelborne Hotel: Vespar, an American brasserie, and Lucy's Catina Royale. Haute Living:
http://bit.ly/u9AlmG
NEW YORK: The Wall Street Journal looks at Harlem's restaurant renaissance with recent openings including chef Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster:
http://on.wsj.com/sjPP11
ORLANDO: The second annual Sunglass Soiree will take places at the Orlando World Center Marriott this New Year's Eve. All the proceeds will benefit the Greater Orlando Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Hello Florida and Exhilarate Events are producing the second annual Sunglass Soiree on New Year's Eve at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The event is a fund-raiser for Greater Orlando Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Flourish Event and Floral Design is providing florals, Trade Specialists Productions is handling drape, and entertainment is from Blade Agency.
RENO: The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority board of directors appointed Chris Baum as president and C.E.O.
TORONTO: About 18,000 fans attended U.F.C. 140 Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre, making it the second most attended of its kind this year. Toronto Sun:
http://bit.ly/w3Rys8
WASHINGTON: Dreamworks created an ice-enclosed exhibit at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center with characters and scenes from "Madagascar." The showing runs through January 8.
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Matthew Mogavero, Jana Schiowitz, Anna Sekula, Courtney Thompson, and Katherine Zoeller in New York.
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