BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #162 — Tuesday, 12.13.11
Compiled today by Chad Kaydo and Jana Schiowitz in New York
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* INCOMING *
1. GOOGLE+ TOPS TRENDS LIST: Mashable lists this year's top six social media marketing trends. " 2011 will likely be remembered as a year of incremental upgrades in various social media platforms. This was not a year like 2006, in which Twitter was introduced, or 2009, when the world first got a glimpse of Foursquare. The big new launch of 2011 may be Color, a company that got '$41 million in funding for nothing,' in the words of David Berkowitz, vice president of emerging media with 360i, a digital marketing firm." Trends include augmented reality and a shakeout in the daily deals arena. Mashable:
http://on.mash.to/tFvwT5
2. EMPLOYEES WANT BONUSES: Forbes: "Employers, listen up. Your staff doesn’t want the holiday party. Cash is at the top of their wish list this year, according to a recent online survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of Glassdoor, an online jobs and career community where people share information and opinions about the places where they’re employed." We’ll say this again: This doesn’t necessarily mean cash is the better strategic choice in thanking employees.
http://onforb.es/rs4rDu
Speaking of holiday parties, what are you seeing or working on? Tell us: [email protected].
3. CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS: Comedians Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel are hosting the 17th annual awards ceremony, airing on VH1 January 12. Fitz and the Tantrums will perform as the house band. Award nominees will be announced today. Jesse Ignjatovic, Den of Thieves; Joey Berlin, Berlin Entertainment; and Lee Rolontz, VH1 are producing. VH1.com:
http://on.vh1.com/sBVCxv
4. BUSINESS TRAVEL COMPLAINTS: A poll by virtual environment provider ON24 concludes that 92 percent of the 3,756 surveyed executives are fed up with business travel. Other results: Houston topped the list of cities to avoid for a convention or trade show, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson was ranked as the nation's worst airport, and the risk of bed bugs worries business travelers the most.
http://bit.ly/198Xtz
* GUESS THE BRAND *
How well do you know brands? Adweek's memory game puts readers to the test giving only visual cues for 12 big brands.
http://bit.ly/u1zJoS
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: Elizabeth Carey is the new director of sales and marketing at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. Carey is the former owner and publisher of Where magazine.
CHICAGO: Magnolia Bakery is now taking orders for Christmas and Hanukkah cupcakes, which will be available December 19. Later in the month, cupcakes designed to pair with champagne will be available for New Year's Eve celebrations.
http://bit.ly/sLR7FW
Uncommon Ground was named the greenest restaurant in America by the Green Restaurant Association. The venue will celebrate the honor with a private reception at its Devon location tonight.
Chef Curtis Duffy will open Grace, a two-story restaurant in the West Loop, next summer. The restaurant will have prix-fixe menus—no specific dishes have been named yet— and a private dining room with 14 seats. The Chicago Tribune:
http://trib.in/tKAtn1
DETROIT: The David Whitney Building will become a 136-room Aloft property, adding to the rapidly expanding portfolio of the Starwood Hotels brand. Construction is to begin within the first half of 2012. Detroit Free Press:
http://on.freep.com/v2E9gM
LAS VEGAS: Xing Asian bistro is now open at the Village Lake Las Vegas.
Good Charlotte will perform at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at Paris Las Vegas over New Year's Eve weekend.
LOS ANGELES: Pandora, the Recording Academy, and PepsiCo Inc. announced yesterday a multipart campaign around the 54th annual Grammy awards, slated for February 12. As asponsor of Grammy-related content on Pandora, Pepsi is providing access to nominated artist content with a mixtape, artist video series and, for the first time, Grammy genre stations.
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: The 29th annual Miami International Film Festival runs March 2-11. The complete lineup will be announced in January and tickets go on sale February 10.
Slow Food, a global organization promoting good, clean and fair food, hosted two events this past Saturday at Brickell Farmer's Market and the tropical botanical garden Kampong. Miami New Times:
http://bit.ly/tvzvma
NEW YORK: Event producer Jes Gordon makes an appearance in The New York Times’s Frequent Flyer column, describing how she got over a fear of flying—and how she helped out a bride sitting next to her on a plane:
http://nyti.ms/vrrtbM
The Village Voice's tasting event "Choice Eats" is March 13 at the 69th Armory. Tickets go on sale January 18.
http://bit.ly/hSP0Gc
On Thursday, December 8, L'Oreal Paris honored 10 women at its annual Women of Worth awards, including Gretchen Holt Witt, founder of pediatric nonprofit Cookies for Kids' Cancer.
http://bit.ly/vwr2ME
The New Yorker reviewed La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, the new Peruvian restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Danny Meyer's Tabla. GastĂłn Acurio's ceviche "is, if not a revelation, certainly far better than average," tiraditos are "similarly excellent," and the "staff is universally charming but not universally clued in; announcing that you have a reservation can result in long whispered discussions, as if this were an entirely new concept." http://nyr.kr/v1oFIt
The New York Post gets a tour of Macy's Herald Square from Monica Bella-Bragg, the department store chain's vice president of national special events, with details about past events and film and video shoots. Highlights include the main floor's animated windows and locations of celebrity fragrance launches.
http://nyp.st/t6LrzL
The ninth annual New York Times Travel Show is March 2-4 at the Javits Center. The show will have 500 exhibitors and present travel destinations, packages, and special offers, as well as tour operators, cruise lines and live entertainment.
http://nyti.ms/vy3yGc
Billionaire investor Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. bought the majority share in Soho House, the members-only private club hotel. Burkle purchased the shares from club founder Nick Jones and British restaurateur Richard Caring, and, has plans to acquire the Meatpacking District building that houses the club. New York Daily News:
http://nydn.us/vqJQ8N
ORLANDO: A Chair Affair has added decorative chargers to its inventory of rental products. The chargers come in 14 colors and styles, including antique bronze, red melamine, and silver-trimmed clear.
PHILADELPHIA: The Wendy's Company is the first franchise group to meet at the newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center. The 2012 Wendy's Update Meeting is set for October 1-2 and is expected to garner 1,400 attendees and bring in $5.4 million.
TORONTO: Groupe Germain Hospitality, owner of Le Germaine boutique hotels, has announced an $80-million expansion to its ALT Hotel brand across Canada. Construction has already begun in four locations including Toronto's Pearson Airport. Canadian Business:
http://bit.ly/vdJLLg
The cover of the latest edition of Weddingbells magazine features a bouquet from Pink Twig. The issue includes decor and design from ten Canadian weddings.
WASHINGTON: Are movie studio executives underestimating Washington? "Washingtonians exhibit two behaviors that marketers value most: We make money, and we spend money. We’re buying all sorts of cognoscenti things—e-books and tagliatelle pasta, Mercedes Benz and Michael Kors—but movies still come to us via a creaking cultural conveyor belt that studios are too entrenched to modernize." The Washington Post:
http://wapo.st/rvZ5jY
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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