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Join Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau and the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Assocation for the next Hospitality Hotspotters program on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. 

Registration includes a continental breakfast and lunch buffet.

This Hospitality Hotspotters training topics will focus on marketing trends with a panel of local marketers including Tracie Broom (Flock and Rally), Cathy Monetti (Riggs Partners) and Doreen Sullivan (Post No Bills); updates from attractions representatives, including Susan O'Cain (Riverbanks Zooand Garden), Sarah Eliza Lewis (Congaree Vista Guild) and Lori Schaffer and Dolly Patton (Saluda Shoals), and properly calculating expenses for annual budgets with Douglas OFlaherty of the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association.

Agenda

• 8:00 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast

• 8:30 am - Opening Remarks, Introductions and Primer
  Douglas OFlaherty
  South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

• 9:00 am - Attractions Showcase
  Susan O'Cain
  Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
  Sarah Eliza Lewis
  Congaree Vista Guild
  Lori Schaffer & Dolly Patton
  Saluda Shoals 

• 10:00 am - Morning Break

• 10:15 am - Marketing Trends and How To Capture Your Customers Attention (Expert Industry Panel)
  Tracie Broom
  Flock and Rally
  Cathy Monetti
  Riggs Partners
  Doreen Sullivan
  Post No Bills 

• 11:30 am - Properly Calculating Expenses for the Annual Budget
  Douglas OFlaherty
  South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association 

• 11:50 am - Wrap Up and Final Thoughts

• 12:00 pm - Networking Lunch Buffet

Hospitality Hotspotters is a hospitality training program with a focus on hospitality, tourism, retail, entertainment, economic development and community organizations. 

Destination Marketing Program participants receive $5.00 registration. Request your discount code from Renee Williamson at rwilliamson@columbiaauthority.com.