News: Marketing
Macleod Recreation and Fitness Victoria's Top YMCA
The Macleod Recreation and Fitness Centre has been honoured as the YMCA of the Year at the recent YMCA Victoria 2010 Staff and Volunteer Awards. As YMCA Chief Executive Peter...
Nov 24, 2010
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New sponsors back AFL and GWS Giants
Virgin Blue will replace Qantas as the official airline of the Australian Football League (AFL) after signing an $8 million-a-year contract. Qantas is understood to have been...
Nov 24, 2010
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Sportsground launches photo printing website
An innovative new website has been launched by Sportsground, New Zealand's largest provider of websites of sporting websites. Called 'photosnap', the site allows people to print...
Nov 24, 2010
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Tourism Excellence Rewarded at Queensland Awards
The 2010 Queensland Tourism Awards have recognised far north Queensland tourism champion Charles Woodward and the Australian Outback Spectacular 2 Heroes of the Light Horse...
Nov 23, 2010
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Celebrating South Australian Sporting Success
Sport SA, Adelaide newspaper The Advertiser and Channel Seven have come together for 'The Ultimate Celebration of South Australian Sport'. In awards presented on Saturday night...
Nov 22, 2010
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Abu Dhabi to stage 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards
The Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier honours event in the international sporting calendar, will once again be staged in Abu Dhabi. The announcement was made at the...
Nov 18, 2010
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Christchurch uses The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan to attract Australians
Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism is using the skills of multi-Emmy Award winner and host of hit TV programme The Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan to entice Australians to visit the...
Nov 17, 2010
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5,500 fitness members respond to survey in 24 hours
5,500 health and fitness club members have completed the member's side of the Australian Fitness Industry Survey in only 24 hours. The Australian Fitness Industry Survey run by...
Nov 16, 2010
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Promoting 2011 Arafura Games in New Caledonia and China
Northern Territory Minister for Sport and Recreation Karl Hampton will travel to New Caledonia and China to meet with heads of delegation of the member countries in the Pacific...
Nov 15, 2010
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'No Leave, No Life' makes no sense
Australia Shadow Minister for Tourism, Bob Baldwin, has called on Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson to immediately suspend the 'No Leave, No Life' tourism campaign....
Nov 9, 2010
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Disney signs agreement for Shanghai theme park
The Walt Disney Company has signed an agreement with China's Shanghai Shendi Group for the establishment of a Disneyland theme park in the city. The deal was reached with...
Nov 8, 2010
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Inflated crowd figures short-change sponsors
Sports crowd attendance measurement is frequently inaccurate and can dupe sponsors into believing that properties have an increased value, according to research published by the...
Nov 6, 2010
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NZ Tourism industry proves its value through tough economic period
Tourism has proved its value through tough economic times, earning more foreign exchange than any other export sector in the year ended March 2010. The Tourism Industry...
Nov 3, 2010
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Hobbit a precious boost to New Zealand tourism
After uncertainty over its production location, The New York Times has reported that The Hobbit film will be shot in New Zealand. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key this week...
Oct 29, 2010
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Eden Park unveils new look, new logo
Auckland's Eden Park has unveiled a new look ground and new logo, aimed at presenting a distinctively New Zealand face to almost half a million guests expected at next year's...
Oct 20, 2010
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$7.9 million campaign to promote Western Australian Tourism
Western Australian Tourism Minister Liz Constable has launched a $7.9 million multi-media marketing campaign that aims to rejuvenate the domestic tourism market. The campaign is...
Oct 14, 2010
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Be Part of the Australasian Fitness Industry Survey
Now in its fourth year, the Australian Fitness Industry Survey (AFIS) is just about to open for club owners and managers to have their say. This year AFIS is expanding its reach...
Oct 14, 2010
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Fitness First Appoints Marketing Manager - Acquisition
Fitness First Australia has appointed Emma Smith to the Marketing Team as Marketing Manager - Acquisition, based at Fitness First Australia's Head Office in Sydney. In her new...
Oct 13, 2010
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Abu Dhabi to host Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2010
The second Arabian Sponsorship Forum will take place at The Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi on 8th and 9th December, the Professional Sports Group has confirmed. Under the patronage of His...
Oct 13, 2010
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Mt Annan Leisure Centre takes Membership Sales Online
The YMCA managed Mt Annan Leisure Centre has taken its membership sales on line. Linking their online membership sales tool to a special promotion – during September new members...
Oct 12, 2010
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Are You Ready for PCI Compliance Standards?
In response to the growing number of data security breaches, the major payment card brands of VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and JCB have come together to form the...
Oct 6, 2010
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Siliconcoach leads world-first online coach education project
Siliconcoach will this week commence development of a world-first online coach education system after the Dunedin City Council (DCC) awarded the project team $195,000....
Oct 1, 2010
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Celebrating World Tourism Day and New Zealand's $21.7 billion tourism industry
New Zealand is marking World Tourism Day by celebrating the importance of its tourism industry, one of the countryâs most important sectors, worth $59 million every day, and...
Sep 27, 2010
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Contours to celebrate five successful years with ongoing expansion plans
Fast growing Australian express gym franchise Contours is set to launch a bold new national expansion drive to coincide with its upcoming fifth birthday. Having established 160...
Sep 22, 2010
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