Join ASBPE on Wednesday, August 12 for a webcast showcasing the 2015 Azbee Award Website of the Year, HotelNewsNow.com!
In this webcast, Patrick Mayock and Jeff Higley from Hotel News Now will showcase their website and discuss best practices for producing an award-winning website. Register now! They will discuss:
- Quick historical overview: When and why we were founded, our audience, and how the site has grown
- Concentration on content: Overview of types of content, focus on unique content, quantity on content, speed of reporting/turnaround, etc.
- Design: Discuss how our most recent redesign (2013) fosters a better reader experience
- Next steps: How we’re using lessons learned to lay the ground work for our next phase of growth
Date, Time and Registration
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015
1-2 p.m. EDT/12-1 p.m. CDT
Registration has closed.
Cost: ASBPE members can register for free, and the cost for non-members is $35.*
*In case you missed it, membership in ASBPE is now free for qualified B2B editors, writers, freelancers, art directors, and designers! Learn more about this change here or sign up now to be a member.
About the Speakers
Jeff Higley is the former editorial director for Hotel & Motel Management magazine and has specialized in hotel industry journalism for a dozen years. He oversees all aspects of the Hotel News Now digital platform, including the Hotel News Now website and daily newsletters. Jeff also leads STR’s corporate public relations efforts and is a speaker at a number of industry events.
Patrick Mayock heads day-to-day operations for Hotel News Now’s in-house editorial team as well as a global network of foreign correspondents. Patrick also oversees website and mobile production for HNN, the Hotel Stock Index, and the group’s expanding family of newsletters. Patrick earned his bachelor’s degree from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and his master’s from Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.