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San Antonio CVB Takes Steps to Transition to Nonprofit

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The San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to better their competitive advantage and bring in more money by transitioning to a nonprofit. The more money we can spend on making sure San Antonio is visible within the state, nationally, and internationally, the better competitive advantage that we certainly will have.

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How Events Are Leveraging Creativity As They Go Virtual

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The Toy Association, which puts on two Toy Fair marketplaces annually, has taken those events virtual by putting on a series of digital “seven-day market weeks” that will help toymakers show off their wares through a number of virtual events. Among them: Building a virtual expo hall. The first virtual event will take place starting July 13.

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Study: Public Can’t See Past Profit Motive of Social Good Companies

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In the work, Saerom Lee, an assistant professor of marketing at The University of Texas at San Antonio, and coauthors Karen Winterich, an associate professor of marketing at Pennsylvania State University, and Lisa E. The Role of Greed Perceptions in Consumer Support for Social Ventures.”.

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KiKi's Unofficial ASAE Annual 2016 Party List (a.k.a. How to Never Be Alone at #ASAE16)

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

Bean Creative Meet at the South Foyer/South Plaza entrance on Level One (look for the Pikachu balloon!)

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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

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If you’re in the job market, you might want to head to Pittsburgh—especially if you’re just starting out in your career. Sydney Bennet of Apartment List noted that large coastal cities like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco tend to price themselves out of the market, leading smaller markets to be a better bet.

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Conference Circuit: Franchise Forum

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The International Franchise Association’s 2016 Convention takes place in San Antonio starting this weekend. Location: San Antonio, TX. Association: International Franchise Association. Conference: 2016 IFA Convention. Venue: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Have a Meeting on the Horizon?

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Conference Circuit: Lights On

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The National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors’ 2016 Annual Conference will begin in San Antonio this weekend. Lighting distributors and manufacturers are headed to San Antonio to network, share ideas and business tactics, and learn how advances in the industry will affect their businesses moving forward.