USC SmartSate Center of Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development well represented at the Travel and Tourism Research Association's annual meeting held in Kansas City

Dr. Cardenas and Dr. Meng traveled to Kansas City, Mo, to attend and present at the Travel and Tourism Research Association's Annual Meeting. The duo was invited to present two papers “Resident Attitudes Toward Future Tourism Development: The Application of Trustworthiness” and “ Tourism Use History: Market Segmentation to Measure Resident Support for Future Tourism Development”.  The data used for both presentations was part of the Aiken-Equine grant our Center received last summer. More on this presentation and the conference can be found at http://www.ttra.com/events/ttra-annual-conference/.

Dr. Hudson Weighs in on the Bluffton Today Opinion Page

See Dr. Simon Hudson's  comments below:
http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-opinion/2013-06-30/making-bluffton-place-live-work-and-play-priority#.UdRkg-0YI05

Guest Columnist, Dr. Simon Hudson asks: "If Bluffton was a celebrity, then who would it be?"

 

See the full article at the link below:

http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-opinion/2013-07-03/if-bluffton-was-celebrity-then-who-would-it-be#.Udr8nPn2aCl

Measuring the Impact of Product Placement on Children Using Digital Brand Integration

Check Out Dr. Simon Hudson's Recent Publication: Hudson, S., & Elliott, C. (2013). “Measuring the Impact of Product Placement on Children Using Digital Brand Integration,” Journal of Food Products Marketing, 19(3), 1-25.

 

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10454446.2013.724370#.UcMk-O0YI04

Dr. Simon Hudson leads a team of researchers in developing an identity brand for the the town of Bluffton, SC.



http://www.wtoc.com/story/22673560/bluffton-seeks-input-to-brand-its-identity

Simon Hudson, Director of the Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development with the University of South Carolina, speaks with Cherod Webber, left, president and CEO of Innovative Global Supply, LLC, at InnoVenture 2013 on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. / Heidi Heilbrun

For full article:http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130509/BUSINESS/305090014/InnoVenture-10-years-old-still-putting-startups-front-investors?nclick_check=1

Simon Hudson was in Greenville yesterday at the 2013 Innoventure conference, and was honored to accept the 2013 Chris Przirembel Award on behalf of the Smart State Program. The Przirembel Prize recognizes collaborations in the southeastern United States which are recognized as significant by those outside the region.  More details about the prize are at http://innoventureconference.com/2013/przirembel-prize-2013/