Resources in Hospitality & Marketing

Working in social media and digital marketing can be exhausting. The same can be said for the hospitality industry. They’re both always on and always evolving and place an emphasis on the customer or user experience. They are two industries where people are the core “product” and yet it can be hard to grow in your experience and connections as a professional.

The good news is there are so many incredible resources out there to expand your knowledge and authentically network. I’ve rounded up a few of my favorites for expanding in knowledge and human connection but would love to know what you’ve find helpful as well in the comments.

Podcasts

• Hospitality

  • JPR’s Priority Status: Absolutely loooove this hospitality podcast. Lots of great conversations with fantastic hoteliers and individuals in the space.

  • Skift: The credible travel company hosts six different podcasts each month. A bit more newsy than real talk but definitely great for learning.

  • Hospitality Daily: Great tips on improving your business and growing your career in the hospitality world with some great “mentors”.

  • Travel Trends with Dan Christian: Hosts some fantastic individuals in the hospitality space - great please to stay up-to-date on trends.

  • Conscious Hospitality: A more human approach to evolving and growing in the hospitality space; really beautiful, authentic conversations.

• Marketing

  • Geek Out with Matt Navarra: Dives into the world of social media with interesting conversations and latest news.

Newsletters

• Hospitality

  • Hertelier: Fantastic for women that want to grow in the hospitality space and meet other likeminded women.

  • Skift: A well-known source in the hospitality agency offers “The Daily” newsletter. Expect to find travel news, trends, and reports.

  • Hotel Dive: A bit more straightforward news headlines to keep you up to date each morning.

  • Yolo Intel: Feels a bit more like a travel diary but has some fun reads. Claims to share “Travel intel and inspiration”.

  • The Stanza: A Friday weekly newsletter that claims to be at the intersection of investing x hospitality & fashion — i learned about them through their Instagram, which is great follow for the latest news and trends!

  • Room Service: From ‘The Daily Navigator’, a website created to help you, “Make informed travel decisions with objective news, reviews, and advice from travel experts.”

• Marketing

  • The Daily Carnage: Feels like there is a bit of a cult following for this daily newsletter that serves up the latest news, tools, tips within the marketing space. I find these kind of straightforward and semi boring but there are some gems in there.

  • Geek Out with Matt Navarra: Offers the latest and greatest news and updates in social media.

  • Scan Club: A very millennial/gen-z breakdown of the latest and greatest in social media from the creative agency Arcade Studio. Described as: “Every month we share the top stories happening across industries and the surprising ways they could affect the future of digital marketing. Marketers: you're going to want to add this powerful tool to your roster.”

  • Link in Bio: Always a fun read from Rachel Karten, this newsletter is about “working in social media, creating clever content, and making sure your boss never asks you to ‘ago viral’.”

Organizations

• Hospitality

  • Travel Massive: There are a ton of chapters around the globe that host monthly free events!

  • Hertelier: An online media platform that celebrates and supports women in hospitality. They often host events and panels around the US.

  • Women in Travel THRIVE: A really beautiful organization with a purpose to help mentor future generations and provide resources designed to support the empowerment of women.

  • Women Leading Travel & Hospitality: Another lovely women-led organization with the goal of being a “place where [women] can unite, educate and inspire one another”.

• Social Media

  • Later: A social media tool that actually offers great resources for learning and development. They launched a podcast recently called “Beyond Influence” but I kind of refuse to listen to it because it’s hosted by Kwamee Appiah from Love Is Blind, which feels so weirdly off base.

Meet Ups

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