CHICAGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — UBM Studios, the global leader in digital events, environments and communities, today announced that Michael Kushner, VP Digital Media Strategy, will participate on an EXPO webinar entitled “Virtual Events: Next Steps” that will take place online on Tuesday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.  Click here to register for the webcast.

For many show organizers, digital events have become a successful way to extend a show brand, reach new and bigger audiences and even provide new revenue opportunities. Simply offering the same format can get stale, especially in the digital space. Kushner and Derek Jenkins, Event Director, CIO Summits, CDM Media will explore the ways show organizers can take their digital events to the next level, including new format options, monetization tactics as well as spin-offs.

“This webinar is a great way for me to share my insights into how digital environments can be part of any organization’s business strategy moving forward.  I plan to showcase the broadening use of digital solutions and outline how event organizers can use these environments to create a solid return on investment,” said Kushner.

Kushner has held various sales and business development positions at companies such as Forbes, Inc., The Nielsen Company and Reed Elsevier, where he oversaw the streaming media business and the development of interactive digital content platforms. He also pioneered live editorial webcast series, the capturing and repurposing of content from physical conferences and trade shows and has developed numerous branded Virtual events and Expos. At UBM Studios, Kushner works with both internal and external clients in the development of integrated media strategies using next-generation digital business solutions.

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The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

For the first time, The American Business Awards will be presented at two awards events: the ABA’s traditional banquet on Monday, June 18 in New York, and a new tech awards event on Monday, September 17 in San Francisco.

More than 3,000 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others.

“We are honored to be a finalist in the Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees category of the American Business Awards.  Our talented team creates powerful and intuitive digital environments and communities that helps organizations throughout the world connect, educate and engage with audiences to capitalize on growth opportunities.  Additionally, our business continues to capitalize on the tremendous growth capabilities in Marketing-as-a-Service through technology innovation; user experience; user platform; and digital, mobile and social media,” said Kate Spellman, President, UBM Studios.

Last year, UBM Studios launched a range of digital solution suites designed to help organizations meet their business communication objectives effectively and consistently.  Additionally, UBM Studios expanded its offices in Europe and Asia in order to serve these growing markets.  With the addition of these offices, UBM Studios can now provide customers with global accessibility to meet the specific needs of each region.  UBM Studios also continues to add new features and functionality to increase user engagement for its customers, including increased mobility, enhanced social and communications tools, virtual learning and extending global capabilities.

Finalists were chosen by more than 140 business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  More than 150 members of 10 specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place May 14 – 25.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

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On Thursday, May 17 at 4:15 p.m. at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Friday, May 18 at 8:30 a.m. at the New Orleans Convention Center, Beaulieu will join a panel of experts to examine “How Hybrid Events Can Extend the Life and Reach of your Physical Event Programs.”  Hybrid events are an important way to turbo charge an event before, during and after the physical program. As a pre-event tactic, hybrid events can help drive traffic to an event. By streaming an event live, producers can extend the reach of events to create a growing community and enhance relationships. Developing a collaborative environment for physical event attendees and virtual event attendees is also critical to heightening audience engagement.  This panel will examine how digital environments can enhance physical events.  Attendees will learn to create successful hybrid solutions to optimize the effectiveness of their physical events.  Other panel participants include Steve Boyce, Vice President, Business Development, INXPO and Michael Doyle, Executive Director, Virtual Edge Institute.

“Today hybrid environments can be offered in a variety of creative formats to complement physical programs.  Steve, Michael and I will discuss various scenarios that have been proven successful,” said Beaulieu.  “We’re looking forward to helping government meeting professionals understand the benefits of adding hybrid environments to their repertoire.”

With more than 15 years of experience, Beaulieu has a track record of significantly growing revenue in both the virtual media and publishing markets. Beaulieu held a variety of positions at Ziff Davis Media; most recently, she was Senior Vice President at Ziff Davis Enterprise – Event Sales. While at Ziff Davis Media, Beaulieu created and built a $6M virtual event business – eSeminars; led the company’s International Licensing group; and launched PCMagCast, a virtual event business created specifically for PC Magazine’s audience. In addition, Beaulieu held several positions with InXpo where she implemented virtual event business strategy and managed key publishing and enterprise accounts including Tech Target, Red7 Media, ZDE, Bank of America and EMC. Earlier, Beaulieu held key marketing positions with several dotcoms.

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CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Milicruit, the recognized leader in virtual career fairs for veterans, and military spouses, today announced that more than 3,300 veterans and military spouses have been hired by the industry leading employers who have signed on for the 10,000 Jobs for Veterans and Military Spouses Challenge www.10000jobs.com in just two months.

As part of the challenge, Milicruit has agreed to host monthly national virtual career fairs that are open to active duty, guard/reservists, veterans, and military spouses. In addition to the virtual career fairs, Milicruit through a partnership with DirectEmployers Association has also launched Milicruit Crosswalk, which allows veterans to search for jobs with all the employers in Milicruit virtual career fairs in one location.

“When we started the challenge, we knew we wanted to be able to show actual results of those hired and therefore we required employers to report back each month on exactly how many veterans and spouses they have hired. We expected good results because we knew our employer partners recognized and valued the skills and talent veterans and military spouses bring to the workforce, but over 3,300 in just two months far exceeds our expectations, and is a testament to the employers who are actually doing the hiring,” stated Kevin O’Brien, vice president of business development, Milicruit.

Employers from a wide range of industries have signed on to take the 10,000 Jobs Challenge including; American Red Cross, Aetna, Arise, Camping World and Good Sam, CBRE, CHS Medical, Citi, Convergys, DaVita, DISH Network, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, General Motors, Graybar, IHG, IM Flash, Level 3 Communications, Lowe’s, Penske Truck Leasing, Pepsi Beverages Company, Pfizer, Philips, Progressive, Sears, State Street Corporation, The SI Organization, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Union Pacific, Waste Management, and Xerox Business Services.

Milicruit will host a nationwide virtual career fair on May 23, 2012 that will feature more than 40 employers representing in excess of 24,000 jobs available. Service members and military spouses are encouraged to register today to reserve their space in these ground-breaking events at www.veteranscareerfair.com.

Unlike a traditional career fair, the virtual career fairs allows employers to meet and interact with talent from all over the country/world in one day, and without the cost, burden or environmental impact typically associated with traveling to and from physical venues.

CHICAGO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — UBM Studios, the global leader in digital events, environments and communities, today announced its Mobile Event Application supported UBM Canon’s co-located BIOMEDevice, Design & Manufacturing New England and Electronics New England event, which took place April 25-26, 2012 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. The new application allows event producers to generate new revenue streams while connecting exhibitors, sponsors and attendees with relevant updates and content before, during and after an event.

eMarketer recently predicted that 81.3 million tablets will be sold in 2012 alone, up from 15.7 million in 2011.  Tablet devices will become a primary means for consumers to access nearly all forms of digital content in the very near future.

“On average we are seeing approximately 35 percent of attendees using the mobile event applications.  However, with strong marketing and by offering a web portal in advance of an event the number of app downloads can exceed event attendance,” said Kate Spellman, President, UBM Studios.  “The mobile event applications enhance an attendees experience and enable sponsors and exhibitors to get their messages to the right audience.”

The UBM Canon Boston 2012 mobile app and its accompanying desktop web portal provide event attendees, which include medical technology and electronics professionals, with a new way to experience the co-located event.  The desktop web portal offers the same information as the mobile app and allows users to plan attendance at the event and view content when they return to the office from their personal computer.

Attendees are able to plan their schedules by viewing and selecting the sessions and exhibitors they are interested in by creating a personal agenda communicating with other attendees and exhibitors and requesting appointments; view, pan, zoom and locate the sessions and exhibitors through interactive mapping; exhibitor, sponsors and other attendees can send messages to attendees who access the portal/mobile app; and spread news about the event and stay up-to-date on the latest information using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media.  Additionally, attendees are able to search by company name, speaker/attendee name, keyword searches and interests to find relevant content.

The native mobile app is available through iTunes for the iPhone and iPad and the Android Marketplace for Android phones and tablets. Users can also access the mobile app through the MobileWeb for the BlackBerry.

The UBM Canon Boston 2012 mobile app and its accompanying desktop web portal is available at:  http://showcase2.eventgenie.com/ubmcanonboston2012/

“The attendee experience was transformed with the UBM Canon Boston 2012 mobile app.  Not only were our attendees able to personalize their event experience in advance of the conference by identifying the sessions, exhibitors, speakers and other show features that interested them, but they were able to have all of this information with them throughout the event to ensure they got the most out of the conference.  By partnering with UBM Studios we were able to take our event to the next level.  The feedback we have received from our sponsors, exhibitors and attendees is very positive,” said Amy Lindstrum, Director of Business Operations, Events, UBM Canon.

Additionally, the Mobile Event Application was utilized at the co-located AeroCon; ATX South; Design & Manufacturing South; Electronics South; Green Mfg Expo South; and SouthPack event, which took place May 2-3, 2012 in Charlotte, NC.

The Mobile Event Application will also be utilized at the following co-located UBM Canon events:

• Process Technology for Industry; Int’l Powder & Bulk Solids; ChemProcess; ProcessPack; PharmaProcess; and FoodProcess event, which will take place May 8-10, 2012 in Chicago, IL
• Atlantic Design & Manufacturing; ATX East; EastPack; SIM; MD&M East; Pharmapack North America; and International Contract Services Expo, which will take place May 22-24, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.
• Assembly & Automation Technology Expo; Medical Design & Manufacturing Chicago; Design & Manufacturing Midwest; SensorTec; Sustainability in Manufacturing; and Contract Manufacturing Expo, which will take place June 19-21, 2012 in Chicago, IL.

UBM Studios creates mobile solutions for companies throughout the world in a variety of industries.  Other key mobile features offered by UBM Studios includes:  Crowdsourcing, including surveys, polls, questions; real-time feedback on sessions; enhanced exhibitor listings; product directories, QR Code readers; messages to attendees/exhibitors; information pages; and much more.

For additional information on UBM Studios, contact Max Gerstein at 773 687 4317 or max.gerstein@ubm.com.

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CHICAGO, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – UBM Studios, the global leader in digital events, environments and communities, today announced that its business is accelerating and it is rapidly expanding its team.

“Our business has benefited from the growth of Marketing-as-a-Service. We continue to develop our talent and expertise as well as bring in new skill sets to help our customers grow their businesses through digital events, environments and communities,” said Kate Spellman, President, UBM Studios.  “We have also been honored with several industry awards that showcase our continued commitment to the digital marketplace.”

UBM Studios team expands:

• Larry Stein steps into the new role of Process Optimization Director.  Stein has widened his role to include process improvements including reporting and customer service initiatives.
• Max Gerstein takes over the new role of Sales Engineer and is responsible for educating marketers and event producers on the technology, cost implications and how to best meet objectives through the use of various digital media products and environments.
• Vincent Rathod has joined UBM Studios as a Web Developer. Rathod is an accomplished web developer with extensive background in the full life-cycle of web development process and maintenance of various websites properties.
• Gavin Beeman has joined the company as Account Executive and is responsible for growing and strengthening the UBM Studios customer base. Beeman comes to UBM Studios from vCom Solutions.
• Earlier this year, UBM Studios welcomed Kevin Conarchy as General Manager – Finance. Conarchy is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, as well as the annual budget process, forecasting and operations performance.
• In February, UBM Studios also promoted Jessica Newell to Project Manager where she serves as a client advocate focused on understanding the client’s needs and the goals of each environment.
• In February, Karen Liu was hired as Creative Project Manager and is responsible for providing creative strategic services to clients.

As UBM Studios has received industry recognition for its innovative digital environments:

• 2011 min’s Best of the Web Awards in the “Virtual Tradeshow or Online Event” category for Everything Channel’s COMDEXvirtual
• 2011 Be2Award in the “Best Virtual or Hybrid Event” category for the UBM Built Environment’s Sustainability Now series of virtual events
• 2011 Conference Award in the “Best Virtual or Hybrid Conference” category for the Sustainability Now series
• 2012 min’s Best of the Web Awards win in the Tablet App — Paid — Interactive category for UBM Electronics All-Access Conference Pass application for the ARM TechCon™
• 2012 Business Marketing Awards – NYC ACE second place award for the Microsite Landing Page-Under $25,000 category for UBM Channel’s COMDEXvirtual
• 2012 Business Marketing Awards – NYC ACE third place award for the Social Media Twitter Campaign category for UBM Built Environment’s Collaborative BIM Series
• 2012 Business Marketing Awards – NYC ACE third place award for the Mobile Marketing category for UBM Electronics All-Access Conference Pass application for the ARM TechCon™

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CHICAGO, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – UBM Studios, the global leader in digital events, environments and communities, today announced that it has won two Business Marketing Association of New York ACE awards. The Awards recognize the year’s top creative campaigns, the inspired talent who conceived them, and the agencies and clients who have successfully elevated brand and driven demand.

“We are very excited to have received top honors in this competition.  These awards highlight our talented team as well as our strong commitment to digital environments,” said Kate Spellman, President, UBM Studios.  “We look forward to continuing to listen to the needs of our customers and developing future digital environments that help drive business forward.”

The winning digital environments include:

• UBM Studios and UBM Channel won second place in the Microsite Landing Page-Under $25,000 category for COMDEXvirtual.com. COMDEXvirtual is a global IT channel industry event targeted to solution providers.  The event addressed key issues pertinent to solution providers and presented with the latest wave of new technologies. UBM Channel partnered with UBM Studios to create a robust and interactive landing page and digital environment that was visually and functionally rich to support a large audience of simultaneous users.  COMDEXvirtual hosted more than 4,300 attendees over the course of two days. The virtual event featured more than 40 speakers, a dozen keynotes, and nine on demand conference sessions.  According to survey feedback, more than 90 percent of attendees suggested the content presented was relevant and interesting and thought the environment was intuitive and user friendly.Michael O’Sullivan, Creative Director, UBM Studios said, “The landing page brings the COMDEXvirtual environment to life. It’s an interactive gateway to the extensive UBM Channel environment.  We created this intuitive interface with appealing visuals to encourage interest and interaction.”

• UBM Studios and UBM Built Environment won third place in the Social Media Twitter Campaign category for the Collaborative BIM Series.  The Collaborative BIM Series digital event series of four editorial focused webinars supported by the Building magazine brand (www.building.co.uk) and produced by the Client Solutions team (www.clientsolutions.co.uk). The webinar series was presented in UBM Studios‘ Webcast Theater.  The seminar series created a platform to provide practical advice and guidance on the subject of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and featured an editorially-led online resource center, provided practical advice and guidance through a series of webinars as well as documents and links.  Additionally, a prominent industry expert was appointed as the “social media chair” to promote the third webinar through Twitter.  The webinar drew 797 live unique viewers as well as 197 on demand viewers.  The average dwell time was 41+ minutes, there were 306 tweets (during and immediately after the webinar) and the Twitter reach was 30,000.

Earlier this month, UBM Studios won a min’s Best of the Web award for UBM Electronics‘ All-Access Conference Pass application for the ARM TechCon™ event in the Tablet App — Paid — Interactive category.

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