2016 Kentucky Travel Industry Annual Conference Marriott Griffin Gate Resort Lexington, Kentucky
EXHIBITORS
AAA Magazines AAA Members travel more, stay longer and spend more. Reach these travel prospects with an advertisement in AAA Magazines. AAA Magazines is our primary member communication and we feature Kentucky editorial in almost every issue!
Matt Robertson, Regional Sales Manager [email protected] (402) 686-0922 http://www.hamediagroup.com/matt
Able Quality Printing Able Quality Printing is a family owned business operating for over 35 years. We specialize in sheet fed offset and digital printing. We offer, 1 color, 2 Color and Full color printing for everything including business cards, envelopes, letterhead, carbonless forms, and newsletters, plus large format printing for banners, yard signs, magnets and many other items. We also sell a variety of Ad Specialty items along with screen printing and embroidery of all types of wearables. Call us at 502.968.4252 or email us at [email protected]
Dennis Esterle 4550 Poplar Level Road Louisville, KY 40213 502.968.4252 502.966.9048 Fax [email protected]
AD-RACK AD-RACK distributes tourism brochures to over 800 locations in Kentucky (including Kentucky Rest Areas), Ohio, Tennessee and Georgia. We have provided professional and reliable service to the tourism industry for over 40 years. Joyce Bryant-Sales, Lori Wellkamp 12700 Townepark Way, Suite 201 Louisville, KY 40243 (502) 253-5454 [email protected] / [email protected]
ADARA ADARA leverages global proprietary travel data to deliver increased business performance through their innovative platform, and exceptional team. ADARA’s Magellan platform transforms loyalty, search and booking data into actionable insights allowing companies to better understand, reach and engage customers. Magellan is fueled by first-party data from over 100 global travel brands, including United, Delta, Ryanair, Accor, Marriott and Hertz. Founded in 2009, ADARA currently has 19 offices across the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia, including its headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Don Jones Sr. Manager, Analytics [email protected] (646) 342-6372 1070 E. Meadow Circle Palo Alto, CA 94303
Blue Ridge Outdoors As the leading monthly regional outdoor lifestyle magazine, our readers are devoted travelers, who spend their free time exploring new destinations. BRO is their trusted resource for adventure planning, and we want to send them to Kentucky!
Leah Woody [email protected] (434) 817-2755 x16
The Bourbon Review It’s no secret, BOURBON IS ON FIRE! The Bourbon Review quarterly magazine connects you directly with the colossal tourism obsession surrounding the people, the culture, and the history of The Bourbon State. Be part of the Bourbon Renaissance!
The Bourbon Review Seth Thompson, Co-Publisher 859-797-7459 [email protected]
Byways Magazine In 2017 Byways Magazine will enter its 34th year of covering the destinations along the highways and byways of North America - The USA and Canada. After 27 years of print, Byways became the first travel publication to go all digital. We are unique in that we give every qualifying contract advertiser an Apple iPad Pro. And they get another one when they renew their contract. Is this expensive? Yes, we just surpassed $100,000 in Apple iPad purchases.
Stephen Kirchner Editor & Publisher Byways Magazine 7902 Pleasant Valley Court Louisville, KY 40291 502-785-4875 [email protected] www.bywaysmagazine.com
Carbon Media Group Carbon Media Group is the largest digital media company targeting outdoor, action and agriculture enthusiasts. Our mission is to create innovative ways to connect brands with those who live, work and play outdoors.
Mike Lipa [email protected]
Compass Media Compass Media has 30 years of experience and proven success in travel and tourism marketing, custom publishing and integrated advertising programs.
Mike Cooper [email protected] 175 Northshore Place Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Connect Connect is a senior leader in the meetings, travel and tourism industry. Specializing in destination marketing, Connect produces digital campaigns, magazines and trade shows, travel guides, and destination information distributed through broadcast and custom programs.
Emily Crowley, Regional Director of Sales 15 Technology Pkwy. S., Suite 250 Norcross, Georgia 30092 Office: (678) 987-9936 Mobile: (912) 224-3799 Fax: (770) 582-9898
DREAMSCAPES DREAMSCAPES is pleased to be the exclusive Canadian magazine partner in the Kentucky Co-Op Program. Recognized as Canada’s premier consumer travel magazine, DREAMSCAPES is audited and distributed across Canada as an insert in The Globe & Mail newspaper with over 70% reaching the desirable Ontario drive market. Each issue is accessible in print, online and to digital subscribers. Sandra Kitchen (866) 600-5918 or (403) 609-3935 [email protected]
Endless Vacation Endless Vacation, the largest circulation national travel magazine in the U.S. reaching 4.2 million travelers, provides award-winning content across multiple platforms. As the ultimate trip-planning resource for those who have made a lifetime commitment to travel, your destination message can receive coveted access to touch points throughout each trip-planning journey.
Madelyn Roberts VP Associate Publisher, Multimedia T: 646.437.0630 [email protected]
Garden & Gun Garden & Gun is the only magazine that moves from the sporting life to lush land and gardens, from architectural pursuits to adventurous travel, from food and drink to visual splendor. It is about appreciating the richness of the South and knowing how that understanding can enrich one’s life and translate beyond Southern geography.
Jana Robinson Southeast Sales Director 678-399-3302 [email protected]
The Group Travel Leader Since 1990, the Group Travel Leader, Inc. has published the industry’s best read, most trusted magazines for traveling groups of all ages and sizes.
Stacey Bowman, Advertising Sales Director 301 E. High Street Lexington, KY 40507 [email protected]
Hoffman Media Hoffman Media, LLC is a privately held, leading special-interest publisher based in Birmingham, Alabama. The company specializes in publications targeted to the women’s market.
M. Kelly Hediger Account Director Office: (770) 209 9858 Mobile: (770) 380 9894 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhediger
Kentucky Living Kentucky Living has the largest circulation of ANY print medium in the state, with over 477,000 households and close to 1 MILLION readers every month! On average our readers take 4 trips per year, stay 4 nights in hotels and spend $2,200 per trip. Our Annual Travel issue has a shelf life of at least 6 months and readers use our magazine to help plan family trips and weekend getaways. Tap in to the power of Kentucky Living…nobody covers Kentucky Better!
Renee Williams, Advertising Manager Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives 4515 Bishop Lane Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 815-6337 [email protected] www.kaec.org www.kentuckyliving.com
Kentucky Monthly Kentucky Monthly, 18 years and growing, celebrates the people, places, events and culture of our Commonwealth. By highlighting the best our state has to offer, we unite Kentuckians everywhere and create a sense of pride and community.
Julie Moore Senior Account Executive Kentucky Monthly (270) 485-4098 www.kentuckymonthly.com
Kentucky Travel Guide The Kentucky Travel Guide is a comprehensive collection of Kentucky destinations, dining, lodging, and more, helping travelers discover their next adventures since 1967!
Alyson Herbstreith [email protected] (502) 584.2720
The Lane Report The Lane Report is a monthly business and economic news magazine in its 28th year of coverage in Kentucky. Its controlled circulation reaches the state's decision makers — corporate executives, professionals, business owners, government officials, civic leaders and economic development managers. TLR is the only business publication that covers every county in the state, with a concentration of circulation in the Louisville-Lexington-Northern Kentucky triangle. Its website, lanereport.com, covers daily business news and events from across the state.
Curt Smith 5905 Hickman Ct. Louisville, KY 40207 (502) 548-0434
Lanham Media Service Offering offset, digital, and large format printing online at www.DesignPrintCafe.com. Brochures, rack cards, attraction postcards, retractable banners, x-frame banners, vinyl banners, trade show exhibits, outdoor tents, branded promotional products.
Bob Lanham [email protected] 8 Justice Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 352-2033
The Local Palate The Local Palate Magazine celebrates the food culture of the South by sharing recipes, revealing processes, and indulging in a love for the culinary experience.
Courtney Flanagan, Advertising Sales Executive 496 King Street, 2nd Floor Charleston, SC 29403 (203) 980-4024 thelocalpalate.com
Madden Media Madden Media has been connecting people to places since 1976. Offering print and digital solutions including 2 KDTT Coops this spring. Stop by our booth to learn more and enter to win a great prize.
Tricia Wisbrock, Regional Account Manager Direct: (314) 925-7297 Mobile: (314) 882-0276
Meredith/Navigate Media Meredith Corporation is the leading media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith creates engaging content, then uses multiple distribution platforms including print, television, online, mobile and video to provide consumers with compelling content.
Mark Needle Sale Account Manager Navigate Media [email protected] Cell: 678-431-0080 Office: 678-507-0110 x113
Miles Miles markets destinations and hospitality businesses by creating innovative, forward-thinking, integrated online, mobile, email and print content marketing solutions that result in increased visitation, industry participation and measurable results.
Eric Lukehart Mobile: (859) 339-7986 [email protected] www.milespartnership.com
NCC Media NCC Media is the national ad sales, marketing and technology company representing virtually all of America’s multichannel video providers. NCC is the industry’s leading multi-platform sales organization, where travel advertisers can reach local Cable, Satellite and Telco homes across dozens of cable networks, via a single media buy.
Craig Huber [email protected]
Ohio Magazine/Long Weekends and Scripps Digital Marketing Network Ohio Magazine is a monthly, subscriber based magazine distributed throughout Ohio. It is devoted to arts and entertainment, life and regional travel, reaching 358,000 readers monthly. LongWeekends is a biannual regional travel publication which is distributed in Ohio and all the surrounding states plus Tennessee and Southern Ontario. Great Lakes Publishing partners with Scripps Digital Marketing Network to provide state of the art digital solutions to our clients, including SEO/SEM, email and banner marketing.
Marilyn S. Tanious, Advertising Account Executive Great Lakes Publishing Company 6375 Riverside Drive, Suite 50 Dublin, Ohio 43017 Office: (614) 717-6709 Cell: (614) 634-2399 Fax: (614) 461-5506 [email protected]
Preservation Magazine Every city and county in Kentucky has history. Whether it’s Civil War history, architectural history, museums or your historic downtown, these are the sites our readers love to visit. Make sure they are aware of you!
Dan Tomkiewicz (770) 640-1681 [email protected]
Prosper Media Group Since 1998 our Emmy recognized team has provided affordable and professional multimedia video production services throughout Kentucky including 360 panorama photography, studio and aerial video. Creative video production services. It’s what we do.
888.528.1999 / 859.400.0136 [email protected] www.ProsperMG.com
Red Pixel Studios, Inc. Red Pixel Studios is an Owensboro design group that develops Web sites, smart phone apps, logos and print materials to drive successful tourism campaigns.
Jason Kyle / Rob Howard redpixel.com (270) 685-8355 [email protected]
Runt Hunt Ruth Hunt Candy Company has been producing the finest traditional Kentucky sweets since 1921. Known for our pulled cream candy, Blue Monday candy bars and bourbon balls, as well as some 75 other candies.
Anne W. Arnold-Ratliff (859) 298-0138 [email protected]
Southern Living Southern Living celebrates the best of life in the South. Reaching over 18 million consumers each month, we share authentic experiences and advance Southern culture by fostering creativity, community, commerce and pride of place.
Leslie Bond (865) 924-3206 obond@ [email protected]
Standard Textile Standard Textile provides engineered linen solutions including sheets and towels that are Room Ready For You, reducing costs while enhancing the guest experience.
Tom Ernst [email protected] 513-679-5293
Triangle Talent Triangle Talent is a full service entertainment booking agency celebrating 56 years of business. Triangle’s robust lists of clients include Kentucky State Fair, Kentucky Derby Festival, Texas Roadhouse, Papa John’s, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, FFA Convention, and numerous other clubs, corporations and events. Triangle Talent can supply all of your musical and specialty act needs for any sized event as well as provide the logistics, production, and execution of the entertainment.
Jill Aguiar Triangle Talent, LLC 10424 Watterson Trail Louisville KY 40299 [email protected]
Trip Advisor Trip Advisor enables travelers to plan and book the perfect trip and allows DMOs to strategically target 375 million unique monthly visitors throughout the travel planning cycle on sites operating in 45 countries and 28 languages.
Scott Caufield, DMO Sales Manager - Midwest Mobile: (972) 489-4553 Office: (469) 481-6479 TripAdvisor.com
The Weather Channel Right Place, Right Time, Right Product, Right Partnership
Virgil Wilson, Sales Channel Partner Manager Mobile: (973) 271-6572 Email: [email protected]
Weatherbug Mike Obrzut, Account Executive Office: 917-261-3953 Mobile: 708-203-5220 [email protected]
Where To Go Where To Go gives you more ways to reach the millions of visitors that travel to Kentucky each year. We offer our Infocards in Lexington, Louisville & Cincinnati. Our Where To Go...Kentucky Guide is produced each quarter and the Kentucky Touring & Travel Map is printed twice each year. Both are distributed throughout the state and we also offer brochure distribution to over 100 locations.
Stacey Koon, President (502) 895-4488 www.wheretogousa.com www.wheretogokentucky.com
Wild Turkey Distillery Here’s your chance to explore where we make the finest Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Who knows, you might even see Master Distiller Jimmy Russell himself. Courtney Clare [email protected]
WKYT WKYT-TV and the CW Lexington are Broadcast TV affiliates in Lexington. In addition to broadcasting, WKYT-Digital is a full service online marketing partner capable of reaching 99% of all websites online that serve ads.
Ben Crum & Ryan Mollenkopf 2851 Winchester Rd. Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 312-7701 [email protected]