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brands connected to the hospitality industries. Prior to starting Chandlerthinks, Steve enjoyed stints at a few of the southern U.S. premiere advertising agencies American Advertising Federation 7th District; a past board member for the Nashville American Marketing Association; and serving as a member of the Program Steve will be responsible from the beginning to the end of the project (and probably beyond that), and will be your primary contact. He also leads focus group Steve Chandler is a career marketing man with almost two decades of experience in strategic planning and brand development for local, regional and national Steve extends his professional passion outside of the office by recently serving as the professor on ÅDestination BrandingÆ for the Southeast Tourism SocietyÈs Marketing, immersing himself in the highly relevant digital marketing industry. As President of North Star Destination Strategies, Steve also guided numerous Today, Steve applies his classic marketing, destination branding and digital strategy backgrounds to Chandlerthinks, an agent-based strategic marketing and discussions and helps develop the community survey questions. His experience in similar projects for more than 60 destinations gives him the careful finesse Speaking engagements on the topic of place branding and the ever-changing online marketing trends also keeps Steve very busy. Past and recent speaking Marketing College; as a board member and Past-President for the American Advertising Federation - Nashville; a State Director and board member for the such as hospitality-focused BOHAN Advertising, and international branding agency BBDO. He was Director of Business Development for Paramore Online branding firm that emphasizes community and destination branding, and helps clients create a sense of place. Advisory Committee for Western Kentucky UniversityÈs Department of Advertising and Journalism. destinations through the strategic and delicate process of community branding and planning. needed to navigate and lead important stakeholders. He leads the creative direction. Steve Chandler - Owner/Lead Project Manager/Brand Strategist Florida Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Meeting, 2007 Bowling Green Professional Marketing Association, 2010 and 2013 Michigan Downtown Business Association Annual Meeting, 2007 University of Memphis School of Hospitality Management, 2010 Georgia GovernorÈs Conference on Tourism, Fall Meeting 2010 Georgia Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Meeting, 2012 Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference, 2013 East Texas City Manager Association Annual Meeting, 2007 Adjunct professor, Belmont University, 2011, 2012 Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, 2010 KTIA Annual Conference, 2013 and 2014 Destination and Place Branding engagements include: