Cody Yellowstone Brings Home Eight Adrian Awards from Hospitality Industry’s Leading Sales and Marketing Organization

Ryan Hauck accepted the awards.

The Park County Travel Council – also known as Cody Yellowstone – was recently recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) with eight Adrian Awards during the organization’s 68th annual competition.

With more than 500 industry and agency executives in attendance, the event honored the most innovative and successful travel marketing, public relations, advertising and integrated campaigns.

Cody Yellowstone garnered the following awards:

Women’s Hiking Retreat – Advertising, Influencer Marketing: Bronze
Cody Yellowstone Social Media – Digital, Social Media/Social Networking: Gold
Heartbeat of the Rodeo Social Campaign – Digital, Social Media Campaign: Bronze
WILD Forever Audio – Digital, Audio: Silver, Best of Category
Heartbeat of the Rodeo Video Series: Digital, Video Multiple Channels: Silver
Heartbeat of the Rodeo Red Carpet Premiere – Public Relations/Communications, Special Event: Silver,
WILD Forever – Integrated Campaign – Business to Consumer: Platinum
WILD Forever – Integrated Campaign – Business to Consumer: Gold

“These awards help to demonstrate that a small group of dedicated and talented individuals can accomplish significant things,” said Ryan Hauck, executive director of Cody Yellowstone, the marketing arm for the region that includes the towns of Cody, Powell and Meeteetse, a large swath of the Shoshone National Forest and about half of Yellowstone National Park. “Special mention goes to our staff and our digital/advertising agency VERB Interactive. Thank you so much for your continued efforts.”

According to HSMAI, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is committed to growing business for hotels and their partners and is the industry’s leading advocate for intelligent, sustainable hotel revenue growth. The association provides hotel professionals and their partners with tools, insights, and expertise to fuel sales, inspire marketing, and optimize revenue through programs such as HSMAI Digital Marketing Strategy Conference, Adrian Awards, and Revenue Optimization Conference. Founded in 1927 and celebrating 90 years in 2017, HSMAI is a membership organization comprising more than 5,000 members worldwide, with 40 chapters in the Americas Region. Connect with HSMAI at hsmai.org, HSMAI Facebook, HSMAI, Twitter, and HSMAI YouTube.

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Home of the Great American Adventure, Cody Yellowstone is comprised of the northwestern Wyoming towns of Cody, Powell and Meeteetse as well as areas inside of Yellowstone National Park and the valley east of the entrance. The region is known for rodeos, authentic guest and dude ranches, world-class museums and recreational adventures that reflect the adventurous spirit of the visionaries and explorers who brought the remote region to the world’s attention.

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