Live Marketing launches
virtual event platform

Partnership with 6Connex expands virtual marketing capabilities

CHICAGO — Live Marketing can now help clients take full advantage of the virtual event world thanks to its new partnership with 6Connex, the industry’s leading Virtual Experience Platform provider.

“By combining the 6Connex feature-rich Platform with our content creation and delivery solutions, we are now in the position to help our clients create powerful virtual programs that will yield excellent results,” said Live Marketing Creative Director, Anne Trompeter.

Live Marketing has boosted its virtual technology capabilities and is now able to leverage the same engagement and messaging strategies that make it a face-to-face marketing leader in the virtual space. 6Connex, a wholly owned subsidiary of Design Reactor, has been a pioneer in developing virtual technology marketing solutions.

The 6Connex Virtual Experience Platform enables businesses and individuals to connect and engage virtually using a dimensional environment-like architecture. Suitable for both B2B and B2C social networking applications, it creates virtual experiences for tradeshows, events, conferences and more.

“As our clients have begun adding virtual events into their marketing mix, we’re pleased to continue to be a turn-key provider, creating experiential marketing programs for our customers that generate powerful results in both live and virtual environments,” said Mark Norby, Executive Vice President of Live Marketing.

“We’re expanding our business by enabling established event marketers like Live Marketing to take their customers into the virtual space,” said Scott Kellner, CMO of 6Connex. “Our Virtual Experience Platform is the ideal vehicle to expand the attendee experience beyond space and time limitations.”

For more information about Live Marketing’s virtual and web-based solutions, visit www.vlivemarketing.com.

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Louis Armstrong Airport
lands deal for AeroMexico Service

NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans, Inc., the regional economic alliance, in partnership with the City of New Orleans, recently announced with Mayor C. Ray Nagin and officials that an agreement has been signed with AeroMexico to restart international service at Louis Armstrong Airport.

AeroMexico, the global airline of Latin America, plans to launch six weekly, non-stop flights on July 6 between New Orleans and Mexico City, with convenient connecting flights to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on 50-seat ERJ 145 regional jets.  The route represents the first new international flight service to be announced for New Orleans since 2005.

“We're very excited about this opportunity to provide the people of New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding region with a convenient way to travel to Mexico City with easy connections to Honduras and over 60 destinations in Mexico and around the world,” said Frank Galan, Vice President, U.S. Division, Aeromexico. “Our decision is a statement about the distinctive service we plan to bring to your city. It also is an expression of our confidence in New Orleans and the tremendous progress you have made since Hurricane Katrina. We believe this is an ideal time to expand the travel opportunities for residents of New Orleans and visitors to your community.” [CONTINUED]