The Daily Stat: Every Conference You Attend Generates New Jobs

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile APRIL 12, 2013 Every Conference You Attend Generates New Jobs An additional 100 hotel rooms occupied per day during a year in a given U.S. city generates an average of 2 to 5 new jobs in local industries such as construction, retail, and health care, according to a study of 20 years of data by Vrinda Kadiyali and Renáta Kosová of Cornell. These positive economic effects are mainly the result of people staying in full-service hotels that target wealthy customers, business travelers, families, and conferences. Source: Inter-industry employment spillovers from tourism inflows Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future Ebook Now Available Are you where you want to be professionally? Whether you want to advance faster at your present company, change jobs, or make the jump to a new field entirely, the goal is clear: to build a career that thrives on your unique passions and talents. But to achieve this in today's competitive job market, it's almost certain that at some point you'll need to reinvent yourself professionally. Consider this book your road map for the next phase of your career journey. Branding expert Dorie Clark provides a step-by-step guide to help you assess your unique strengths, develop a compelling personal brand, and ensure that others recognize the powerful contribution you can make. Mixing personal stories with engaging interviews and examples from well-known personalities—Mark Zuckerberg, Al Gore, Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, and others—"Reinventing You" shows how to think big about your professional goals, take control of your career, build a reputation that opens doors for you, and finally live the life you want. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Choosing a Beautiful Product Makes You a More Open Person You'll Save More if All Your Money Is in One Account Why Candies in Tiny Packages Are Especially Tempting Laundry-Detergent Innovation Hurts Its Own Industry Why We Get Sucked into Trivial Decisions Corporate Fraud Loves Company Prices with More Syllables Seem Bigger to Consumers Market Forces Make the U.S. a World Leader in CO2 Reduction For Greater Happiness, Spend Less Time Working and Commuting How a Federal Tax Gave Us Bebop Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2013 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)