The Sounds Sweet Show

David Brownstein

A podcast where we focus on events, performers, and all around creative types that are developing experiences that "Sound Sweet" for families. Hosted by award winning family entertainer and event producer David Brownstein.

  1. Ep 15 " Joint BIrthday/Give Away, Event Trends, Party Trends 2020, Family Travel Companies"

    01/17/2020

    Ep 15 " Joint BIrthday/Give Away, Event Trends, Party Trends 2020, Family Travel Companies"

    Let's do the Pod!  Let's get right to Wouldn't it Be Cool 1:02: Joint Birthday/Give Away: Talk about how to have a birthday party celebration while also giving back to others.  Family Trend 1: (5:10) Article from CIT Magazine about the growing importance of live experiences for marketing  https://www.citmagazine.com/article/1670570/top-priorities-live-events-revealed-new-report Family Trend 2: (6:50) Article from Modern Restaurant discusses the newsts party trends for 2020 https://www.modernrestaurantmanagement.com/catering-and-event-planning-trends-for-2020/ Family Trend 3: (8:43) Family Travel Companies https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/2150012/travel-companies-for-families/amp/ Contact us at @soundssweetnews on all the social media

    11 min
  2. EP 14: "Memory Project, Carnival & Sports, Biz Bash, Awesome Hotel Room"

    01/09/2020

    EP 14: "Memory Project, Carnival & Sports, Biz Bash, Awesome Hotel Room"

    Welcome back to the podcast everyone! Let's dive in shall we? In our Wouldn't it be Cool segment, we discuss creating a memory project with your kiddo for the new year.  Family Trend 1 (5:32): How Carnival Cruise Lines is working with various Sports Personalities https://www.frntofficesport.com/carnival-cruise-partnerships/ Family Trend 2 (7:37) : Biz Bash is acquired by Connect Meetings https://www.foliomag.com/connect-meetings-acquires-bizbash/ Family Trend 3 (9:24) : Crazy Kid Hotel Rooms around the world https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/family-vacations/kids-themed-hotel-rooms%3famp=true

    12 min
  3. EP 13 "Sound Sensitive Haunted House, Airbnb Haunted Houses, Investing in early experiences, 90's Nostalgia Hotel Room"

    10/24/2019

    EP 13 "Sound Sensitive Haunted House, Airbnb Haunted Houses, Investing in early experiences, 90's Nostalgia Hotel Room"

    Hi Everyone! The podcast is back with a new edition to it. An opening segment entitled WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL. This is where we discuss a potential event concept and give you some ideas on how to pull it off! This weeks concept: Sound Sensitive Haunted Houses (designed for families whose children are on the spectrum) Some links from the segment are RE TRAK HeadPhones and Blue LED Light Bulbs Then on to family trends! 9:47 FAMILY TREND 1: HAUNTED AIRBNB PROPERTIES 12:01: FAMILY TREND 2: Investing in early experiences 13:50: Family Trend 3: 90's Nostalgia Hotel Room

    16 min
  4. EP 12 " Slimefest, Sesame Street Circus, Global Tourism Start-Up Competition"

    09/13/2019

    EP 12 " Slimefest, Sesame Street Circus, Global Tourism Start-Up Competition"

    Welcome back to the show everybody! We keep our thoughts to ourselves and go right into the Family Trends this week.   FAMILY TREND 1: SLIMEFEST Nickelodeon is expanding its live SlimeFEST show to  the Philippines on September 28. SlimeFest Asia marks the seventh local adaptation of festival, which has seen around 162,000 people attending around the world to date. http://kidscreen.com/2019/08/15/nickelodeon-launches-slimefest-in-asia/ FAMILY TREND 2: SESAME STREET - CIRCUS SPECTACULAR Showtime Attractions and Silvers Circus have once again joined forces to bring their most exciting and ambitious spectacular to Australia-Sesame Street Circus Spectacular https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Showtime-Attractions-and-Silvers-Circus-Present-SESAME-STREET-CIRCUS-SPECTACULAR-20190813 FAMILY TREND 3: 2nd Global Tourism Start-Up Competition A competition exploring new terrain in tourism, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable development. https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4095026.html

    8 min
  5. Ep 11: "School Experiences, Roku for Kids, Travel and generation Alpha, NBA Disney"

    08/29/2019

    Ep 11: "School Experiences, Roku for Kids, Travel and generation Alpha, NBA Disney"

    Welcome back to the show everyone! Before we start our three family trends for the week, David discusses how important experiences are at schools. Then on to the trends!   Family Trend 1: ROKU Family Programming: Roku created a "Kids & Family" section  stocked with free, advertising-supported shows. Everything from Leapfrog to Care Bears is now available for families https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/technologylive/2019/08/19/roku-adds-kids-family-destination-its-roku-channel/2045543001/   Family Trend 2: Travel with Generation Alpha Generation Alpha, all children between the ages of 0-9 is the first generation born entirely in the 21st century. Traveling with this digitally aware generation has its challenges.  https://info.advertising.expedia.com/hubfs/2019-Research/12019-05_Generation-Alpha_Research.pdf?hsCtaTracking=9b214e1e-19b5-4f0d-8621-3608ff00f907%7C2ffc66c2-4535-4e1f-92a9-72693e8e55de Family Trend 3: NBA Disney The NBA experience has opened at Disney springs. YIPPEE!!! https://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/article233681967.html

    12 min
  6. Ep 10: "Autism and Family Experiences, Luxury Family Travel Planners, Kid Club Memberships, Super Nintendo World"

    08/09/2019

    Ep 10: "Autism and Family Experiences, Luxury Family Travel Planners, Kid Club Memberships, Super Nintendo World"

    Welcome back to the podcast! Before our three family trends I discuss how based on an article from last week I'm taking steps as an event producer to help offer programming for families whose children are autistic. On to this weeks 3 trends... 4:50: LUXURY FAMILY TRAVEL AGENTS: This article from the Travel Market Report discusses how travel agents are becoming "travel designers" who will create the ultimate family experience from scratch.  https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Luxury-Travel-Agents-Grab-the-Media-Spotlight 7:15: PRIVATE KIDS CLUB MEMBERSHIPS: This article from the Telegraph discusses how private membership clubs like the Birly Clubs and the Soho House offer membership deals for children of the members.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/26/private-members-clubs-offer-children-memberships-keep-busy-summer/ 9:15: SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: I think it speaks for itself!!! https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/31/super-nintendo-world-will-be-the-cornerstone-of-universals-third-orlando-theme-park/

    12 min
  7. Ep 9: "Party Pressure, Autism and Vacations, Personalize vacation marketing, Invent The Summer"

    07/24/2019

    Ep 9: "Party Pressure, Autism and Vacations, Personalize vacation marketing, Invent The Summer"

    Welcome back the the podcast people! Before our fun family trends I discuss the theme of party pressure in events and what can be done to alleviate it. Then on to family trends...   3:53: AUTISM and FAMILY VACATIONS: This was a very important article written in the NY Times about families where a child is on the spectrum finding places for them to enjoy a vacation together.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/travel/autistic-travelers-hotel-amusement-parks.html 6:08: PERSONALIZATION OF TRAVEL OPTIONS This article from Doxee goes into detail about how hotels and resort need to create personalized marketing for consumers to attract them to their properties. https://www.doxee.com/2019/06/27/personalization-in-the-travel-sector/ 8:45: INVENT THE SUMMER This was a great article about a young kid named Peter Mok who created a project called INVENT THE SUMMER, a free summer-focused program that encourages kids to participate in weekly challenges that explore different engineering fields. https://www.indianagazette.com/leisure/family-is-challenging-kids-to-invent-the-summer/article_2559e2cb-f7cb-5b79-9db2-006a938a68a6.html

    14 min
  8. Ep 8: "What could go wrong?, Generation Z, Summer Sampling, Instagram Travel Problems"

    07/10/2019

    Ep 8: "What could go wrong?, Generation Z, Summer Sampling, Instagram Travel Problems"

    Hello! Today on the podcast I start by discussing all the ways things can go wrong in creating events for families. Then we get into our family trends. 4:50: GENERATION Z HOTELS: Hospitlaity.net discusses how hotels need to think about developing amenities for Generation Z. https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4094050.html 8:01: SUMMER SAMPLING: A Quartz.com article discusses breaking up summer activities into many area not focusing exclusively on one for your kids.  https://qz.com/1628680/what-should-my-child-do-this-summer-sample-dont-specialize/ 10:21: INSTAGRAM BRAGGING/FAMILY VACATIONS: This NBC.com article discusses how international vacation pictures have a negative effect on families traveling locally. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/instagram-travel-bragging-killing-family-vacation-ncna1024841

    15 min
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A podcast where we focus on events, performers, and all around creative types that are developing experiences that "Sound Sweet" for families. Hosted by award winning family entertainer and event producer David Brownstein.

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