Rob Williams has a vision. He imagines a world one day in which ticketing companies don’t sell tickets, they sell experiences. “We put smiles on people’s faces. We sell dreams, hopes, and experiences,” said Williams, the operations director of The Ticketing Fac

Sunjay Nath opened up the International Ticketing Association (INTIX) 2015 with a keynote presentation that encouraged attendees to be aware of their perceptions. According to Nath–an author and business speaker–our perceptions are the No. 1 thing that hold us back from pr

The U.S. Congress passed a six-year extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) on Thursday, January 8, making it the first bill passed in 2015. “The terrorism risk insurance program must continue as it will enable economic growth and allow our communities to rebuild in the e

Here’s another product from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that you might be interested in for your venue. It’s a flashlight. No, let me take that back. It’s a FLASHLIGHT (say that in your best superhero voice). The Fogo, much like many of the products at CES, i

IAVM member Jeff Blosser says he turns away $200 million a year because the Washington State Convention Center is too small for big conventions. For example, a conference of emergency room physicians recently turned down the venue. “That is a show that we know we could get back,