Billboard magazine published a great story yesterday in which several arena executives were asked what it takes to run a successful venue in today’s competitive touring business. One of the executives was IAVM member Sean Saadeh, senior vice president of programming at the Barcl

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IAVM, and specifically VenueDataSource, received some love from architecture firm HKS earlier this month. “Several years ago, we learned that IAVM initiated a project called VenueDataSource, which gathers data on operational costs and revenue in IAVM member convention centers, s

Greg Economou was recently named the 2014 Arena Management Conference keynote speaker. He is the executive vice president and chief revenue officer for dick clark productions. His keynote address will focus on creating, promoting, and maintaining your brand, as well as his experiences

We really need your professional expertise, if you can contribute some of your time at one of IAVM’s upcoming conferences. As you may have heard, we are launching a new credential, the Certified Venue Professional (CVP), targeted at the mid-level professional and above. While the Cert