We have all heard about Google’s new guidelines for ticketing, but what does it mean for our venues, patrons, fans and customers? Expert speakers in Michal Lorenc, head of industry – ticketing, sports and live events, Google, and Jane Kleinberger, founder, Paciolan, will help at

One of the live entertainment industry’s biggest professional events, the 39th Annual Event & Arena Marketing Conference, was held recently in Las Vegas, and the SMG staff at Van Andel Arena® in Grand Rapids, Michigan, did not come home empty handed as their “Thank You Cards for

The CenturyLink Center in Omaha is undergoing a naming rights change to CHI Health Center Omaha that becomes effective on September 1. The deal is a 20-year agreement worth $23.6 million and was unanimously approved by the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority. CHI Healt

Venue Coalition announced that it has promoted Jordan Racine and has expanded its booking team with the addition of Teresa Guy. Jordan Racine has been promoted to booking/operations manager for the venue consulting organization. In his expanded role at Venue Coalition, Racine will foc

Taylor Harrison Speegle, director of corporate relations for Walton Arts Center/Walmart AMP, has been named a member of the 2018 Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 class. Each year, Arkansas Business honors 40 intriguing business and political leaders who are under 40 years old. Speegle gr