To paraphrase Ferris Bueller: Life moves pretty fast—if you don’t keep up, you could miss out. The venue management industry isn’t immune to the fast-pace of the world around it, which makes a new textbook that much more important. Public Assembly Venue Management: Sports,

We brought up the issue of live-streaming apps a couple of weeks ago here on the blog, and now we have a real-work example of them being used to broadcast a sporting event—the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight on May 2, 2015. “Rather than pay the $100 pay-per-view fee to wat

Music has the power to bring people together, and with that in mind the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played a free, outdoor concert this afternoon (April 29) in front of the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Quoting Leonard Bernstein, the orchestra wrote on its Facebook page: “Thi

Exchanging ideas and best practices with members is one of IAVM’s hallmarks, and nowhere is that more prevalent than on VenueNet. Not only is it a great place to pose questions and receive answers, it can also contribute to your overall well-being. According to a new study in th

There was a lot of talk at the 2015 Performing Arts Managers Conference about how to attract new guests and engage younger audiences. Several great ideas were offered, such as pushing for more arts appreciation in grade schools and presenting programs outside a venue’s walls and