How do you know you’re succeeding? If you’re only comparing your current performance to your own past performance, you’re using a very limited tool. You might be performing better than you were doing a year ago—but are you performing as well as your peers or your competitors? And more

Welcome to 2016! For many of us, January is the month of making resolutions and reflecting on the highs and lows of the previous year. If 2016 involves new changes at your venue or the opportunity to revamp key processes, take a look at the research VenueDataSource (VDS) released in 2

Let’s eat! A distinguished panel of venue managers will share their thoughts on the F&B trends identified in the new VenueDataSource “Food and Beverage Report.” Join Lorrin Shepard, COO of the Straz Performing Arts Center; Michele Swann, general manager and CEO of the

Second only to the event itself, a guest’s food and beverage (F&B) experience is the most memorable takeaway from the overall venue experience. Today, venues rely on food and beverage operations to set their venues apart. Our most recent VenueDataSource report compiled responses f

An audit of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WWCC) recently referenced data from the 2013 Convention Center Operating Expenses and Revenues Report published by VenueDataSource, the research department of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM). IAVM has close