The live-streaming video app Meerkat made a splash at this year’s SXSW. A few weeks later, Twitter released it’s own live-streaming app called Periscope, which proved to be just as, or more, popular with the social media crowd. I admit, I love technology. I think new devel

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) last week released its 2014 CEIR Index Report, which takes a look at the exhibition industry and offers a three-year outlook. The analysis found that the industry grew 1.8 percent for the year as a whole, which is one percentage point

The hospitality world can offer the venue world some great insights, especially when it comes to revenue management. Consider a 2013 study from Pennsylvania State University that looked at how user generated content works alongside price to affect perceptions of quality and value. Fin

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It’s no secret that soccer in the U.S. is popular. “More fans are watching, and each new team brings its own authentic crew of supporters groups’ along with it, a very important improvement over 20 years ago, when the league seemed to market itself exclusively to nuclear f