Cliff Wallace, CVE, wants you to know he will be in Chicago for VenueConnect. If the esteemed industry veteran falls just shy of his usual gusto self, try to understand. Wallace embarked on a Harley tour (some with wife Susan) that began on the West Coast and jogged east to eventually

IAVM member Beth Murray ends a storied 38-year career as managing director of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center when she retires on July 26. A fixture in the Bay Area performing arts scene, Murray was hired when Davies Symphony Hall opened in 1980. The trained

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced the release of Overcoming Non-Exhibitor Objections, the third report in its newest series providing insights from marketing leadership at organizations in North America. Exhibit sales teams regularly run into barriers when m

You have a game going on. You have a stadium full of people, say, oh, some 70,000 or so. Moving parts are all over the place. So how do you communicate? Glad you asked. Sherron Washington, M.A. is a marketing and communication (marcom) professional who has imparted her wisdom and expe

By Jennifer Norris, CVE On June 27, more than 100 venue professionals and allied colleagues gathered at the SAP Center at San Jose for an IAVM Northern California Chapter meeting. We met at the arena in their BMW Lounge, which is also home to a fish tank containing tropical fish and t