Welcome Long Beach, California, home to the 2014 Arena Management Conference (AMC), which began on a high note with a discussion about brand strategy. “Creating brand allegiance or brand loyalty is the most important challenge you face,” said Greg Economou, executive vice

Billboard magazine published a great story yesterday in which several arena executives were asked what it takes to run a successful venue in today’s competitive touring business. One of the executives was IAVM member Sean Saadeh, senior vice president of programming at the Barcl

Congratulations to two of our member venues for being named on Convene‘s “2014 Best in Show” list. The San Jose Convention Center (pictured above) was named as one of the best high-tech venues. “The San Jose Convention Center, which is currently building out 16

Two of my favorite things are music and sports, and when the two come together, it’s like flight, magical and mesmerizing. So what James Murphy is doing in partnership with IBM and the US Open is very interesting because it’s a new way to experience an event. Murphey, form

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