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Crowds Will Come
Bigger in Texas? For sure. Better in Texas? Yes again. And ever-changing. Just this past year, Live Nation bought 51 percent of indie promoter C3 Presents. Last month, Jack Orbin of Stone City...
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Booking Like an Arena
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hosts many event types. The upcoming 50th Academy of Country Music Awards show, typically held in arenas, is the latest feather in the cap of AT&T Stadium’s...
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Undeniable California
City National Grove of Anaheim (Calif.) makes a name for itself in the comedy market. California venues were hopping in 2014 with big music tours, comedy acts, sports events and a few...
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California Top Stops
Empire Polo Club, Indio, Calif.Home-Field Advantage Last year, Empire Polo Club, Indio, Calif., hosted the National Hockey Festival with USA Field Hockey in November at their well-manicured fields,...
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Throwing Out the Rate Card
When Lee Zeidman, president of Staples Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and L.A. Live, Los Angeles, for AEG, walks into a room of entertainment industry pros, someone inevitably asks how he’s surviving...
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Levi’s Stadium’s Multipurpose Mission
Levi's Stadium and the 49ers focus on education as part of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Program, with classes taught at the stadium museum. (Photo by 49ers) Levi’s Stadium...
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Betting on the House
Facility managers will often say that it’s all about the fan. While that’s true, those at facilities connected to casinos add another mantra: It’s all about the artist relationship.Sound Board...
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It's All About the Fan Experience
Dave Butler (far left) and Jane Kleinberger (far right) thank the PACnet '15 client committee. REPORTING FROM NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — With Founder Jane Kleinberger’s charisma and energy, you’d never...
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Private Practice
AEG has successfully filled Los Angeles Convention Center since it took over management. It’s been a year since the privatization of the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) took hold with the goal of...
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Next Level Social
Paciolan's Craig Ricks spoke about new ways to engage socially with Sravani Atluri of The Smith Center in Las Vegas, Spreadfast's David Hinojosa, Purdue University's Ellie Saxon, and Ken Kluender from...
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Texas Christian University in Fort Worth brought in Disney Institute to train staff in order to enhance the fan experience. Jeremiah Donati of TCU and David Millay from Disney Institute shared a few...
View ArticleBeacon 101
Beacons are the latest tech gadget that venues can use to interact with attendees on mobile. Plus, they’re small and, most importantly, inexpensive. But what can you really do with them? FanMaker...
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The Pro
PACnet veteran Tony Jilek, director of Ticketing Operation for the Long Center in Austin. Walking around the Newport Beach (Calif.) Marriott with him, it seems like Tony Jilek knows everyone at PACnet...
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As a consultant, I am in a different facility and facility type almost every day. One of the most common issues that I come across is mold. Mold is naturally occurring in both indoor and outdoor...
View ArticleOperations Impact the Bottom Line, Too
The inaugural Venue Operations Summit next month in Nashville will focus on how operations and engineering professionals can make a compelling case for their needs with higher ups.“One of the biggest...
View ArticleAnti-Spam Email Tips
Exempting Non-Commercial Emails The CAN-SPAM Act and CASL apply to commercial emails, not emails that: 1. Confirm a commercial transaction the recipient has already agreed to. 2. Give warranty, recall...
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All-Star Taste
Several city-inspired food items during All-Star Weekend included the Charlotte Pork BBQ burger. During the NBA All-Star events that took place Feb. 13-15, Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center hosted...
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Kimberly Wolfe has joined the Venues Today team as Circulation Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she majored in History and earned three minors...
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The Great American Duck Taco
Duck Confit Tacos: $12. Pairs with Chardonnay or a lager. Being a chef in San Francisco means using local products is a given. “In general, I think most chefs try to do it as much as possible,” said...
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Marketing Vs. Spamming
With a $2.5-million settlement from the Buffalo Bills over unwanted text messages and stricter email regulations in Canada, many are renewing their focus on creating email marketing campaigns without...
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