Winning Strategies for Negotiating with Facility Vendors
As America faces off with inflationary prices and supply chain issues coupled with an increasing consumer appetite for live in-person events, event ow...
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Creating Internships with Value
Organizations and properties are grappling with finding innovative ways to attract talent to fill positions that don’t require an abundance of technic...
Strategies to Leverage the Economic Impact of Sports Tourism
With sports tourism a renowned catalyst for the economic growth of cities, savvy destinations and events are working together to create offerings that...
Crafting the Proposal That Gets Business
Trying to figure out what to put into your proposal? We have all been there in our careers. There is the inevitable discussion about what to include o...
Rebranding - New Name, New Play: A Case Study
Rebranding can be daunting but ultimately rewarding if the time and the process are right. In Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, the sports commission rece...
Keeping Events Fresh is the Goal: Here’s How to Do It
For event owners, “WOW” moments are key to ensuring that their events reach “must-attend” status for teams, athletes, and fans. Creating that “WOW” mo...
When Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
The goal of a contingency plan is to help your business get back to normal after an unexpected event. Being well-prepared means your business will be ...
How to Successfully Recruit and Manage Volunteers
Regardless of the sport, there is one common denominator in every event – volunteers. How and where you recruit, match skills, incentivize and communi...
Reinvesting in the Future to Build Economic Impact
The economic impact from sports (something so modest as a few cents on a dollar) can be reinvested by communities for exponential growth.
Crafting a Proposal that Gets Business
Over the last year, many destinations and event rights holders may have been establishing new strategies for staying relevant and new ways to host spo...