Maximizing Event Promotion Through Traditional Media and Social Networking Outlets
Media coverage is one of the easiest ways to boost event attendance, create awareness and acknowledge the impact a sports event has on local communiti...
Perspective
Smaller Market, Bigger Player
Do all sports event planners and participants feel the draw of a big city? In some cases the answer to that would be "Yes." International events like ...
Benefits of Long-Term and Multi-Year Contracts
Location, check. Facility, secured. Hotels, locked down. Attractions, discounted. Event successfully completed. Time for a break? Nope, time to start ...
Community Enthusiasm: The Roar of the Crowd
The power of the crowd is amazing. Imagine you are an athlete on the field ready to go up to bat, dribble a basketball to the net or run for a touchdo...
Evaluating Economic Impact
As an event planner you are always looking to get the most benefits for your athletes, spectators and organization. This includes receiving subsidies ...
What Facilities Really Want from an Event
For anyone struggling to put a large event together, it's easy to get tunnel vision and think of the event only from an event planner's perspective. Y...
What Sports Events Mean to a Community
Sports events are a positive, rewarding way to generate local business, stimulate tax coffers, and shine a regional or national spotlight on a host de...
Community Volunteers: Saving You Time and Money
The sites for your next event are narrowed down, all of which have great facilities, ample hotel and dining options, convenient locations, and resourc...
Identifying and Working with the Gatekeepers
Great leaders know that it takes a group of experts to support and host major sporting events in their respective communities. For this team to be tri...
Evaluating Economic Impact: The Community Perspective
There is no question sporting events have a far-reaching economic impact on the communities that host them. In 2007, the Peoria Area Convention and V...