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Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider and Comcast-Spectacor President Peter Luukko were named to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.

The two newcomers to the list, according to SBJ, have been tied at the hip for almost 30 years, mostly in Philadelphia where the two have developed Comcast-Spectacor into a powerful entity covering facility services for about 100 arenas, stadiums, and other venues.

“(Snider and Luukko) led the successful transformation of the old Spectrum site into Xfinity Live!, a retail and entertainment complex,” was one of many deciding factors leading to their inclusion to the list.

“This is a tremendous honor,” said Comcast-Spectacor President Peter Luukko. “With Ed’s vision, we have been very fortunate to grow Comcast-Spectacor into a world-wide leader in sports and entertainment. This recognition is really the result of dedicated hard-working individuals who have spent countless hours in making our company the success that it continues to become.”

“Ed and I are proud of everyone in our Comcast-Spectacor family. We have always operated Comcast-Spectacor and our entities through teamwork.

The Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA) selected Global Spectrum to manage and operate Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall as well as the Atlantic City Convention Center.

“Atlantic City has long been regarded as one of America’s most popular vacation resorts and a sought-after destination for groups, meetings, and conventions, drawing millions of visitors from around the world to its top-notch facilities,” said John Page, Global-Spectrum Chief Operating Officer. “We are proud to add the Atlantic City Convention Center and the famed Boardwalk

Hall to our growing client roster and look forward to working with the ACCVA to create exciting opportunities and the best possible experiences for people looking to DO AC.”

Global Spectrum’s commitment to enhancing the consumer experience has made it the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field. In addition to Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center, the company manages more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events at Global Spectrum venues last year, which include Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, as well as Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. “We are excited to welcome Global Spectrum and their outstanding team to our destination,” said Jeffrey Vasser, President, Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority.

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Changing Paradigm In Content Delivery A “Seismic Shift” For Booking Talent, Tours

O ur industry is based on the singular foundation of change. It is constantly morphing and evolving to meet the

needs of an ever-changing marketplace.

A current emerging dynamic is the expansion of the agency-venue relationship. In the recent past, this interaction tended to be limited to an agent communicating to a specific venue regarding a specific date/artist.

With the rise of a singular point of contact for multiple venues, which describes my position with Global Spectrum, a paradigm has been created where agents and managers now have the ability to discuss complete tours in an expedited manner.

With the benefit of streamlined communication, a growing number of agents are preparing to draft tour routings for artist management based on Global Spectrum venue availability. We are providing agents with the anchors on which to build their tours.

This procedural shift is leading to increased event opportunities within the industry for Global Spectrum-managed venues. In addition, the growing industry understanding of Global Spectrum’s ability to deliver a combination of localized and national marketing support for artists is separating our company from the venue industry as a whole.

As demonstrated recently with the successful Alan Jackson tour and the upcoming Rodney Atkins tour, our ability to provide timely, creative marketing support for talent through multiple media platforms places Global Spectrum in the forefront of venue management and the evolving industrial relationships. Agents and managers are now requesting input on marketing strategies in the infancy stages of tour planning; in particular, this dynamic is unfolding within non-primary markets.

The recent Josh Turner (country singer and actor) event at the Global Spectrum-managed Curry County Event Center in Clovis, NM, is an excellent case study example:

• Josh Turner’s agent at William Morris Endeavors (WME), who needed input identifying a market for his artist to play, contacted me. Turner had a contracted event in Texas and another in Las Vegas, but needed to fill the touring gap between the dates. After several conversations between Kevin Jolley, the venue’s General Manager, and our client in Clovis, we received permission to place an offer for the event.

• The marketing strategy devised by the Global Spectrum marketing team proved highly successful as the event broke venue sales records and registered as one of Josh Turner’s highest grossing dates.

• This success led to WME requesting a complete overview of the event, which was distributed to all their agents and focused on how to properly place artists in smaller markets.

A by-product of these events has been the discernable increased profile Global Spectrum has in the industry. The daily conversations between agents, managers, and my position, combined with the successes of our Global Spectrum marketing team, have collectively placed our organization in position to maximize the opportunities provided by the expanding agent-venue paradigm.

The “Global Way” uniquely places our General Managers and their respective staffs within a parameter that allows them to succeed in today’s entertainment industry. To the notable credit of our GMs and all Global Spectrum employees, this opportunity is being exploited to its fullest. We find ourselves on the cusp of a seismic shift in the touring industry and through the efforts of everyone, Global Spectrum is emerging as a dynamic leader in the touring industry. To book a Global Spectrum

venue, contact Brock Jones at 215.389.9450 or

bjones@global-spectrum.com.

This procedural shift is leading to increased event opportunities within the industry for Global Spectrum-managed venues.

CORPORATE NEWSWells Fargo Center, GM Matt Homan Named Finalists For Pollstar Awards

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Honors and mentions are roll-ing in for Global Spectrum and the Wells Fargo Center as the internationally-renowned Phila-delphia venue wraps up another successful year.

The arena and its general manager, Matt Homan, are currently in the running for national recognition by

Pollstar magazine, a concert industry publication. Meanwhile, two other leading industry publications have ranked the Wells Fargo Center among the top 10 venues in the world.

“The Wells Fargo Center had a spectacular year in live entertainment,” said Comcast-Spectacor President Peter Luukko. “We truly had something for everyone with so many of the world’s top performers. All of our shows did great business which shows that nothing can ever replace the live experience.”

In voting for the annual Pollstar Awards, the Wells Fargo Center is a nominee for 2012 Building of the Year, while Homan has been nominated for 2012 Arena Executive of the Year. Billboard Magazine has ranked the Wells Fargo Center as the ninth highest-grossing building in the world, while Venues Today has ranked the venue third in the U.S. and seventh in the world for highest grossing facilities.

Once again in 2012, the world’s greatest performers came to the Wells Fargo Center for landmark shows.

Both Madonna (August 28) and Barbara Streisand (October 8) opened their North American tours in front of sold-out crowds at the building, while

Peter Gabriel (September 20) did the same in opening the US portion of his tour. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played two sold-out shows at the Wells Fargo Center

March 28-29), as did Justin Bieber (November 4 and December 5).

Other major performers who made stops at the building included Rush (October 12), Coldplay (July 5-6), Aerosmith (July 21) and LMFAO (June 30).

Carrie Underwood and Neil Young played the Wells Fargo Center in late November, and The Who kicked off December with a sold-out show.

The Dave Matthews Band also visited in December. In addition, 2013 is already shaping up to be a great year for concertgoers at the venue, with Lady Gaga, Pink, Rhianna, Maroon 5, and Rod Stewart already booked.

Homan, 35, was named the General Manager of the Wells Fargo Center in February 2011. Since then, he has helped the building continue to be

a premier destination for musical acts, as well as helping to attract other major events. Homan has enjoyed a career of more than 15 years with Global Spectrum.

Pollstar Awards will be announced at the 24th Annual Pollstar Awards at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 7.

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“Being one of the top 50 people in sports business shows our ability to work collectively for the benefit of our company, our employees, and ultimately our fans.”

Sports Business Journal’s annual list profiles executives who shape the sports business industry.

Snider and Luukko were also named Venues Today Magazine’s Hall of Headlines winner in the news category for changing the landscape in sports and entertainment in Philadelphia with the opening of XFINITY Live!

The two were also recently recognized by PENNJERDEL for spearheading the XFINITY Live! development.

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VENUEStoday“The news behind the headlines”

New Era Tickets, the solution-driven, full-service ticketing subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, recently signed ticketing service agreements with the Pueblo (NM) Convention Center and the Enid (OK) Event Center and Convention Hall.

New Era Tickets will be providing a customized ticketing solution for each venue, supported 24/7 by the New Era Tickets Client Advisor Team. The ticketing solution, powered by New Era Tickets’ sister company, Paciolan, will enable both organizations to control their ticketing, including their branding, customer data, and ticket service fees.

“New Era Tickets is well-suited to service all venues – from large stadiums to casino concert halls to convention centers,” said Mike Ruppert, Director of New Business Development for New Era Tickets.

Ovations Selected By Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall and Capitol Theatre Ovations Food Services was selected to provide their high-level of quality food presentation and customer service to Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL.

Ovations took over food and beverage operations on November 1 and has rolled out their Everything’s Fresh™ philosophy. Ovations plans to introduce a new bar experience, expanding on the theatre’s already successful wine bar, as well as new pre-show food offerings in the east café area with a uniquely branded Plā Bistro™ concept, and customize offerings to match each event’s theme.

“I have been visiting Ruth Eckerd Hall with my family since moving to Florida in 1991 and have enjoyed the entertainment choices provided by Ruth Eckerd Hall,” said Todd Wickner, Ovations Food Services Principal. “I am excited to deliver Ovations’ creative ideas and services with an already great operating facility.”

“I have had a long and successful friendship with the leaders of Comcast-Spectacor, Ovations’ parent company. They have managed to grow

successfully as an industry giant – without losing an impeccable, intimate touch with their clients. They will help turn another key corner in the constant re-invention of Ruth Eckerd Hall and the

Capitol Theatre,” said Zev Buffman, Ruth Eckerd Hall President/CEO.

Long-term plans include expanding the food and beverage areas at the Historic Capitol Theatre in downtown Clearwater. This will allow for more amenities at the Theater and the addition of a roof-top terrace overlooking the gulf. A similar expansion is expected shortly thereafter at Ruth Eckerd Hall, increasing the lobby space and allowing guests to mingle pre-show as well as enjoy increased food and beverage offerings tailored to each event.

Ruth Eckerd opened in 1983 and seats 2,180 guests for live entertainment events. The City of Clearwater and Ruth Eckerd Hall are currently revitalizing the historic Capitol Theatre, constructed in 1921. When completely rebuilt by fall of next year, the 720-seat theatre will become a venue at which Ruth Eckerd Hall will continue to present all genres of live entertainment.

Ovations Food Services was selected as official food and beverage provider at Sharonville Convention Center, a newly remodeled facility located in northern Cincinnati, OH.

The addition of Ovations is the last piece of the Center’s drastic makeover, a $26-million renovation that included an expansion of space, new partners, and a contemporary, aesthetically pleasing look. After such an extensive transformation, the center is eager to show off its new assets.

Bradley Muchnicki, a graduate of Pennsylvania Culinary Institute Le Cordon Bleu, is the head chef at the Center. His experience over the last nine years landed him the Regional Food & Beverage Excellence Award in 2006 and the Marriott International Food & Beverage Excellence Award in 2007.

“We want to offer first-class food and service to all of our guests,” said Jim Downton, Executive Director of the Sharonville Convention Center. “Ovations truly sets the bar high with their customized menu, excellent food, and unparalleled hospitality. I am highly confident

that the recent additions and features to this facility will provide substantial opportunities.”

Aside from the announcement of Ovations, the Center nearly doubled in size with an additional 65,000 sq. ft. Upgraded floor plans allow the center to offer 20,455 sq. ft. of exhibit hall space, equipped with 20-ft. ceilings; 15 state-of-the-art meeting rooms that can house anywhere from 50 to 700; and the spectacular Northern Lights Ballroom, accommodating up to 1,000 people, featuring 19-ft. ceilings and elegant, modern chandeliers. The Sharonville Convention Center provides a beautiful and contemporary location for meetings, conventions, banquets, trade shows, and public events.

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Pueblo Convention Center, Enid Event Center And Convention Hall Select New Era Tickets

Thanks to a new partnership between Paciolan and StubHub, sports fans of the University of North Carolina, Purdue University, the University of Texas, and the University of Tennessee are able to purchase and receive football game tickets from secondary ticketing website StubHub using their mobile phones.

Paciolan is partnering with StubHub to provide an end-to-end mobile delivery experience that makes it quick and easy for fans to purchase tickets on the secondary market, receive a new barcode for the ticket on their mobile phones, and then have it scanned from their phones at the gate for entrance to the game.

The mobile ticketing solution also allows fans to forward purchased tickets to a friend. And, unlike other mobile offerings, the Paciolan/StubHub solution allows the user to forward one or all tickets to others in their party via email without the need to arrive all together. In September, through its integration with Paciolan, StubHub announced that its mobile app for iPhone and iPad supports Apple’s Passbook.

The integration will give iPhone and iPad users another option to access mobile tickets.

Through Passbook, users have the convenience of keeping all of their boarding passes, event tickets, coupons, loyalty cards, and more stored in one place. The technology is simple for fans to

use. Once they purchase a ticket through StubHub’s Passbook-enabled app, they have the option to “add to passbook.”

Once the ticket is added to Passbook, fans can easily access their stored tickets to see when an upcoming event is taking place and where their seats are located.

Plus, Passbook is time and location enabled, so the ticket will appear on the device’s lock screen as a fan approaches the venue, ready for the ticket to be scanned at the gate.

Paciolan Partners With StubHub On Versatile Mobile Ticket Delivery, Passbook Integration Services

Atlanta Falcons Renew With FanOne MarketingThe National Football League’s (NFL) Atlanta Falcons are participating in FanOne Marketing’s second league-wide season ticket renewal promotion. Through the promotion, FanOne offered all NFL teams the opportunity to partner with the organization to launch highly effective personalized season ticket holder renewal campaigns.

FanOne’s season ticket renewal solution incorporates personalized websites (PURLs) and automated behavior-based communications. By giving each ticket holder an individualized online renewal experience, the use of PURLs have historically increased engagement and online renewal rates, while also reducing customer confusion, service calls, and unnecessary collateral costs.

“FanOne has been creating Season Ticket renewal PURLs for a few years, so we know they are not only engaging, but also extremely effective,” said Mike Ruppert, Director of New Business Development for FanOne Marketing. “One particular organization achieved a 5000+ percent ROI through last year’s promotion, so we know they will be excited to participate again.”

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The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ, recently rolled out two self-serve ticketing kiosks provided by New Era Tickets, the technology-driven, full-service ticketing subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor.

The kiosks, implemented and serviced by New Era Tickets, and powered by Paciolan, New Era’s sister company, provide 24-hour, 7-days-a-week box office coverage – without staffing.

The kiosks feature customized Borgata branding and are capable of servicing will-call pickup or ticket purchases in less than two minutes. Currently located on the Borgata’s concourse level and outside the existing box office, the kiosks are also anticipated to reduce ticketing lines and delays during peak times.

“The kiosks are great for supporting organizations with or without a freestanding box office,” said Ron Friedman, Director of IT at New Era Tickets. “They are very low maintenance and only require occasional software updates and ticket stock replacement after every 1,000 tickets.”

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p    Jason Green (left), Global Spectrum’s General Manager at Richard Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, TX, chats with Greg Geisler, CEO of Verti-calXchange at Texas AgXchange Farm and Ranch Show at the fairgrounds (October 4-5). Event was produced VerticalXchange in cooperation with the Texas A&M University’s AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

p   Peter Sullivan, Global Spectrum Regional Vice President and General Manager of University of Phoe-nix Stadium, Glendale, AZ, receives prestigious 2012 IAVM Venue Excellence Award for Stadiums.

Representatives from Global Spectrum-managed convention centers throughout the country hit the pavements of Washington, DC, (October 2-4) to conduct the first annual Global Spectrum National Sales Mission.

A group of 12 Global Spectrum representatives from different venues participated as reps for their own venue, but sold one common theme: “Global Spectrum – Exceptional Venues for Successful Events!”

Those participating were: Julie Davinroy, St. Charles Convention Center; Joe Capitanelli, St.Charles Convention Center; Shura Garnett, St. Charles Convention Center; Linda Persico, Conference Center Niagara Falls; Gretchen Battson, Duke Energy Convention Center; Justin Markle, Duke Energy Convention Center; Lori Coyne, Greater Richmond Convention Center; Amy Vicelli, MassMutual Center; Charles Drago, MassMutual Center; Stephanie Anderson, Miami Beach Convention Center; Cyndi Lorenzen; Iowa Events Center; and Jill Hericks, Century Center.

The group had 16 pre-set appointments and 27 cold calls with various association meeting planners in the nation’s capital to educate them on who Global Spectrum is and what they do. Additional activities included breakfast delivery to a meeting planners’ group at Experient, lunch at Chef Geoff’s with industry speaker Joan Eisenstodt, and a reception at the Hotel Palomar’s “Urbana.”

This sales mission was part of the Convention Center’s National Marketing Plan, which serves to increase the exposure of all Global Spectrum-managed convention centers through industry events, advertising, communication, and database management.

Global Spectrum-managed University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ, was awarded the prestigious IAVM Venue Excellence Award for Stadiums in 2012. Stadiums were rated on operational excellence, teambuilding, as well as professional development, safety and security, and service to the community. As the recipient of the award, the University of Phoenix Stadium demonstrated how it excels in each of the criteria and delivers a positive customer experience on a regular basis at the facility.

“It is always rewarding to be recognized by your peers and the annual IAVM Excellence Award is certainly one of the top honors in our industry,” said Peter C. Sullivan, Global Spectrum Regional Vice President and General Manager of the University of Phoenix Stadium. “It is through the hard work and dedication of Global Spectrum, AZSTA, Arizona Cardinals, and Fiesta Bowl staffs, along with other stadium

partners, that this award was made possible, and we are honored to be

recognized by the IAVM for our achievements.”

The University of Phoenix Stadium is coming off another successful year of major events, including two U.S National Soccer matches. The stadium will have the opportunity to showcase its operational excellence yet again when the Super Bowl returns to venue in 2015.

Convention Center Reps Invade Capital With Global Spectrum Message

University Of Phoenix Stadium Earns Top IAVM Award

p    Fargodome in Fargo, ND, hosted its first NBA pre-season game in 10 years (October 10) to near-capacity crowd of more than 9,000 as Minnesota Timberwolves beat Indiana Pacers, 84-70.

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President/CEO, Arizona Sports & Tourism AuthorityOver the course of the last eight years, Global Spectrum has been an intricate part of the many successes achieved here at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ.

Under Global Spectrum’s management the facil-ity has hosted major events, including the Super

Bowl in 2008, with another scheduled for 2015, U2, the Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney, six Tostitos Fiesta Bowls, two BCS National Championships games, multiple U.S. National Soccer Team matches, and, of course, Arizona Cardinals NFL football games.

During this time we have received very positive feedback from both event producers and patrons complimenting the customer service and professionalism demonstrated by Global Spectrum and its venue partners.

In addition to booking and executing successful large scale events, Global Spectrum has also delivered on its promise of scheduling non-traditional stadium events, including major consumer shows, corporate/social functions, vehicle sales events, and graduations, all of which contributed to Global Spectrum’s financial success at University of Phoenix Stadium.

As part of its management responsibilities, Global Spectrum has also played an important role in the Shared Interest Strategies adopted by the Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority (AZSTA), the Arizona Cardinals, and the Fiesta Bowl.

Through these strategies and the hard work of building stakehold-ers, the facility has been able to increase event activity and add significantly to the overall financial performance of the facility.

AZSTA is very satisfied with the performance of Global Spectrum, especially during recent economic times, and would highly recom-mend their services to potential clients.

Global Spectrum has been a great partner in the booking, opera-tion, and financial stewardship of the stadium and we look forward to continuing the strong relationship we have enjoyed with the company since 2004.

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MBCC Turns Profit For 2012 Fiscal YearThe Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), Miami Beach, FL, accomplished a rare feat done only one other time in the venue’s long history. The MBCC ended its 2012 fiscal year with a final net profit of $72,444 against total gross Revenues topping $18.8 million.

The milestone was reached through significant increases in gross revenue and decreases in total expense over what was budgeted. As is the case with the vast majority of convention centers, the venue had budgeted for a net loss of $990,657. The $72,000 net profit resulted in an impressive positive variance of over one million dollars. The staff was also able to top their internal goal of $1.3 million in business booked and held during the year.

“The financial numbers we finished our fiscal year with are the result of the hard work of so many in this community,” said Global Spectrum’s Bob Balsam, General Manager of the MBCC. “Our Global Spectrum team, in close partnership with the City of Miami Beach, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, and along with the many Chambers, Associations, and local organizations, all contributed in ending our year by reaching a very uncommon and extremely exciting final result.”

Dustin Lynch Headlines Light Up UCFLight Up UCF, a 52-day holiday event that features outdoor ice-skating, carnival rides, light shows and holiday movies, opened its fifth year with a free concert by country star Dustin Lynch.

This year, Light Up UCF, in partnership with local country radio station K92, welcomed country star Lynch to perform on November 18. More than 2,000 people attended the show, resulting in the biggest opening weekend in two years.

p    Dustin Lynch performs a free concert on opening weekend of Light Up UCF at UCF Arena in Orlando, FL.

Colonial Life Arena Celebrates 10 YearsThe Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC, celebrated its 10th anniversary of entertaining fans with an array of concerts and family shows. To commemorate the past 10 years, Colonial Life Arena hosted a month-long celebration in November with several special events.

The 10-year anniversary celebration kicked off with a 10K Chair Dare (November 2), which challenged three teams of four to sit in 10,000 seats in the arena’s lower bowl. The teams had six hours to compete for the first place prize of

tickets to every non-athletic event for a year. Colonial Life Arena employees refereed the event to ensure each team had only one “sitter” at a time and that no seat was skipped. The winning team completed the challenge in less than three hours.

To wrap up the 10-year celebrations, University of South Carolina Gamecock basketball joined the festivities as Men’s Basketball hosted Morgan State (November 16), and Women’s Basketball took on Clemson (November 18). Both games included giveaways for a select number of fans and a cake-cutting ceremony that featured the University of South Carolina’s Athletics Director, Ray Tanner, and Global Spectrum’s Lexie Boone, General Manager of the Colonial Life Arena. A USC women’s basketball game was the Arena’s first game on November 22, 2002. This year’s women’s basketball game was a “throwback event” with $1 admission.

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Alan Jackson Tour Marks First Effort For Global Spectrum PresentsThrough the efforts of Brock Jones, Global Spectrum’s Vice President of Booking, the new Global Spectrum Presents promotional entity packaged five Alan Jackson tour dates through CAA for a concert series presentation at five Global Spectrum arenas throughout the country.

Jackson performed at the Global Spectrum Presents concerts in October and November at Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY; Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, Lowell, MA; Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IA; Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL; and the Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ.

The concert series hinged on Global Spectrum’s effort and teamwork from the very first day.

Following the minute Jones booked the shows, five Global Spectrum marketers representing each building, Chris Lawrence at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Mike Soriano at Tsongas Center, Viki Arias at the Iowa Events Center, Erin Bilton at Sears Centre Arena, and Diana Zanetto at Sun National Bank Center, collaboratively approached CAA, one of the country’s top talent agencies, with a list of promotional ideas that included third parties, charities, radio promotions, and social media initiatives.

CAA took the list and after discussing with Jackson’s manager, approved several ideas each marketer could then take into their

market to help the ticket-selling process.

Among those were a radio/fan announce promotion, roadie for a day promotion, a signed set list, and use of Alan Jackson’s backstage dressing room during the show.

The five marketers hosted a weekly conference call to discuss ticket sales, brainstorm new ideas, and help with any issues a market was facing. After the call, they updated CAA with a quick list of where each building stood that week. Global Spectrum Presents had its last show at Sun National Bank Center on November

15, and now the marketers can be proud of the way they worked as a team and represented Global Spectrum Presents for the first time.

“We knew Global Spectrum Presents was an extremely viable new entity when it was created earlier this year,” Jones said. “The results of our first concert series and the incredible marketing efforts by the Global Spectrum marketing team certainly proved that everything we envisioned became a reality. Global Spectrum Presents is going to be an extremely important event and financial resource for many of our Global Spectrum-managed venues.”

Jones noted that the success of the Alan Jackson tour has opened additional opportunities for Global Spectrum Presents with both CAA and WME (William Morris Endeavor).

p   Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL, presents country singer Alan Jackson with mosaic comprised of Jackson’s album covers and Chicago landmarks prior to his performance (November 9). Making pre-sentation are (from left) Global Spectrum’s Kennedy Bollmeyer, Box Office Coordinator; Erin Bilton, Direc-tor of Marketing; and Danielle Griebel, Marketing Coordinator.

q    Colonial Life Arena General Manager Lexi Boone (center) with University of South Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner (right) and Cockie, USC mascot.

p   Celebrating Colonial Life Arena’s 10-year anniversary, University of South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner and school

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Eric Church Concert Sets Record At Comcast Arena At Everett

More than 2,500 people turned out during a week’s worth of activities surrounding the grand re-opening of the Global Spectrum-managed Convention Hall in Enid, OK.

The turnout pleased Convention Hall general manager Keller Taylor. “Our goal was to create the opportunity, via the right mix of events during the Grand Re-Opening Week, for the community to experience the historic facility for the first time, again,” said Keller Taylor, General Manager.

“I believe we accomplished this through the committed and loyal management staff here in Enid, along with the support of Barry Strafacci, Global Spectrum, Regional Vice President; Dean Dennis, General Manager of the Global Spectrum-managed Owensboro, KY, Convention Center; Maria Rainsdon, General Manager of the Global Spectrum-managed Clovis (NM) Civic Center; and Eric Copeland, Executive Chef at the Global Spectrum-managed Pueblo Convention Center, Pueblo, CO,” Taylor added.

The crown jewel event of the week was the Community Open House (November 18), which followed Enid’s annual

Veterans’ parade. After a short ceremony on the Convention Hall steps featuring a living history performance of the Grand Opening in 1921, the doors opened and over 1,500 area residents came in to see the renovations and enjoy free hamburgers and hot dogs.

Convention Hall is Enid’s premier conference and meeting facility, featuring the 11,000-sq. ft. Grand Ballroom, a 3,000-sq. ft. Junior Ballroom, more than 5,500 sq. ft. of meeting rooms, and a 14-person board room. The neighboring Global Spectrum-managed Enid Events Center is scheduled for completion in May.

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p    Global Spectrum, city and state officials help in Ribbon Cutting to mark grand re-opening of Enid Convention Hall in Enid, OK.

q    Gary Weikiel (left), Everett (WA) Public Facilities District President, and Adam Cook, Assistant General Manager of Comcast Arena at Everett, present gift to Eric Church prior to his sold-out show (November 13) at Comcast Arena at Everett, WA. Country music singer-songwriter Church’s per-formance was highest attendewd (8,952) show in venue’s history.

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Iowa’s Premier Beer, Wine And Food Expo Sets New RecordFor the fifth year, Global Spectrum staff at the Iowa Events Center produced Iowa’s Premier Beer, Wine, and Food Expo in conjunction with Ovations Food Services and Hy-Vee, the presenting sponsor. More than 8,000 people attended the two-day event.

The event offered a melting pot for culinary arts fans to sip, taste, and shop their way from wine and beer distributor samplings and selling their products to wine cork jewelry, kitchen gadgets, cooking demonstrations, wine and food pairings, and more.

Highlights of the event included Blue Moon Founder and Brewmaster Keith Villa discussing the history of Blue Moon and sampling new Blue Moon products not yet available on store shelves; Dr. BBQ, Ray Lampe, demonstrating recipes for Smoked Pork Chili and BBQ Ribs; Sean Petrie from Riedel Crystal demonstrating how the choice of wine glass affects the wine drinking experience, and more.

“This is our event. Our staff works diligently with our partners to discuss all opportunities to enhance the experience for our vendors, attendees, and volunteers,” said Chris Connolly, Global Spectrum’s General Manager of the Iowa Events Center. “With another record-breaking year in the books, we look forward to producing the expo for many years to come.”

q  Miami Beach Convention Center’s staff show why they are Lamborghini of customer service, displaying polka-dotted Global Spectrum jersey they received for Biggest Overall Survey Score Improvement quarter over quarter. MBCC finished its 2012 fiscal year with overall positive rating of 96.5 percent.

p    James Brown Arena opened its new Windsor Club with a ribbon cutting attended by the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, city officials, local Chamber of Commerce members, and representatives of Wind-sor Fine Jewelers. The club, which includes membership for 200 people, is being utilized before, during, and after events.

October was one of the busiest months on record for the St. Charles Convention Center.

The total building occupancy was 73 percent, which tied the record set in October 2009. Industry standards hold that 75 percent occupancy is considered 100 percent occupancy because down time is required to change room sets, which translates into the venue being 100 percent completely occupied for the entire month.

In addition, October was the highest revenue-grossing month in building history with a total of $724,000, beating last November’s previous record by $11,000.

St. Charles Center Sets Monthly Event Record

p     The Global Spectrum-managed Fargodome, Fargo, ND, was awarded its third consecutive “Best of the Red River Valley” for “Best Live Entertain-ment Spot” in reader’s poll award from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.

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PEOPLE AND PLACES

p   Global Spectrum’s Lexie Boone, General Manager of Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC, was presented with a Commanding General Gold Coin of Excellence Award at Major General Michael S. Linnington’s VIP reception prior to the Spirit of America show at Colonial Life Arena on September 21.

Tiffany Faublas Makes News In Palm Beach

p    Legacy Magazine recognized Tiffany Faublas (front row, right), Marketing Manager at Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL, as one of South Florida’s 25 Leaders of Today & Tomor-row Under the Age of 40 for 2012. She also was featured in Palm Beach Post’s “On The Scene,” picking her top places to dine in Palm Beach County.

p   Meeting with IATSE at Global Spectrum General Managers’ meetings at XFINITY Live! in Philadelphia, PA, are (from left) William Gearns, Jr., IATSE’s International Vice President, Department Director, Tradeshow; Michael Barnes, IATSE’s International Vice President, Business Agent, Local; John Page, Global Spectrum Chief Operating Officer; Brian Lawlor, IATSE’s International Representative; Michael Ahearn, Global Spectrum Vice President of Operations; and John Lewis, IATSE’s International Vice President, Department Director, Canadian Affairs.

Virginia Honors Richmond Center For Green ProgramsGlobal Spectrum’s staff at the Greater Richmond Convention Center beat out 23 other applicants in the Commonwealth of Virginia to win the “Green Facility Program of the Year” Award.

The award is given through the Virginia Green Travel program, which is sponsored by the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Virginia Green facilities are required to have programs in place that address recycling, waste reduction, energy, and water conservation.

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Seven Days, 23 Events At Encana CentreBudweiser Gardens Contributes $24,352 To London Groups

Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Under 18 Championship began on November 7 at the EnCana Events Centre. Eight teams from across Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario Red and Blue, and the Atlantic Provinces, came to Dawson Creek for five days of pure hockey action.

Over the five days, 18 games were played that saw Ontario Blue, the underdog, emerge as the Gold Medal national champion.

Throughout the hockey tournament, the EnCana Events Centre hosted three banquets,

including one for Jennifer Botterill, Olympic medalist for Women’s Hockey. After the games were completed, the Centre went into action to flip the building around for Cesar Millan and his Trust Your Instincts Tour on November 12.

The week of events finished with Alice Cooper and his “Raise the Dead” tour on Tuesday, November 13.

Budweiser Gardens in London, ON, in conjunction with its 10th Anniversary Celebration, has raised $24,352 that will be shared by local organizations Arts for All Kids and the George Bray Sports Association.

Fundraising efforts included a VIP Gala, silent auction, London Knights 50-50 draw, and the collection of voluntary donations during a public open house.

“Our goal from the beginning was to make a difference locally and benefit both arts and sports to commemorate

our 10th anniversary,” said Brian Ohl, Global Spectrum Regional Vice President and General Manager of Budweiser Gardens. “In consultation with the London Community Foundation, we were able identify two great organizations. We are very grateful to the community for all of their support and generosity.”

“Under Global Spectrum management, Budweiser Gardens has become a community treasure, one that contributes greatly to our smart and caring community. We were pleased to help match their interests and concerns with community needs and these great organizations.” said Martha Powell, President & CEO of the London Community Foundation.

Budweiser Gardens Celebrates Decade Of Fun In London

Budweiser Gardens, formerly the John Labatt Centre in London, ON, celebrated its 10th Anniversary in November.

The venue, which has changed the face of downtown London since opening 10 years ago, partnered with two local children’s charities, George Bray Sports Association Inc. and Arts for All Kids, and has raised more than $20,000 to date.

Anniversary celebrations included a public open house on October 10 and a VIP Gala on October 11, which saw Budweiser Gardens transformed into a magical carnival, complete with awe-inspiring fire throwers, gigantic stilt walkers, mystical psychic readings, and breathtaking aerialists.

p   With rock and roll legend Alice Cooper at Encana Events Center in Dawson Creek are (from left) Brent Hodson, EnCana Events Centre Marketing Manager; Ryan MacIvor, General Manager; Jerimy Earl, Director of Corporate Partnerships; Cooper; Andrew Nash, Director of Operations; Corey Margolis, Event Manager; and Brad Jones, Alice Cooper’s Canadian Tour manager.

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p   Part-time staff members at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON, who have worked at the venue for 10 years are (from left) Jeanette Diggins, Al Kehoe, Wendy Kopp, Harold Bush, Sharon Hoos, Adam Logie, Devan James, and Bruce Young.

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Abbotsford Centre Ranked 13th In Venues Today PollThe Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre finished 2011-12 as the 13th highest ranked venue in the world, as well as the second highest in Canada, according to Venues Today magazine for venues in the 5,001 to 10,000-seat category.

“To be recognized by such a prominent industry publication is a wonderful achievement,” said Global Spectrum’s Jason Blumenfeld, General Manager of the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre. “To achieve this level of recognition has taken the hard work and dedication of the staff, the belief from promoters and agents to bring shows, and support from the community.”

Venues Today’s year-end rankings cover the reporting period from October 16, 2011, to October 15, 2012. In that time, the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre welcomed more than 82,000 fans during 33 non-sport related events, which included four sold out shows. Notable performances that contributed to the report are Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam,” John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Disney on Ice, Celtic Thunder, and Jeff Dunham.

p   Jason Toner (center), Global Spectrum’s General Manager of WFCU Centre in Windsor, ON, congratu-lates Gold Medal winners Scott Moir (left) and Tessa Virtue at 2012 Skate Canada International ice dancing competition (October 25-28) held at WFCU Centre.

t   World-renowned dog behavior expert and TV’s Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan and his dog, CoCo, admire gift presented to him at South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC), Penticton, BC, on behalf of Penticton dog owners (November 8). “Pawtograph” was created in-house with over 100 dog photos.

p   Hockey fans brought hundreds of teddy bears to South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) for Penticton Vees Annual Teddy Bear Toss. Much-anticipated promotion encourages fans to have fun, while giving local children the “bear-necessities.” After Vees score their first goal, fans pitch their plush toys onto ice surface. Teddies are then donated to Salvation Army. Displaying Teddies are SOEC’s Operations team members (from left) Darien Folk, Christine Nobert, Joe Dias, Rick Comeau, and Brandon Woods.

p   Global Spectrum’s Jacque Holowaty (second from left), Assistant General Manager/Box Office Manager at Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre, Abbotsford, BC, and Jason Blumenthal (second from right), General Manager, present cast from “Experience the Beatles with RAIN” custom-made cupcakes before their show on November 3.

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“HOW YOU DOIN’?”

u   Global Spectrum employees at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ, celebrate at 7th Annual HYD staff rally.

p   Showing HYD spirit, Global Spectrum employees from Augusta Entertainment Complex and USC Aiken Convocations Center show their college pride on National College Colors Day.

p    Global Spectrum staff at Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ, partnered with various local organizations to make a difference in lives of those affected by Superstorm Sandy in conjunction with Global Spectrum Presents Alan Jackson concert (November 15).

Mr. Ryan MacIvorGeneral Manger EnCana Events CenterDawson Creek, BC

I would like to extend my professional and personal gratitude and congratulations to the City of Dawson Creek, event volunteers, staff of the DCEC, the 2012 National Women’s Under-18 Hockey Championship host organizing committee, as well as our co-chairs.The 2012 edition of the event was a tremendous success and set a new benchmark that I hope you take great pride in and the community looks back at with fond memories for years to come. I’ve had an opportunity to work with a number of Global Spectrum venues and have never seen the level of professionalism and community partnership as showcased in Dawson Creek.

Special thanks to you, Andrew Nash, and Corey Margolis. The Host Committee did an exceptional job engaging the community with the great local sponsor support, school’s program with team visits and students attending games, minor hockey developmental programs and great volunteer support. Hockey Canada would not enjoy the national team or international and national event hosting success it does without the tireless and undying efforts of communities like Dawson Creek and its volunteers. On behalf of Hockey Canada thank you for a tremendous event! Ryan RobinsManager, Marketing Services & Events

q   Dan Krone, Assistant Director of Operations for the USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL, receives October Sun Dome HYD Award from Trent Merritt, Sun Dome General Manager.

p    Colonial Life Arena‘s staff celebrates 10 years of entertaining Columbia, SC, fans, and awards staff members for decade of service.

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Mr. Frank RussoSenior Vice President, Business DevelopmentGlobal Spectrum

Hello Frank, and greetings from Oklahoma.

As you are likely aware, we are enjoying the grand opening of our new and repurposed Convention Hall here in Enid.

It has been an overwhelming success and an achievement many considered impossible. I never doubted the potential or the end result, which is why I am writing. This entire endeavor was successful because of our relationship with Global Spectrum. From our first meeting, through every challenging step of struggling to bring Enid into the modern era, the Global Spectrum team has been indispensable. I cannot summon adequate words to sufficiently express my enthusiasm for the work your team is doing in Enid. I am thrilled beyond my wildest expectation and cannot begin to adequately describe what Global Spectrum means to Enid, OK. We have enjoyed one exciting event after another, all under very difficult conditions due to the final stages of construction, but your team completed each event flawlessly.

General Manager Taylor Keller has been a rock star here and has produced immeasurable dividends through his work ethic, commitment to community and a flawless personality of customer service. He has devoted endless hours and a tireless commitment to excellence, which has established Convention Hall as THE centerpiece of Northwest Oklahoma. I can’t even imagine how extraordinary we will feel when the new events center opens. I also wish to highlight Maria Rainsdom’s (General Manager of the Clovis Civic Center) contributions. She traveled from Las Cruces, NM, to assist in our opening and like Keller she shines brighter than anything our community could imagine. Please know that I am immensely, and quite truly amazed by their combined efforts. You have two world-beaters in these two. Their supporting staff, Chef Eric Copeland, and all the new hires in Enid have launched a new era in our city for which I submit my most emphatic appreciation. I was overtly convinced from day one, that Global Spectrum would build the right team for the right moment in Enid. Such has now been overwhelming proven.

The very best part for me? I have friendships with Barry Strafacci and Dean Dennis that I place in the most cherished category. Thank you for making our city a much better place to live. I hope you can attend the grand unveiling of the events center early next year, such will be another, even more grand event.

Lastly, thank you Frank, for believing in Enid. Nothing could have happened had Global Spectrum taken a pass on us. We owe you more than we can repay.

Eric BensonCity ManagerEnid, OK

p   Staff members of Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena, both on campus of University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI, work on team building while participat-ing in ropes course “Whale Watch” activity at Newport YMCA. Participating are (front row, from left) Eric Postemsky, Colleen Byrnes, Mike Piacente, Leah Becki, and Jim Cordeiro. Second row (from left), Maureen McCarthy, Alex Nurkin, David Trombetti, Matt Moeller, James Morris, and John Miner. Back Row (from left), Monica York, Jeff Kuhn, and Eric Lantz.

Front Row Marketing Services announced that veteran marketer Sergio del Prado has joined their staff as Regional Vice President. del Prado has successfully led groundbreaking and innovative programs for sales and marketing divisions for several

high profile major league sports franchises including

the Los Angeles Dodgers, the L.A. Galaxy, and the L.A. Kings, and will be based in FRMS’ Los Angeles office.

“There are very few well respected executives with more experience, success and understanding of

the West Coast sports entertainment space yet alone the fast growing Hispanic marketplace, especially in Southern California, than Sergio,” said Chris Lencheski, CEO of FRMS. “His leadership and entrepreneurial spirit will be invaluable to us as we expand and enhance our relationships on the West Coast and into Latin and South America going forward.”

“I am very proud to join Chris and his team at FRMS,” del Prado added. “Their innovative work in sales and venue management not just in the United States but around the world has the company poised for some amazing growth in the next few years, and I am very excited to be part of the leadership team.”

Del Prado brings over 20 years of experience and leadership in sales, marketing, venue management and partnerships to FRMS.

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Lee Stacey Named Senior Vice President, Sales And Marketing

Sergio Del Prado Named Regional Vice President

John Strayhorn is now the Director of Corporate Partnerships for Pocono Raceway.

Mary Ann Lambrinos has joined as Director of Corporate Partnerships at the Kovalchick

Convention and Athletic Complex and IUP Athletics.

Arlo Graham has joined as Sales Manager, Premium Seating at the WFUC Centre.

Jennifer James has joined as Director of Corporate Sales at the Santa Ana Star Center.

Front Row Marketing Services announced that veteran sales and marketing executive Lee Stacey has been named to the new position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Stacey joins FRMS from General Sports and Entertainment and has held senior jobs

with the New York Jets, IMG, the Cavs/Gund Arena Corporation and other high level sports and entertainment entities. He will be charged with developing innovative national sales strategies and assisting with new business acquisition for Front Row’s rapidly growing U.S. and international property list.

“Lee Stacey is one of the most well respected and well connected individuals in sports and entertainment marketing, and we are very excited to welcome Lee to this organization at this time in our growth curve,” said Chris Lencheski, President of FRMS.

“His deep contacts in this global industry will help us continue our momentum with our portfolio of partners and services while providing unmatched marketing services to our Global Spectrum clients as well as our wide swath of teams, leagues and properties we are already representing.

Lee’s addition along with the many new professionals recently added to FRMS continues upon the forward-looking entrepreneurial designs of Peter Luukko that I have been tasked to develop and everyone here is looking to the future with much anticipation – we now boast a senior executive staff with historical success in the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, College programming and the Olympics; very few agencies anywhere have the CV we now offer our clients”

“I am very proud to join Chris and his team at FRMS,” Stacey added. “It is obvious that the company has a vision to be diverse and very entrepreneurial in its approach to sales and marketing, and I welcome both that passionate approach and the ability to use my experience to enhance all that has been done to this point and what will be done in the future.”

Stacey has been associated with some of the most iconic brands in the world including the NFL, CBS, IMG, and the NBA and has more than 25 years of experience in sports and entertainment media, team, property and event sales and marketing. Stacey began his career in sports and media sales with a 7 year career with CBS radio in New York and Boston Stacey earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Boston’s Emerson College.

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Baumgartner’s Jump Nets $63 Million For Brands, According To Front Row Analytics Data

p Pocono International Raceway, the “Tricky Triangle.”

The Potomac Nationals selected Front Row Marketing Services to secure the naming rights for the club’s new state-of-the-art facility to be built in Northern Virginia, according to team owner Art Silber. It is Front Row’s first naming rights engagement in the Washington, DC area.

“We are incredibly impressed with the background and experience that Front Row gives us and believe that they will lead us to what will be a new standard

in the marketing of sponsorship partnerships,” said Silber. “Front Row recognizes the unique opportunity we provide a partner with hundreds of thousands of cars a day passing us on I-95, and a unique brand of baseball that has seen us send over 400 players to the major leagues.”

“This project involves many great organizations and is in one of the most affluent and high growth counties in the United States,” said Chris Lencheski, President of Front Row Marketing Services. “We are excited to be a part of a truly unique public/private partnership involving the passion of professional minor league baseball entertainment and themed retail, all rolled into one sports and entertainment ecosystem not seen in the greater Washington, DC area or any where else in Minor League baseball.”

“This project with Art Silber will give us the opportunity to take the best practices we have learned in selling more naming rights strategies

than any other organization by volume and I could not be more pleased to have Bryan Furey and his team here at Front Row leading the sales and marketing effort,” added Lencheski.

The 7,000 capacity stadium is part of a $70-million public private partnership which will be located at Stonebridge at the Potomac Town Center, a retail, office and residential development located adjacent to I-95 in Woodbridge, VA with over 55 retail stores and 500 residential units. The Virginia Department of Transportation will invest approximately $15 million to build a new parking structure with 1,200 spaces to serve as a meeting spot for commuters, and the cost of the stadium is $30 million. Potomac is an affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and the team currently plays their home games at Pfitzner Stadium in Northern Virginia averaging 2,953 fans for their 65 home games played in 2012.

Potomac Nationals Select Front Row Marketing Services to Sell First-Ever Naming Rights for New Area Ballpark

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Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s jump did not just make him an Internet sensation, it made him one of the most widely-valued special event participants on the planet, according to the data analysis of Front Row Analytics. The record jump pulled in almost $63 million in sponsor value, not just for primary brand partner Red Bull, but also for Zenith watches, Riedel Communications and Cypres Skydiving devices, all of which were part

of Baumgartner’s successful leap.

“Given the timing of the jump on a crowded Sunday afternoon, it is amazing how much exposure the record quickly received,” said Eric Smallwood, Front Row Analytics Senior Vice President. “While many focused just on Red Bull and their partnership, his secondary sponsors also pulled in some record dollars, again showing that timing and brand placement is everything when looking for exposure.”

FR Analytics did their detailed analysis by looking at the branding exposure from Felix’s Space Suit, space capsule, lift crane, support team clothing, spectators’ apparel from the live broadcast on YouTube and Discovery Channel in the United States, Canada and over 200 countries outside of North America. FR Analytics also projected the value that will be received from all other exposure coming from the live jump.

The overall value for Red Bull is projected to be $48,116,333 from the branding exposure. Zenith Watches will receive an estimated $12,401,300. Secondary sponsors including Cypres and Riedel, bringing in $1.5 million and $216,000, respectively.

Pocono International Raceway, Inc. announced a new partnership with Front Row Marketing Services, making it the Raceway’s agency of record for commercial rights, corporate partnership development, and sales opportunities. Pocono is the long-running largest and most innovative independent racing facility in North America, and in 2013 will host two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends as well as the return of Indy Car racing for the first time since1989.

“Pocono Raceway has taken huge steps in bringing the Raceway to the forefront of the motorsports industry in America, stated Raceway President and CEO, Brandon Igdalsky. We have completely repaved the track, added industry leading safety features, increased fan amenities and built a three megawatt solar farm making Pocono Raceway the largest solar powered sports facility in the world. Adding Front Row Marketing Services is another step in forging Pocono Raceway’s continued success in the future,” added Igdalsky.

“Arguably the home of NASCAR in the Northeast with the largest proximity to major urban centers and their consumers, the Pocono Raceway brand offers corporate marketers decades of consumer authenticity very few tracks can speak to,” said Chris Lencheski, President of Front Row Marketing Services. “Our group is very excited to become a larger part of the success of Pocono, the potential our Analytics division has discovered coupled with Front Row’s gravitas in the northeast marketplace will ensure a long fruitful partnership.”

Pocono Raceway, Front Row Marketing Services Partner To Drive Revenue Opportunities

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The MassMutual Center Community Service Committee participated for the second year in the Springfield (MA) Boys and Girls Club Festival of Trees, a program that allows local businesses to decorate a Christmas tree that is displayed in the Center’s gallery.

Visitors can bid on the tree to take home. All funds raised were donated to the Springfield Boys and Girls Club. This year, the MassMutual Center decorated the tree with the theme “It’s Snowing Cats and Dogs.”

MassMutual Center Aids Boys, Girls Club

SOEC Staff Assists Ironman Canada

p  Wolstein Center staff meets outside Cleveland Food Bank for Global Spectrum Chari-ties day out (September 18). Team of 12 helped pack, sort, and cook meals for various food kitchens supported by Cleveland Food Bank. Taking part are (back row, from left) Joe Sarog, Mike England, Steve Wells, Scott Warren, Harold Davis, and James Burge, Jr. Front row, from left: Brooke Cuevas, Michelle Schilling, Nicole Taylor, Gracie Pugliese, Joy Locklear, and Mark Hochberg.

p  Global Spectrum staff at South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) Complex in Penticton, BC, celebrates success of largest aid station at 30th Annual Subaru Ironman Canada race (August 26). More than 2,000 triathletes participated.

For the fourth consecutive year, Global Spectrum’s staff at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) Complex in Penticton, BC, volunteered at the 30th Annual Subaru Ironman Canada race on August 26.

For their efforts in operating an aid station, Ironman Canada awarded the SOEC Complex $500, which was donated to KidSport, a local charity providing athletic grants to youth.

The SOEC Complex’s team was tasked with setting up, operating, and disassembling the course’s largest aid station, requiring a crew of 60 dedicated volunteers. More than 2,000 triathletes completed Penticton’s grueling Ironman race that included a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run.

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Global Spectrum and Ovations Food Services teamed up to donate boxed lunches to Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta, GA, helping to feed more than 600 people in need.

“The staff at the Augusta Entertainment Complex is proud to give back to the community,” said Monty Jones, Jr., General Manager of the Augusta Entertainment Complex. “We are pleased that we were able to provide meals to hundreds of people during these difficult economic times.”

“We are greatly appreciative to the Augusta Entertainment Complex, Global Spectrum, and Ovations Food Services for this donation,” said Marilyn McKinnie, Manager of the Golden Harvest Food Bank.

The Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA, partnered with the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau to benefit many Richmond area nonprofits.

The Center and the CVB partnered to collect more than 1,200 books that were donated to the area’s Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother program. The program’s sole purpose is to assist with the special needs of families during the holiday season.

In another effort, the same partnership collected everyday household items for Homeward. Homeward is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness by facilitating creative solutions through the collaboration, coordination, and cooperation of regional resources and services.

Global Spectrum, Ovations Donate Lunches To Augusta Food Bank

Richmond Center, CVB Join To Aid Nonprofits

p  Global Spectrum staff at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA, and Richmond Met-ropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered to collect more than 1,200 books that were donated to the area’s Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Christmas Mother program. Program’s sole purpose is to assist with special needs of families during Holiday Season.

p  Global Spectrum Asia celebrates Mooncake Festival, popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese Singaporeans on August 15 (lunar calen-dar). Mark Collins, Global Spectrum Asia’s Managing Director, kicked off celebration by presenting box of mooncakes to each staff member to celebrate occa-sion with their families.

p  Greater Richmond Convention Center partnered with Richmond Metropolitan Conventions and Visi-tors Bureau to collect everyday household items for Homeward.

p  Global Spectrum staff at Salina Bicentennial Center, Salina, KS, came together to volunteer and participate in Frosty 5K and Merry Mile (November 17). Proceeds benefited Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina. Participants included (back row, from left) Mike Highsmith, Chris Bird, Lee Gallion, and Richard Kelley. Front row, from left: Sheri Chase Jones, Mari-deth Highsmith, Daniel Webb, Josh Pyle, and Chris Rassette.

p  Cheerleaders from Hyde Park Eagles and Dover CR Raiders presented donations to Manasquan Warriors for Manasquan, NJ, families affected by Superstorm Sandy. Eastern Region Pop Warner helped organize a donation drive and asked all teams/organizations to drop off items to Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ, during Cheer Finals Global Spectrum’s Claudio Oliveria, Assistant General Manager at Center, meets with Raiders, Warriors, and Eagles Cheerleaders.

p  USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL, staffers (from left) Shannon Darby, Operations Manager; Sara Webster, Director of Marketing; and Rachel Meyrowitz, Mar-keting and Group Sales Coordinator, assist Children’s Dream Fund in making dream come true for Renton, a local resident recovering from blood disease, during Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music performance.

Seeta Rampersaud has been named Director of Finance at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL. She formerly was the Property Accountant at Pinnacle Hotel Management for more than four years.

Rampersaud brings 14 years of accounting experience to the Global Spectrum-managed Palm Beach County Convention Center.

“We are extremely pleased to have Seeta join our team,” said Dave Anderson, Global Spectrum’s Regional Vice President and General Manager at Palm Beach County Convention Center. “Seeta brings a vast financial background of our market and we look forward to working with her.”

A native of Guyana, Rampersaud earned her B.S. in Finance from Oakwood College in Huntsville, AL, and later a master’s in Accounting from Strayer University.

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The Global Spectrum-managed Owensboro Convention Center, scheduled to open in early 2014, has expanded its sales team with the promotion of a current employee and the hiring of two new employees.

Laura Alexander has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing. She joined Global Spectrum in March 2012 as the Sales Manager for the Convention Center. She will oversee all sales and marketing aspects of the convention center, as well as focus on booking state and national conferences, conventions, and events.

Brandy Dant joined the Convention Center as the Sales Manager. She has over seven years of sales experience with three years dedicated to corporate accounts.

In her new role, Dant’s primary focus will be to work with local businesses to accommodate their banquet, meeting, and conferencing needs.

She will also work with brides and grooms to create their special wedding day at the

Owensboro Convention Center.

Doris Sparks has joined the Convention Center’s team as Event and Sponsorship Manager. Sparks has more than 11 years of experience in both trade show

development, as well as business marketing in the Owensboro and Evansville areas. Sparks is a previous downtown business owner and had served on the board of Downtown Owensboro Inc.

“We are very lucky to welcome Brandy and Doris to our growing team, as each one brings a unique level of expertise to the table,” said Dean Dennis, Owensboro Convention Center General Manager.

The multi-purpose facility will feature more than 45,000 sq. ft. exhibit hall and an additional 47,000 sq. ft. of meeting and banquet space, which includes two ballrooms.

Owensboro Convention Center Expands Booking Sales Team

Jason Enge has been promoted to Assistant General Manager of the General Motors Centre in Oshawa, ON. He previously was the Global Spectrum-managed venue’s Food and Beverage Manager.

Enge began working at the 6,100-seat General Motors

Centre in 2006 as the Food and Beverage Manager and then transitioned to Global Spectrum when the company assumed management of the GM Centre in June 2008.

He has been in the food and beverage, and sports and entertainment industries for over 10 years. Over the last four years, Enge’s high standards and strong leadership abilities have been instrumental in building a solid food and beverage team within the General Motors Centre; one of few Global Spectrum venues with an in-house Food and Beverage operation.

Jason and his team are constantly raising the level of services and pushing the envelope to be at the top of the latest Food and Beverage trends. Under Enge’s guidance the GM Centre’s food and beverage team have expanded their roles to include acting as the exclusive caterers to the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology and the Regent Theatre.

Enge is currently participating in Global Spectrum’s “How you Growin’?” leadership program, working with his mentor, Shane Caldwell, General Manager of Mullins Center in Amherst, MA, and will be attending year two of the IAVM’s Venue Management School at Oglebay this summer. “Jason has worked extremely hard over the past four years to earn this opportunity,” said Vince Vella, General Manager of the GM Centre. “Jason has a do-whatever-it-takes attitude, an uncompromising work ethic, and exhibits all of the essential qualities necessary to be a future leader in this company.”

Brian Skow Named Operations Head At Abbotsford Centre

Jason Enge Promoted To Assistant GM At General Motors Centre

Seeta Rampersaud Joins Palm Beach Center As Finance Director

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Brian Skow has been named Director of Operations at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre in Penticton, BC, Canada. He formerly was Director of Operations at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, WA.

Skow joined Global Spectrum in 2003 as Operations Manager at the Comcast Arena. He was named Director of Operations in 2008. He will continue to monitor operations at the Comcast Arena.

He serves on Global Spectrum’s Sustainability Committee.

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Mike Dyer, a 40-year veteran of operating public assembly facilities, has been named the first General Manager of the new Cross Insurance Center, which will open next fall in Bangor, ME. Dyer joins Global Spectrum after nearly 25 years of experience running the nearby Bass Park Complex for the city of Bangor.

“We are fortunate to have such an experienced facility manager join our company to oversee the

Cross Insurance Center,” said Global Spectrum Chief Operating Officer John Page. “Mike is extremely talented and we are confident he will help us bring top-notch entertainment and events in the most comfortable environment as possible to the region.”

Dyer first joined the Bass Park Complex in 1988 and had been the director of the facility since 1993. The Cross Insurance Center is being built adjacent to the property.

Cross Insurance Center is a $65-million arena for concerts, sports and other special events. It will have an adjacent convention center with a

large ballroom, pre-function space, and meeting rooms.

Dyer has been heavily involved in several business groups in Bangor. He was the ex-officio director of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce and serves on the boards of the Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Bangor Garden Show.

Prior to joining the city of Bangor, he spent 16 years in management roles at two ice rink facilities in his home state of New Jersey. He is a native of West Orange, NJ, and attended Rutgers University.

Mike Dyer Named GM At New Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ME

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Brent Hodson joins the EnCana Events Centre, Dawson Creek, BC, as Marketing Manager… Joe Gonzales has joined the Pueblo Convention Center, Pueblo, CO, as Marketing Manager… At the Augusta Entertainment Complex, Augusta, GA, Tyler Wright has moved from the Northwest Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, GA, to Augusta as Marketing Manager, Craig Gulick has been promoted to Operations Manager, and Rebecca Nicholson moves from Colonial Life Arena as Assistant Box Office Manager… Nick Hancock has joined the Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA, as Senior Sales Manager… At the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL, Isabel Lozada has joined as Staff Accountant and Jac White joins as Guest Services Manager… At MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA, Nathanael Harris joins as Marketing Manager, Charles Drago, Sales

Manager, and Allyson Boal as Group and Sponsorship Sales Manager… Amanda Avila and Esther Pierre have been named Event Managers at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL... At the Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC, Brian Martin, formerly Director of Box Office Operations at Augusta Entertainment Complex, was named Event Manager, and Chase Hathaway, formerly Marketing Coordinator at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, was promoted to Marketing Manager… Georgieann Michels, formerly Marketing Coordinator at the Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, IL, joins Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, as Marketing Manager… At the Las Cruces Convention Center, Las Cruces, NM, Patrick Drake has been promoted to Sales Manager and Steven Livingston has been promoted to Senior Sales Manager.

“Global Spectrum’s exceptional reputation, high-level of customer satisfaction and marketing expertise will allow the ACCVA to maximize opportunities for both facilities, as well as the community at large, and will enable Atlantic City to continue expanding its reputation as a first-rate cultural, sport and entertainment resort.”

Opened in May of 1997, the Atlantic City Convention Center offers nearly 500,000 contiguous square feet of space, occupying a site of nearly 31 acres. As one of the East Coast’s largest convention facilities, it regularly attracts prestigious public shows and conventions. Boardwalk Hall, which was originally constructed in 1929, underwent a dramatic three-year, $90 million renovation and restoration completed in 2001 that transformed the historic Hall into a modern special events arena capable of seating 14,500. It has been touted as one of America’s premier entertainment venues, known for high profile concerts, family shows, and sporting events.

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A r e n a s

Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC, CanadaAiken Convocation Center, University of South Carolina – Aiken, SCBankUnited Center, University of Miami – Coral Gables, FL Bicentennial Center – Salina, KS Budweiser Events Center at the Ranch – Loveland, CO Budweiser Gardens – London, ON, Canada Central Pavilion Arena – Robstown, TXChaifetz Arena, Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MOColonial Life Arena, University of South Carolina Columbia, SCComcast Arena at Everett – Everett, WAConstant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VACopps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON, CanadaCross Insurance Center – Bangor, ME Curry County Events Center – Clovis, NMEnCana Events Centre – Dawson Creek, BC, CanadaEnid Events Center – Enid, OKGalen Center, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CAGeneral Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON, CanadaGlens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NYJames Brown Arena – Augusta, GAKovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex, Indiana Univ. of PA – Indiana, PALiacouras Center, Temple University – Philadelphia, PAMassMutual Center – Springfield, MA Mattamy Athletic Centre, Ryerson University – Toronto, ON, CanadaMullins Center, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, MAPenticton Memorial Arena – Penticton, BC, CanadaRoanoke Civic Center Coliseum – Roanoke, VARyan Center, University of Rhode Island – Kingston, RISanta Ana Star Center – Rio Rancho, NMSears Centre Arena – Hoffman Estates, ILSingapore Sports Hub MPIA – SingaporeSouth Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, BC, Canada SpiritBank Events Center – Tulsa, OKSun Dome Arena, University of South Florida – Tampa, FLSun National Bank Center – Trenton, NJTsongas Center at UMass Lowell, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell – Lowell, MAUCF Arena, University of Central Florida – Orlando, FLWells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IAWells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PAWFCU Centre – Windsor, ON, CanadaWolstein Center, Cleveland State University – Cleveland, OH

C o n v e n t i o n & E x p o s i t i o n C e n t e r s

Bangor Convention Center – Bangor, MECentury Center – South Bend, INCherokee Strip Conference Center – Enid, OKClovis Civic Center – Clovis, NMConference Center Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls, NYCommunity Choice Credit Union Convention Center at the Veteran’s Memorial – Des Moines, IA

Duke Energy Convention Center – Cincinnati, OHDurham Convention Center – Durham, NCEdward D. Hansen Conference Center – Everett, WAEnid Events Center – Enid, OKFirst National Bank Exhibition Building – Loveland, COGerald H. Gordon Conference Pavilion, Cleveland State University – Cleveland, OHGreater Richmond Convention Center – Richmond, VA

C o n v e n t i o n & E x p o s i t i o n C e n t e r s ( c o n t i n u e d )

Heritage Hall – Salina, KS Hy-Vee Hall – Des Moines, IA Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex, Indiana Univ. of PA – Indiana, PA Las Cruces Convention Center – Las Cruces, NM MassMutual Center – Springfield, MA Miami Convention Center – Miami, FLMiami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach, FLOrtiz International Center – Corpus Christi, TXOverland Park Convention Center – Overland Park, KSOwensboro Convention Center – Owensboro, KYPalm Beach County Convention Center – West Palm Beach, FL Penticton Trade & Convention Centre – Penticton, BC, CanadaPueblo Convention Center – Pueblo, CORichard M. Borchard Exhibition Complex – Robstown, TXRoanoke Special Events Center – Roanoke, VASt. Charles Convention Center – St. Charles, MOUniversity of Phoenix Stadium Exhibit Hall – Glendale, AZUtah Valley Convention Center – Provo, UT

S t a d i u m s

AutoZone Park – Memphis, TNCitizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PAFargodome – Fargo, NDLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, TNForeman Field, Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VAPPL Park – Chester, PASingapore New National Stadium – SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium – SingaporeUniversity of Phoenix Stadium – Glendale, AZWilliam-Brice Stadium, University of South Carolina** – Columbia, SC

I c e F a c i l i t i e s

Bradford R. Boss Arena, University of Rhode Island – Kingston, RIComcast Community Ice Rink – Everett, WA General Motors Centre Community Ice Rink – Oshawa, ON, CanadaMullins Ice Rink, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, MAOHS Training Centre – Penticton, BC, Canada

P e r f o r m i n g A r t C e n t e r s / T h e a t e r s

Colony Theatre – Miami Beach, FLHamilton Place – Hamilton, ON, CanadaMemorial Hall – Pueblo, COMolson Canadian Studio – Hamilton, ON, Canada Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre – Roanoke, VASandler Center for the Performing Arts – Virginia Beach, VAThe Venue at UCF, University of Central Florida – Orlando, FLWilliam B. Bell Auditorium – Augusta, GA

S p e c i a l i z e d V e n u e s

Curry County Fairgrounds – Clovis, NM Du Forum – Abu Dhabi, UAEMemphis Fairgrounds Complex – Memphis, TNMountain Winery (Amphitheatre) – Saratoga, CAOld Falls Street at the Conference Center Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls, NYRichard M. Borchard Fairgrounds – Robstown, TX Singapore Sports Hub – SingaporeXFINITY Live! Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA

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 “MythBusters Behind the Myths Tour,” based on popular Discovery Channel TV series MythBusters, stopped at USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL (October 13). Discussing myths are (from left) Seth Benalt, Sun Dome Assistant General Manager; Sara Webster, Director of Marketing; Jamie Hyneman, MythBusters’ co-host; Adam Savage, MythBusters’ co-host; Trent Merritt, General Manager, and Shannon Darby, Operations Manager.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa meets Jim Wynkoop, Global Spectrum’s General Manager of Chaifetz Arena on campus of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO, and Kaylee Postel, Chaifetz Arena’s Staff Accountant, before start of show (October 25).

Carrie Underwood is congratulated for performing at nine Global Spectrum venues on her current tour prior to performance at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. Thanking Underwood are (from left) Matt Homan, Global Spec-trum’s General Manager of Wells Fargo Center; Ike Richman, Comcast-Spectacor Vice President of Public Relations; Underwood; Joe Sheridan, Assistant General Manager of Wells Fargo Center; Todd Stoudenmire, Event Manager; and Georgieann Michels, Wells Fargo Center Marketing Manager.

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