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A Private Dilemma: Inside the Struggle of Private Equity-Owned Companies

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:37:32 +0000

02/2010

“Private-equity (PE) firms run something of a shell game,” says Josh Kosman, author of “The Buyout of America: How private equity will cause the next great credit crisis.” “They buy companies with other people’s money by structuring acquisitions like mortgages. The critical difference is that while we pay our mortgages, PE firms have the businesses they buy take the loans, making them responsible for repayment.

A Tour of Nashville’s New Music City Center

mrondon — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:25 +0000

05/2013

The building just opened this week, so you probably haven’t had the chance to visit Nashville’s Music City Center yet.

European Organizers and Venues Go Digital In Record Numbers

mrondon — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:43 +0000

05/2013

European countries are among the global leaders when it comes to digital infrastructure—it’s no wonder then that digital developments are influencing the shape of the tradeshow industry in Europe.

Hanley Wood Acquires Conference and Expo from U.S. Green Building Council

mrondon — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:45 +0000

05/2013

Event brings in 900 exhibitors and 30,000 attendees.

Managing Social Media in a Crisis

mrondon — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:10 +0000

05/2013

Recent events underscore just how complex managing these social channels has become.

Baltimore Convention Board Names New Chair

mhart — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:08 +0000

05/2013

Atwood “Woody” Collins III has been named chair of the Baltimore Convention & Tourism Board, which oversees both Visit Baltimore (the city’s convention bureau) and the Baltimore Convention Center.

CTIA 2014, UBM Tech’s 4G World to Collocate

mrondon — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:31 +0000

05/2013

Super Mobility Week adds three partners to bolster content, marketing for 2014 launch.

If You Build It, Will They Come?

mrondon — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:14 +0000

05/2013

Three lessons for event marketers.

Thinking Outside the Venue Box

mrondon — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:17 +0000

05/2013

As meeting planners, we tend to get trapped in the spaces that we book. Here are a few ways to break out.

Cutting Through the Clutter of a Saturated Marketplace

mhart — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:41 +0000

05/2013

Ray Bianchi, ExpoNext Conference speaker and Cygnus Business Media vice president and group show director, shares his ideas for getting noticed—no matter what market you’re in.

CANNES 2013 Targets the Next Generation

mhart — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:31 +0000

05/2013

A special “live” report and insights from my visit to the global film event.

GLM Expands Antiques Portfolio With Acquisitions

mhart — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:59 +0000

05/2013

GLM Shows has acquired two high-profile New York City antique shows, following its acquisition of the Miami National Antiques Show earlier this year.

Chicago Plans Events Center, Re-signs Major Shows

mhart — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:08:22 +0000

05/2013

McCormick Place to add connected entertainment district; extends two major shows.

The Gun Show Saga: Just Good Business?

mhart — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:56 +0000

05/2013

It would be nice to link the intense public debate about firearms, the NRA’s growing stature as a player in the events business, and Reed Exhibitions’ decision to distance itself from shows involving guns—but there isn’t a way to tie up all the strings in a satisfying way.

GLM’s Launch LA Put On Hiatus

mrondon — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:32 +0000

05/2013

Updated: GLM has temporarily shut down Launch LA, a consumer lifestyle event in its second year.

BestCities Lists Top Global Medical Meeting Sites

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:44 +0000

05/2013

Two North American cities are on a list of the best destinations in the world for health care meetings.

HCEA Annual Meeting Starts June 22

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:52:19 +0000

05/2013

The HCEA Annual Meeting will take place June 22-25 at the Austin (Texas) Convention Center and Hilton Austin.

HIMSS Honors Hospital CEOs

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:09:10 +0000

05/2013

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has named the presidents of two hospitals the 2013 recipients of its CEO IT Achievement Awards.

PCMA to Launch Medical Meetings Summit in London

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:29 +0000

05/2013

The first-ever PCMA Global Medical Meetings Summit will take place July 17-20 at the ExCel London Exhibition & Convention Centre.

Pharma, Meet Packaging. Packaging, Meet Pharma

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 +0000

05/2013

PMMI, which owns and produces the PACK EXPO tradeshows, and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) will partner in the launch of a new event designed to connect pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers with the packaging industry.

Small Cap Pharma Stocks Leap as ASCO Approaches

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:35:17 +0000

05/2013

In advance of the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO) scheduled May 31-June 4 in Chicago, a number of small cap stocks in the pharmaceutical and biomedical sectors have seen their stock prices climb precipitously.

Data is Critical to Online Advertising

mhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:29:37 +0000

05/2013

If you want to get the most from your show’s online advertising, you need to fully leverage the data available to you.

ExpoNext to Offer CE Credits

mrondon — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:32 +0000

05/2013

ExpoNext has been certified for CEM continuing education credits by IAEE.

More Effective Lead Management and Measurement

mhart — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:51:47 +0000

05/2013

As corporations focus on sales as a result of event participation and do a better job at tracking ROI, managing leads is getting more important. The key to successful event lead management is to have a well thought-out plan.

No Sessions During Exhibit Hours!

mhart — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:10 +0000

05/2013

Should you have concurrent educational sessions during exhibition hours, or separate dedicated hours for each? Is your event a conference and exhibition, or an exhibition and conference?