Local PGA tourney still doesn't have a spons... Nov 14, 2009
Sales of pro-am spots and corporate hospitality have been slow on some fronts, Wilson said, but better than last year in others. Hospitality is up compared to last year and at least one pro-am, on Monday of tournament week, is nearly sold out. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
PGA CHARITY: Golfers drive for good causes Nov 3, 2009
And then the tournament host organization markets the tournament, sells the inventory the pro-ams (tournaments where playing spots with pro players are sold to amateurs), tickets, corporate hospitality to raise money and pay off expenses. They put up from that money about one-third of the purse; we put up about two-thirds. (USA Today)
Ghana's goal Oct 28, 2009
" Sport can also boost the fledgling corporate hospitality and sponsorship industries in the country, he believes. 'Private sector'Mr Pelpuo says it is the responsibility of the government to provide a basic sports infrastructure, but that it also needs investment, from inside and outside the country, to allow the sports industry to reach its full potential. "We need to provide an enabling environment for the private sector to develop, and for their entrepreneurial spirit and investment... (BBC News -- Business)
ISP inks marketing deal with St. Johns Oct 27, 2009
The Winston-Salem-based ISP signed a deal set to begin July 1 to market and manage a variety of corporate sponsorship opportunities with St. John s, including live play-by-play radio broadcasts for men s basketball, game publications, signage in on-campus facilities and corporate hospitality events. ISP will also serve as a sales representative for RedStormSports. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Strauss lifts lid on England's Ashes-winning tactics Sep 16, 2009
He said working with the bowling machine was an integral part of his preparation but that opportunity was denied because the area had been turned into a corporate hospitality centre. Hussey responded in the second innings with a career-saving 121, but conceded on Monday that this Australian team - having fallen to fourth in the Test rankings - is no longer in the superstar category of yesteryear. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Management idea: Corporate social responsibility Sep 10, 2009
The third strand focuses on corruption, in particular on the question of what constitutes a bribe (when does generous corporate hospitality step over the line. and what protections should be given to whistleblowers (employees or other insiders who report corporate misdeeds). (The Economist)
Having a Ball at the U.S. Open Sep 4, 2009
Although JPMorgan Chase signed a six-year, $90 million extension of its U.S. Open sponsorship in 2007, the company has decided to limit its corporate hospitality to only the final six days of the tournament this year. Page. (BusinessWeek)
Race organizers looking for well-heeled gearheads to help bring event to the city Aug 18, 2009
5 million Baltimore Racing Development will need to raise from sales of sponsorships, tickets and corporate hospitality to stage the event annually. The local race s organizers will soon begin marketing $20,000 to $30,000 founding sponsorships for the event. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
When Tiger Woods Loses, So Does the PGA Aug 14, 2009
Elsewhere on the Tour, the Deutsche Bank Championship, taking place in Boston from September 4-7, is still seeking the last of corporate hospitality buyers willing to spend up to $100,000 mere weeks before the opening round. Luckily for organizers, Woods has designated the event one of the tournaments that benefits his Tiger Woods Foundation and is therefore committed to participating indefinitely. (BusinessWeek)
Executive Suites Sold Out for 2009 Football Home Games Aug 11, 2009
There is space for rent in Tiger Paw City, the corporate hospitality tents available for tailgating on game days. Click for more information about Tiger Paw City, or contact at or 864-656-4288. (Clemsontigers.com)
Gauchos Take Big Steps In Corporate Sponsorship Jul 24, 2009
NSM will market a variety of corporate sponsorship opportunities involving UCSB sports including live play-by-play radio broadcasts, radio and television shows, signage, corporate hospitality and promotional events. The company will manage marketing rights for UCSBgauchos. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Corporate cuts hit catering giant Jul 24, 2009
Catering group Compass says corporate hospitality spending cutbacks, job losses among clients and shorter working hours have hit its business. It said revenues for its financial year would grow by just 1. (BBC News -- Business)
Brisbane's double banger shows how we might rescue our game Jul 19, 2009
The commercial reality is that Sydney clubs cannot continue to compete with the gate receipts and corporate hospitality revenue earned by teams such as the Broncos and the Titans. Home matches for these southern Queensland clubs produce more revenue in one day than some of our clubs can generate in half a season. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
When Oakmont hosts 64TH U.S. Women's Open in 2010 preparations may be the same ... but different Jul 12, 2009
But, even though the media village and corporate hospitality areas will be much smaller, even though the 46,000-square foot merchandise pavilion will be reduced to the size of a large concession stand, even though the blueprint is still warm from 2007, the people at Oakmont will start hunkering down tomorrow to get ready for the 2010 U.S. Women's Open. "It's going to start Tuesday; after that, it's full speed ahead," said Liz Leckemby, the tournament's championship director. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jackson Death Hurts Some Parts Of London Economy Jul 1, 2009
The cancellations are also hitting the corporate hospitality industry because many companies planned to bring executives to London for some of the shows. Alex Hewitt, managing director of AOK Events, said his company's profits would suffer because many companies were planning entertainment events tied to the Jackson shows. (CBS News -- World)
Serving profits Jun 29, 2009
Matthew Thompson of the catering group Compass, which looks after corporate hospitality and catering at Wimbledon, including the royal box on centre court, is more pessimistic. Overall, corporate hospitality has fallen and he is employing 20% fewer staff this year. (BBC News -- Business)
Wimbledon 2009: Great Tennis, Corporate Excess Jun 26, 2009
Take financial giant Royal Bank of Scotland (), which according to The Times of London, is set to spend in the neighborhood of half a million U.S. dollars on corporate hospitality at Wimbledon this year. This, "despite being saved from possible collapse" after receiving a $32. (BusinessWeek)
Travelers dealing with being in tough spot on PGA schedule Jun 25, 2009
That included everything from pro-am packages to corporate hospitality packages that go from $10,000 to $30,000 apiece. There also can be an advantage to being on the back side of the donut hole, if a tournament is lucky. (USA Today -- Sports)
RBS investors fume over new CEO pay deal Jun 23, 2009
M&S thanked the pair for volunteering to forgo the bonuses after what it termed an "unexpected reaction'' from shareholders to the deal. RBS has also found itself defending its corporate hospitality package for the Wimbledon tennis tournament. The Mail on Sunday reported that the bank's booking of an ``entertainment suite'' for the tournament, which began Monday, will cost it up to 300,000 pounds. RBS said it was tied into the Wimbledon contract but stressed it had slashed corporate spending by... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Ominous forecast for an Open where nothing is sure Jun 20, 2009
It was an even worse day for the suits of the USGA, whose biggest problem running their national championship usually is making sure they don't run out of jumbo shrimp in the corporate hospitality tents. They began by getting chewed out by New Yorkers for not giving refunds to those who made the trek to Bethpage for Thursday's aborted opening round and ended it with a lot of questions floating around about the very integrity of this championship. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rough weather for U.S. Open Jun 20, 2009
It was a worse day for the suits of the USGA, whose biggest problem running their national championship usually is making sure they do not run out of jumbo shrimp in the corporate hospitality tents. They began by getting chewed out by New Yorkers for not giving refunds to those who made the trek to Bethpage for the aborted opening round and ended it with a lot of questions floating around about the integrity of this championship. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Golf Rage: First Recession; Now Rain at the U.S. Open Jun 19, 2009
For example, there are 54 cozy, steak-and-shrimp-filled corporate hospitality tents, going for about $240,000 a pop, at this year's Open at the Bethpage Black golf course in Farmingdale, N.Y. Back in 2002, the last time the Open was held at Bethpage, there were 78. The financial-services companies, knowing the government will pounce on an unnecessary golf junket, are staying away from the fairways. (Time.com)
USGA: Despite economy, U.S. Open sold out Jun 18, 2009
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- There are fewer corporate hospitality tents at this year's U.S. Open, but you wouldn't know there's an economic downturn by watching the massive souvenir tent at Bethpage State Park. Business has been brisk as fans have turned out to see early-week practice rounds. (ESPN -- Golf)
Oakmont gets 2016 Open Jun 18, 2009
Part of the reason for the prolonged delay was the concern the USGA had for pedestrian flow and grandstand areas at Oakmont, not to mention not having enough space on the club grounds for corporate hospitality, the merchandise pavilion and even the media village ... In addition, Oakmont closed the 18-hole public course it owned -- Oakmont East -- and used the adjoining property to house the corporate hospitality tents and the massive 45,000 square-feet merchandise pavilion. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pinehurst to host 2014 U.S. Open doubleheader Jun 16, 2009
The USGA already will have tents in place for corporate hospitality, concessions and the media. The ropes already will line the fairway. (ESPN -- Golf)
Mini-Season Football Ticket Packages on Sale Jun 16, 2009
Tickets to all seven home games of Coach squad are available as part of a group purchase that includes rental of space inside Hawkeye Village, the UI Athletics Department's turn-key game-day corporate hospitality space. Click for more information about Hawkeye Village. (Hawkeyesports.com)
UK Premier League revenues near 2bn Jun 4, 2009
"This summer will be critical for football clubs, it will be very interesting to see how the season ticket renewals go, how the corporate hospitality renewals go," said Mr Jones. "I think that is why we are seeing a lot of clubs freezing season ticket prices, reducing prices. They are very sensitive to the fans and their corporate sponsors and the problems they are facing.". (BBC News -- Europe)
Corporate Hospitality Tents Available for Tailgating for 2009 Football Season May 20, 2009
Tiger fans and businesses now have the opportunity to rent corporate hospitality tents for tailgating for the upcoming Clemson football season. Tents in "Tiger Paw City," which is located in Clanton Plaza at Memorial Stadium, are available for rental on a game-by-game basis. (Clemsontigers.com)
The prancing horse is fast becoming FIA's bucking bronco May 17, 2009
This would give them access to a ready-made infrastructure - extending to tyre supplier, friend operator, corporate hospitality, global TV contracts and telecasting team, and a championship schedule of circuits and infrastructure, including Australia. Gee, a nouveau formula one at Surfers Paradise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Upstart company sees itself as alternative to Ticketmaster May 16, 2009
Bluett s a mid-30s Englishman who played in bands and sold high-end corporate hospitality packages for events including the Super Bowl and Masters. After their epiphany, they pooled their funds and built their business slowly, taking on no debt but for a single Small Business Administration loan, and no other investors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Johns loses third gig as mag spikes column May 15, 2009
2m redevelopment of the southern stand at the oval - involving new warm-up areas, meetings rooms, corporate hospitality and football offices. Another tour of duty. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rivalry to be economic King of South heats up May 9, 2009
I love Charlotte, said Dave Schroeder, who moved the headquarters of his corporate hospitality company from Atlanta to Charlotte. I live up north in Davidson, so I get a little bit of that small town feel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Tiger eager to prowl on Bethpages happy hunting ground May 6, 2009
Teeing off on June 18, this years event will be even more of a peoples championship after the US Golf Association (USGA) made more tickets available to the public due to a slump in corporate hospitality sales. Since it will be a number of years until the US Open returns to the New York area, we hope that New York sports fans take advantage of the opportunity to be part of the US Open experience, USGA director David Fay said in a statement. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hawkeye Village Ticket, Hospitality Packages Now on Sale May 6, 2009
Groups that utilize Hawkeye Village as their pre-game corporate hospitality location are also recognized on HawkVision inside historic Kinnick Stadium during the game. Please note, private tent space requires a purchase of 50 or more tickets. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Slumping Super 14 undermines new TV deal Apr 14, 2009
" O'Neill recently attended a CEOs' meeting of the tier-one countries, where they talked about the effect of the recession on rugby's finances.' "The three big risk areas are sponsorship, corporate hospitality and match-day revenue. What they've found in the UK is that corporate hospitality is down 20 to 30 per cent and more sponsors are looking to 'back-end' their payments, where they pay the bulk of the money at the end of the deal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
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For more than 20 years, Intersport has been recognized as an Emmy Award-winning creator, producer and distributor of original sports and entertainment programming as well as an industry leader in event marketing and corporate hospitality ... The Intersport Event Marketing Group designs and executes national event marketing initiatives, including mobile marketing tours at professional, collegiate and youth sporting events as well as major event corporate hospitality programs. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Volkswagen to enhance Verizon Center Mar 28, 2009
The enhancements will include an educational exhibit called Innovation Station and a lounge for corporate hospitality events. Volkswagen will also display its motorsports properties at the race-themed TDI Victory Box. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Volkswagen Brings New 'Penthaus' Seating and Interactive Fan Experiences to Verizon Center Mar 28, 2009
Home to the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and Georgetown Hoyas, Volkswagen will also familiarize fans with its brand through a host of fan-friendly offerings - a new Innovation Station educational exhibit, Max's Lounge for corporate hospitality events and the TDI Victory Box, showcasing VW's eco-friendly motorsports properties. The Verizon Center will begin its Volkswagen transformation in advance of this Saturday's title night as the Wizards take on the Detroit Pistons. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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CVC's F1 bet skids off track Mar 26, 2009
The world's most-watched motor sport faces an 80% decline in corporate hospitality guests at some races because of the economic slump, said travel company LSA, which books hotels for 20 team sponsors and guests ... Corporate hospitality, which earned CVC net income of $US5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Force gets boost for challenge ahead Mar 24, 2009
"Key areas of revenue including sponsorship, corporate hospitality, memberships and gate receipts from our match days have all been impacted by the global economic situation. "The 2008 surplus. will enable RugbyWA to continue its investment at the grassroots level of the game, which will include paying the player insurance costs for all senior clubs, thus lowering the participation costs for players. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Swans may have to put their hands out Mar 19, 2009
While the Swans continue to enjoy strong sponsorship as a consequence of long-term deals, Colless said potential shortfalls in membership and corporate hospitality could lead to a second successive loss after the club recorded a deficit of almost $800,000 last year. "We're assuming it will be a pretty tough year," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bristol expects fans to buy up corporations' dropped tickets Mar 18, 2009
"It's companies cutting back in a difficult economy," says Byrd, who added that corporate hospitality sales were off a little bit but Bristol's 197 skyboxes remained full. "We put those tickets on sale for fans and tried to add as much value as possible.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Why name change won't hit status of Quail Hollow event Mar 12, 2009
The bank s required payments are for title sponsorship and related TV advertising; it is scaling back corporate hospitality and other events it usually supports around the tournament. For Harris, who launched the tournament with then-Wachovia chief executive Ken Thompson, the new name is a matter of semantics. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Georgia considers new rights package Mar 10, 2009
5 million annually, which includes video boards, scoreboards, print opportunities and corporate hospitality. ISP also has deals with six SEC schools including Alabama and Auburn and ACC schools including Georgia Tech and Florida State. (Athens Banner-Herald)
RBS payoff row turns spotlight on... Mar 7, 2009
I have a large number of global activities such as product launches and corporate hospitality. It was a five-year contract, I think, and then it was extended. (New York Post -- Business)
PGA event organizers unveil Quail Hollow Championship logo Mar 6, 2009
Last month in Los Angeles, a PGA Tour event backed by came under fire because of VIP entertainment and other events tied to corporate hospitality ... While the bank still provides title sponsorship fees, it is cutting back on corporate hospitality and related events around the tournament. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Travel and corporate hospitality feel pinch Feb 23, 2009
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Greg Norman hopes just to make the cut on his return to August ... Feb 18, 2009
No tents or villages or corporate hospitality. "You just go there and play golf.". (Fox Sports)
Boosting the business of F1 Feb 14, 2009
That comes through rights revenue (race sponsorship, corporate hospitality and broadcast fees), team revenues (including sponsorship and contributions from partners and owners) and circuit revenues (from ticket sales and sponsorships) ... We want to offer corporate hospitality to all levels. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Daytona Drag: NASCAR Tries to Outrace the Recession Feb 14, 2009
Eddie Gossage, president of the Texas Motor Speedway, a Speedway Motorsports track that hosts two Sprint Cup races, laments that funding for corporate hospitality tents has dropped. "All of the executives are scared to death of being used by a grandstanding Congressman or newspaper columnists who say, 'Look at the excess,' " he says. (Time.com)
Top mandarins waive bonuses Feb 14, 2009
The move comes after it emerged earlier this week that Whitehall's most senior mandarins have repeatedly enjoyed corporate hospitality at sporting events, shows and cultural events. Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, told The Daily Telegraph last night that all permanent secretaries - those in charge of Whitehall departments - had agreed not to collect their bonuses this year. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Revving up in Asia Feb 14, 2009
The amount comprised of commercial rights revenues (race sponsorship, corporate hospitality and broadcast fees), team revenues (including sponsorship and contributions from partners and owners) and circuit revenues (from ticket sales and sponsorships). Given F1 s status as a money churner, many Asian countries are eager to be associated with it. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Phoenix offers up comfort zone Feb 13, 2009
While there may be more NBA-sponsored events, corporate hospitality is down compared with prior years. We are down about 25 percent in revenue for corporations that travel to the event this year compared to last year, said Robert Tuchman, president of Premier Corporate Events, which books corporate entertainment packages at major sporting events. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Ban on Dutch MP criticised Feb 13, 2009
Several papers are angry at the extent of corporate hospitality enjoyed by top civil servants in 2007. "High Life for Sir Humphrey" is the Daily Mail's headline. (BBC News -- UK)
