Security is an aspect of sports that often gets overlooked, yet is integral to the entertainment value of the fan experience. This premise is shared all over the world. Agencies work as a team to ensure fans that their choice to attend a game won’t…
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Category Archives: Stadium Security
Drones & Event Security with James DeMeo, part 2
Part 2 of this series. Venue security expert James DeMeo of Unified Sports & Entertainment Security Consulting LLC, joins us for discussion about drones in event security.
Drones & Event Security with James DeMeo, part 1
Part 1 of this series. Venue security expert James DeMeo of Unified Sports & Entertainment Security Consulting LLC, joins us for discussion about drones in event security.
The Fan Experience, Safety & Rio Summer Olympics
Talk to anyone in the today’s Sports & Entertainment Industry, a multi-billion dollar juggernaut about what fuels the market. Most will tell you that it’s all about safety/security and the overall fan experience. Furthermore, ownership groups, sports marketers, venue directors, contract security, guest services, box…
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Assessing the Influence of Sport Security Operations on the Guest Experience: Using the Delphi Method to Understand Practitioner Perspectives
Increases in sport security measures may have an influence on guests’ decisions to attend sporting events or stay longer at them if they are already present. There is currently a dearth of literature on the consequences of security measures and related technologies on the guest…
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Measurement and Management of the Sportscape
The physical environment of the stadium may have a significant effect on the extent to which spectators will desire to stay and return to the stadium. Specific aspects of the stadium experience may lead directly to spectators’ pleasure with the place, while other factors may…
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Interview with James A. DeMeo, M.S. – Sports Security Expert
LinkedIn is such a powerful networking engine. I can safely say that 99.99% of my business comes from LinkedIn. I’ve reaped a multitude of high quality connections from the effort I’ve invested in it. One recent connection I made was with James DeMeo, Sports Security…
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Sports Security 2015: Assessing Threats & Vulnerabilities In Your Venue
Attention Stadium Managers and Security Directors: When was the last time you took a real good look at the strengths and weaknesses in your stadium, venue, or arena? Have you make a checklist? Do you know your priorities? Due to current challenges the Security Industry…
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Emerging Trends In Sports Security: 2015
What are the current challenges facing today’s Sports Security Industry? Are you interested in learning more about this most important niche market within the Industry? Where do you see the Event Management-Sports Security Industry heading in the near future? How important is technology, training, certifications,…
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Why Sports Franchises Must Invest in Security
The sports and entertainment industry today is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Secured television contracts, sponsorship agreements and venue naming rights make marketing executives glow with excitement as they look to expand the visibility of their respective brands and reap the benefits of increased profit margins that come…
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