The Complete guide to special event management : business insights, financial advice, and successful strategies from Ernst & Young, advisors to the Olympics, the Emmy Awards, and the PGA Tour
1. Understanding the market : an overview -- 2. Matching the event to the market -- 3. How communities and promoters are selected -- 4. The ins and outs of bidding -- 5. Preparing for the event : setting up basic operations -- 6. Sponsors : how to get them -- what to give them -- 7. Matching sponsors to events -- 8. Profit or loss : what goes into the revenue picture -- 9. How to market and promote events -- 10. The role of advertising -- 11. Shutdown : it's not over when it's over -- 12. Epilogue -- Appendices.