What is Co-op Buying?
CO-OP Buying is a term used to describe a process in which schools in the same geographic area schedule an attraction within a consecutive series of tour dates, and attractions offer these schools a savings for that block of dates. • Schools offer attractions organized routing. • Schools complete CO-OP Buying Forms when they’re interested in bringing an act to their school. • Each school must designate an authorized Cooperative Buying representative. • Cooperative Buying continues after the Convention ends. How Does CO-OP Buying Work? • School buyers sit down with artists or agents in the Campus Activities Marketplace. • The designated school Cooperative Buyer and exhibitor complete a CO-OP Buying Form. • The exhibitor returns the completed CO-OP Buying Form to the Cooperative Buying Center that is located in the Campus Activities Marketplace. • Staff at the Cooperative Buying Center enter data from Forms using specially designed computer software. • The Cooperative Buying Center posts
