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“Technology” and “Distribution” and Other BS That Passes For Innovation

I read a piece in Ticketing Business News this morning about StubHub partnering with World Boxing Super Series to sell tickets in Europe. Which, my first reaction is, AWESOME! This is exactly what should be happening because for the love of god too many venues, sports, and teams could use the boost of better […]

Do You Want To Be McDonalds Or Tiffany?

Recently I was in the United Kingdom giving a keynote at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Birmingham. During the keynote, I was talking about the future of live entertainment. Specifically, I brought up the idea that the way you position your product or experience, the way you talk about it, and the way you sell […]

February 7, 2017
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Many of our live entertainment options are being cannibalized by streaming or the in-home experience. This is a challenge for sports, concerts, restaurants, bars, and Broadway. Right now, we are at peak in-home experience. Consumers can get all the TV and movie entertainment they want on-demand. With internet location technology such as that discussed in […]

February 4, 2017
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Every now and then, it pays to get out of your house and your professional mindset and attend an event as a fan. That’s what I did for the Marshall Crenshaw show at the Birchmere. Middle-age power pop was the fare of the evening and it was awesome. While we have all aged, Marshall Crenshaw’s […]

January 18, 2017
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I’ve seen a lot of articles floating around the Internet recently about the struggles of NASCAR: failing teams, declining revenues, bottoming out attendance. If you poke around any kind of live entertainment, this is a challenge that isn’t unique for a lot of entertainment options. Anytime you see, 21 of 23 tracks have a big […]

January 4, 2017
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It is easy for us to start thinking about our businesses in terms of the actions we take, or the features that we feel are important to our target markets. But the reality is that this is our world view and it often, scratch that, almost never reflects the worldview of the person on the […]

January 2, 2017
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I’m a known fan of Peter Drucker’s. And one of my prized possessions is The Daily Drucker. Which is simply just a daily reader of Peter Drucker’s writings. If you are smart, you will buy a couple of copies, so you are never without one. What I love is that each year on January 2nd, I […]

entertainment

“Technology” and “Distribution” and Other BS That Passes For Innovation

Do You Want To Be McDonalds Or Tiffany?

Broadway Offers Up Streaming Video: LIVE!

Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets at The Birchmere

NASCAR Is Struggling…But What Can They Do?

Always Add Value…

What’s 2017 Going To Present Us With…Let’s Look

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