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Talking Tickets 11 February 2022: The 2022 Dave World Tour! Customers Want Peace of Mind! $4B in Revenue! And, More!

February 16, 2022
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Hey! One of the top topics asked about so far? Real, significant changes? Have you shared your thoughts with me about the “pod-ference” yet? Please do! Share Talking Tickets! I’m looking at making a trip to Paris, London, and Birmingham from 11 March to 20 March. The final details are still being worked out, but I’ll […]

February 14, 2022
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Hi- I realize that one thing I spend a lot of time on with my clients is strategy. That’s always been the case, but the difference is that I didn’t realize that was what I was doing. As I realized I needed to strengthen my strategic thinking ability, I went out in search of the […]

February 10, 2022
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I did a Super Bowl week edition of “Scott’s Takes” with Scott Friedman yesterday. We covered a lot of ground and I talked about the way that the NFL’s On Location program has helped the Super Bowl maintain price integrity. Then, overnight, there were about 1,200 tickets dropped on the secondary market which could impact […]

February 8, 2022
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I wrote a new piece on Medium about the principles that guide my strategic thinking and strategy work…check out the full piece at the link. Check out the slideshow. I’m playing with different ways to teach the ideas I share.

February 6, 2022
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Hey There! I’m back right side up and all…so yippee! This morning, I want to write a bit about trends since I saw how y’all went nuts about the NFTs and cryptocurrencies last week. Today, I want to have y’all think about 5 ways to identify trends so that you can be ahead of the […]

February 5, 2022
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What’s up, everyone?! Welcome to February. For me, January 2022 was a bit of a bust between the Covid, the cold, and the snow. February can only be on the way up. BTW, I’m planning a pod-ference for April which is an idea that Hannah Grannemann shared with me that I’m stealing to create the […]

February 3, 2022
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Hey! Hey! If you haven’t noticed, we have a new home on Substack. I hope this smooths out some of the challenges some of you were dealing with viewing the newsletter on your mobile phone. Thanks for being here! It means a lot to me that all of you allow me into your inbox each […]

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