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Premium Seating’s Consistency Problem

How to fill seats when the buzz wears off Walk into any new or renovated arena. Premium seating…as far as the eye can see. Capital One Arena: 4,500 new premium seats. FC Barcelona: tripling Camp Nou’s hospitality inventory. The trend is everywhere. The real problem isn’t building the seats. It’s filling them. Consistently. The first […]

August 21, 2023
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James Andrew Miller went on one of The Ringer podcasts this week to talk about the ongoing challenges that ESPN is dealing with as viewing habits are changing. TV is less than 50% of viewing hours now. As James talked about what the strategic path forward is for ESPN, I got to thinking about “The Power Framework”, […]

A Riff on the Padres/MLB/RSN and the Business of Sports…

Is it possible for the Padres and MLB to maintain the same business model and revenue now that Diamond Sports Group has walked away from its media rights deal? No. I’ve got two reasons why I think this doesn’t work: The idea of sliding from the RSN model to an OTT model is hard to […]

Pricey! That’s What Watching Sports on TV is Going to Become! Also, UX v. Ticketmaster!

Hey! What did y’all think of yesterday’s webinar? Let me know by replying to this email. Check out the growing Dave shop. New offers and opportunities will be coming now that I have a technical issue fixed. Also, I’m doing my first in the new series of monthly webinars on brand management for professional service firms. This […]

Happy Birthday to ‘The Business of Fun’ podcast. It turns 5!

Hi folks! Do you like the graphics? Let me know. You wanted more pictures. I’m looking at doing some seasons in the podcast covering specific topics. Would that be interesting to y’all? What or whom would you like to hear from? Planning out my summer trips right now, but here are a few stops along […]

October 27, 2021
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Hey There! We are back for another newsletter. I dropped a great podcast this week with Simon Severino where we talk about growth, processes, and pricing. Simon has a trick that I have in my tool kit, helping people double sales in 90 days. If you dig the newsletter, let me know what you like or don’t […]

September 3, 2021
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1. Despite everything, Inter Miami is valued at $600-$650M: Big Ideas: Club valuations say less about the real value of the clubs and more about the amount of investment money floating around and the “Premium Power” of owning a team or a part of one. As much as this is a wise investment, the situation […]

sports business

Premium Seating’s Consistency Problem

ESPN’s Changing Strategic Power

A Riff on the Padres/MLB/RSN and the Business of Sports…

Pricey! That’s What Watching Sports on TV is Going to Become! Also, UX v. Ticketmaster!

Happy Birthday to ‘The Business of Fun’ podcast. It turns 5!

Talking Tickets 15 October 2021: What is “Engagement”, Really?! Facebook Isn’t the Platform for Ticket Sales! MLB’s Attendance is Down! And, More!

Inter Miami’s Valuation is at $600-650M Despite Their Challenges

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