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Heading into INTIX, Here’s My Thoughts On the Agenda

January 19, 2018
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A lot of people in and around tickets will be heading to Baltimore next week for the annual INTIX conference. I’ll be one of them. So if you are around, check me out. I’d love to meet you. That said, looking at the program, a couple of themes are on everyone’s minds this year and […]

January 4, 2018
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So the Taylor Swift tickets aren’t selling well story seems to be everywhere these days. I’m really not surprised. There’s a lot to unpack in this story and several lessons that we can learn on the upside and downside of trying to control the entire ticket market and squeeze fans at every turn. The […]

January 3, 2018
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Typically around this time of year, I spend a bit of time thinking about what Peter Drucker would call, “the future that has already happened.” This is an important idea for all of us because in many cases, we can find it easy to chase the latest buzzword, fad, or outdated idea in an […]

December 18, 2017
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I’ve been doing quite a bit of focusing on challenges and opportunities in the ticket industry in 2018. Today, I want to pull together a few more with a mixture of primary and secondary voices and some international voices. Patrick Ryan, Co-Founder at Eventellect: There is a flipping of the roles between the primary […]

December 11, 2017
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My friend, and first customer, when I left Americana Tickets to start my own venture back in 2006, Peter Shankman, says that he hates “prediction” posts because its often someone that has no real perspective or expertise from which to make the predictions and are often just focused on outlandish things to get clicks. […]

December 6, 2017
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This post originally appeared on LinkedIn. I came across an article on CNBC this morning about teams using “dynamic pricing” to help bring fans back into the stadiums. The idea behind dynamic pricing is awesome. It is the idea that a ticket isn’t some static thing and that some games or events have more perceived […]

December 5, 2017
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As we head into 2018, I reached out to a bunch of brokers and prominent thought leaders on tickets and the secondary market for their opinions on what would be the big challenges and opportunities for the industry in the new year. To help make this a little more digestible for people, I’m going to […]

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Looking At What Is All Around…

The Challenges and Opportunities I See Facing The Secondary Ticket Market In 2018

Empty Seats Aren’t All About Price!

What’s 2018 Hold For The Secondary Market? Let’s Ask! Part 1

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