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Set a pricing philosophy for your organization…

3. How To: Set a pricing philosophy for your organization: Big Ideas: Mark Davis draws a line on pricing. You still need research. His words are music to the secondary market’s ears. Mark Davis gave a quick interview to LVSportsBiz.com recently where he talked about pricing and why the Raiders will never dynamically price their tickets. […]

The Detroit Pistons teach us about using place in branding…

The Road to Recovery: Putting a little Detroit flavor into the Detroit Pistons: Big Ideas: Too many sports teams’ brands could be from anywhere at this point. If you have an identity, you double down on it. You don’t run from it. Brand management is on display here. Your brand is the thing people think of […]

10 Lessons On Boosting Attendance…

1. The Big Story: Is scheduling behind the AFL’s decline in attendance? Big Ideas: You must revisit your value proposition now. Do you understand who your competition is? Really? How much money is doing things the old way costing you? I’m going to do this one a little different than normal because it can sometimes be […]

Concert Prices Jump: Big Time!

2. The Road to Recovery: Concert ticket prices jump, a lot: Don’t believe me, look at the situation that Bruce Springsteen dealt with. Inflationary pressures are real. Get while the getting is good, yeah?! We’ve covered this a great deal lately. So I won’t belabor any of this today. Instead, I’ll just point out a few things: […]

Tim Chambers Offers Up Some Ideas on the Future of Tickets!

1. The Big Story: Tim Chambers lays out the future of ticketing from his visits around the UK. Big Ideas: Having a pint with Tim Chambers is one of life’s true joys. The challenge is limiting it to a pint and not pints, dinner, and after dinner drinks. But I’ll take that challenge head on any […]

Commanders Deep Discount Opening Day

2. The Road to Recovery: Discounts for Opening Day?! Big Ideas: The fastest way to destroy your brand is through price-based promotions. “Discounts Are For Dummies” is my trademark statement. There are many ways to avoid dropping a discount on Opening Day…that’s a new one, actually. With this one, I’m in you see something new everyday […]

Is the Theatre Too Woke or Too Expensive?

This is from ‘Talking Tickets’ my free weekly newsletter on marketing and selling the live event experience. Sign up today! The Road to Recovery: Are shows too expensive or too woke? Big Ideas: Art is meant to teach us how to deal with complicated topics. Inflation is a challenge in a lot of places. Think about […]