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Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast

When you work in entertainment, you are in the business of fun. This podcast will focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with helping your customers create memories and special moments. We will talk about sports, theatre, performing arts, and other forms of entertainment, highlighting the best ideas in marketing live experiences, creating long-term customers, and growing revenues.

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09:37

10 tips on pricing in 8 minutes

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/02/25

10 tips on pricing in 8 minutes! Visit me at www.davewakeman.com Get Talking Tickets at www.talkingtickets.substack.com Get Business of Value at www.businessofvalue.substack.com Check out my friends at Booking Protect at www.bookingprotect.com See what the Activity Stream team is building to turn you into better marketers using the data you have already by checking out www.activitystream.com

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10:29

10 Minutes On Market Research During the Pandemic and...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/02/16

Check out the Talking Tickets newsletter at www.talkingtickets.substack.com Today, I share a bit about market research: * Why most of your data that you had before the pandemic isn't going to be useful. * What you can do to study your market now. * How to do Backwards Market Research. www.davewakeman.com

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43:17

Why Events Aren't Selling Out In China And What Is...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/02/10

Today's guest is my friend, Greg Turner! Happy Chinese New Year! We had a chance to talk about how China is right now after a year of the pandemic. Greg explains social media and marketing in China. He also gives us a primer on doing business in China and how to approach the idea now. Get 'Talking Tickets' my weekly newsletter on tickets and live entertainment at www.talkingtickets.substack.com Visit my friends at Booking Protect to find out how refund protection can help your guests feel

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09:19

Strategy Before Tactics: 9 minutes on STP and the 4Ps

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/01/27

Day 3 of my podcast experiment and I want to talk about strategy before tactics and the marketing mix. Strategy before tactics is the key to the way that I approach marketing. You need to do research, segment, target, and position your business before you can move onto tactics. Get my newsletter www.businessofvalue.substack.com Visit my website at www.davewakeman.com Love tickets or work in tickets, sports, entertainment: www.talkingtickets.substack.com Check out my friends at

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07:25

January 26: A quick hit on market research

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/01/26

Day 2 of my quick lessons focuses on market research. I teach you about ethnography, qualitative, and quantitative market research. I cap it off with a quick bit on Backwards Market Research. Visit my site: www.davewakeman.com Get my ticket newsletter: www.talkingtickets.substack.com Or, my strategy newsletter: www.businessofvalue.substack.com Check out my friends, Booking Protect, your refund protection needs: www.bookingprotect.com Put your data to better use by checking out the Activity

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03:58

Episode 131: 2 minutes on strategy with 2 essential...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/01/25

I'm trying something new this week by offering up a few really short lessons on topics I think folks need to know more about. This is a test to see the best way to deliver case studies and more lessons using some of the tools I have already. Today, I talk strategy with 2 minutes and 2 questions on essential questions to ask your business. Check me at www.davewakeman.com Get my strategy newsletter at www.businessofvalue.substack.com

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01:09:51

The Business of Fun: Frederic Longatte

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2021/01/14

My guest today is SecuTix CEO, Frederic Longatte. We discuss revenue, technology and integration, processes, marketing, museums, live events, and a lot more. Check out my friends at www.bookingprotect.com Refund protection will be a helpful partner to reopening your venues and give your guests peace of mind. Visit www.activitystream.com and www.wewillrecover.live. The Activity Stream team have put together the We Will Recover initiative to help sports teams, concerts, operas, theatre, and live

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01:09:51

The Business of Fun: Sean Kelly Streaming Pricing...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/12/14

My guest today returns to talk about data from dynamic pricing streaming events since the pandemic began, Sean Kelly from Vatic. Sean has a case study from work he's been doing during the pandemic to discover the proper pricing for streaming performances. You'll be surprised by the outcome. We cover marketing, audience development, and lessons learned during the pandemic. Check them out at www.vatic.tech Get 'Talking Tickets' at www.talkingtickets.substack.com Get 'Business of Value' at

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53:56

The Business of Fun: Alex Sinatra

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/12/08

My guest today is Alex Sinatra. She's a lawyer and a marketer. And, I wanted to have her on to talk about some of the work she is doing with the eSports Trade Association. We discuss revenue streams, repackaging your skills, being flexible, acting as a contrarian, innovation, and a lot more. Podcast: https://bit.ly/YPFEapple Book series: https://etsy.me/36uIPQC Check out We Will Recover at www.wewillrecover.live Visit Booking Protect at www.bookingprotect.com Get my ticket newsletter at

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40:14

The Business of Fun: Greg Githens

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/11/03

My guest today is Greg Githens. We talk about strategy, strategic thinking, recovery, focus, micro skills and a lot more. Today's Election Day in the United States and if you haven't already, vote! Check out my friends at Booking Protect and their new redesigned website at www.bookingprotect.com Check out the We Will Recover project at www.wewillrecover.live Get Talking Tickets my ticket newsletter at www.talkingtickets.substack.com. Get The Business of Value my strategy and marketing

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59:52

The Business of Fun: Colin Lewis

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/10/08

My guest today is a real treat to talk with, Colin Lewis. Colin is Ireland's most famous marketer. He is a wonderful teacher and he has written some incredible pieces on reinventing your career as we move through the pandemic. But we also talk about your career, your mindset, and sports business. Colin has some really great stuff on platform businesses, great ideas on how to become more well-rounded in your skill set, and a lot more. Find all of Colin's Marketing Week columns here. Check out my

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42:04

The Business of Fun: Aaron Knape

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/09/30

My guest today is Aaron Knape from the Seatz App. The audio file on this one is a little off, but we still had a great conversation about technology, revenue, customer service, and leading through the pandemic. Check out www.bookingprotect.com and find resources on recovery, revenue, and more. The We Will Recover project is a great resource for all things recovery related. www.wewillrecover.live Get Talking Tickets at www.talkingtickets.substack.com

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54:14

The Business of Fun: I get interviewed by Zach Yaqub...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/09/23

I'm the guest on my podcast today, getting interviewed by Zach Yaqub. We talk about my career, advice on networking, value, marketing, and a lot more. Check out Zach at www.howtogetajobinsports.com Visit Booking Protect at www.bookingprotect.com See what's up at the We Will Recover project at www.wewillrecover.live

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50:32

The Business of Fun: Dorie Clark talks professional...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/09/09

My guest today is Dorie Clark! She is the author of a trilogy of books on professional reinvention: Reinventing You, Stand Out, and Entrepreneurial You. As the pandemic has continued to unfold, I wanted to have someone come on and talk about professional reinvention and finding ways to position yourself for what comes next for you and your business or career. We talk about the Dorie Clark origin story which is how she lost her job as a journalist on September 10th, 2001. We cover mindset, value,

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01:21:58

The Business of Fun: Brett Zalaski is back to talk...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/09/01

My guest today is friend of the pod: Brett Zalaski. We never do a straight up interview pod, we always just talk! So we covered a lot of stuff this time like the future of the inside sales model in sports business, new ideas, the pandemic, customer service and a lot more. Check out my friends at Booking Protect. Visit the blog where there are lots of articles on revenue, relationships, and relaunching your business after the pandemic. www.bookingprotect.com/home Look up the We Will Recover

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01:10:14

The Business of Fun: Richard Howle Returns To Talk...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/08/28

Today's guest is Richard Howle! He's back for round 2 to talk about the recovery from the pandemic in the UK and more. We cover mental health and why he emphasized folks' mental health when the pandemic hit. How to treat customers now and during the pandemic. Trust and relationships and a lot more. Check out my friends, Booking Protect. Cat Spencer wrote up a great piece on rebuilding trust and relationships after the pandemic. Go see what is going on with the We Will Recover project. The team at

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59:24

The Business of Fun: Zoe Scaman

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/08/20

Today's guest is Zoe Scaman from Bodacious! Zoe was a lot of fun to talk with and we hit on some really great things like the marketing of Broadway musicals, leading change and creating an environment where folks are comfortable with change, and gaming engines as the next frontier of opportunity. Other topics we covered: * How Zoe uses the Toyota 5 Whys technique * Break the box thinking * BTS and the BTS Army * Revenue streams and how gaming has taken revenue, connection, and the future of

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01:09:21

The Business of Fun: Harold Hughes

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/08/17

Today's guest is Harold Hughes! We talk college football, bourbon, technology, leadership, and more. It was great to have Harold come on the podcast because I really wanted to learn about how he has led his team through the pandemic. Harold takes a very people focused leadership style like several of the folks I've had the chance to chat with since the pandemic started. We also talked about innovation, project management, and the release of the new Ideal Seat product. Check out my friends at:

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01:13:40

The Business of Fun: Oli Shawyer on the Marketing and...

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/08/14

My guest today is Oli Shawyer. He's a two-time guest and I asked him to come back because there has been a lot of requests for some substantial coverage of the sales funnel. Oli has been working really hard on building the marketing pipeline for the Australian Football League in New South Wales and Queensland so he is working on this concept consistently these days. This is a great episode! We talked about the sales funnel and how to manage the top, middle, and bottom of the funnel. We discussed

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50:40

The Business of Fun: Mark Fowlie

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/08/11

Today's guest is Mark Fowlie, CEO of AudienceView. We talk about leadership and recovery. Mark told some really great stories about where AudienceView has been successful during the pandemic and he also shared some of the challenging times for him and his team during the pandemic. We discussed the new content strategy that AV has been putting together. Also, revenue, the recovery, and how he helps his team keep a positive mindset. Really cool conversation. Check out my friends at Booking

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