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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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51:40

The Business of Fun: Corey Gibbs Returns!

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/01/09

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Until January 13, 2020, sign up for 'Talking Tickets' and be entered in a drawing for a free registration to INTIX in NYC from 20-23 of January. Come see me and Simon and Cat on the trade show floor. My guest today is Corey Gibbs. He is the first member of the 4-timers club on the podcast and I have him on every year to talk about the College Football Championship game, pricing, and trends driving the big playoff football games. We also talk

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The Business of Fun: Fredric Aouad

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2020/01/06

Happy New Year! Today's episode is brought to you by my friends at Booking Protect! The global leaders in refund protection. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can partner with them to give your guests a world class customer service experience, more personalization in the buying journey, and you can get a new stream of revenue. Come see us at INTIX in NYC from 20-23 of January. From today until noon on 13 January 2020, I'm running a giveaway of a free registration to INTIX

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47:31

The Business of Fun: Greg Turner

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/12/19

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect! Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see us at INTIX in NYC from 20-23 of January. Get your tickets at www.intix.org Get my new newsletter and have a chance to win a ticket to INTIX. 'Talking Tickets' gives you 5 top stories from the week and a quick analysis of why the story mattered and what you can do about it. My guest today is Greg Turner...from China! This is one of the most valuable episodes that I've done. I learn so much about

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47:25

The Business of Fun: Episode 93--Danny Frank

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/12/16

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leader in refund protection! Visit www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can partner with Booking Protect to deliver world-class customer service, a better and more personalized buying experience, and you can create a new stream of revenue. Come to INTIX 2020 in NYC on 20-23 January! I'll be there with Cat and Simon at the Booking Protect booth. We will also be talking on panels on service, discounts, and more. Get your

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53:53

The Business of Fun #92: Sam Sherman, Take 2

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/12/13

This episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and come see us in NYC at the annual INTIX conference from 20-23 January. My guest is Sam Sherman from Broker Genius. We had a conversation that was entirely different than the one we had the first time. In this episode we discuss data, pricing, consolidation, the Viagogo and StubHub merger, and a lot more. Get my new newsletter, "Talking Tickets". 5 stories that

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51:23

The Business of Fun: Episode 91--Tammi Gaw

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/12/03

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can become a partner and give your clients a better buying experience, world-class customer service, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization. My guest today is Tammi Gaw! She's my DC friend and I've wanted to have her on for a while now. We talk about pay equality, name and image rights, the business model of the NCAA and

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39:25

The Business of Fun: Corey Gibbs on LSU v. Alabama

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/11/07

Meet me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference on 14-15 November. Check out Booking Protect at www.bookingprotect.com. Get tickets to the Ticketing Professionals Conference at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Today is a special quick episode with my friend, Corey Gibbs. I wanted to have Corey on to talk about the Alabama v. LSU game and the data behind the ticket, the nature of a "hot" ticket, and how a big ticket is created.

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41:36

The Business of Fun: Ruby Newell-Legner

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/11/04

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Come see me and Simon at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Sydney on 14 & 15 November. Come to my workshop in Melbourne on 18 November, "Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping Modern Fans". This is going to be a great day of learning and connecting with people from around the industry. Get my team's new newsletter: 'Talking Tickets'! 5 stories from the week that was with a quick analysis of why they mattered and how to approach them. My

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46:33

The Business of Fun: Derek Palmer

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/28

Today's episode is brought to you by my friends at Booking Protect. Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Sydney, Australia on 14 and 15 November. Come to my workshop in Melbourne, "Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping the Modern Fan". Get 'Talking Tickets' my team's new newsletter with 5 top stories from the week, along with a quick analysis of why these stories matter. My guest today is Derek Palmer from Qcue! We talked all kinds of stuff

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The Business of Fun: Jesse Lawrence

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/25

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Find out how you and your organization can partner with Booking Protect to deliver world-class customer service, a better buying experience, and you and your organization can create a new stream of revenue by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Get my team's new newsletter, Talking Tickets, with 5 top entertainment and ticket related stories each week along with a quick analysis from Dave about why

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41:36

The Business of Fun: Garrett Nolan

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/21

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization. Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote on change and innovation. Simon will be leading you through a presentation on delivering world-class

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48:23

The Business of Fun: Charles Bruner

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/14

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization. Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote on change and innovation. Simon will be leading you through a presentation on delivering world-class

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58:25

The Business of Fun: Amy Maiden

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/08

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization. Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote on change and innovation. Simon will be leading you through a presentation on delivering world-class

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53:47

The Business of Fun: Doug Mann

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/10/01

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com and find out how you can give your guests world class customer service, a better buying path, and you can create a new stream of revenue for your organization. Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia on 14 and 15 of November. I'm giving the opening keynote on change and innovation. Simon will be leading you through a presentation on delivering world-class

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47:16

The Business of Fun: Anthony Esposito

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/09/27

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection! Any Listing! Any Sector! Anywhere! Booking Protect has you covered with the world's most comprehensive refund protection product. Find out how to partner with Booking Protect by visiting them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, at the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia in Sydney on 14th and 15th of November. I'm giving the opening keynote on change and

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The Business of Fun: Bas Schnater

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/09/16

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. See me and Booking Protect CEO, Simon Mabb, in Sydney at the Ticketing Professionals Australia Conference on 14th and 15th November. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Come be a part of my first workshop in Australia in Melbourne on 18 November. Fan For Life will help you create and keep modern fans! Meet people from all over sports and learn marketing, sales, and strategies ideas that

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50:29

The Business of Fun: Harrison Monarth

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/09/09

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney at the TPC Australia. Get your tickets today by visiting www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au Come to my event in Melbourne, Australia on 18 November. "Fans For Life: Creating and Keeping Fans in the Modern World"! Only my second ever event in Australia. As a listener of the podcast, send me your receipt and I'll do something special for you and your team. Get my

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The Business of Fun: Simon Mabb

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/09/03

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Visit them at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb in Sydney, Australia on 14 and 15 November at the Ticketing Professionals Conference. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionalsconference.com.au My guest today is Simon Mabb! That's right, CEO of Booking Protect is on the podcast to do an AMA podcast to answer your questions on tickets, refund protection, customer service, and more. We

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52:44

The Business of Fun: Rob Mills

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/08/27

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection. Check out our 10 part series on trends impacting the live event industry by visiting the blog at www.bookingprotect.com Come see me and Simon Mabb, CEO of Booking Protect, at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Sydney on 14 & 15 November. Get your tickets today at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au I've been working on a really powerful project with EB Research Partnership and it is spreading around

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53:10

The Business of Fun: Ben Newton

Dave Wakeman"s The Business of Fun Podcast ·

2019/08/21

Today's episode is brought to you by Booking Protect: the global leaders in refund protection! Visit their website at www.bookingprotect.com and check out our 10 part series on trends impacting the live entertainment industry. Also, Simon Mabb, Booking Protect CEO, and I are going to Sydney, Australia in November for the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia. Get your tickets at www.ticketingprofessionals.com.au and send me your receipt for a special gift from me. My guest today is Ben

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