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.

Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Dave Wakeman, with 264 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dave Wakeman hosts Dave Wakeman's The Business of Fun Podcast, a business show with 264 episodes published.

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  Episode #291

  Tyler Simmons tells me that innovation is built into the DNA of the Bucket Golf product

  Jun 16, 202650 min

  Hi! My guest today is Tyler Simmons. We talk about Bucket Golf. What a cool product. Today we discuss: Creating a product from scratch Building innovation into the DNA of your business The importance of community to the growth of the business Managing a supply chain And, more. Visit my website at www.DaveWakeman.com Get the 'Talking Tickets' newsletter at https://talkingtickets.substack.com Join our community over on Slack.

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  Episode #262

  Brian Vinson teaches us about using data to build connections, make decisions, and earn more money...

  Apr 27, 202650 minS0

  <p>I had a data conversation that I was excited to share with you because Brian Vinson comes at data in a way that made me excited to rethink my take on data. </p> <p>If you've listened for long, you know that I think people put too much emphasis on looking backward at their data when making decisions. </p> <p>Brian's POV on data is very much forward looking and it was refreshing to hear this. </p> <p>In today's episode, we get into a lot of things:</p> Using wifi to serve customers and get better data Finding dat...

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  Episode #261

  John Breyault thinks monopolies will monopoly...I agree.

  Apr 14, 202639 minS0

  <p>My guest today is John Breyault. </p> <p>John is with the National Consumers League. His work is on consumer protection. Which made a conversation about the Live Nation trial timely. </p> <p>We cover a lot of ground about Live Nation and tickets including:</p> The 2010 merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster The consent decree that was supposed to reign in some behaviors Structural v. Behavioral remedies. And, why in this case, structural remedies might make more sense.  Bad actors. <p>And, more! </p> <p>I've written too many words about this case, but if you haven't had the...

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  Episode #260

  Mark Roberge wants artists to think about building an audience before they launch their music...

  Apr 8, 202642 minS0

  <p>My guest today is Mark Roberge! </p> <p>He's from Red 13 Creative. www.Red13Creative.com </p> <p>Great talk about audience development. </p> <p>Mark is a touring musician and he brings that point of view to his work with artists. </p> <p>In today's episode, we get into a bunch of helpful topics such as:</p> The myth of the algorithm: "I got my song on Spotify." Word of mouth marketing and finding the first fans...then turning them into superfans. Building an audience. How to launch a band, product, or album. "Overnight success" Streams of revenue <p>...

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  Episode #259

  Kris Rudeegraap teaches us about gifting

  Mar 30, 202634 minS0

  <p>My guest today is Kris Rudeegraap. He's with Sendoso. </p> <p>We had a great time talking about gifting. </p> <p>Kris shared:</p> Using gifts to open conversations Touch point marketing Creativity Making gifts special <p>...and much more. </p> <p>We are giving away a copy of Giftology from John Ruhlin. You can receive one by sending me an email at Dave@DaveWakeman.com or Kris an email at Kris@Sendoso.com </p> <p>Do both even! </p> <p>Visit me at www.DaveWakeman.com</p> <p>Get Talking Tickets at https://talkingtickets.substack.com</p> <p> Join...

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