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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 227
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Paul Bailey teaches me how to make Brand Purpose meaningful and not BS...
I'm talking with Paul Bailey from Halo in Bristol, UK today.
We are discussing brand and this is a great one because we set out to hit on a few really important topics:
- Research
- Brand Purpose
- Top o…
Christy Grantham goes to INTIX because it is an answer to burnout...
My final conversation from the floor of INTIX at the Booking Protect booth.
This time I catch up with friend of the podcast, Christy Grantham.
We talk about why she goes to INTIX.
Christy talks ab…
Casey Thomas calls me a snazzy dresser!
Here's another conversation live from the Cover Genius booth at INTIX 2023 in Seattle with Casey Thomas of AudienceView.
We talk about what Casey likes about INTIX. We hit on things she's learned. A…
Angela Higgins live from the Cover Genius booth at INTIX 2023
I did some quick podcast conversations at INTIX that I loosely called, "8 minutes at INTIX" from the Cover Genius booth.
This first one is with Angela Higgins. Along with Jo Michel, Angela does the …
Chris Furnell teaches us how we can make change stick in our organizations.
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Totally new idea this week.
Chris Furnell offered up the idea of a conversation centered entirely on the process of change and making change stick in our organizations.
I …
People are 25% more likely to go to a movie in 2023...that and more on the 2023 Numbers to Know Webinar Replay
I'm my own guest today with an audio version of my "2023 Numbers to Know" webinar.
This is something I started during the lockdown year of 2020 and I'm back with a lot of intersting stuff like:
- Wha…
Bruce McTague tells us about the future of business and why exploration isn't a good business model.
My guest today is Bruce McTague.
Bruce is a first in two ways for the podcast:
- A think tank person
- A futurist
This opens up the door to a really new type of conversation for listeners.
We discuss…
Dave Harland teaches us how to use humor in our marketing...
My guest today is Dave Harland...the Wordman himself.
Get his excellent newsletter: The Word!
This is an excellent conversation about things like:
- Dave's Uncle Tony, Gary V, and Simon Sinek and wh…
Eduardo Lebre explains why Coldplay's touring habits matter...
My guest today is Eduardo Lebre from Circular Unity. www.circularunity.com
We discuss sustainability in the live entertainment business.
Eduardo teaches us about things like:
- Why Coldplay's touring…
Sheryl Lynn teaches me about the "Chair of Joy"...
A little different episode today, but Sheryl Lynn from Joyley comes on and teaches me a mindfulness technique that might be useful to y'all during the holiday season.
Her take on mindfulness is call…
Simon Severino teaches us planning for 2023
My buddy, Simon Severino, is back!
We wanted to discuss planning for 2023. We also talk about his new book, Strategy Sprints. Simon gives away some valuable resources...and more.
Visit my website: …
Why #BreakUpTicketmaster Now?
My guests today are: Morgan Harper and Krista Brown from American Economic Liberties Project.
I wanted to have them come on and talk about the campaign that they are working on around monopoly power…
Simon Weber talks about how your fans don't wear a Ticketmaster jersey.
My guest today is Simon Weber, Co-Founder of Vivenu!
We had a great talk. It was really nice to get to know Simon.
We covered:
- The importance of controlling your brand.
- Data.
- The power of market …
Bill Guertin: every bad sports sales hire costs a team $125,000!
My guest today is the 800 pound guerilla, Bill Guertin!
I should have asked why it isn't the thousand pound gorilla!? Save that one for the second conversation!
I'm surprised that I haven't had Bil…
Scott Goodacre: Marketing a Football Club!
My guest today is Scott Goodacre.
Scott runs a website www.theonlinerule.com that focuses on marekting football clubs.
We had a great chat about brands, marketing, and football.
We cover why red s…
Aren Murray teaches us about technology and being customer focused.
My guest today is Aren Murray from Tix Ticketing.
We chat about new technologies, the pandemic, and being customer focused.
Aren shares her experiences with INTIX. We discuss what matters about a c…
Matt Zarracina tells me what "rules based" ticketing is...
My guest today is Matt Zarracina from True Tickets.
We talk about the Spurs, obviously. We also hit on True Tickets' announcement of their new offering around "Rules Based Ticketing".
Matt shares w…
Martin Gammeltoft: 5 timer!
Today, my guest is Martin Gammeltoft from Activity Stream.
We talk about Activity Stream's buying spree and mergers. We talk about technology, marketing, and a lot more.
Visit my friends at Booking…
Brett Goldberg tells us how behavior has changed during COVID
My guest today is Brett Goldberg, Co-CEO of TickPick.
On today's episode we find out the origin of TickPick's name. We also cover how he managed his business during the pandemic and why being lean h…
Amanda Lester says that you need to do your market research earlier.
My guest today is Amanda Lester. Amanda is a former performer and is now a marketer.
This is a really great conversation around marketing research. We cover how to use market research to uncover act…