Tag Archives: entertainment

How to Sell Out

Its not easy, but it is a simple formula. No, I don’t mean give up your morals or sell your soul to the devil. I’m talking about how to sell all the seats at your games or events….how to get the place full of people who are pumped and excited to have a great experience. […]

Ticket Analytics

Ticket analytics involves analyzing changes in ticket prices over time. Ticket price changes occur over time for a variety of reason and there are many tools and services you can use to track those changes, including two different websites I’ll mention here in a moment. Before we get to that though, it is important to […]

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship. Don’t you love it? After watching most of the football games this weekend, I got to thinking about the meaning of sportsmanship in sports. Thinking about being a great opponent regardless of the score and congratulating your foe, being a great teammate regardless of yours or other’s mistakes, and being truly appreciative of the […]

Be Clear About the Difference

Sports are entertainment. We won’t get into amateur and college athletics, as that is a whole different topic for another day. So yes, sports are a form of entertainment, albeit unique. Entertainment for most people falls into the area of discretionary income. Most of the population has a set amount of money with which they […]

College Sports Email Marketing

Email marketing is an incredibly cheap and easy tool teams can use in the search for fans. Despite the fact that most teams do some sort of email marketing, I’m very surprised how incredibly difficult it is to get registered on to some of these e-mailing lists. Having done a little bit of research in […]

Why Marketing Means Lifelong Learning

To be a good marketer you must have a love of and passion for learning. Anyone involved in revenue generation must have some interest in learning, adapting and change. Society changes, trends change, people change. If you’re not actively involved in staying up on the latest trends, newest music or what people are interested in, […]

Guest Post – Customer Service is at the Heart of Business

Today I had my very first guest post go live! You can find the guest post entitled “Customer Service is at the Heart of Business” here:  http://www.nakedblogging.com/customer-service-is-at-the-heart-of-business/ The guest post is hosted on Laura Summer’s http://www.nakedblogging.com. Don’t worry, it’s got nothing to do with innuendo but rather looking good online. Laura helps bloggers and business […]

Sport Marketing and Entertainment Lessons from Monster Jam

Last weekend I attended the Monster Jam show which got me thinking about fan experience and entertainment. How well do you entertain your fans? What other elements have you integrated into your pre-game, time out calls, half-time, and post-game elements of a game experience. Do people like what you’re doing? How do you know? Have […]