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Guest Commentary: Buying sports and concert tickets last-minute
This is going to be slightly humiliating, as it has already been five months since I quit my finance job...
Guest Commentary: The death of the ticket broker
Twenty-two years ago, the way ticket sellers made money was to get on the phone and call other ticket sellers...
Guest Commentary: Venues, artists, and social media: You’re doing it wrong
During a panel at the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) conference in Phoenix last month, an industry veteran on...
Guest Commentary: NFL lockout’s huge effect on secondary ticket market
The media has spent plenty of time describing the financial impact on NFL owners and players as a result of...
Guest Commentary: All paperless ticketing is not created equal
I recently came across a blog posted by StubHub’s CEO Chris Tsakalakis regarding paperless ticketing. With all due respect to...
Guest Commentary: The prevalence of fraud within the ticket industry
The recent resignation of Alibaba’s CEO due to insufficient fraud controls put the management of every online market on notice....
Guest Commentary: Artists, promoters use ticket resellers as scapegoats
Ticket reselling, more specifically the act of reselling concert and other event tickets often for more than face value, can...
Guest Commentary: 11 insights about the live entertainment industry in 2011
If you’d asked me as a little kid how I’d be spending my New Year’s in 2011, I’d probably have...
Guest Commentary: Brokers can find opportunity in branded marketplaces
There is a coming shift in the primary and secondary ticket market place. Brokers who adapt will maximize their revenue...
Guest Commentary: Understanding the nuances of NBA variable pricing
Dynamic and variable ticket price structures are becoming very popular in the NBA, and while many teams are experimenting in...
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