Dave Wakeman Archives

Ticket Summit Speakers: Dave Wakeman of Wakeman Consulting Group

Conferences Industry Ticket Summit July 3, 2021

Dave Wakeman is a writer, teacher, speaker, and consultant. His work focuses on using strategy to build stronger, more successful and profitable businesses. His experience has taken him around the world helping global businesses uncover new opportunities, value, and profits. Dave Wakeman’s work has taken him around the world... Read more

Wakeman: 20 Takeaways from INTIX 2020 in New York

Conferences Guest Commentary Industry January 24, 2020

I’m back from INTIX 2020 and everything is bigger and better in NYC! I’m not sure of the final numbers, but I think over 1,400 people attended this year’s conference in midtown Manhattan and I met hundreds of folks on the trade show floor, in sessions, and wandering around. In... Read more

Wakeman: Lessons Learned From the Man Suing Ticketmaster

Guest Commentary Industry August 16, 2018

I had a chance to sit down and chat with Eric Fuller (link to the podcast) , a broker that has become well known in ticketing circles for his lawsuits against ScoreBig and Ticketmaster, to discuss his ongoing lawsuit against Ticketmaster and the current state of tickets in the United States. The conversation... Read more

Wakeman: Pricing and Taylor Swift’s Latest Bit of Bad Press

Guest Commentary Movies May 4, 2018

I was flipping through ticket Twitter yesterday and saw another story about Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour. I wrote a week or so ago about all the challenges that this kind of stuff presents to the industry, but it seems that this Taylor Swift tour is shaping up to have any number of unintended... Read more