David Wakeman Archives

Wakeman: 5 thoughts heading into the FTC Ticketing Workshop

Guest Commentary Industry June 10, 2019 0

Tomorrow is the FTC’s Online Ticketing Workshop in Washington, DC and with the panels announced and the agenda set, I thought I’d point out a few thoughts I have after reflecting on this for a few moments. I’m expecting a more contentious affair than a lot of other people... Read more

Opinion: Conversations We Should be Having in Tickets

Guest Commentary Industry Top Story February 2, 2018

This may or may not be my last post directly about what happened in Baltimore at INTIX, but it isn’t really an INTIX post at all, but one that is more directly directed at the world of tickets as a whole and how the industry can have better conversations... Read more

Opinion: Taylor Swift and the Myth of “Slow Ticketing”

Guest Commentary Industry Top Story January 5, 2018

by David Wakeman, Special to TicketNews So the “Taylor Swift tickets aren’t selling well” story seems to be everywhere these days. I’m really not surprised. There’s a lot to unpack in this story and several lessons that we can learn on the upside and downside of trying to control... Read more