Archive for March, 2010
Necessary But Not Sufficient
You need air to breathe, but it’s not enough to survive. You need to be big to play in the NFL, but you need a lot of other things too. These are what’s known as ‘necessary, but not sufficient’ conditions. The Beatles sang that “All You Need is Love,” which is obviously wrong, but it’s [...]
Balancing Security and Freedom
You’ve heard the Jefferson quote about trading security for freedom? Strangely, that seems to be the issue with Live Nation’s new alternative ticketing method. Live Nation seems to be making Live 2.0 headlines a lot these days, and this time it’s for the introduction of wristbands as an alternative to paper tickets. Here’s a snippet [...]
Actually, This is Not a Bad Idea
I mean, as an event someone could actually produce… Share and Enjoy:
3 Keys to Pie-Growing
You’ll recall a couple weeks ago that we were discussing the fact that a panel at the Tickets.com Executive Summit turned into a good-natured food fight over the topic of price optimization. The truth is that the panelists were all broadly in agreement over the fact that price optimization was important, though my point was [...]
Live Nation Layoffs and the Perils of Vertical Integration
Here’s the news: Live Nation is laying off about 20% of its workforce. According to the article, “The cuts are being made to the accounting, marketing and talent buying departments in the company’s Atlanta and San Francisco offices. Some of the company’s primary and secondary ticketing staff may also face job cuts.” And here’s my [...]
True Twitter Stories: Behind the Tweet
I’m being a little silly with the title, but I thought I’d tell you a little story about how Twitter, social media, and really, this whole Internet thing can work to bring you closer to your customers. What I’m going to talk about isn’t a big thing, but it’s an illustration of the difference between [...]
(What’s So Funny ’bout) Speaking Like a Human Being
A colleague of mine got an email from a well-known e-commerce site the other day that said this (I took out anything I thought could identify the company or product): Dear [xxxxx], We at [xxxx] work tirelessly to bring our members luxury products and experiences that exceed their expectations, all at exclusive prices. We also [...]
Yelp and the New New World of Feedback
If you read Live 2.0 at all, you know I’m a big supporter of open feedback. And I’m a fan of what Yelp has achieved. They’ve built a valuable business on nothing but feedback. Users love them and for the most part, I suspect businesses appreciate the attention that Yelp brings to them, especially if [...]
Anna Nicole The Opera
You might have seen that “Anna Nicole, The Opera” will be debuting in London next February. This production is from the creator of “Jerry Springer, the Opera” which came out 2 or 3 years ago and has been mounted several times in the U.S. If the “Jerry” production is a guide, this will be a [...]
Comcast to Buy Paciolan from Ticketmaster
Here’s the news. The basic deal is that as part of the smoothing of the past for Live Nation to merge with Ticketmaster, they had to divest Paciolan, which Ticketmaster bought a couple years ago. Here’s my take on this. Wow, Comcast is getting serious. I was at the Montgomery Technology Conference yesterday and bumped [...]
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