A podcast devoted to the hit Showtime series Dexter, delving into the journey of Dexter Morgan, the serial killer hiding in plain sight as a police blood spatter expert in Miami. With episode commentary and plotline and character analysis, this is a perfect companion to the tv show. Email feedback to dissectingdexter@gmail.com or follow on Twitter @dissectdexter
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When you work in entertainment, you are in the business of fun. This podcast will focus on the challenges and opportunities associated with helping your customers create memories and special moments. We will talk about sports, theatre, performing arts, and other forms of entertainment, highlighting the best ideas in marketing live experiences, creating long-term customers, and growing revenues.
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My guest today is Angela Meleca. What a great conversation. We got into a really interesting conversation about: Arts' business models Funding Arts as a business The public value of the arts Framing conversations Measuring the impact of arts And, much more! You can find Angela on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelapmeleca Meleca Creative A…
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My guest today is Stephen Glicken from Project Admission. You have heard from Stephen before, but I wanted to have a chat about what Project Admission has been working on... Including new areas of focus and big new partnership announcements. This episode was delayed due to a personal situation. So the references to visiting them at the Tessitura co…
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The rewatch continues with Dexter Season 3 Episode 10 "Go Your Own Way". Many thanks to our new Patreon supporter Derek Shipley and to all our beautiful supporters on Patreon. www.patreon.com/dissectingdexter由Gareth Watkins
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Gareth gives his take on the big Dexter announcements at San Diego Comic Con, with news about Original Sin and Dexter Resurrection. Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dissectingdexter由Gareth Watkins
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I have two guests today: David Hornby and Michael McDermott. David is the Managing Director Northern Europe, UK, and Ireland for SecuTix and Michale McDermott is the General Manager of the Americas for SecuTix. We had a really great conversation that hit on a ton of really great ideas and concepts. In this episode, we talk about: Tech and change in…
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Brian Hess is back! We are talking sports washing. I thought I had a better grasp on the subject than I did. But Brian discusses the many ways that sports washing presents a challenge to sports fans in America, outside of the obvious ones. We discuss the possibility of foreign investment in the NFL, LIV, and more. We also hit on the way that these …
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I loved this conversation because I totally got Sabrina Carrazzo worked up about teaching, women's sports, and helping international soccer teams enter the US market. Sabrina and Asli Pelit teach a sports PR and communications class at NYU. They invited me to give a guest lecture earlier in the year. I loved the way that Sabrina nurtured, challenge…
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Jason Velez sells baseball in NYC and isn't competing head to head with any of the bigger teams...
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My guest today is Jason Velez from the Staten Island Ferry Hawks. I've known Jason for a long time. So long that he has one of the OG Dave business cards. So, it was great to catch up with Jason. We hit on 3 big topics in this episode: Selling based on value Competing with bigger brands and bigger teams Unique promotions We talk about the Ferry Haw…
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Long time friend of the podcast, and occasional host, Travis, joins Gareth to break down everything we know so far about Dexter:Original Sin, as filming begins in Miami, including the latest casting news. Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dissectingdexter由Gareth Watkins
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Lauren Teague returns! Lauren is the CEO of FanWgn. She has created an idea that is called "Second Fan Fashion" and it is very cool. FanWgn ties together a few of Lauren's favorite things: Sports Fashion Tech Sustainability In this episode, we talk about Lauren's career path and how she went from an employee to a sole business to a founder. We hit …
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Dissecting Dexter's first podcast for the new Dexter prequel "Original Sin", has Gareth reacting to the casting news of the three main characters, with some listener reactions.由Gareth Watkins
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My guest today is Chris Pantani. Chris is the GM of the NY Mavericks of the Professional Bull Riders. We talk about bull riding and why there is now a professional bull riding team representing New York City. I find out that there is a long history of professional bull riding in NYC. We also talk about the makeup of bullriding, the history of the s…
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Reviewing Dexter season 3 episode 9 "About Last Night", Gareth dissects the episode and gets excited for how the season is ramping up. Support the podcast on Patreon!由Gareth Watkins
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Today is the 200th episode of 'The Business of Fun' podcast! You didn't think I would not have something special prepared, did you? I will share some lessons learned and some things I'm thinking about and paying attention to. You can come work with me in NYC on September 4th, 2024...I've recreated 'Fans For Life' for the current world we live in. F…
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My guest today is Solene Jimenez. She is Head of International Development for arenametrix. www.arenametrix.com This is Solene's first podcast appearance and we had a good time. Of course, she didn't tell me it was her first podcast until we'd finished recording. I like to make the first podcast appearance fun and easy for folks. We talked about cu…
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I have a good conversation for you today with Alasdair Crawley from FanBase. We had a great time talking about sports business including: Why sports business is at a crossroads. The challenge of getting the basics right. Data v. research Balancing the short term and long term in fanbase building. The power of experience... And, much more. I'm going…
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I haven't always been a champion sleeper. Like a lot of my friends, I haven't always had a regular bedtime due to work, school, social life, whatever. In college, at the University of Alabama, I couldn't be torn from the things going on in my dorm. I was so excited to see everything...I didn't want to miss a thing. Later on, I was working 3 or more…
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Today's episode is personal because it is about the proposed arena in Northern VA. My guest is Brian Hess from I Street Advisors. Like me, Brian lives in the area. We discuss the arena at length: The nature of the market and where attendance comes from. Public subsidies. The 50/50 bet at the heart of the deal. Whether or not the District's offer to…
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Jeffrey Shaw, author of The Self-Employed Life, teaches me some great lessons about positioning, strategy, marketing, branding, and sales. Listen and find out how selling eggs explains all of this. I'm hosting a FREE strategy webinar on 31 January 2024 at 11 AM Eastern called 'Beyond Boom and Bust'. Join the 'Talking Tickets' Slack Channel. Send me…
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This is a me episode with a recording of my 'First Wednesday with Dave' session from December where we talk about planning for 2024. I'm hosting a FREE strategy webinar on 31 January 2024 at 11 AM Eastern called 'Beyond Boom and Bust'. Join the 'Talking Tickets' Slack Channel. Send me your questions about driving attendance in 2024. I'm going to us…
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"What do scalpers really like to see when a ticket goes on-sale?" That question popped up in my inbox about a week ago. It got me thinking about the questions that people ask me when they want to know how to "stop" the secondary market or whether or not to work with the secondary market. So, I had Martin Haigh from Total Tickets come on to discuss …
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Dissecting Dexter rewatch episode - reviewing season 3 episode 8 "The Damage a Man Can Do". Listen in for a spoiler-free recap and review.由Gareth Watkins
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My guest today, Caspian Turner, helps me answer that question and shows us how you can take some easy steps to solve the problem for yourself. I want you to be more a part of 'The Business of Fun'. What does that mean? Send me your questions about strategy: Is there an issue you are constantly struggling with? Is there something going on in your bu…
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Reviewing Dexter season 3 episode 7 "Easy as Pie". Special thanks to all my lovely Patreon supporters.由Gareth Watkins
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I've got the TiqAssist guys on today. Chris Babu and Jamie Zimmerman. www.tiqassist.com We got into a bunch of stuff like: How feeling pain as STHs led them to start TiqAssist. Jumping careers to get into sports. The "strain" of resale for season ticket holders. The cash offer that TiqAssist makes to help make people have a bit more "peace of mind"…
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My guest today is Drew McManus from UpStage CRM: www.upstagecrm.io We had a great time catching up in Seattle at INTIX and now we've gone and done a podcast! We hit on a lot of topics like what led Drew to start UpStage. I put Drew on the spot and make him define "one size fits none". We discuss where he gets his ideas from. Why focusing on the min…
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I have Mark Herschberg back today to talk about his new app, Brain Bump. This is a really cool tool that lets you bring learning with you wherever you are. I've been taking part in the launch and it enables me to provide bite sized nuggets and insights to you so that you can access the ideas that you want to use when you need them. Check out my fri…
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I'm talking with Paul Bailey from Halo in Bristol, UK today. We are discussing brand and this is a great one because we set out to hit on a few really important topics: Research Brand Purpose Top of Funnel Activity Paul was kind enough to come on to be the first guest to talk about brand exclusively so that I would have some conversations that I di…
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My final conversation from the floor of INTIX at the Booking Protect booth. This time I catch up with friend of the podcast, Christy Grantham. We talk about why she goes to INTIX. Christy talks about how INTIX helps her learn about new tech, new ideas, and avoid burnout. One of the important things Christy learned was around the shift from "no refu…
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Here's another conversation live from the Cover Genius booth at INTIX 2023 in Seattle with Casey Thomas of AudienceView. We talk about what Casey likes about INTIX. We hit on things she's learned. And, why we are snazzy dressers. Check out AudienceView at www.audienceview.com Hook up with my friends at Cover Genius and find out how they've helped f…
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Discussing Showtime's announcement about the future of the Dexter universe (February 2023).由Gareth Watkins
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I did some quick podcast conversations at INTIX that I loosely called, "8 minutes at INTIX" from the Cover Genius booth. This first one is with Angela Higgins. Along with Jo Michel, Angela does the Ticketing Professionals Conference of Australia. The conference is in October this year. Check out my friends at Cover Genius: www.CoverGenius.com We di…
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REPOST WITH REPAIRED FILE Totally new idea this week. Chris Furnell offered up the idea of a conversation centered entirely on the process of change and making change stick in our organizations. I jumped at the chance because I've been talking with y'all about change for years. So we dug in deep on change. We cover things like: Dealing with constan…
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People are 25% more likely to go to a movie in 2023...that and more on the 2023 Numbers to Know Webinar Replay
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I'm my own guest today with an audio version of my "2023 Numbers to Know" webinar. This is something I started during the lockdown year of 2020 and I'm back with a lot of intersting stuff like: What the 60% projected drop in GDP means for Australia. And, how this will help you look at numbers. 1 and what Return to Work policies have really looked l…
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Bruce McTague tells us about the future of business and why exploration isn't a good business model.
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My guest today is Bruce McTague. Bruce is a first in two ways for the podcast: A think tank person A futurist This opens up the door to a really new type of conversation for listeners. We discuss things like: Adding value Lack of innovation in the economy Why large companies can have similar challenges Cruise lines and "butts in berths" "us v. them…
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My guest today is Dave Harland...the Wordman himself. Get his excellent newsletter: The Word! This is an excellent conversation about things like: Dave's Uncle Tony, Gary V, and Simon Sinek and what all three of them have in common. Why being a trained journalist helps Dave be a better copywriter. How to not take yourself seriously as a marketer. W…
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My guest today is Eduardo Lebre from Circular Unity. www.circularunity.com We discuss sustainability in the live entertainment business. Eduardo teaches us about things like: Why Coldplay's touring habits are so important to a sustainable touring business. How likely ticket buyers are to pay for more sustainable events. Why you need to consider thi…
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A little different episode today, but Sheryl Lynn from Joyley comes on and teaches me a mindfulness technique that might be useful to y'all during the holiday season. Her take on mindfulness is called "The Chair of Joy". We discuss mental health, mindfulness, negativity, and getting your mind right. Check out my friends at Booking Protect at INTIX …
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My buddy, Simon Severino, is back! We wanted to discuss planning for 2023. We also talk about his new book, Strategy Sprints. Simon gives away some valuable resources...and more. Visit my website: www.davewakeman.com Get the 'Talking Tickets' newsletter at http://talkingtickets.substack.com New stuff for 2023 on the way. Visit my friends at Booking…
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My guests today are: Morgan Harper and Krista Brown from American Economic Liberties Project. I wanted to have them come on and talk about the campaign that they are working on around monopoly power. As we discuss on the podcast, monopoly power isn't unique to tickets, but it is an area where people can see and feel the impact with little education…
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My guest today is Simon Weber, Co-Founder of Vivenu! We had a great talk. It was really nice to get to know Simon. We covered: The importance of controlling your brand. Data. The power of market research. I pushed back on Simon's talk of Vivenu being "product oriented" because the amount of research they did into developing the product says that th…
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My guest today is the 800 pound guerilla, Bill Guertin! I should have asked why it isn't the thousand pound gorilla!? Save that one for the second conversation! I'm surprised that I haven't had Bill on before this, but the conversation we had is worth the wait. We discuss the costs of bad sales hires. We talk about how successful the ISBI has been …
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My guest today is Scott Goodacre. Scott runs a website www.theonlinerule.com that focuses on marekting football clubs. We had a great chat about brands, marketing, and football. We cover why red should be everywhere when Man U does anything. Why the Spurs cockerel matters and a lot more. Check out my 'Talking Tickets' newsletter at http://talkingti…
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My guest today is Aren Murray from Tix Ticketing. We chat about new technologies, the pandemic, and being customer focused. Aren shares her experiences with INTIX. We discuss what matters about a cloud based ticketing solution. Aren gives me some examples of how ticketing can be fun and intuitive for the folks that work in box offices and a lot mor…
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An impromptu bonus episode of Dissecting Dexter following Showtime CEO David Nevins' strong hint that New Blood was not the end and that further adventures from the Dexterverse might be coming. Gareth is joined by Nick Henderson to talk about what was said and speculate what it might mean for the show.…
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My guest today is Matt Zarracina from True Tickets. We talk about the Spurs, obviously. We also hit on True Tickets' announcement of their new offering around "Rules Based Ticketing". Matt shares with us his ideas about NFTs and Blockchain in ticketing and offers up a slightly different take than we typically hear when discussing this topic. We dis…
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Today, my guest is Martin Gammeltoft from Activity Stream. We talk about Activity Stream's buying spree and mergers. We talk about technology, marketing, and a lot more. Visit my friends at Booking Protect and find out why refund protection is a valuable tool as businesses in entertainment continue to recover. www.bookingprotect.com Check out my we…
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My guest today is Brett Goldberg, Co-CEO of TickPick. On today's episode we find out the origin of TickPick's name. We also cover how he managed his business during the pandemic and why being lean helped them react effectively. We get into all-in pricing. We cover market fragmentation, market power, and how to win business. We also hit on NFTs, Blo…
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My guest today is Amanda Lester. Amanda is a former performer and is now a marketer. This is a really great conversation around marketing research. We cover how to use market research to uncover actionable insights. We talk about pricing research. And, we cover the ideas that drive audience development. Visit my website: www.davewakeman.com Check o…
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Dissecting Dexter reviewing Dexter season 3 episode 6 "Si Se Puerde". Halfway through season 3!由Gareth Watkins
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