This week, Jim chatted with musician and virtual concert expert Jay Nash about creating successful online events.  If you missed it, they covered a lot of ground on things like:  What to consider when pricing your online events  How to tackle audio issues -- particularly with multiple performers Which streaming options would work best for you  For those who did tune in live, here’s the list of the streaming options and tools Jay mentioned:  Streaming service: Open Broadcaster Software For multi-streaming:...

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Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation. To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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It's worth repeating. Jim once wrote: Good service is the best marketing money you’ll ever spend. So, it's no wonder we spend time and money trying to improve online user experience. Ad Age offers advice from experts for marketers "looking to leverage tech to improve their website’s UX and build strong customer loyalty." We share two tips below, and then read the rest here: "Design your website around your why. A website is a purposeful entry point for information and action. Understanding why you...

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We've written about theater etiquette here on Selling Out (You can see people’s biggest theater etiquette pet peeve here). It's something we all think about as people who market (and attend) live events. Last year, we covered what are known as relaxed performances, which don't frown as much on late arrivals, noise or movement. In his Guardian article, David Jays examines the rise of relaxed spaces where anything goes. Jays quotes performer and activist Jess Thom, who has Tourette syndrome: “These spaces can...

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Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation. To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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A few years ago, we covered the Pokémon Go craze. We highlighted how businesses could get in on the excitement and five lessons for content strategy that the game could teach you. We've just learned, according to Shannon Liao at CNN Business, that Pokémon throws a celebration every year. February 27, 2020, was the annual celebration. Liao writes, "The company held various online events ... to engage with fans. One of them included asking fans to vote for their favorite creature...

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Jim has written about the benefits of streaming a live event, and we've highlighted NT Live, the broadcasting arm of the National Theatre. Here's some news from CNN Business about how virtual reality is changing the live music experience. Nathan Sing reports: "In the last few years, musicians have been able to stream concerts to virtual reality headsets ... " Sing writes, "As well as being able to watch from a position in the audience, users can view the concerts as if...

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In this Chicago Tribune article, Chris Jones highlights how Aurora's downtown has been significantly impacted by the Paramount Theatre. It's an interesting read about how a single arts organization can impact an entire city. Jones points out that part of the theater's success is its focus on mainstream, family-friendly entertainment: "Family entertainment with familiar titles often attracts a far more diverse audience than socio-political drama foregrounding race. All Americans like to have a good time out with the people they love and...

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We love to spot a trend. Or, in this case, SPOTify a trend. According to new research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), young people are discovering classical music via streaming platforms. And, yes, this is translating to ticket sales. Melissa Bradshaw reports for Rhinegold Publishing: “Almost half of young people polled (46%) listened to orchestral music on streaming platforms such as Spotify or YouTube … – making it the most common way young people are engaging with orchestral music.” Bradshaw continues: “Beyond digital...

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Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation. To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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