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BigBen · 03-31-2006, 01:51 PM

Plus this my friends;

Ticketmaster would find that the number of "Blank Reserve" tickets would be a good predictor on a band's ability to sell out the show...

Band's Manager: You are telling me that 2,000 people already committed money for us to show up in Tulsa, OH? We haven't even announced a tour yet!

Ticketmaster: Yes, and 2,500 want you to go to Portsmouth, 5,730 want you to play in Lincoln, and there are 25,000 who put money down in Lancaster.

Manager: LANCASTER? Where the fuck is that?

Ticketmaster: It doesn't matter. You already sold out the show.

Manager: Oh, okay. I guess we'll book Lancaster on the next tour.

Ticketmaster: Yeah, book all of them. Our data suggests that for every 2,000 people that get on this list, 20,000 people will buy tickets to the show. We only capture the big fans with this subset, not just the fans willing to buy tickets. We think you should add 3 shows to the Lancaster bill.

Manager: Why don't you just set the tour dates up for us?

Ticketmaster: Sure, we could do that for a small fee (insert evil laughter here)

03-31-2006, 01:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Plus this my friends; Ticketmaster would find that the number of "Blank Reserve" tickets would be a good predictor on a band's ability to sell out the show... Band's Manager: You are telling me that 2,000 people already committed money for us to show up in Tulsa, OH? We haven't even announced a tour yet! Ticketmaster: Yes, and 2,500 want you to go to Portsmouth, 5,730 want you to play in Lincoln, and there are 25,000 who put money down in Lancaster. Manager: LANCASTER? Where the fuck is that? Ticketmaster: It doesn't matter. You already sold out the show. Manager: Oh, okay. I guess we'll book Lancaster on the next tour. Ticketmaster: Yeah, book all of them. Our data suggests that for every 2,000 people that get on this list, 20,000 people will buy tickets to the show. We only capture the big fans with this subset, not just the fans willing to buy tickets. We think you should add 3 shows to the Lancaster bill. Manager: Why don't you just set the tour dates up for us? Ticketmaster: Sure, we could do that for a small fee (insert evil laughter here) __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.