Wherever Tom Powell was, he was having fun and everyone around him was having fun. That’s the universal memory of Tom Powell, editor of Amusement Business magazine for 34 years, chronicling the live entertainment industry with his unique, personal touch. Newbies in the industry gravitated to him to learn about venues, parks, fairs and carnivals. […]
Month: January 2020
HOW MATT GIBSON LEARNED ABOUT ‘VETTING’ DUMB MARKETING STUNTS
Venue managers get very creative when seeking top talent to play a secondary market. Which is why Matt Gibson decided on a major and unique promotion to welcome Bon Jovi to town more than a decade ago. “All of the lessons I learned were from being dumb, including this one in particular,” he told Based […]