by Ilan Cooley | Mar 13, 2023 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Events, Music Industry
I said it—it wouldn’t be a small come back, it would be a big comeback. In the world of live large events, there isn’t much room for small things. The scope and scale of what we do, by nature, is big. Think big, dream big, go big. You probably heard live entertainment...
by Ilan Cooley | Apr 28, 2021 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Music Industry
I am a big fan of the Indiana Jones films. I was excited to hear Harrison Ford will reprieve his iconic role one more time, admirably, at age 78. Like so many other things, the upcoming fifth installment is delayed because of Covid. This news is both disappointing,...
by Ilan Cooley | Mar 15, 2021 | Business, Music Industry
I am the kind of person that chases lightning. I recently said this to a colleague. On my best days I don’t just chase lighting, I am lightning. I have a bolt of energy in me from a source I can’t explain. One of my early bosses described me as a wild horse that could...
by Ilan Cooley | Mar 2, 2021 | Business, Marketing, Music Industry
I hear a lot of boat analogies lately. Like, “we are not all in the same boat, but we are all weathering the same storm.” It’s probably because 2020 felt like a sinking ship. We hit the iceberg nobody saw coming. There were a lot of reactions to our sudden,...
by Ilan Cooley | Feb 16, 2021 | Business, Marketing, Music Industry, Sponsorship
When I look back on the past year, there are a lot of things I’d like to leave in the rear view. I used to drive to meetings and see people in real life. I’m sure you did too. Sometimes, I would even fly to see a client, or go to an event, or conference. From the safe...
by Ilan Cooley | Feb 2, 2021 | Communications, Events, Music Industry, Sponsorship
The first time I talked about crisis management at a marketing conference, someone came up to me at the end and said it wasn’t what they were expecting. When I smiled and raised an eyebrow, they said, “I thought you were going to talk about someone’s sign falling...
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