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IRP #07: Fan Experience Tips and Safety Insights from Racing Expert Tom Weisenbach

IRP #07: Fan Experience Tips and Safety Insights from Racing Expert Tom Weisenbach

FromThe Inside Racing Podcast


IRP #07: Fan Experience Tips and Safety Insights from Racing Expert Tom Weisenbach

FromThe Inside Racing Podcast

ratings:
Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What are you doing to create unique experiences for your fans and sponsors? Do you have a solid group ticketing strategy? Are you making safety a priority at your track? Business expert and motorsports professional John Robbins goes in-depth on promotions, sponsorship, economic development and safety. Racing expert Tom Weisenbach reflects on his time selling tickets and sponsorships for Indianapolis Raceway Park. He shares economic development stories from the Indiana Motorsports Association and the birth of the International Motorsports Industry Show. In this episode of The Inside Racing Podcast, John learns from Tom some of the challenges around safety in grassroots racing. As Executive Director of the Motorsports Safety Education Foundation, Tom has seen firsthand the issues in driver safety. He challenges drivers and tracks to make safety a priority and reveals some projects that can be game changers for grassroots racing. Tom is one of the great personalities in racing, this episode doesn't disappoint. Whether you are just getting started or you've been promoting racing for decades, there's something here for you. Want more episodes like this? Visit www.NSTAracing.com/podcast for past episodes and access to exclusive listener bonuses. Join the conversation on Twitter @NSTA_Racing and Facebook or email podcast@NSTAracing.com.  Want to talk safety with Tom? Head over to www.MotorsportsSafety.org or  Email him Tom@MotorsportsSafety.org
Released:
Oct 25, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (53)

John Robbins: Business strategist, coach and consultant for more than a decade shares his strategies, frameworks, tips and best practices to help you preserve and grow your racing operation. You'll hear from handpicked experts inside and outside the industry as they share their insights, stories and opinions about the business of racing. It's about understanding what goes on behind the scenes at race tracks, with sanctioning bodies, inside race teams and among industry professionals. It's also about uncovering the latest trends and gathering valuable insights from people across the world of business. John has combined his experience of growing up at the track and a passion for business to bring a unique, fun and real perspective to the business of racing. His work has allowed him to help track owners across the country develop and execute strategies to grow revenue and increase profitability, attract and retain sponsors and engage race fans. Sales, prospecting, sponsorship, media, public relations, event promotion, motorsports strategy, ticketing, social media, technology, fan experience, entertainment, attractions, concessions, merchandise, staffing, operations, finance, economic development, and all the other things that work (and don't work) in the business of racing to help support, preserve and grow short track racing in America.