--
Digonex Technologies,
Inc.,
a
provider
of
real-time,
demand-driven
automated
pricing
solutions
today
announced
that
Harry
Sandler
has
joined
the
company
as
Director
of
Strategic
Ticketing.
Harry
brings
more
than
30
years
of
tour
management
and
concert
promotion
experience
to
the
Digonex
team.
Sandler
started
at the Fillmore
East
in
New
York
with
the
legendary Bill
Graham.
In
addition
to
the
Fillmore East
he
has
managed
tours
for
Bruce Springsteen,
Stevie
Nicks,
John
Mellencamp,
Billy Joel,
Eagles
and
Van
Halen
as
well
as being Touring
Director
at
Frontline
Management and
Azoffmusic.
Sandler
will
provide strategic
advice
in
the
structuring
of pilot projects
and
implementation
of
Digonex’s rollout of dynamic pricing
for event tickets.
“
Harry is a legend
in the event
ticketing and tour management business.
The artists and entertainment
industry leaders
that he’s worked
with are proof
of his impressive experience,” said
Jan Eglen, Ph.D.,
CEO of Digonex. “Harry
will help Digonex
take event ticket pricing to a new level
of value and profitability
in the industry
while providing the fairest ticket buying
systems for consumers. We
are thrilled
to add Harry to our team.”
Harry joins
an already impressive
team of experts
at Digonex including Mike Wanchic, vice
president
of digital media,
and music director
and guitarist of the John Mellencamp Band,
who brings a
keen insight
from an artist’s
perspective
to event ticketing. In addition, the company’s
team includes consulting economist Rafi
Mohammed, Ph.D., author
of The Art of
Pricing who wrote his doctoral dissertation
on pricing and bundling ticket
pricing strategies
in the rock concert industry. Mohammed’s
new pricing strategy book,
The 1% Windfall,
will be published by HarperCollins in February
2010.
This announcement
coincides with
Digonex vice
president of strategy, Jeff
Eglen’s panel presentation
at the 2009
Ticket Summit this week at the Venetian
Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
One of the largest
trade shows in the ticket industry, Jeff
will be speaking on a panel
entitled, “Pricing Strategies for
Ticket Sellers” on Friday, July 17.
For more information
about the show visit www.ticketsummit.org.
About Digonex
Technologies,
Inc.
Digonex
Technologies focuses primarily
on development
of automated and optimized pricing platforms
for e-commerce,
allowing client
companies to
increase customer retention, and maximize
revenue. For more
information,
visit Digonex
Technologies’ website
at www.digonex.com
Chris
Pohl
for
Digonex
317-638-4150
Ext.
222
chrisp@digonex.com
All
product and company names
herein may be trademarks
of their respective owners.
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