Magician Business – Marketing for magicians and performing artists

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Effective Task Management In this final episode of this season, Gemma Parker had a brief coaching with Zivi on what to do to manage her tasks effectively, including multitasking and task switching. Zivi’s suggestion could be applicable for your business too, listen now! Zivi and Gemma share important things about Search Engine Optimization […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Directing Traffic to Your Site In this episode, Paul Cochrell aka Tall Paul had a brief coaching with Zivi on what to do with his website to drive more traffic. Zivi’s suggestion could be applicable for your business too, listen now! Zivi and Paul share important things about Search Engine Optimization that can […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Making Your Site Congruent With Your Needs In this episode, Chad Jacobs had a brief coaching with Zivi on what to do to his website to get more bookings and interest from customers. Zivi’s suggestion could be applicable for your business too, listen now! Zivi and Chad share important things about the changes […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Selling Workshops for Corporate In this episode, Jonah Babins had a quick coaching with Zivi on how should he approach in offering some kind of workshops for corporate teams or business teams. Zivi’s suggestion could be applicable for your business too, listen now! Zivi and Jonah share important things about the new market. […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! How To Enter a New Market Once a business is established and thriving in its home market, it is often seen as the right time to branch out into a new market.  Zivi’s guest today is Jelly and Matt Otis who is looking into breaking into a new market, listen now! Zivi and […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Marketing on Facebook Facebook advertising is an important way to connect with your audience on the world’s largest social network. Zivi and Julia had a chat about how she can take advantage of Facebook marketing, listen now! Zivi and Julia shares important things about marketing on Facebook. In this Episode we discuss: Julia posts […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Choosing Your Next Big Thing Deciding on your next big move could be hard if you do not know what steps to take. Zivi and Flossie had a chat about the next best move to do in her business and shows, listen now! Zivi and Flossie shares important things about deciding your next […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Automating Your Business for the First Time Automation is the best thing that happened in online marketing in recent years. It saves time and efforts. Zivi and Gareth had a chat about how to start automating your business, listen now! Zivi and Gareth shares important things about Automation. In this Episode we discuss: […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Getting into Close Up Magic Magic and Mentalism are two different things but Matan Rosenberg does both passionately. Matan from Israel shares the interesting story of his journey, listen now! Zivi and Matan shares important things Magic and Mentalism. In this Episode we discuss: Matan has been into magic for 13 years now […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! How to Leverage Your Business in the Digital World With the domination of the digital in today’s marketing, it is important that you innovate, no matter what business you have. Kids entertainer Kyle Groves from Colorado, USA had a coaching session with Zivi about how to leverage technology in his business, listen now! […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Handling Negative Reviews Negative reviews are sometimes a part of your growing business but you should know how to handle this. This will help you to overcome the situation when the time comes. Kids entertainer Lauren Ann from Sydney Australia had a coaching session with Zivi about how she how to handle negative […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Improving Your Business With Google Analytics It’s important to know how your website is performing and knowing how Google Analytics work. This will help you market your business. Google Analytics is an important part of monitoring your business especially when you have a website. Kids entertainer Stacie Ashlet aka Hyper Clown had a […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Packages and Giveaways for Your Show Getting your name out there and branding come with your packages and giveaways. Preparing your giveaways and packages starts with choosing the right materials. Kids entertainer Louise Wells had a coaching session with Zivi about how to choose the right materials, being creative and different that will […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Breaking into the Library Market with Email Outreach Email marketing is a key to your success as a kids entertainer. It’s not as simple as you think, email marketing requires knowledge to some tools and some humor. Kids entertainer and Balloon Storyteller Mark Fuller had a coaching session with Zivi about how to […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Planning Your Next Website Double Up on your marketing with your new and improved website. Nowadays a website is a must if you want to sell your services. Creating a website might be hard for a beginner but it you know what to do it will make it a lot easier. Kids entertainer, […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Writing a Magic Book Turn you magic passion and knowledge into a book for the general public.   Writing a magic book for magicians is well established. Writing a book that has magic in it for a general audience is another. Magician and author Stephen Cloete discusses turning your experience and knowledge into […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! How To Raise Your Fees For Professional Magicians   Without a doubt the topic of how to raise your fees as a professional magician is one of the most talked about and yet it is likely the least acted upon. Israel magician Zivi Kivi (Zivi Raviv) has doubled his performing fees within 5 […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Branding For Magicians with Billy Diamond Going beyond a logo. Branding for magicians is more than signage and stage banners.   Who are you? How are you branding yourself as a magician? Billy Diamond opens up about the obstacles and struggles that we all face in creating our magic careers and how this […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! How To Be a MC Master Of Ceremonies – A Magician’s Guide Why would a magician want to be a MC Master of Ceremonies? What special skills does a magician have that pre dispose them to standing on stage as a host or compere of an event? According to experienced MC Timothy Hyde […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Marketing Coaching for Magicians with Ken Dyne Ken Dyne has an established career as one of the worlds leading mentalists and he joins us on the Magician Business podcast just days before his Penguin Live lecture. Listen in as Ken shares thirteen years of his personal learning experience gained marketing into the […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Marketing Congruence for Magicians Are you sending your clients mixed messages? Niels Duinker is a professional juggler who is serious about his career. He performs theatres, casinos, cruise ships, theme parks and corporate events. He also shares the same stages that many magicians do. Here he discusses the importance of your reputation, […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Get a look behind the scenes as the hosts of the Magician Business Podcast, Ken Kelly and Julian Mather, are put in the hot seat. This is a magician business podcast,ken kelly,Julian Mather,marketing for magicians,websites for magicians! Ken and Julian usually host the show and bring you guests but today the tables are […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Showbiz Blueprint by Barry Friedman Every year an opportunity arises to take your magic business to the next level. Successful corporate entertainer Barry Friedman shares tips , practical booking strategies and life changing insights from his Show Biz Blueprint course in this candid chat with Julian Mather and Ken Kelly. Showbiz Blueprint by […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! The Business of Magician Lectures with Danny Archer Got ideas, tricks, knowledge, tips you want to share with the magic community? Lecturing may be for you. Danny Archer is both lecturer and creator of the Magicians Lecture Network. Find out from him what makes a good lecture and an even better magic lecturer. […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Flash Paper For Magicians Storage Myths, Insurance and Safety Magicians love using flash paper, flash cotton, flash string and stage pyrotechnics. In a world where the use of fire in performance is becoming more difficult we thought it timely to Steve Lawrence who imports, sells and uses everything from flash products thorough to […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! The Business of Keeping Customers What is the cost to you of not understanding your customer? Aside from  cut/ no cut scissors, black capes and the need for a sharp haircut, magicians and hairdressers share the common bond of being small business owners. Hairdresser Greg Whatling shares insights and painful lessons that every […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! The Business of Stage Hypnotism The Secrets Of A Full Time Stage Hypnotist Andre Grove started as a magician and wanted to be the next David Copperfield until he saw a stage hypnotist and his performing career changed forever. In This Episode We Discuss: Does walking on stage with only a microphone as a […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Fundraising Magic Shows with John Kaplan Learn the system that turns family fun into thousands of dollars for Schools and Community groups and creates an income for magicians John Kaplan has been touring Canada for 35 years riding on the back of the fundraising needs of schools and community groups. These groups get […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Publicity Stunts For Magicians with Joe Diamond Feeding a Hungry Media The Sensationalism They Thrive On What are publicity stunts and where can they benefit magicians? Magician Joe Diamond shares his tips on capitalizing on the media’s insatiable need for content. You don’t need to go over the Niagara Fall in a barrel […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Restaurant Gigs For Magicians A Discussion on Getting Booked For Restaurant Magic David Ranalli started young performing magic in restaurants. From age 14 he has been table hopping building up strong work practices and an appreciation of the restaurant industry and how magicians can better position themselves to get the most value […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!     The Magic Business of Fairs and Festivals with Kevin Heller Opening up new markets for your magic by letting your mind get some fresh air and fresh ideas.   When you are talking about getting to know someone new you often hear it’s what’s on the inside that counts. If you […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Social Media Planning for Magicians One magician’s story of attaining a 5 year goal in 12 months Join Swedish Magician Caroline Ravn as we hear her amazing story of getting to perform at Hollywood’s Magic Castle within one year of her taking up magic as an adult. This is a story about […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Lessons Learned From 50 Years Of Entertaining with Roger Blakiston   A positive and thought provoking thesis on why we become entertainers. Agree or disagree with Roger Blakiston, he raises interesting questions that we all can benefit from by finding answers to them.   In This Episode We Discuss: Can finding a sense […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Linkedin For Magicians How To Benefit From This Networking and Connection Tool Mark Williams is a LinkedIn trainer for top level business executives. Mark shares cutting edge ideas and strategies that magicians can use to bypass some common mistakes and to speed up your networking that leads to bookings.   In This Episode […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Understanding Agents The Relationship Between Magician And Booking Agent Have you ever wondered what an agent thinks, what a booking agent wants, what will turn a booking agent away from wanting to represent you? In this episode Ken Lindsay from Dreamtime Agencies in South Africa ,who wears two hats as performer and agent,  tells […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!     Serve Your Way To Magic Success It’s not about sales, it’s about service Get a big ol’ dose of work and life inspiration with Deano from Reno. The Dean of Success, Dean Hankey,  takes an all you can eat buffet of knowledge and wisdom and packages it into a bite sized […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Diversifying Your Magic Business Will magic support you and your family well into the future? What can you do to branch your magic business into other areas? Paul Romhany is a performer, creator of magic effects, lecturer and he edits and produces VANISH magazine. He’s also a parent (as you will witness at […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Seasonal Work For Magicians The Hi’s and Ho’s of Becoming a Professional Santa   It’s true. Santa spends the whole year working to bring joy to so many. We know because we asked him … well we asked THEM. The secrets out, yes, there is more than one. Plus Santas are going […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! The Importance of Outsourcing With Stephanie Lee Harper How to be a magician and outsource extra bookings to a costume characters you have trained   Stephanie Lee Harper aka. Super Steph was driving to gig in her signed up van. At a traffic light a car pulled alongside and the man driving enthusiastically […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   How To Run A Weekly Mentalism Show  or: Find a hotel and make it attractive for them to allow you to showcase your act to lead to private bookings.   Eric Citron went from doing corporate trade shows to performing kids and family shows, the opposite of most magicians stories. The life on the […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!    Online Magic Shops With Dominic Reyes from Merchant of Magic How your magic performer business can improve using the same techniques of customer service, customer tracking and relationship building that good online magic businesses implement   Dominic Reyes set out to help people improve their magic performing skills and to earn a […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Customer Service For Magicians James Songster Explains How Disney Has Made Looking After Their Guests An Art Form In 1992 James Songster went to Disneyworld. Something happened and he was taken with the ‘Disney Philosophy’. 23 years later he left. In this episode of the Magician Business Podcast James lets us in […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Contracts For Magicians Todd Neufeld Discusses Contracts, Documents, Deposits, Refunds and Other Things ‘Legal’       In This Episode We Discuss: Business organisation Having the correct documentation What is a contract? Why contacts help customer anxiety. How to deal with disagreements you may have with a client How to stop it getting […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Eric Knaus aka. The Great Zucchini Shares His Branding and Marketing Tips For Magicians How do you get hundreds of people to turn up to public venues on weekends to watch your magic show? How do you do this without having spent any money on advertising yourself in the past 11 years? This […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Smart Marketing For Magicians Are You Squeezing The Most From Your Bookings? In this episode we talk about: We’re seeing 2 common themes emerging: People only spend an hour a week doing marketing so  they don’t get work so they lower their prices then it is a big chase to the bottom. They […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   The Business of Becoming A Cruise Ship Magician Part 2 How To Land Yourself a Gig Doing Magic on Cruise Ships Where do you start? Do you wish you had someone to guide you along the path, or should we say navigate you through the rocky waters of breaking into the cruise […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Cruise Ship Magic Part 1 What does a Cruise Director Expect From A Cruise Ship Magician?   Ahoy Magician Business listeners … Stephen Cloete is a Cruise Director (Entertainments Director) for the 3rd Largest shipping line in the world.  This means he is responsible for all the entertainment on board plus he’s […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher! Marvin’s Magic Marketing Tips Marvin Berglas is the man behind the number one brand in magic worldwide, Marvin’s Magic. Marvin’s Magic develop, manufacture and  distribute magic products in 64 countries to a range of people from beginners to executives. The company has been in existence for 25 years and has outlets in some of the most prestigious […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   The Magic of Smart Business and Hard Work How to move from $300 to $5K gigs Today’s guests are 2 people who didn’t give into the resistance that stops so many of us from playing bigger and earning higher fees. They are now earning manyfold what they were just 12 months ago. […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!     Ken Scott’s Top Tips Marketing For Magicians Ken Scott has over 20 years of experience, performing over 350 shows a year.   He has   entertained over a million people with his unique cutting edge programs. In this interview Ken shares his successful marketing tips that keep him in front of his audience. This […]

Listen on  iTunes or Stitcher!   Business Plans For Magicians or How To Make Money As a Magician Most successful magicians eg. Mac King and Lance Burton could make a living doing something else because they have understood the fundamentals of business. Magic is simply a tool to make a living. In this episode of Magician Business podcast, […]