David Corsaro - 21 Rapid-Fire Marketing Ideas

David Corsaro - 21 Rapid-Fire Marketing Ideas

Author: The Magic Oracle Club October 27, 2020 Duration: 24:42
Learn how to build your business and increase your visibility to clients and decision makers for repeat business, new business, and expand your network of opportunities from Marketing Executive David Corsaro.

Behind every great illusion is a real person who had to figure out how to make a living from it. The Magic Business Podcast, from The Magic Oracle Club, goes backstage to explore the unglamorous but essential realities of building a sustainable life in magic. This isn't about secret tricks; it's about the practical strategies, personal struggles, and hard-won victories that define a performing career. Each conversation pulls back the curtain on the business side, from booking gigs and setting rates to marketing yourself and navigating creative burnout. We sit down with working entertainers and established legends who have carved out their own unique paths. You'll hear candid stories about early failures, breakthrough moments, and the day-to-day hustle that never makes it into the spotlight. The focus is on actionable advice and genuine insight, delivered in straightforward conversations that cut through the fantasy to talk about real work. Whether you're a seasoned pro looking for a fresh perspective or someone dreaming of turning passion into profession, this podcast offers a rare, honest look at the craft of building a magical career. Tune in for concise, insightful, and often delightful wisdom from the world's most accomplished and creative minds in the art of performance.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 32

Magic Business Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Bob Fitch - FIVE Things to (Immediately) Improve Your Show [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:16
Bob Fitch explains FIVE well-tested techniques that are easy to implement and have immediate results including how to remove stage fright, connecting to an audience, adding clarity to increase magic moments, enhancing fi…
Max Maven - The 7 Deadly Sins of Performing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:18
In this exclusive episode, Magic Oracle listeners are privy to the very FIRST revelation of Max Maven's "7 Deadly Sins". This valuable information for Mentalists and Magicians can be tweaked for nearly any type of perfor…
The Evasons - Secrets of Performing Internationally [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:22
Performing in over 35 countries with multiple passports, the Evasons share their international travel tips to ease the complexities of border crossings, work visas, vaccinations, respecting local customs, medications, an…
Gaetan Bloom - Working at the Most Famous Nightclub in the World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:08
Gaetan shares his secrets performing over 6,000 shows at the Famous Crazy Horse in Paris, working with an international audience, how the owner designed the show, tricks standing out on stage, and learning from the great…
Kevin Heller - Conquering the Fair & Festival Market [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:05
Kevin Heller shares secrets of the summer fairs and festivals market including your #1 step, how you get hired, how much you can charge, marketing to this audience, and navigating the minefield.
The Wilcox - The Real Price of an Illusion Show [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:05
Rick and Susan discuss how to buy illusions, when to take corporate events, backstage assistants, the reason to compose custom music, when to hire lighting designers, and the importance of apprenticing.
Trent James - Go For It While You're Young [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:49
Trent details his path of starting with an act, performing anywhere, any time, for any pay, finding a mentor, working with agents, the business side of entertainment, and being ready.
Michael Close - Performing on Penn & Teller's "Fool Us" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:14
As the magic consultant, Michael shares what it takes to perform on FOOL US: should you design a fooler, are card tricks good, who doesn't go live, massive stage logistics, how to be filmed, hiring a consultant, and impr…
Harrison Greenbaum - How to Unleash Your Magic Superpowers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:46
As a comedian and magician, Harrison Greenbaum recommends only performing your own material (yes, it'll hurt!), developing tricks the right direction, the higher plains of audience reactions, being an original, developin…
Kevin James - Inner-Workings of a Creative Mind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:45
Where do the ideas for the world's biggest illusions percolate? Kevin plays a mind game, discusses his perspective "seeing", how he handles negative thinking, the importance of a notebook, refining the final 2%, and hams…