I understand where you're coming from, but those venues were very possible to do some suggestion in. Actually that was probably the best place I've ever seen to do walk around mentalism, I NEVER get a venue like that. It seemed very calm and easy going .
Anyway, no, the reactions weren't what they could have been, and in our field, being known isn't enough. If you're a great marketer then that will get you started, but to sustain you must be the best. It's that simple. You can do all the marketing in the world, but word of mouth is going to be taken with more validity than any other form of marketing. If people are talking about you, you'll get higher paying gigs, more repeat bookings and overall happier clients.
Not sure what type of venues you've worked, but rarely do people actually freak out and yell, especially with mentalism. David Blaine is the only magician I've seen get "consistent" yells, and even then I'm sure he has far more footage of people being stunned than screaming. Why would you ever tone down your work in an attempt to fit the venue? They pay a very good amount of money for me to be at that venue, and I'll give them everything I've got because I've worked for it, and they paid for it.