Want to reward your most loyal fans, members, or donors with early access to tickets? ThunderTix makes it simple to create a password-protected presale that gives select audiences a head start—before the general public ever sees your event. Whether you’re running a sold-out opening night, launching a new performance series, or promoting an exclusive fundraiser,…
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Why Fee Transparency and Control Matter More Than Ever When it comes to selling tickets online, few decisions affect your sales—and your audience’s trust—more than how you handle ticketing fees. Recent consumer protection laws aimed at eliminating junk fees now require ticketing platforms to show all costs upfront, not just at checkout. That’s good news…
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Editor’s Note:This post was originally published in November 2017. It has been updated in July 2025 to reflect enhancements to ThunderTix’s Single Seat Prevention feature, including new seating rule options and per-event override capabilities. Options for Reserved Seating Events Every once in a while, a patron might prefer a little elbow room by leaving an…
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You’ve been fostering the shared experience by politely asking attendees of your event to add a hashtag, right? So where are all those photos? Most likely on one of these ten websites – here’s how to find them. Facebook Of the 480 million people who sign into Facebook every day, more than half of them upload…
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Give your patrons the excitement of finding a bargain while boosting your attendance and revenue with coupons. Prime Day and Black Friday generate frenzied shopping for one reason: we all love a good deal. Coupons encourage attendance for live events. With so many entertainment options, some people need an extra push to get them to…
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With season tickets and subscriptions down, try adding a Flex Pass to increase interest and attendance. Traditional subscriptions for newspapers, magazines, and the performing arts have plummeted while things we used to buy individually, such as food (Hello Fresh and Blue Apron) and clothing (Stitch Fix), now have subscriptions. Of course, entertainment now uses a…
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More than free labor, volunteers are the lifeblood of the performing arts community. Volunteers bring passion, knowledge, and dedication to your thriving organization. For smooth operations, most performing arts organizations need to have multiple people scanning tickets, distributing programs, and ushering patrons to their seats. In addition to that, volunteers serve as your eyes and…
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Think outside the box (office) with Pay What You Can Help your patrons feel empowered and trusted while creating a bigger community and increased revenue with Pay What You Can. What is Pay What You Can? Pay What You Can (PWYC) also known as Pay What You/I Want simply offers a way for people to…
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An Unsung hero of the pandemic can be your go to superpower for fundraising What do you see when you look at the odd square above? A weird maze? A reminder that your eyesight isn’t what it used to be? Opportunity? QR Codes: Increasing revenue in a changing world QR Codes and their unique look…
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Hard as it is to believe, a decade ago, most performing arts venues took the old pen-and-paper route to handle ticket sales. One such organization making the transition to online ticket sales resides in Plano outside of Dallas, Texas. North Texas Performing Arts (NTPA) started with ThunderTix in 2017 and with the efficiencies of online…
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