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high ticket sales velocity

How Alchemical Arts Alliance Manages High Demand for “Burns”

Alchemical Arts Alliance recently sold out their event in less than 24 hours using ThunderTix. We helped them respond to unprecedented demand and will do so again later this year. Known the world over, Burning Man is an outdoor festival celebrating individual self expression, technology, art and music, held each year in the remote desert of Northern…
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comedy event ticketing

Past Performances Bloom Anew at the Annoyance Theater Theater

To say the impact of current events on ticket sales is “unpredictable” may be understatement, but more often than not there is a method to the madness – one you can build upon to the benefit of your bottom line. Art Imitates Life In May of 2011, television talk show icon Oprah Winfrey ended her…
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What price, beauty? Some events are not for sale

This viral video captured the a dance of starlings and the beauty of nature in an unparalleled display.

ADA Wheelchair Seating

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed new regulations to include provisions regarding the sale of accessible tickets, including providing people with disabilities with the opportunity to purchase tickets using the same methods available to patrons without disabilities. The ThunderTix support staff can now specify seats within a seating chart as wheelchair seats. The seats will include…
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Social Event Sharing

In the past, we have released many improvements and new features in a single update. We’re going to move away from large releases and instead focus on smaller releases on a more frequent basis. This will allow for a quicker release schedule with minimal disruption. Please share your feedback with us! Events are more fun…
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Fall Tree

Void Ticket Orders in Authorize.net

Payments & Orders Void Paid Transactions Completely and instantly void ticket orders from Authorize.net without need to wait 24 hours until the event order processes to do a refund. By voiding the event ticket order in your ThunderTix account, it also accurately reflects the voided order in your accounting reports. Orders are “stamped” as void…
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social media contests

Capitalizing on Ticket Sales Cycles with Social Media

Contests held through social media effectively bring in additional patrons, and happy patrons who share their experiences via social media help inspire additional sales

New Barcode Scanning Features

  New Barcode Ticket Scanning Software Features We have two new features to introduce for barcode scanning that will further streamline your gate’s efficiency. Scan All Events – Now you can scan an entire evening’s performances all on the same page–no more toggling back and forth between browser windows for different events or ticket types.Example:…
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Decreasing Shopping Cart Abandonment

3 Tricks to Prevent Shopping Cart Abandonment Online businesses have long since created a way for people to purchase items and products on the web, yet an unexpected road block has been discovered: shopping cart abandonment. Studies show that over half of the online shopping carts are abandoned at the stage when the customer is…
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Big Bend National Park

Deep in the Canyons of the Big Bend National Park, Texas

The ThunderTix staff seem drawn like magnets to tours while vacationing and since tour groups make up a significant part of our client base, we’re always eager to visit them and compare notes. We’ve done everything from walking food tours in Chicago, Duck tours and Trolley Tours, and outdoor hiking tours outside of Boulder, Colorado.…
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