Leaf peeping season is now in full effect and one of the most popular ways to view the foliage color is by rail. Here’s how rail operators can use scenic train ride ticketing software to make the 2013 leaf peeping season easier to manage and more profitable. Leaf Peeping By Rail Known informally as “leaf peeping” the…
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Ticket contest ideas are a proven way to inexpensively market your event and raise awareness. The hot new trend of incorporating social media is being put to excellent use by events like the US Open, but any type of event can get the same value…
If you’re conducting talent auditions for an upcoming haunted house, now is the time to review your choice in haunted house ticketing software! Here’s why…
In an unprecedented announcement, the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) issued behavior guidelines for its students and football fans attending the “Rocky Mountain Showdown.” This post looks at how all school sports events can benefit from emulating CU’s preemptive stance, and how ticketing software can help manage fan behavior. Preemptive Request The longtime inter-state school…
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Fall festival ticketing software is the best tool for organizing event volunteers. If you are the event manager of an upcoming festival here are some great examples you can learn from. As a big event date draws near, the event manager’s responsibility to organize the event volunteers reaches it highest level of complexity. This leadership…
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Some restaurants have stopped taking reservations to stave off no shows. But not taking reservations results in a long line of customers waiting for a table. Does the photo above look like a customer friendly solution to the reservation no-show problem? There is a better way – sell tickets! To Queue or Not to Queue…
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The busy venue owner may not be aware of how powerful the word “experience” can be – as it pertains to tickets sales. From the ticket buying public’s point of view, it is an event’s experience that has the most value. This post looks at the use of the word “experience” in conjunction with (and…
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Twitter has hired former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard as its Chief Commerce Officer. What does this mean for your social ticket sales? What Was Said Many were surprised earlier this week when it was announced that social media platform Twitter hired Nathan Hubbard, the former president of Ticketmaster. Hubbard, who had only recently left his post…
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This post has answers to frequently asked questions about ticketing software for K-12 school events and theater. Q: “How can ticketing software save a school time and money?” A: Ticketing software functions as a centralized “place” to organize the people (educators, students and parents) involved with a school event. It is this distributed teamwork that gets…
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Formulating a ticketing strategy for multi-venue events can be a bit tricky, especially when regular, non-badge holder entry is also being allowed. Here are some examples that you can use for your multi-venue event including a solution to the “cold start” problem.
