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Paperless Ticketing - How it works and what it means for your venue

Paperless ticketing offers benefits only to the largest venues with a history of sell out crowds and ticket scalping. Small venues should avoid paperless ticketing to keep ticket prices lower.

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Here.Me.Now - A Lesson in Beautiful Choreography

On Saturday, I found myself moved, inspired, and thoroughly entertained by Here.Me.Now., a production by the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company at Salvage Vanguard Theater. At only an hour in length, this show offers a fantastic stop in your evening. First, a full disclaimer: I didn’t want to go. With plans already set, I learned…
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Authorize.net declined transactions put funds on hold

Online merchants could have frustrated customers when Internet gateways authorize declined transactions. Internet gateways perform use something called “address verification service”. If it fails, patrons receive a message saying the transaction was declined.

Recent Tragedies Highlight Importance of Crowd Safety

This past Sunday, a man fell 40 feet to his death during the Chicago Bears – Philadelphia Eagles football game. A week earlier, a toddler died after falling 30 feet during a Los Angeles Lakers match. And last week, at a Phnom Pehn water festival, nearly 400 died and several hundred were injured during a…
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Opera Company of Philadelphia Random Acts of Culture

Knight Arts’ “random acts of culture” in tandem with the Opera Company of Philadelphia performance of Handel’s Hallelujah produced a viral video and outstanding, moving Christmas show

Mailing List Opt In Email

Let’s Give Thanks for More System Improvements! We compile the “little” requests or suggestions you make and then roll them up into releases like this one. Just in time for Thanksgiving, we have the following improvements for you to feast on. Mailing List – Opt In or Opt Out Email For all new purchases, a…
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New ThunderTix Community Forum

It recently came to our attention that a couple of the ThunderTix venues were sharing new ideas on how they used the software. The realization that many of you could learn from each other prompted us to add an new community forum to the site. We have started the forum with many questions that our users have…
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A Perfect Fit: Geolocation Services and Entertainment Venues

I can think of few better businesses than entertainment venues to take advantage of geolocation social services for attracting new or retaining loyal customers. FourSquare and Gowalla are the two most prominent social networks throwing geolocation into the mix and providing benefits for both registered users and venues. These two down-loadable applications for mobile phones…
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Customized Online Donations

Yet another round of new features rolling out this week! Improved Orders Search The Orders Search Tool has new fields! Search by EVENT, first name, last name, or email address. Enter an Event Name — with an auto-fill of all your events — to export all email addresses of buyers who attended an event, which…
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October 2010: Social Network Links and Barcodes Scanned Report

Event Social Networking Links With the latest update, we now give the opportunity to add up to 6 social networking links per event. With a link to SoundCloud to hear music clips and a YouTube video to see watch an unknown band in action, you will sell more tickets if your customers get a taste of the upcoming. Or…
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