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Old-Fashioned FUNdraising

Fundraising provides much needed capital for small, community theaters to meet financial obligations and produce quality productions. Yet with our economy persistently bumbling along, charitable giving is at an all time low. With the glitz and glam of high profile events (and the cost of associated attendance) waning, how do you raise money in challenging…
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Creative Ideas to Drive Ticket Sales

Applying new ideas or promotions to events can have dramatic effects on ticket sales. Try one of these 7 ideas and measure the results.

Create Advertising Revenue with Print-at-Home Tickets

Print-at-Home tickets are becoming a popular option for ticket buyers looking for a fast and inexpensive way to receive their tickets. Venues save time and money by eliminating the time required to mail ticket orders, the cost of purchasing ticket stock and specialized thermal printers, and the need to staff a will-call check-in area. Print-at-home…
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Prevent Ticket Fraud with Barcode Scanners

A barcode scanner serves as an effective crowd management and ticket authentication tool. Determining how many scanners are required, whether to buy or rent, and the type of scanner needed will greatly depend on the number of entry points, the nature of your events, and your computer network. Determine How Many Scanners You Need Know…
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Dynamic ticket pricing profitability

Dynamic Ticket Pricing Profitability Increase

Dynamic ticket pricing is the latest trend in event management, but venues and event promoters have been practicing this pricing method for years. The concept is simple. If an event is not selling as expected, ticket prices are discounted below the original price; if the event is in high demand, ticket prices go up. Examining…
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Triggering Impulse Ticket Purchases

Relatively inexpensive impulse purchases allow for much quicker decisions than say, deciding which ticket and event management software to use at your venue. For venues that want to trigger impulse purchases, posting time sensitive offerings might be just the trick to raise attendance at events. One of the most inexpensive and low-tech methods of providing…
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Introducing the ThunderTix blog

Welcome to the ThunderTix blog! For years, we’ve been posting newsworthy articles, educational tutorials, and tech notes on our original Thunder Data Systems blog.  Since adding our ticketing and event management system to our arsenal of products several years ago, an increasing portion of our business and resources is devoted to ThunderTix. Over the last…
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Barcode Scanning Ticket App

Product information, improvements and system updates. ThunderTix strives to continuously improve the system with updates and new features every month. Enhanced Scanned Barcode Ticket App When a venue scans a bar code for an event on either a PDF ticket or a thermal ticket, the venue admin now sees a very clear display for both…
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Ticketing Website

Ticketing Software as a Service

Software Subscription vs. Per Ticket Model The ticketing industry has experienced explosive growth over the last 10 years, allowing venues and event promoters to choose from a variety of online ticket sales options. The number of ticketing companies can make it very frustrating and intimidating for venues to find the ideal solution. There are numerous…
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Social Networks - Very Powerful Tools

Social Networks for the Entertainment Industry As described on Wikipedia, social networks are: Online services, platforms, or websites that focus on facilitating the building of social networks or social relations among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a…
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