Oh dear. Looks like restaurant reservation no shows are costing (yet another) restaurant owner money, this time in Syracuse. And just like the owner of Red Medicine, the restaurant owner in Syracuse owner has taken to social media to vent his frustrations. There is a better way… It Happened Again When the owner of Red Medicine…
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The restaurant trend to sell tickets in lieu of phone reservations continues widespread acceptance. As such, here’s a look at the next potential five restaurants to follow the lead set by Next restaurant in Chicago. Next After Next A previous post looked at some eyebrow-raising research that indicates restaurant owners are poised to embraced every available technology to improve their…
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Possibly inspired by a popular dog shaming web site, a restaurant has started publicly disparaging no-show diners on social media. While humorous to some, it is most definitely not the solution for restaurant reservation no-shows. The solution is selling pre-paid tickets in advance. Shame on whom? Red Medicine, a restaurant in Beverly Hills California, was the center…
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Once the hero of WWII, now the darling of sightseers worldwide, today’s brightly colored amphibious duck tour “trucks” have come a long way from storming the beach at Normandy. And tour operators have come a long way by building thriving small businesses from the decommissioned military hardware. This post looks at examples from around the…
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This edition of Green Means Go looks at the sometimes tumultuous day-to-day operations at performing arts theaters. The common thread that runs through these examples of transitional triumvirates and reversals of fortune is a focus on theater ticket sales. Leaderless Labyrinth The Labyrinth Theater Company in New York made a name for itself by delivering ground-breaking, ensemble-driven…
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Austin’s Frontera Fest 2011 celebrates 18 years of regaling, moving, and thrilling audiences with original and amazing performances by both local and nationally known artists. The five week production ends this week with the best of the best of their Long Fringes, complete performances of approximately 90 minutes, and Short Fringes, a selection of five…
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“I’m too drowsy for The Chaperone”, I quipped. It was Friday night at the end of a long week, and I feared falling asleep during the production of The Drowsy Chaperone at Zach Theatre. As medicine for sleepiness, this fabulous musical couldn’t be beat; I was on the edge of my seat. This show centers…
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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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