Summer is fast approaching and your festival’s event awareness efforts are in high gear. Locals have their tickets and anticipation is growing – but is that enough? Right now your local tourism board is being visited by those planning their Summer vacation, so make sure your festival is listed! Here’s how to make the most of June tourism…
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Springtime plays hosts to many types festivals and that includes book fairs and literary events. While lesser known than music festivals, book festivals can draw big crowds encompassing several different formats. Here’s a look at different book festivals and how to best manage yours with the tools built into festival ticketing software (including one you are…
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After the tragedy in Boston, large outdoor events are beefing-up their security measures at the entrance gates. And by increasing event security, the two music festival examples in this how-to guide are receiving an additional benefit – reduced ticket fraud at the gate. Beefing Up Security The horrific act of terrorism that occurred at this year’s Boston Marathon has caused several major events…
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In between the humorous list of the ’10 Worst People at Music Festivals’ and the serious business of selling more online event tickets, is a controversial move by a venue in Philadelphia. It seems the venue has intentionally raised ticket prices in order to “improve patron behavior” (no, really). Can you sell online event tickets at…
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To BYOB or not to BYOB, that is the question! Food and drink concessions are a very important part of any event, but there is a larger strategy to consider. This edition at ‘The Business of Fun’ looks at how a smart BYOB policy allowing festival goers to bring their own food and drink, within limits, can increase tickets…
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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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