Need a fresh idea to help sell more boat tour tickets? A website in New York City has tapped into people’s competitive spirit for a contest that raises awareness (and usage) of local boat tours. And the contest can replicated in your local area. Here’s how… Two Tie-Ins. One Contest. Last week, popular tastemaker website…
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Wondering how to sell music festival tickets? If you are new to online ticketing, or feel your current ticket software isn’t performing up to snuff, read this post and learn from one of the best – the Toadlick Music Festival in Dothan, Alabama! The Toadlick Music Festival Deep in the heart of Dixie is the Toadlick Music…
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Every food tour has the goal of increased bookings, but exactly how that is goal achieved is open to debate. Success stories do have one thing in common – a prominent ranking on popular review websites. This post looks at examples of how food tours increase bookings with well earned reviews, plus a little known secret…
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Eight decades of success continued this past weekend as the 86th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays were held at the University of Texas in Austin. In addition to being one of the most popular track & field events in the country, the Relays serve as a reference standard for how to sell tickets to outdoor…
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This ThunderTix “how-to” post shows parents how to sell youth league baseball tickets just like the big nonprofit organizations. It’s easier than you think! The easiest sale of all The 2013 season of youth league baseball (also known as “little league”) is underway and parents across the country are doing everything they can to help fund raise for their…
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Last week, consumer advocate Nedra Rhone published some tips to help consumers get tickets to popular events. Rhone’s list of tips are insider tactics used by the ticketing industry that she encourages the public to try for themselves Of particular vote to venue owners is the emphasis on how to use presales. Since Rhone is…
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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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You may be surprised just how easy it is to expand your current walking tour to include the use of bicycles as a lucrative ticket upsell. Tour guides should consider expanding their service to include bicycles because more cities are building new bike lanes and “bike-only” areas that are away from the roads cars use.…
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Legal proceedings have begun for fans injured in the horrible crash that happened during the Daytona 500. Even though there were more than adequate safety measures in place at the time of the incident, venue owners should consider the follow-up information a crowd safety how-to. The 2013 Daytona 500 – A crowd safety how-to Since it was front page news nationwide nearly…
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Sometimes even those with a command of social media wonder how to build event awareness. Part science, part art, using social media to make the maximum amount of people aware of your event is a very important aspect of your business. Whether you are an old hand at it, or have just begun to realized…
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