Why do we blog this? There is a direct correlation between event awareness and ticket sales. We know you are making every effort to wrangle the direct channels that you have control of, but there is a vast resource that may be going underutilized – hashtags. Hashtags exist outside the constraints of any one given…
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Concert ticket collecting is a popular hobby and a lucrative commercial industry. In this post, we spotlight some examples of concert ticket collecting, past, present and future. Why do we blog this? Your ThunderTix account supports the three most popular ticket printing methods and we recommend that you use the print-at-home option to lower costs…
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We have written about the time-sensitive nature of re-starting a past event, now we’ll discuss another time-sensitive aspect of ticket sales – the importance of graceful non-availability prompts once your event has concluded. Why do we blog this? This post is part of an on-going series of “spotlights”. We want to bring examples of how…
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As promised, our ThunderTix system upgrade to the cloud enables us to make more frequent updates without service interruption. This increased agility would be hampered if we needed to send our emails notifying our venues about each upcoming change. Instead, our new policy will be to notify you only when new changes are more significant…
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Do you need to promote your event or performance on myriad websites at every stop on a multi-city tour? That’s no problem with a simple a toolkit consisting of an embed, a sharable link and customized tweet button. A Herd in Each City If your event or performance is occurring in multiple cities, as part…
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This week was the highly anticipated return of Glee on FOX. Millions of fans watched and even if you are not a fan yourself, the show’s huge viewership must be acknowledged. Of course Glee’s popularity comes from excellent writing, acting and production values as well as the FOX Broadcasting Company’s marketing prowess, but there is…
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A Cloud Based Ticketing System We’ve had a tremendous year and in order to prepare for continued expansion and new features, we made the switch to a cloud infrastructure. What does this mean to you? Faster navigation, quicker reports downloads as well as no slowdowns due to heavy server traffic. A cloud based event ticketing…
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The benefits of a Facebook Page for your event or venue are numerous, now there are even more with the new Facebook Page Timeline format. In a previous post, we explained the value of your venue or event having its own Facebook page. “Venues without Facebook Pages lose out…There are no greater businesses to reap…
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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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To say the impact of current events on ticket sales is “unpredictable” may be understatement, but more often than not there is a method to the madness – one you can build upon to the benefit of your bottom line. Art Imitates Life In May of 2011, television talk show icon Oprah Winfrey ended her…
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