The 2013 softball season has started and teams from all over the country have started to sell softball tickets. Whether it is a major college or a local community league, the best practices are the same – plan ahead, reward early purchasers and have fun! This post looks at the pre-season activity and why your…
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Every trade show and conference needs to sell tickets online and have an efficient registration process. All the more so when the conference is centered around technology, since the tech savvy attendees will have high expectations of the software being used. One such cutting edge technology conference is HTML5.tx in Austin Texas. In addition to…
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After a decade in decline, live comedy is making a comeback at bars and nightclubs. Patrons bored with endless karaoke nights find that live comedy has an “everything-old-is-new-again” appeal and are voting with their wallets. This post looks at venues that have started booking comedy again and what venue owners should look for when choosing comedy club ticketing…
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The tragic fire at a Brazilian nightclub this past Sunday is a reason for you to review your venue’s crowd safety planning immediately. Below are resources for venue owners to learn more as well as an overview of John Barylick’s book ‘Killer Show’. Tragedy in Brazil The situation is very fluid as of this writing, but according to…
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The hit TV series ‘The Office’ is in its last season. The most recent episode of the series’ swan song used a missed dance recital as a plot point. Even though the drama is make believe, it does serve as a reminder for dance studios and schools in the real world.
Previous installments of Green Means Go provided numerous examples of just how important fundraising is. Recently, two respected industry experts published their opinions on how to improve theater patron fundraising. These expert views reinforce much of what ‘Green Means Go’ has shared with hard working theater owners and nonprofits albeit with subtle differences. It is up to…
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“The business of festivals, and event planning in general, can be a very rushed and stressful endeavor.” That stoic quote may echo the feelings of many festival planners no matter the size of the event. There are different ways to operate festivals in order to increase attendance – one being to operate under an umbrella,…
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With the winter brewfest season in full swing, it is encouraging to see venues sell beer festival wristbands for designated drivers at a reduced price. Offering low cost admission to designated drivers is not only admirable, it sends an important message to the patrons and local authorities. If your beer festival needs to sell designated driver wristbands here is…
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Did you know there is an established quality measurement for walking tours? Originally published for the real estate industry, a so-called “walk score” can be used by tour guides in many different ways. Thinking Outside the Box(office) looks at how it could be possible to increase walking tour ticket sales with WalkScore.
So-called tweet seats represent the best, and worst, of what social media has to offer. From the first experiment in 2009 right up to today, the controversial policy has its fans and its foes. We look at the latest examples, the good, the bad and the ugly, then suggest how it should be done in the overall context of…
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