Event Operations

Tuesday, June 25th, 2019

5 Ways to Improve Your Festival Admissions Process

After spending months preparing for your festival by securing vendors and entertainment, optimizing your marketing campaigns, and navigating through on-sales, the last thing you want is an admissions strategy that leaves your attendees waiting too long to enter your event. With a streamlined admissions process, you’ll ensure your attendees get through the gate quickly and safely, and that your festival is a hit from start to finish!
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Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

12 Event Day Essentials

After months of planning and organizing, event day is finally here, and you’re ready to usher crowds of excited attendees through your doors. But before you do, have you taken every step to ensure no unexpected surprises pop up throughout the day? Our team of experienced Event Ops professionals have put together a list of their top 12 event day essentials that are sure to help keep everything running smoothly!
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Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

5 Sources of Revenue Event Organizers Can Tap Into

Every veteran event organizer knows that to get even more revenue out of your event, sometimes you need to think beyond just ticket sales. What else could you offer to boost your revenue while adding to your attendees’ overall event experience? Read on for our event experts’ list of five ancillary revenue sources to help grow your bottom line.
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Thursday, May 16th, 2019

The 4 Ticketing Features You Need for Your Pride Events

Each year, pride events of all sizes around the world strive to provide attendees with amazing and meaningful experiences, while spreading a message of equality and acceptance. To continue to be successful, LGBTQ+ pride event organizers need to know they’re partnering with a ticketing provider that offers additional tools and features to help them grow their festivals year after year.
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Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

5 Things to Consider When Choosing an Indoor Event Venue

The details of planning and managing an event will vary from business to business, but there are certain steps that should always be taken in order to ensure a successful indoor experience for your attendees, stakeholders, and staff. One of the most important decisions you’ll need to make is the venue at which you’ll be hosting your event. While an indoor venue protects you from most weather-related concerns, there are still plenty of other factors to consider when making your choice.
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Thursday, April 18th, 2019

The 4 Ticketing Features You Need for Your Museum

Your museum regularly welcomes thousands of enthusiastic guests into its halls, eager to explore ancient artifacts, marvel at historic works of art, or even study the wonders of the natural world. With everything from membership management to rotating exhibits to occupy your time, your museum’s ticketing partner is not a decision to be made lightly!
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

The 4 Ticketing Features You Need for Your Consumer Shows and Expos

Whether it’s a home expo, an auto show, or even a travel expo, your consumer show has the potential to welcome thousands of excited attendees looking to make their next big purchase. Taking into account the massive scale and specific needs of many consumer events, organizers need to be sure they partner with an event ticketing system that provides the right tools to keep everything running smoothly, and to make their event an unforgettable experience.
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

How to Avoid 4 Common Causes of Event Cancellations

We’re all familiar with the phrase, “the show must go on,” but if your top billed performers cancel, your venue falls through, or the weather becomes uncooperative, this can be much easier said than done! The best way event organizers can work to avoid an all-out cancellation is by putting preventative measures in place well before show day. Read on for our event experts’ advice on avoiding four common causes of event cancellations.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

The 4 Ticketing Services You Need for Your Fandom Events

Comic cons, gaming expos, and fandom events of all shapes and sizes have grown into a massive industry, with new and exciting events coming to life everywhere you look. To stand out amongst competing events and continue to be successful, fandom event organizers need to know they’re partnering with a ticketing provider that offers premium services and hands-on experience to help them grow their businesses.
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

Postponed Due to Weather: Useful Tips for Urgent Event Communication

Regardless of the season, it’s important to be prepared for unexpected weather issues surrounding your event. When you have to make the tough call to postpone, change, or cancel, you want to make sure your customers understand the situation as thoroughly as possible. Luckily, event organizers have more options at their disposal than ever before to stay in quick, easy contact with their ticket buyers! Read on for our breakdown of tools you can use to best keep your ticket buyers informed in the event of inclement weather. (more…)