Event Operations
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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
5 Safety Considerations for Your Live 2020 Holiday Event
Tickets for this year’s holiday events will be in high demand. Thanks in large part to months of social distancing and limited entertainment opportunities, folks are excited to get out and celebrate the holidays however they can. That said, while the safety of all remains a top concern around the world, it’s important for event organizers to pay special attention to government regulations and common sense practices to protect employees and attendees all season long.
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
Guest Blog: Reopening a Live Event Space in the Age of Social Distancing
The last few months have been the closest the live events industry has gotten to full annihilation. When the government ordered Color Factory and the rest of our industry to close our doors in New York City and Houston in March, we, like most of you, didn’t know when or if we’d be able to reopen or ever effectively engage in public assembly activity again. The industry seemed full of misinformation, fear, and senseless destruction of value. As we moved through the pandemic, we had to make painful yet necessary cuts to staff and operations. We were doing all we could to survive… and we did.
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020
What You Need to Give Your Fans the Ultimate Virtual Fandom Experience
Whether your next fandom event is hosted completely online, or is an in-person event with virtual components, it’s important to settle on the right event technology to turn your online dreams into a reality. While some event organizers have taken to sharing free live streams or past content via social media or other third-party platforms, these scattered tools can leave fans feeling less than fulfilled. To create your complete virtual fandom convention, it’s key to partner with an integrated event technology solution in order to provide a seamless fan journey from start to finish.
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Thursday, July 9th, 2020
3 Ways RFID Event Technology Is the Key to Social Distancing
Social distancing measures have become a staple of daily life across the world, even as we see in-person events on the horizon again in some areas. This begs the question: how do we provide an unforgettable event experience for attendees while still keeping safety and distance top of mind? While there’s no one simple solution to this challenge, taking steps to reduce hand-to-hand interactions and optimize foot traffic flow to maintain personal distance are at the heart of the path forward.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2020
5 Venue Considerations for a Safe Return to In-Person Events
As restrictions on mass gatherings around the world begin to relax, venue managers and event organizers alike are working on plans to get the world of live events back up and running again. With social distancing measures still in effect, you’ll need to take every precaution to keep your venue’s attendees safe, while providing the same engaging event experience your customers have come to know and love.
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Thursday, April 9th, 2020
4 Ways to Generate Fandom Event Revenue Year-Round
Even if your next fandom event is not yet on the horizon, there are other sources of revenue to explore beyond just ticket sales. Our event experts have spent years working alongside the organizers behind some of the world’s most iconic comic cons, gaming expos, and anime conventions, and we’ve tapped into that experience to bring you four additional sources of revenue you can explore. Read on, and put our tips to work today!
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
5 Communication Tips for Handling Postponed or Cancelled Events
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, live events in every corner of the globe have been affected by social gathering restrictions, transmission concerns, and a sense of general uncertainty. When you’re faced with the need to make the tough call to postpone, change, or cancel your event, you’ll want to make sure your customers understand the situation as thoroughly as possible.
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
6 Ways RFID Cashless Payments Improve the Convention Experience
Convention organizers routinely put months of planning, legwork, and coordination into crafting an event that typically takes place over the span of just a few days. With a narrow target for on-site success, it’s critical that every aspect of your fandom, gaming, or pop culture convention is optimized to provide unforgettable experiences for your attendees, and generate revenue and actionable insights for your team. For this reason, cashless payment technology is an emerging resource that simply cannot be overlooked.
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Thursday, February 6th, 2020
5 Ways to Start Making Your Event Sustainable
As today’s event-goers continue to become more environmentally conscious, sustainability is a growing focus in the planning of live events. Attendees are looking deeper than just lineups and event programming to make their ticket-buying decisions. Potential attendees want to support events that align with their personally held values, and a serious devotion to reducing one’s carbon footprint can be a deciding factor. Event organizers serious about moving their events toward sustainability know it can be a challenging undertaking that requires consideration at every step of the event planning process, but more than worthwhile in the end!
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Thursday, January 9th, 2020
Festival Tech You Need to Consider in 2020
As we enter a new decade, festival organizers have naturally begun asking themselves some important questions regarding the future of their events and the festival industry at large. How will the continuous development of event technology affect the festival landscape in 2020 and beyond? Our festival experts have laid out their predictions for the future of festival tech this year and beyond!
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