Organizer Tips

Thursday, July 18th, 2019

Budget-friendly Ways to Get Media Coverage of Your Festival

Your festival is fast approaching and ticket sales have been steady, but now you’re wondering what else you can do to pick up the pace without breaking your marketing budget. Media coverage can assist in helping to surpass your attendance goals without the need to significantly increase your advertising spend.
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Wednesday, July 10th, 2019

4 Easy Ways to Use IGTV to Promote Your Fandom Events

Fandom event organizers have plenty of competition these days, so it’s important to get the word out early and often about what makes your show absolutely unmissable! IGTV’s (Instagram TV’s) ability to host more lengthy video content than a typical Instagram video (up to 10 minutes for most accounts, and up to an hour for larger and verified accounts) means you can share some truly engaging video content to create buzz around your event.
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Tuesday, June 11th, 2019

6 VIP Perks Sure to Drive Ticket Sales for Your Fandom Event

As a fandom event organizer, you’re always looking for ways to offer more to your loyal fans. Depending on what perks you decide to offer, your VIP tickets have the potential to become a significant source of your event’s overall revenue, while providing even more amazing event experiences for your attendees. Our team of fandom event experts have put together a list of six perks to include in your VIP packages sure to help drive sales for your next fandom event, comic con, or gaming expo!
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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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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, 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, March 20th, 2019

Did You Know: Facebook Pixel Integration

Did you know you can directly connect your Facebook Pixel to your ShowClix event listings?
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Thursday, February 28th, 2019

The 3 Best Instagram Ad Types to Increase Event Awareness

While most event marketers have already seen great success while advertising on Facebook, many have yet to fully seize the benefits of promoting their events on Instagram as well. Instagram offers the opportunity to reach huge numbers of highly-engaged event goers, giving marketers unparalleled potential to drive brand awareness and engagement by utilizing several interactive ad formats to ensure engagement with their targeted audience.
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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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