Friday, November 30th, 2012

How to Gain Donations from Customers

Benefit concerts, awareness dinners, nonprofit galas, walkathons – these are the type of events that should take advantage of our donations feature during checkout. In fact – any event selling tickets with ShowClix can ask their customers for donations! Adding the option for a donation gives people more of an opportunity to help your organization’s efforts and good cause. (more…)

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Gather Instagram Followers for your Seasonal Event

We know that social media is one of the most efficient and visible ways to promote an event. Since millions are using social media to connect, your audience is virtually unlimited — but when it comes to seasonal events, how do you appeal to the masses and gain a following? (more…)

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

How to Hang Your Holiday Lights

We are tickled with sugar plum delight to be selling tickets to Callaway Garden’s Fantasy In Lights holiday shows. We all enjoy getting in the holiday spirit, and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, now is the perfect time to plan your own Holiday light strategy at home. (more…)

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Sell Tickets on Facebook

Last week, we showcased our new mobile event pages and embedded checkout widget for selling tickets on your website, and now we have one more surprise: an application that allows you to sell tickets on the world’s leading social network, Facebook. (more…)

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Start Selling Tickets On Your Website

When you have the opportunity to engage fans and potential customers when they’re checking out your event, you jump at the chance, right? Then embedded checkout widgets are perfect for you! (more…)

Monday, November 5th, 2012

Mobile Optimized Event Pages

You already know from our November newsletter that we’re mobile-crazy this month… Well, we’re also on the verge of releasing some major updates to our event pages, and we’ll be discussing them here on the blog this week.

Today’s big announcement? Mobile improvements for our event pages!

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Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Last Minute Reminders for Your Halloween Celebration

Here at the ShowClix office, we are so excited it is Halloween and to dress up for the holiday! We’re trying to be serious during meetings, guessing people’s personas correctly, smirking because people on the other line of the phone have no idea we are in full-blown costume, and eagerly awaiting our company party this evening. (more…)

Friday, October 26th, 2012

Collect Valuable Customer Data with Survey Questions

Selling tickets presents a great opportunity for you to gather information and feedback from your customers. With ShowClix, you have the ability to ask your ticket buyers optional (or mandatory!) questions. (more…)

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

Why Online Ticketing for Nonprofit Fundraising Events?

Contributed by Katie Vojtko, Marketing Specialist at TowerCare Technologies

If you’re like most nonprofits, regular fundraising events are essential for your organization’s outreach, fundraising, awareness and constituent engagement; however, they aren’t always the easiest to plan and track. There are a lot of pieces that must come together to make it a success: communication to guests, volunteers, and staff; coordination with vendors; marketing, outreach, and promotions; and getting press coverage to your event. With everything on your to-do list, we don’t think your ticketing and reporting should cause you any more stress. (more…)

Friday, October 12th, 2012

Five Tips and Tricks (and Treats!) for Halloween Events

The magical night of Halloween is soon upon us! Whether you’re celebrating at home passing out candy, or out in the night dancing it up – we’ve gathered a list of tips and tricks to have the best time possible for Halloween this year!

While Halloween is full of traditions, the tricks and the treats, the tales and the legends, let this be the time of year you celebrate being young at heart! Be safe, utilize cool technology, take plenty of photos, be prepared, have candy-loads of fun, even start planning for your next Holiday party! (more…)