Roses and chocolate are everywhere and your patrons are officially on the lookout for Valentine’s Day date ideas. You might think that this holiday is all about a romantic dinner but it doesn’t have to stop there. Events can be the unsung hero for any …
It’s Official: To Compete, Your Website HAS To Be Mobile Optimized
The evidence that mobile is quickly taking over the business world is obvious. Mobile users are most likely to visit stores after conducting a local search, with 50 percent of consumers visiting one day after a mobile search. One in three searches on smartphones occur …
6 Things You Must Do When Interviewing Job Candidates
This article originally appeared on Inc.com, and was the result of a series of interviews by Inc contributor, Minda Zetlin. You can find the original article here, and can also find Minda on Twitter at @mindazetlin. Nobody loves conducting job interviews. You sit there searching …
The Pricing Predicament: 3 Things to Think About When Setting Ticket Prices
Discounting tickets is one of the oldest tricks in the book. Having trouble selling tickets to a show or performance? Discount the tickets to make it more appealing. It seems as if it should be as simple as that, but as with anything in life …
Even More Reason For Thanks: Our Members Now Have $1B in Gross Sales
It’s official, we’re in the Billionaire’s Club. We just hit an incredible milestone of $1 billion in gross ticket sales through the Vendini platform! First and foremost, a huge thank you to our wonderful members for making this dream a reality because we truly could not have done …
How to Build a Kickass VIP Program
Whether you’re a 50 seat theater or 50,000 seat arena, there are a few programs you need to make sure you have in place. Email marketing and donor programs are great places to start, and another tactic that we’ve seen add massive value are VIP programs. …
Email Was Never Dead: 3 Tips To Breathe Life Into Your E-Marketing Campaign
There’s been a lot of talk recently about email marketing: Is it still effective? Is it relevant? The answer is yes, it’s alive and well, and still incredibly effective and inexpensive. Here are three things to keep in mind before starting your next email marketing …
If You Build It, They Will Come: 3 Ways to Make a Great Website for Your Venue
Whether you’re a theatre, college box office, music festival or live music venue, a great website is an absolute necessity. Not just one that looks pretty, but one that is fully functional. Your website is the face of your company and is one of your …
Top Trends We Saw At INTIX 2015
Another year has just begun, and with it comes a favorite tradition of mine: hitting the ground running at another INTIX conference. For those of you who are unfamiliar, INTIX is a conference where some of the best minds in the live event ticketing industry …