Find the best ticketing provider for your event We've taken the time to put together a list of 40 of the best event ticketing companies on the planet that can help you monetize and collect registrations for your events company. We'll cover an overview of the ticketing vendor software, price, pros, cons, who is using it, and even share some screenshots. Only you can decide in the end what's right for your business, and this page will hopefully give you the basics to narrow down your search.
There is no denying that the live events industry was hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, event organizers have been unable to host events at normal capacity. Some have begun to host small events with health and safety requirements in place while others have stuck to virtual events. We surveyed a group of event coordinators to get the pulse on the state of the live events industry.
Could you imagine living in a world with no venues? No live music? All of the memories and experiences in a crowded concert room, hearing the vibrations of the bass, singing along with your friends in a room filled with historic meaning… all gone. Concerts and tours have been canceled, releases of new music have been pushed back, and one avenue that has skimmed over peoples' minds is the effect these closures are having on independently owned venues. The well-known Fillmore venue in San Francisco, where Jimi Hendrix performed and gave light to rock music in the 1960’s, and The Troubadour in West Hollywood, where Elton John made his U.S. debut, could all be lost and closed for good due to this pandemic.
Why live streaming is taking over Screen time has rocketed by 47 percent on smartphones and tablets. We are connected to the internet now more than ever, but at what cost?! It's clear that this trend has taken a toll on traditional cable companies. According to a study done by Survey Monkey, “60% of those that use both cable or satellite AND streaming services say they’re thinking of dumping cable/satellite in the next 12 months.” Even with compelling service bundles created by cable companies like Spectrum or Time Warner, customers are "cutting the cord" and choosing to put their money towards live and pre-recorded video streaming services.
Update: As of 2020, PromoTix is now free for free events, and for event organizers. Attendees pay a small fee. You can sell paid tickets without incurring any per-ticket fees on PromoTix for you or attendees, when you purchase a Professional Enterprise annual software license subscription. The biggest industry problem Did you know that the average ticketing service fee in the U.S. is 27%?1 For far too long, event organizers have been getting their profits squeezed from all angles: from high ticketing fees to increasing costs for production and performers, 68% of music festival organizers reported profitability as their biggest challenge.
"Here today, and gone tomorrow"
What is a street team anyway...? A street team (or ambassador program) is a selected group of people that engage with your social media content, hand out promotional materials, and help generate additional revenue for you. Typically, street team members are rewarded with discounts, free tickets, and exclusive perks related to your products or events.
"It’s our 10th anniversary and we’re going big" - The Werk Out Music And Arts Festival Anniversaries are always fun... and ten year anniversaries are even better. For the past decade, festival-goers from all over the Country have travelled from far and away to attend The Werk Out Music And Arts Festival, which has since become a serious player in the Midwest music festival scene. The 3 day camping, music, and arts festival is taking place this year, August 1-3, 2019 at Legend Valley Concert Venue & Campground in Thornville, OH.
"(Heard) is dedicated to creating dynamic music events with the feel and ingenuity of warehouse style parties, all in the name of the fan experience" If you're familiar with the Austin music scene, then you're no stranger to HEARD Presents. HEARD has been showcasing fresh emerging talent at Empire Control Room & Garage and The Parish - two frequently visited venues in Austin, TX for the past several years, as well as Waterloo Music Festival, one of Austin's premiere camping music festivals.
Ricky Hong is a hugely successful PromoTix user and a street team member for Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, a music festival in Ozark, AR. Here is what Ricky had to say:
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