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How To Effectively Use Photos To Market Your Ticketing

Posted by eventasticadmin on October 12, 2017

Posted in: Event Planning, Event Technology, Ticketing Tips, Ticketing Page How To's. Tagged: ticketing, how to, event ticketing, registration, event tech, event help. Leave a comment

So you have the task of creating ticketing or registration for an event or attraction but want a bit more dazzle to entice and inform purchasers or registrants? Personalizing your ticketing page can be a huge marketing advantage for your company or organization whereby you utilize the ‘cover photo’ section of the page to not only help advertise the offering but also get other messages to the viewer. Your ticketing page can actually be a microsite whereby viewers can not only click to get tickets or register but also be aware of so much more through the marketing photos you add to your page.

Need Some Inspiration?

We’ve seen clients get very creative with the photos they choose to add to the cover photo section of their ticketing page; sometimes adding multiple photos as a slide show previewing what’s to come. Some examples have been:

*Bright, colourful photos of spectators for sporting events

*’Thank You To Our Sponsors’ poster pic with all the sponsor logos displayed for added exposure

*Beautiful pieces of framed art displayed in the viewing room for an art exhibit

*Adorable puppy pics for a dog show

*Amazing classic cars for a car show & shine

*Creatively displayed menus and delectable food pics for restaurants selling gift certificates

*Candid shots of speakers for a conference

*Artists happily painting and drinking wine for a paint nite class

*Closeups of happy people enjoying lip-smacking, juicy bbq ribs for a rib festival as well as participating vendors

*Exciting stage shots of bands appearing for a concert

*Fun pics of patrons having a great time at an attraction

*A room filled with mingling attendees for a networking event

How To Get Started:

The recommended photo size for the cover photo section is 1200x600px. Landscape smartphone photos work great and can be cropped as you wish. While Eventastic offers default cover photo options for every page created, you can often get amazing free photos online when googling free photo sites which may be perfect for your offering. Create poster like pics using photoshop and even drag and drop logos and key photo pieces to ‘pages’ or other doc format to screenshot to the right size.

Once you create a page you’ll see the large cover photo section in the upper right corner of your page with an ‘edit’ button to upload your choices rather than stick with the default photos provided for the event type you initially indicated. Choose and add cover photos to accurately depict and demonstrate the event you are hosting.

Click ‘Edit’ on the Cover Photo to change and add cover photos to your page. You can drag and drop or click inside the box to upload one or multiple pictures.

Consider including photos from past successful events, current renderings, graphics, logos, or any marketing piece that you want visitors to your page to see. When pictures are loaded into the cover photo section, they will be shown as a revolving timed slide show with clickable arrows to allow visitors to browse through them.

Always ensure that the pictures you select display the material you are most wanting to highlight. Crop your picture as needed with our cropping feature by clicking ‘Crop’, clicking the upper left corner inside the picture where you’re wanting to crop, and drag the mouse over the area of the image you want to display on your page.

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The cover photos you choose to upload can be extremely important in adding to the success of your event or offering. Get as creative as your abilities allow. Capture the attention of viewers and give them a first impression of what they’ll experience.

Eventastic software has been designed to provide new agile bendable products for your business, organization or attraction ticketing & registration needs. Create a ticketing/registration page on Eventastic.com or click here to learn more about our PRO Licence where you can own your own branded ticketing & registration software for as low as $1/month! All ticketing & registration pages created will display your colours and logo and all monies collected go directly to the bank account of your choice. PLUS, receive your own linkable search page holding all your offerings where viewers click to purchase/register without ever leaving your website.

Cheers!

We know you’re busy but take a moment to see if Eventastic’s online ticketing and registration software may be more innovative and helpful than what you are currently using.

Does your ticketing software give you this?

Do they allow you to combine ticket and voucher options in order to sell such things like admission along with food/drink options in one Combo priced ticket delivering your ticket and voucher automatically online?
Do they empower others to sell your tickets and vouchers through their own customized links online thus stimulating an auto calculated commission on only the new trackable business they bring in which results in extra sales without you having to lower your prices?
Do they position your ticketing with other industry tickets to create a bundle package that stimulates new sales and makes your products more attractive like your museum ticket and hotel room in one transaction? Automatically get paid along with your offer partner!
Do they automatically hide your Early Bird ticketing and display new pricing without having to watch and manually change the date yourself? Never miss that deadline again!
Do they allow you to create a promo code for your sponsors that automatically changes the message printed on your tickets when used to thank them for their generous commitment to your organization or offer other promotional messaging? Sponsors love this.
Do they offer a weekly pass with multiple day redemption allowing registrants/purchasers to see several events or sites within your venue and control access at every point that day and for a week? Tracking software tells you when they scanned to avoid fraud.
Do they give you a free micro website to promote and carry your tickets along with crowd funding and ecommerce options in a user friendly easily managed package?
Do they provide a simple, straight to the point ticket window kiosk directly from your tickets to be linked on your own website or through all your social media channels?
Do they allow you to generate serious revenue by adding your sponsors and supporters as advertisers to auto collect funds and allow them to do the heavy lifting of adding the ad in order for you to stay true to your core business and just watch the money flow in monthly?
Do they NOT charge you a fee for every ticket that goes out the door? We win in volume, you win every day when you pass along fees to the customer and end up with no costs.
Do they make sure your branding is on everything the attendee sees from start to end showing strength and structure of your organization? Get Branded for only $1/month!

We offer you all these and more!

Check us out at Eventastic.com. Got questions? Please contact us at support@eventastic.com

Looking forward to providing you great tools to market and manage all your ticketing and registration needs.

Cheers!

How to Have Happy Entertained Kids at Your Wedding

Posted by Judy Bird on July 26, 2016

Posted in: Event Planning, Fundraising, Stag N' Doe, Wedding, Wedding Shower. Tagged: bachelor party, bridal, bride, customized ticketing, event help, event marketing, events, getting married, party, shower, Stag'NDoe, ticketing, wedding. Leave a comment

Children at weddings can be so adorable and entertaining to watch but it can quickly turn the other direction if they are not having fun and are bored stiff. A crying irritable child pulling at their parent is upsetting to not only the parents of the child but to other guests as well.

Being a parent of children who have attended many gatherings over the years, I have acquired a few tips in keeping children entertained at events and thought I’d share some with you.

Tips for Entertaining Children At Your Event

1. Provide a designated play area – If an option, having a designated area off to the side whether indoors or out where the children can play safely is always preferable.

2. Assign a responsible teen to supervise – Providing a person whose job is to supervise the play area and children as well as encourage happy play is advisable. Consider a monetary gift for the person in charge as a gesture of thanks and appreciation. You may want to have more than one teen in charge depending on number of children and various age groups.

3. Provide age appropriate toys – Having safe toys available for child guests will serve to entice them to play and have fun; thus allowing their parents to enjoy their time more. Remember it’s not a good idea to include paints or colourful chalk in the list of child entertainment items. Little colourful fingers touching a wedding gown or mom’s fancy dress will not be appreciated.

Depending on the age of the children invited you may wish to consider the following:

Age 0 – 3yrs: rattles, sensory gyms, blankets, pre-school toys with no small detachable pieces

Age 4 – 7yrs – large lego pieces/building blocks, balls, cars & dolls, role-play toys like small kitchens, large cardboard boxes with crayons to encourage creativity in making their house or car, bean bags, animated movie area

Age 8 – 11yrs – games, scooter, latest action figures & dolls, lego, dress up toy box (fun hats, glasses, boas), electronic gaming area, cards, pokéman trinkets

4. Food & Drink – Be aware of any allergies and provide snacks for hungry tummies. Apple slices, biscuits, cheese, pretzels, small apple juice drink boxes are some good choices. Avoid colourful treats like orange puff snacks, barbecue chips and orange or grape pop.

5. Reminder to parents – You may wish to remind parents to bring any special items their children find to be soothing like blankies or stuffed toys for when the child becomes tired and needs to cuddle or snuggle up.

I hope you’ve found these suggestions helpful. Please check back with our Eventastic website for more general event/wedding tips and ideas in our blogging section.

Eventastic is an innovative platform designed to enable organizers worldwide to creatively market and manage events, workshops, seminars, programs etc. for personal, business and community purposes. You’ll have access to multiple features like free registration/ticketing, donation, guest funding, silent auction display, item/service sales, photo/video upload, social media support & gamification options helping you drive success regardless of event size or type. Getting married or know someone who is? Create a wedding themed page with ticketing for your Stag’NDoe and add a Guest Funding button for things like ‘Honeymoon Fund’, ‘New Home Fund’, ‘Home Reno Fund’ etc. Guests want to give toward something they know you’ll truly appreciate. Try it now!

Social Media has become a very important word these days and if you can get through your day without experiencing some form of this virtual community, you were probably laying in bed all day with your eyes closed. Little did I know when I joined Facebook and Twitter years ago that the social media industry would grow to be so large and so relevant to businesses big and small. It seems every day a new platform for social activity is introduced where you can create and share information to ‘followers’. Did you know social media can also provide valuable information back to your business?

“Social Media can be a lot of work. But this is the environment we live in. The speed of news, both good and bad, has changed the relationship between PR pros and the media, along with business and their customers. Feel the Burn.” Robert Wynne, Contributor to Forbes (4/28/2014)

Generating followers and turning them into customers is the goal of the social media marketing industry. If companies are wanting to promote their business, most if not all will now look at having social media personnel or a social media team in place to regularly contribute to business accounts associated with such tools as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram etc etc etc….. If time, expertise and money will permit, companies will also provide a link to their own Blog where articles appear with information relevant to their business and helpful to clients.

Are You Using Social Media To Your Full Advantage?

I talk with various business owners all the time and continue to still hear the words “Yes, I have a person doing social media for me…not sure what they say or do but at least I’m present in the virtual world of marketing.” But is this really enough?? It is one thing to have social media work to pass along information about what you offer and to share interesting facts with customers, but did you consider that you can also learn important information from those doing your social media?

Social media personnel can be key in finding and sharing information with you and your company

Now there’s a twist! Information sharing can go both ways. Whatever you do as a business owner or operator you have a wealth of information available to you through social media that can be extremely helpful to your company to make decisions to more effectively target your audience.

What You Can Do

Tell your social media team what you need or are looking for; suggesting key words which would be helpful to flag not only customers but also business associates.
Meet regularly to discuss new ‘followers’ and leads that may be of benefit to your business.
Ensure your social media team is fully aware of your services and goal. This will let them find creative ways to positively contribute to the success of your business and even help drive SEO.

Social Media Adds Value

As I build relationships through tweets, posts, blogs and work my magic with social media for Eventastic, I connect with my team to provide customer feedback, new opportunities for features, fun examples of others using the event platform and opportunities that i’ve learned through social media connections that would serve helpful to our company. Likewise, other social media marketers should bring the value of social listening back to their companies and share learnings of products (like Eventastic), services, events, etc.

Social media adds value to your organization and should impact how you interact with your customers. The kicker to participate is that you need to plan out how you are going to execute, who is going to manage it and what it is that you hope to achieve. A small invest with a big reward.

If you own a motorcycle or ride with someone who owns one, you most likely will agree there is nothing quite like getting on the bike and riding off with no real destination in mind. It is the feel of the wind in your face, the growl of the engine and experiences during the ride that form the stories you love to share over and over again.

Bikers really don’t need reasons to ride. It is, however, fun when a number of riders can get together and drive alongside each other as a group. The rumble and roar is amplified and the hairs on my arms stand with excitement! I have always enjoyed riding with friends, old and new, and partaking in events where multiple bikes explore new towns, cities, sites and share their love of the open road together. What a great way of meeting new people who also share your excitement with the hobby.

Rides for charity are becoming increasingly more popular. People recognize it is a great way of getting others with similar interests together; contributing some dollars, and giving to a cause near and dear while spending part of a day doing something they love to do. Mega dollars have been raised by putting a ride together and getting the word out so others can share the experience and enjoyment of helping a community. It’s a great opportunity to increase awareness of a cause needing attention and support.

Eventastic is an online platform where you can create your event for free, have all the event details displayed for viewing and use cool video technology and/or photo sharing to add to the excitement of the invite. You can easily sell registration tickets and choose to have people give cash donations to your cause right on your event website. Marketing your Ride for Charity is a breeze by sharing the link through email and all social media channels.

Whether someone has touched your life with Alzheimer’s, Lyme, Cancer, ALS, Parkinson’s, Lupus, etc… you have the opportunity to help make a difference for someone in the future. You may choose to make your ’cause’ a particular topic of need in your community like a family experiencing hard times. Why not take this opportunity and the tools we provide you to make that difference all the while enjoying what you love to do. Share the love.

Photos courtesy of Eventastic.

New Technology for Silent Auction Success

Posted by Judy Bird on March 18, 2014

Posted in: Event Planning, Golf, Promotions, Silent Auction, Strategy. Tagged: bid sheets, Charity, event management, event planning, events, free, free event software, fundraise online, fundraising, gala, galas, golf, golfing event, helpful, hockey, increase revenue, market, new technology, online, raise money, silent auction, sponsors, sporting event, ticket sales, ticketing, tips. Leave a comment

I have had the great pleasure on several occasions to attend Silent Auctions at various sporting charity galas (sometimes to my husband’s dismay) and have had great fun browsing the items and attempting to out bid other bidders for items I simply MUST HAVE. Whether they be items relating to decor, sporting memorabilia, art, and personals like jewelry and gift baskets; there are always several items that draw a lot of attention causing great excitement in the room. On more than one occasion, my husband has pulled up the car following a Silent Auction to help load all our new treasures. The drive home is often a mix of our excitement and satisfaction in how we were able to give to the cause and how we had a bidding war with Mr. or Mrs ______ on a certain item.

New Technology for Silent Auctions

As an advocate for Silent Auctions, I worked closely with the Eventastic development team to create an effortless way for event organizers to include silent auctions as part of their fundraiser. Eventastic’s Silent Auction Feature allows people to browse & get excited about silent auction items months prior to the event while viewing the organizer’s ticketing page holding all event details.

By creating your FREE account with Eventastic.com and utilizing the Silent Auction feature, you will:

1.Not need additional people to staff the event
2.Provide sponsors far more visibility
3.Auto generate bid sheets and details
4.Give participants the opportunity to view items prior to the event
5.Totally streamline the payment process
6.Avoid line ups and cash out chaos

Tips to a Successful Silent Auction

We know that every fundraising dollar is a struggle. Silent Auctions are held to maximize revenue for a fundraising event. Your goal is to make as much money for your worthy cause as you can and have participants leave the event happy so they will look forward to a future similar event.

Tips to host a successful silent auction:

1.Keep it simple for participants both to participate and cash out
2.Offer information about the silent auction far in advance
3.Display a list of silent auction items prior to the event to stir excitement
4.Highlight sponsors’ names with each item giving them more visibility prior to and throughout the event (more likely to donate again at future events)
5.Have a variety of items available for auction that appeal to various ages, interests and genders
6.Have an energetic clear speaking person to MC the event
7.Use a projector and screen to optimize communication and create excitement

If you’re thinking of having a silent auction at your event Eventastic.com is the event platform to use.

Simplify the silent auction process with Eventastic

Eventastic offers creative ticketing experiences for participants. It is a stand alone solution bundled with a vast array of event planning tools using innovative technology. Have your participants eager for this and next years event and maximize your ability to increase revenue! FREE for FREE events! FREE for you when you pass along our low fees to purchasers.

Plus now you can sign up for our PRO Branded Version for only $1/month licensing fee and receive more ticketing type options, have funds flow directly to you, receive a branded listings page displaying all your offerings linkable to your website, custom registration forms and MORE! Click here to get started.

Top 10 Oktoberfest Games For Your Party

Posted by Judy Bird on September 17, 2013

Posted in: Oktoberfest, Party Games, Party Tips. Tagged: Bavarian, beer, beer pong, celebrate, celebration, chicken dance, chug, chugging, contest, event, events, family, favourite, friends, function, gala, game, games, German, judge, Oktoberfest, online, party, planning, red solo cup, sausage, social, stein, student, ticketing, Top 10, video invite, Wunderbar. Leave a comment

Having your own Oktoberfest party is a great way of bringing friends and family together to have fun with this Bavarian celebration. We’ve put together a list of our Top 10 favourite games you may want to consider for added enjoyment while your guests are eating their sausage on a bun and chugging their frosty beers.

1. Beer Stein Race – Guests must carry steins filled to the rim with beer using only one hand from the start to finish line. The guest with the most brew in their stein upon finish is the winner.

2. Fraus and Frauleins – Divide your guests into teams and provide them with dress-up items like hats, aprons, shorts, skirts, feathers, socks and fake braids. Give them a limited amount of time to dress a teammate as a Frau or Fraulein. A judge selects the best Frau and Fraulein who then performs a mock marriage of ‘Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese’ (the couple whose marriage inspired Oktoberfest).

3. Chicken Dance Off – Form your guests in a large circle and have them dance the classic Oktoberfest ‘Chicken Dance’ with all the actions while you play various versions of the song at different speeds. Judges tap out guests when they make a mistake with the dance movements. The faster the song plays the more entertaining and difficult the dance becomes.

4. Pretzel Pass – Form teams in a line and give each guest a toothpick and the first person in the line a pretzel. Each person puts the toothpick in their mouth and passes the pretzel from the front to back of the line. If the pretzel falls, it must be returned to the front of the line. First team to get their pretzel to the end of the line wins.

5. Beer Barrel Race – If you don’t have real barrels you can substitute garbage cans. Make guests use hockey sticks to guide the ‘barrels’ to the finish line.

6. Blind Beer Tasting – Blindfolded guests taste various beer samples and guess the beer. The guest that gets the most answers right wins.

7. Beer Pouring Contest – Challenge guests to pour a beer into a stein and award the guest who achieves the most head on the beer.

8. Beer Pong – Classic game of guests in teams standing around a long table and one from each team chugs their beer and then toss a ping pong ball to the other end of the table into a red solo cup. When achieved, the next team player takes a turn etc. First team to have all team members complete the challenge wins.

9. Yes/No Chug – Guests one by one address other guests by name and pose a yes/no question which he/she must answer without any hesitation or laughing. If the guest violates these rules they must chug their beer.

10. I’ve Never – Each guest takes a turn making a true statement like “I’ve never…” Anyone at the table who has actually done what the guest said they didn’t must drink. e.g. “I’ve never walked around my house naked.”…You can see how this game can get more and more interesting as the guests drink more!

Have fun picking and playing games at your party. You might want to have some sleeping bags and aspirin available for the losers! Ha!

Cheers from Eventastic!

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