Wouldn’t it be nice if once you set up your event, allocated tickets to your favourite independent box office (that’s us, naturally) and watched as your glorious-looking event page goes on sale, you could just sit back and relax? Unfortunately, that’s not always possible, and this is often where the hard work actually starts. Sure,... Continue Reading →
Did you miss us? It’s been a few weeks since we posted our usual mix of expert advice, industry know-how and dry wit, so I expect so. Rest assured though that in that time we haven’t just been speculating on Season 2 of Stranger Things. No, we’ve also been busy putting some final touches on... Continue Reading →
2016 has been a monumental year and, to be honest, one we’re glad to see the back of. Brexit, Trump, Syria, the passing of Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, Carrie Fisher; the list goes on and on. Not one’s to dwell on the negatives though, we were determined to leave this mess on a... Continue Reading →
Bored of reading all those tiresome end of year lists picking out the best songs and albums? Yeah, what a friggin' yawn fest they are. But this, dear reader, is where it gets exciting. Right here, right now, you can find out what happened at your favourite independent ticket agency during 2016... Style on point... Continue Reading →
We recently attended a talk at the Chartered Insitute of Marketing's (CIM) Digital Summit entitled “Whose data is it anyway?” and left feeling quite smug about ourselves. Sure, there were some fairly shocking stats exposed – such as only 30% of marketers, when asked, said they would put the trust of their customers above overstepping... Continue Reading →
This week we headed to the AIF (Association of Independent Festivals) Festival Congress, which brought together leading figures from across the industry to take part in a host of talks over two days at Cardiff's Millenium Centre. Now that the dust has settled on the event, the Festival Awards and an epic afterparty at The... Continue Reading →
If you’re running a charity event it might be easy to think that the strength of your cause alone is enough to pull people in and make the event a success. However, in a saturated market full of good causes, there’s a lot more to consider. We’ve learnt a thing or two about charity campaigns through... Continue Reading →
We need you! Give up one minute of your time to take a short survey and help shape the future of your favourite ticketing platform. What do you want to see our IT minions work on next? We've got lots of stuff up our sleeves and want to make sure we prioritise these developments in... Continue Reading →
Last month we headed down to Brighton to give a talk for CMU:DIY at the Great Escape and pass on our five top tips for ticketing and then selling your event. For those of you who weren’t able to make the festival (or just couldn’t drag yourselves away from all the bands), here’s what we... Continue Reading →
So you’ve realised you’ve got a talent. Whether it’s creating music or making people laugh, people seem to like what you’re doing and you decide that you want to make a career out of your hobby. The first thing you’ve got to do is make that distinction. Hobbies are what you do for fun, what... Continue Reading →
