Website Integration Exhibition: Part Two

After our first exhibition, we've received requests to see more of our web integrations.  So we're flinging open the doors once again and bringing you a few more examples of our work.

If you missed our first exhibition, please take a peek here.

It great to know exactly what you're getting before you sign up to a service. At Ticket Tailor, we aim to create a seemless experience for your customers when they buy a ticket from your box office.

As an added bonus, this feature is totally FREE on most of our packages and can often be completed within 3 working days.

Have a flick through our web integrations below (click to enlarge) and let us know what you think on twitter.

Hereos of Alternative Comedy: Heroes of (Alternative) Comedy present genuine comedy legends, alongside the most exciting freaks around.

iDID Wakeboarding: iDID aims to provide inclusive opportunities to offer the means for disabled adults to participate in sustainable sporting opportunities.

Party 4 Patrick: The Patrick Evans Foundation has been set up to help those suffering from any illness and disease and to support those dealing with bereavement and loss.

Power Lunches: Power lunches is an arts café, music venue  and rehearsal space in Haggerston, London.

Studio Lounge: Totnes' dedicated live music venue, showcasing the best local talent.

Whiskey Wild Saloon: Whiskey Wild Saloon is an establishment dedicated to elevating the status of Country Music.

New Feature: Seating Plans

UPDATE 2016: We currently can't support interactive seating plans. For some events, seating is key. It's important that if you run events whereby customers need to purchase specific seats, these customers are able to do so quickly and easily. That's where Ticket Tailor's new seating plan feature comes in. With this neat addition to our service, your customers can now choose exactly which seats they wish to purchase tickets for - complete with an aerial map of your venue.

The seating plan feature will allow your customers to "select seats" from your box office, similar to the picture below.

This feature also allows you to assign different ticket types to different sections of the seating plan. Often, seats nearest the stage are dearer than those further away. So for example, you could charge £50 for Row A seats and £70 for Row B seats - and so on.

Once a customer clicks on the option to select seats, an aerial map of your venue will pop up detailing which seats are available and which seats are unavailable.

Furthermore, when a customer clicks on the seat(s) they wish to purchase tickets for, they are shown the seats they've reserved on the map and in your box office.

If you are interested in having a seating plan set up for your events, please contact us.  A set up fee will apply for us to build your seating plan which depends on the size and layout of the plan.

Ticket Tailor Video Walkthroughs - Part Two

As we promised in part one of our video walkthroughs, here is part two of our video walkthrough series. The aim of these videos is to show just how quick and easy it is to set up your Ticket Tailor box office and sell tickets to your events.

Many ticketing vessels or agencies implement a long and arduous process - not us. With Ticket Tailor, you can sign up for free in under 5 minutes and be away selling tickets in no time at all. You don't even pay a penny until you've sold your first ticket.

In this second and final batch of videos, we show you how to take over the phone or physical orders, how to integrate your box office into Facebook and guide you through the order process for your customers.

The Order Process for Customers

Integrating Your Ticket Tailor Box Office into Facebook

Ticket Tailor Video Walkthroughs - Part One

Here's a little treat to put a little spring in the step of the greatest people on earth - our customers! Now and again everyone needs a little guidance here, or a little nudge in the right direction there. So we've decided to create a series of short walkthrough videos guiding you through the most used parts of our software.

Each video is designed with you in mind; it's simple and straightforward and will have you up and running your awesome events in no time.

In this first batch of videos, we show you how to set up your own online box office with live events (without any per-ticket fees of course), close your event and export your doorlist and how to use the basic customisation tools available.

We'd also like to say a special thank you to Screenr, the online software which has given us the ability to make these videos.

Set up Your Own Online Box Office in 5 Mins with Ticket Tailor

Taking over the Phone/Physical Orders with Ticket Tailor

Basic Customisation of Your Ticket Tailor Box Office

How to Close Sales and Export your Door List with Ticket Tailor

Stay tuned

In part two next week, we show you how to integrate your box office into Facebook and guide you through the order process for your customers.

Showcase: How Regents Park College, Oxford Sell Tickets Online

What's the event?

Regent's Park College, Oxford, plays host to the Ministerial Gaudy and the Henton Davis Memorial Lecture.

Type of Events

At the colleges and halls of the University of Oxford, a gaudy is a college feast and is often a reunion for its alumni. It's a celebratory formal dinner, generally in black tie and academic gowns and can include events such as chapel services, lectures or concerts beforehand. 

How Ticket Tailor transformed their ticket selling:

Switching From Physical to Digital Tickets

Traditionally, tickets to Regent’s Park College’s gaudies were sold physically, which can cause organisational issues - not to mention the prospect of losing paperwork.

 

By switching to selling tickets online with Ticket Tailor, Regents Park College are able to reduce administration costs and time spent managing their ticket sales. They are also still able to sell physical tickets if they wish and house all customer data in their Ticket Tailor account. Some other ticketing platforms do not allow clients to input data from alternative ticket selling routes.

What do they think of their new system?

"Before Ticket Tailor, we were selling tickets via a long and tortuous manual procedure. Since implementing their system, it’s simplified the process and made it much more professional."

Tim Pottle, Development Manager

Interested?

If you would like to find out how Ticket Tailor can improve your ticketing, please email us on hi@tickettailor.com or check out our online tour.

Some of the Best Event Books

Every now and again, it’s nice to get away from the glare of a computer screen – especially in the glorious London weather. So why not relax in the sun and learn a thing or two more about putting on events from the experts? Although it may seem that events books aren’t as up to the minute as event websites, they are a great source of information. Books covering the event industry range from purely academic to downright chatty – and we’re bringing you some of the best of them.

Practicality

Successful Event Management: a Practical Handbook by Anton Shone & Bryn Parry

When it comes to events, practicality is key. There is not much point taking advice which is neither practical nor workable. Luckily, this book avoids abstract advice, only detailing the most crucial aspects of event organising and how to implement them. It also provides guidance on the problems faced by many event organisers – and how to avoid and solve them. It’s hands on approach and clear language makes this book a winner for all types of eventsters.

Corporate events

Happiness is a Ticked Off List!: The Comprehensive Guide on How to Organise and Manage a Perfect Corporate Event by Karen Lindsey

Although this book is rather niche – and an excellent guide for the corporate events industry – it can be used by a wide range of event organisers too. It’s cheerful tone and digestible advice makes it relatable for many of us in the events industry. The author, Karen Lindsey, is also known for lecturing at British universities, so her material is incredibly diverse – great for new comers and seasoned professionals.

Academic

Events Management by Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, William O'Toole, Rob Harris & Ian McDonnell

Events, as with any subject, is incredibly academic too, so it pays to read literature which is reviewed by academic professionals. This title brings together a multitude of event professors for an in-depth, yet readable, exploration of event management as a discipline. This title is fantastic for those who would like to expand their knowledge of the industry from a structured perspective; using theory to enhance the way events management is executed in reality.

Green Events

Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide by Meegan Jones

The green agenda has gained significant coverage in the world press and the events industry is no different. The focus on providing sustainable festivals to using recyclable materials at events is more prominent than ever. This book by Meegan Jones is a fantastic guide to the whys and what’s of managing an environmentally friendly event. The practicality of this guide is great too – there are steps everyone can implement to make the events industry just that little bit greener.

Meet Mr. Ticket Tailor - The Face of Ticket Tailor

No doubt you've seen our fresh faced virtual man around the web. And mum always said it’s rude not to introduce friends, so we thought we’d introduce you to the man himself. He’s a chatty little fella, so stay tuned as he’ll probably be popping up on our blog here and there.

1. Hey, what’s your name?

Mr. Ticket Tailor. Oh yes.

2. What’s your age?

A gentleman never reveals his age...

3. Where are you from?

I’m from the cobbled streets of London town.

4. What else would you be if you weren't a virtuoso?

I would be a ballet dance choreographer,  zookeeper or a suit tailor. I could never figure out which one I liked more. Don’t get me wrong though, I absolutely love being the face of Ticket Tailor.

5. What would be the first thing you would do if today was your last day?

Well as I am a virtual character, I am in fact immortal.

6. What's your vision of a perfect society?

Peace, harmony and 24 hour parties are what I would call my vision of a perfect society.

 7. What were your dreams as a child?

I was created as an adult, but I would imagine I would have dreamed of becoming the face of Ticket Tailor as a child too.

8. If you could meet anyone in the world dead or alive who would it be and what would say to them?

I’m a huge fan of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart so I would pop round to his 18^th century mansion and invite him to participate in a jam session with me on his grand piano. He would probably refuse though as nobody likes to be shown up at their own craft.

9. If you were a biscuit, which would you be?

I would be a hybrid biscuit overlord, comprised of the hobnob, jammy dodger and a chocolate bourbon.

10. What the longest you've gone without a shower?

Do virtual people need to shower?

11. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you?

An internet connection, the ticket tailor team and a balloon. With those three, we would be back on the mainland within hours.

12. If you could export your virtual self into a human, which celebrity would you most resemble?

It would have to be Russell Brand and Prince Harry rolled into one. Tall, dashing and considerably handsome. I’m also very smooth and well dressed (not to blow my own trumpet), so perhaps with a sprinkle of John Travolta in the Pulp Fiction.

Have you got any questions you would ask our man, Mr. Ticket Tailor? Tweet them to us!

Top 5: The Best of Our Blog

Now and again in life, it’s good to have a look back on fond memories. We've extended that sentiment to our blog, and decided to bring you the best of our past blogs!

This isn't any an ordinary blast from the past – we’re bringing you the crème de la crème, the funny bits and the downright awesome highlights from our blog posts from the last few years.

1. Our First Ever Blog: Selling tickets online: Our top tips

This was our first ever blog post detailing the best ways to sell tickets online. Since 2010, our mission hasn’t changed – to bring event organisers a smarter, cheaper and fairer way to sell tickets online. Have a little read of the snippet below:

1. Offer incentives to buy early

Unless you event is definitely going to sell out, their should be an incentive for people to buy early. Not many people will buy tickets before hand if they can get in for the same price on the day. A couple of pounds savings or some added extras will give people the incentive they need to buy in advance.

2. List it everywhere with links to tickets

There are loads of free listings websites and you should try and list your event on all the relevant ones. Make sure you include a link to your tickets page so people can click through direct from the listing. You should also contact any websites affiliated with your event and make sure they have the correct ticket links too.

Sound good? Read the full article here.

2. Are you an event virgin?

Another hit from our archives is our meander through what to do if you are organising an event for the first time. The aim here was to give first timers a quick, and useful, low down on how to stay on top of things – especially as organising events can get very stressful. Check out the snippet below:

 You do too much, you’re not superman you know

Getting help in is always great – they’ll be able to advise you on what works and what doesn’t, give ideas on how to advertise your event, who to invite and what to charge. Most importantly, they’ll be able to split the stress with you.

Small and Informal now, Glastonbury late

Things can easily spiral out of control if you don’t have much experience with event planning. Also, starting small means you can learn from any mistakes you might make – without too many dire consequences.

Want to read more? View the full article here.

3. Top Event Tools

One of our most popular blogs was this one: 4 Super Savvy Tools for Event Organisers. In this blog we reviewed some of the best tools to get your event enterprise up and running as easily and quickly as possible. Using a mixture of these tools, you can set up a box office, sell tickets, share your events in one click and build your social media following. Have a peek at what we wrote:

 For Social Network Soldiers: Eventasaurus is every event organisers dream – imagine being able to post your event on several social networks at once and reply to any queries super fast from one platform.

For Event’s Listing Lovers: Using Bullseyehub is the equivalent of personally sending an event invite to the entire online event community – you can list your event once and publish it across the web with a single click.

For Fan Base Fanatics: Fanbridge’s all inclusive software can literally grow your brand fan base by millions.

Ticket Tailor, for Ticket Selling Superhumans: Once you’ve got your event out there, how do you sell tickets online and save your self some cash? Easy, Ticket Tailor! Ticket Tailor is everything a standard (boring) ticketing agency isn’t.

Treat yourself, read the full article here.

4. The OMG List!

A concept thought up by the creatives at Ticket Tailor, the OMG list is defined (tongue in cheek) as; “A list possessed by the coolest socialites onto which event organisers seek to feature their events resulting in eternal glory”. Doesn't that sound fab? We put together a handy list of the quickest ways onto such a list, giving real advice to event organisers who want to boost their guest list numbers. This was a follow up to our blog the week before: top tips on how event organisers should creatively market their events. Check out a little snippet below:

 Style and substance!

There’s no point having sophisticated marketing, great planning and… a flagging event. Think of who you could invite to liven up the event or inject some specialist knowledge. For example, if you were holding a conference on animal care, why not invite a zookeeper? It’s that simple logic that can take you event to the next level. Of course, if you’re hosting a business event and happen to know Richard Branson, we’d recommend you get his RSVP, A.S.A.P.

There's more snippets of wisdom in the full article here.

5. Ticket Tailors Exhibition

Don’t you love it when you see the signs “try before you buy”? We definitely do. So we decided to show exactly what we do best – box office website integration - before you spend a penny. We gave a snapshot of some of our neatest website integrations, ranging from festivals, to comedy shows and business expos. As they say, a picture says a 1000 words – so enough with our chitter chatter, check out a few of our integrations below and view the full exhibition.

SWN Presents: Cardiff’s coolest club night.

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival: Only the best comedy festival in the galaxy.

The Venue Halifax: One of the best live music venues in the UK.

One of the Best Ways to… Sell Private Party Tickets Online

Customer information from tickets sold for private parties should be kept just that – private. Ticket Tailor, unlike many ticket agencies, doesn't use your customer data for our own purposes. That means your customers will never receive promotional literature from us – that would be unfair. The same applies when you sell tickets for any event using Ticket Tailor.

Don't forget, you can also create discount codes for specific tickets too, customise your box office and keep track of all order with our automated sales graphs.

We don’t take any unfair booking fees from you either, just a simple subscription starting from a mini £9/month. There are no minimum terms or amounts – you can set up for free, sell tickets, and downgrade your package back to the free package whenever you don’t have any parties on sale.

Sound good? There are so many more excellent features – you can check them out here.

Opening up your private parties to the public? Have a look at one of the best ways to sell club night tickets.

Thinking of selling tickets to other types of events? Find out the benefits of using Ticket Tailor in these articles:

• Selling Theatre Tickets Online
• Selling Conference Tickets Online
• Selling Business Event Tickets Online
• Selling Festival Tickets Online

5 Top Tools to Share Your Events Online

You don’t need us to tell you that the social media revolution is here to stay. But how can you share an event taking place in the heart of London with the rest of the world? Or share a buzzing festival up in Scotland with your mates in China?

Exposure is often what grows events – but it can be time consuming. Over here at Ticket Tailor HQ, we've decided to bring you some of a top tools for event organisers to share their events with the global community.

Cover It Live

Cover it Live allows event organisers (or their bloggers) to blog about their events in real time or “LiveBlog”. This service is great for conferences or any type of business events as it allows readers to interact with content in real time. So if your event involves live coverage of a sport for example, Cover it Live is a great way to bridge the communication gap between your reporters and your audience.

Social PIX

No event is complete without copious amounts of pictures taken, uploaded and shared! If a dedicated platform for sharing your event photos to Facebook with one click sounds up your street – check out Social PIX. Social PIX is an experiential photo solution for Facebook where you can create stories and gain fans by instantly uploading photos to both your page and fan’s walls. The simple to use interface is great for saving time – and gaining fans!

Socializr

 

With a similar interface to Facebook, Socializr is an event based social network in its own right. You can add, search other events and invite people to your events. It offers hundreds of customisable templates for you to design and send out invites to your event. Unlike other event invite services, Socializr lets you upload audio and video to go with your invite – perfect!

Live Stream

Have you ever thought about those who would have loved to attend your event but couldn’t be there? Or those who’d like a sneak preview of your event before attending? Well if you’d like to make these people rather happy, Live Stream is the way to do it. Live Stream allows you to literally stream – and watch – events as they happen. This means you can share a party in Glasgow with your fans in India –  and all in real time.

Ticket Tailor's Facebook Integration App

So you've got all the sharing tools needed for your event – the last thing to do is to make sure fans and guests can buy tickets to your event directly from their social media. With Ticket Tailor’s Facebook Integration tool, you can make your tickets a click away from Facebook fans. Once installed, our app automatically keeps up to date with your Ticket Tailor box office. What’s more, this is totally free on all of our packages.