Live Event Management (NAPSA)—Anyoneinvolved in run- ning a theater, festival, or a sporting or live music event knowsall too well the difficulty of doing it on your own. Some event managers turn to third parties like Eventbrite or Ticketmaster to get help with critical ticket sales, but one of the biggest pain pointsis finding an effective ticketing solution that supports their brand. When ticketing, marketing, fundraising and donation activities are notsynchronized, event managers spend Withthe right technology, you can take the pain out of yournextlive event. more time managing their business rather thantheeventitself. This leadsto Jost profits and angrypatrons. Rick Blair,co-founderofArtisan Cen- ter Theater in Hurst, TX, went through years oftrying different ticket brokers to increase sales, but was put off by the high fees and lack ofpersonalattention. Healso foundthatthe solutions hetried did not work well with his other tools. “[ had separate platformsfor ticketing, marketing, website updates and donor management. None of them talked to each other and theentire process was a mess,” hesaid. ‘Two years ago, hediscoveredthe Ven- dini ticketing platform. Nowthe theater hasanall-in-one system to handle VIP alerts and online, mobile and boxoffice ticket sales that integrates with e-mail, social anddirect marketing, By using Vendini’s Patron Connect, Blair and his team are notified when a donoris comingto the show and where they will be sitting. “When I get the alert, I can rush to my office, write a thankyou card,andslip it onto the donor's seat before they arrive. That has resulted in many new donations because everyone appreciates a personal touch. Patron Connect is one of my most powerful marketingtools.” Vendini makes event execution simpler and faster. Event managers can create an event,specify dates and times,set pricing, andstart selling tickets in minutes. Vendini’s live event management software helps managers like Blair run events more easily and effectively. Learn More For more information, go to www. vendini.com.
