As an event ticketing platform assisting presenters & hospitality enterprises all over the world, we have analyzed every possible dimension of successful and not so successful events. Here’s Yapsody’s 10 step guide on designing the ultimate event experience. 

1. Be Clear on your Event Objectives

The most successful events we witness in terms of selling out tickets and drawing more footfalls are those whose organizers have a clear picture of their event objectives. Your event goals are the purpose of your event – to party, to celebrate, to educate, or to persuade. Narrow down these event objectives and check if they are relevant, achievable, and measurable within the designated time-frame. Once you figure them out, every other process falls into place. 

2. Delegate Tasks Equally

Whether your event is big or small, your team members should be firing on all cylinders. They should be clearly aligned with your event marketing strategy and their role in achieving them. While creating an event on our ticketing platform, you can assign tasks to your members equally through our User Management System. So, if one member needs to manage the Ticket Pricing and the other needs to integrate Event Marketing Tools, they don’t need to depend on one single person handling the dashboard.  

3. Map Out Your Event Venue

An event venue can make or break your reputation. Imagine an outdoor event planned during the monsoons without having a contingency plan of moving indoors. Similarly, mapping out the event venue will help you arrange the entry, seating,  standing, dining, and exit points. Ask for a seating chart from the venue owner which will help you assign different price points for different seating sections. 

4. Make Your Sections Easily Navigable

Imagine a music festival with attendees from all over the world. Not only do you need to surpass the language barrier, but also make sure all the sections of your events are easily navigable through simple signs or instructions. Position the food, bar, and smoking sections easily accessible from the main stage.

Easy access to these counters + reasonable pricing = More revenue. 

At no point during the event should your attendee feel a disconnect from the event experience. Also, don’t make your attendees cross rivers and mountains to access a restroom.  

5. Streamline The Security & Check-In Process

This is where we see many event attendees lose their cool. Nobody wants to wait for hours just because you didn’t create multiple check-in points. Make sure security checks are handled before anything else. Once they’re in the clear, validate their tickets through a QR Code scanner.  

An attendee might turn up late but it’s your job to not make them wait any longer. Imagine being stuck in a queue while hearing your favorite band strumming their latest summer single. Our ticketing system supports 12 prominent languages & over 150 currencies to bridge any communication gap between event presenters and attendees. 

6. Don’t Make Your VIP’s Wait 

After all, they are VIP for a reason. Create a separate line for guests belonging to the Reserved Seating sections. A luxurious black-tie event in a casino is not synonymous with sweating it out in a line. Keep your VIP guest list updated before they start pouring in. They are paying top dollar for your tickets which should be reflected in your event experience. 

7. Make Your Main Stage Memorable 

The main event stages of any EDM festival or an expo delivers the “larger than life” experience. The stage design and audio-visual setup of your main stage create an atmosphere that energizes your guests. With the right budget, you can go for a holographic setup as well for that futuristic leap. Every year, thousands of events organized all over the globe blow up on news and social media just because of their main stage setup.  

8. Will They Do It For The Gram? 

Now, that you’ve taken care of all the essentials, you’re waiting for that euphoric audience reaction. You created a brilliant event marketing campaign, brought the best artists to perform at the hottest venue in town, and sold out the venue. As an organizer, it’s normal to expect an outpour of Instagram posts and stories #tagging your event. Your event success will be heavily reflected on social media through user-generated content. Even something as small as a signpost or a quirky art installation will have your event attendees pulling out their phones for a selfie. So, while you’re planning an event, always ponder “Will they do it for the Gram?”

9. Expect The Unexpected 

An event organizer hopes for the best and prepares for the worst. In the entertainment industry, we’ve seen things go haywire even with months of planning. Your artist might catch the flu or miss a flight. Or maybe the rain gods decided to generously flood your venue. As an event planner, you should always be ready with a contingency plan A, B, and  C. This is truly a testing ground for any event presenter to prove his mettle and not disappoint his audience. 

10. Go Above & Beyond

Event planning and organizing is a constant hustle. But the returns are tenfold – financially and emotionally. Treat every event as your first and last and you’ll surely go above and beyond for every minute detail. For you, it might be the 10th event in a month, but for an attendee, it might be his first. Create a memorable experience and you’ll have them coming back to you for more. 

We hope our 10 step guide resonated with you in planning your future events. Do share your personal experiences in creating the perfect event experience below in the comment section. 

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Your Life is a Series of Back to Back Meetings

Attending back to back meetings, you’ll probably win the award for handling stress without losing your calm. During the peak season, the stress makes you euphoric witnessing a sold-out event. On the other hand, the offseason will have you stressing about earning without hosting any event.

If you’ve got a venue, we’ve got ideas you can use to get an additional income even during the off-peak season. Check out our ideas here.

You Handle Last Minute Problems Like A Boss 

An artist informs you that they’ll be late or probably just cancel the event last minute. You’ve been through this, right? Artists canceling the event due to an emergency or a technical breakdown in the middle of an event are common situations that every event manager endures. 

Be it the food vendor, logistics or the decor designer, ensure you a contingency plan, so last-minute cancellations can be taken care of. 

You’re Good at Making Peace

Apologizing and saying thank you on a loop comes to you naturally. While your attendees wait in a queue, some of them have got ridiculously angry. We bet you’ve handled the worst with a smile on your face. 

You can definitely avoid such situations where attendees don’t have to waste their time waiting in a queue. At Yapsody, our mobile apps validate your attendees in no time. Their tickets are scanned and they can quickly enter the venue without hampering their excitement levels. 

You’re a Behind the Scenes Superhero

While you spent sleepless nights creating that extraordinary event, rarely do people thank you. You fight every obstacle like a superhero would. Whether your attendees praise you or not, we at Yapsody always appreciate event managers who go the extra mile.

When it comes to event ticketing, we like to help event managers in every possible manner, so you have a sold-out event. Our support team is on deck for you 24/7. 

You’re Close to tears as There’s Not Even a Fly at the Venue

You anticipated a full house. Time is ticking and there are barely any attendees at your venue. As event managers, all of us have been through this situation. Was it your event marketing team who didn’t promote your event well or was it your online ticketing store that was too complicated for attendees? Try out our small quiz to know which social media platform is the best to promote your event. 

You’re Psyched When There are Too Many Attendees at The Door

You planned and promoted your event well in advance since the last event didn’t receive a great response. Turns out, this time, your event is sold out a month before the event date. You even had attendees come to the venue enquiring for tickets but due to lack of venue space, you had to decline it. That definitely happens to event managers. It’s a good feeling and an opportunity to create another event with the same artist/speaker so that those who missed the last time don’t miss it now.

You’re a Know-it-All

Ever come across a situation when you realized you should have used the smarter technology to improve the event experience? With the event industry changing significantly, it’s a must to keep yourself updated with the latest trends and technology.

There are multiple ways to learn about the latest updates. From blogs to videos, keep track of the latest trends. Read our blog on ‘Top Event Trends Every Presenter Must Know for 2019’ for detailed information.

That Moment When the Weather Changes

You’ve been planning a food fest for months. Everything looked great when you checked the weather forecast this morning. It’s a sunny afternoon, guests are checking in and suddenly you hear thunder. As you’re trying to reassure yourself that it’s not the thunder, the next thing you see, it’s pouring crazy. 

If your venue has space indoors, you can still change things around, but for others, you’re better off canceling the event.

You’re the Go-To Solution Provider

Attendees tend to have a lot of queries, be it about parking, buying tickets online or about how to get to the venue. You become the customer support for all your attendees. It can be stressful if you don’t have a support team to take care of all these queries.

When you sign up with Yapsody, we share your load. Whether you sell 10 or 100000 tickets our 24/7 customer service is always available to help you and your attendees with all your queries about the event. 

Whether you’re a newbie or an expert in creating events, don’t hesitate to streamline your event promotion and ticketing service. Yapsody helps event managers to sell tickets online, be it through its event marketing services or the holiday season offers. Use our promo code HOLIDAY25 to avail a 25% off on your event ticketing fees.

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Stand – Up Comedy

With stand-up comedy picking up the paces, live acts such as Louis Anderson and George Lopez sell out venues by dolling out the laughs. Easily one of the best live entertainment acts for your casino that is guaranteed to fill up your casino floors. Make sure you have a good ticketing system in place that will handle all the phases of ticket booking.

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Concerts

Concerts can get tricky as they have multiple dimensions such as talent buying, production, ticketing, and patron building. This is why having a good talent buyer can serve your casino well. Through concerts, you can pull in audiences who never would’ve never stepped into your casino. They might end up spending a few bucks at the slots or craps table in the process of strolling through your casino. 

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Live Music Bands

Live music bands are usually placed in diners and lounges that lure patrons in. Food and alcohol are classic chasers that complement any genre of music thus adding to the overall casino business. Running a casino might be your forte, but foodies don’t mind returning to your casino just for the elegant vibe they experienced through your lounge services. 

Dancers and Performers

Another classic form of Vegas showbiz is having individual artists and performers that contribute to a fun, high-energy environment on the casino floors. No casino floor is complete without the glitz and glam of these dancers, magicians, fire performers, and acrobats adding a bit of sizzle to the casino.

Masterchef

An extension of the popular TV series, Masterchef events are well-known to draw participation from your patrons. Food is a universal social glue that is bound to please the masses. Whether your guests are participating or simply watching, it’s a fresh idea to boost your overall entertainment value. Throwing in a celebrity chef in the mix will also add a whole new flavor to the entire event.  

With two decades of industry expertise spanning across concert promotion and production, we bring you these sought-after insights that will give a much-needed boost to your casino party ideas. Contact Us if you need an end-to-end solution to meet your talent buying needs. 

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Entertain 

Make sure to start with a bang. It could be an emailer, blog, or social media post. Your storytelling starts the moment anyone engages with your brand either through a flyer or an Instagram post, so make sure your stories keep them hooked. It should intrigue and encourage them to learn more about your event. Stay true to your brand and event persona as everyone loves to see the uniqueness. 

Educate 

Once you’ve had their attention, your storytelling should deliver value in terms of your event offering. You can achieve this once you’ve studied your target audience that’ll help you dissipate information accordingly. Don’t give away all the good stuff at once like a bad movie trailer as the best reveals are always at the main screening. Similarly, give glimpses of what to expect without creating false expectations. Take them on a journey through previous events you’ve done and the artist’s testimonials.

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Inspire 

Once you’ve gained momentum weaving an engaging narrative, it’s time to embed your event persona. Good stories will stay with your audience and hold a powerful place in their memories. Channel all that emotional build-up into a CTA that binds into your campaign objective. Even on the off-chance that they couldn’t book a ticket or make it to the event, they will keep their eyes peeled for your next event announcement. Just because you struck an emotional chord through your event marketing. 

Combine these actionable narratives that will boost your event experience. Coupled with Yapsody’s Event Setup Wizard,  you can immerse them in an engaging ticketing experience and lead them to the desired conclusion. With our Event Marketing Services, they will be buzzing about your event even after it’s done which in return will create user-generated content on social media. 

Last but not least, with every good story, there’s room for positive feedback or reviews which is why a mobile-friendly ticketing system comes in handy for your attendees to leave a quick word about you.

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Setting-Up A Clear Criteria

To speed up the process of building attendee personas, you need to consolidate data by keeping these four parameters in mind: 

Behavioral

The spending power and pattern of your event attendee is crucial in pricing your tickets. Which genres of entertainment do they enjoy? Which social media platforms do they use? What kind of food or alcohol do they prefer? Are they brand-conscious or budget-friendly?
Do they party every weekend or once a month?
These types of questions will help you navigate your event production to match your attendee expectations.  

Psychographic

Psychographic segmentation will help you gauge their personality, values, attitude, lifestyle, motivations,  and inspirations. It answers the most important question of “Why” they do. Why does your attendee like food festivals and not sporting events? Which personalities inspire him to lead a healthier life? Do they prefer quality over quantity? 

Demographic

Demographic segmentation will fetch you basic information such as age, gender, education, occupation, and marital status.

A good event marketer will take into consideration both the demographic and psychographic factors for better judgments.
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Geographic 

Audience location is the biggest factor for event production. An artist booked for a world tour can go horribly wrong if you don’t factor in local and regional elements like travel time, weather conditions, traffic volume from the airport to the venue. These data points go a long way in predicting and planning your events in terms of indoor-outdoor events, staging, and so on. As an event marketer, here are 7 Things You Should Keep in Mind When Booking Your Venue 

Surveys and Feedbacks 

Whether your event is going to be regional, national, or global, it’s important to collect data.
Asking your attendees all the right questions will help you build the ideal attendee experience. Provide them with a platform that gives them the opportunity to tell you what they want. 

With Yapsody, you can create highly complex, logic-based questionnaires or simply ask for attendee feedback. You can also create questions that the system will ask your attendee during the ticket booking process. After your event is done and dusted, you should retain those attendee personas and map their persona journey through all your upcoming events.

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Understanding Your Audience

A good talent buyer knows exactly which talent works best for your audience, making them an asset in boosting your business. You cannot host a musical at your theater if stand-up comedy is what works best with your audience. A professional talent buyer’s network includes performers, musicians, DJs, record labels, and media outlets which boosts footfalls to your venue.  They are tuned into the trends of the entertainment industry, so it’s guaranteed that they’ll bring value for your money.

Sourcing and Negotiating

You may feel you can negotiate with artists to perform at your venue. But, the entertainment business strives on trust. Having attended plenty of events, talent buyers have established their trustworthiness.  They’re a wizard in summoning talent that fits your budget. Sourcing popular talents comes with a lot of negotiation where even after sealing the deal, they might be a no-show due to unforeseen circumstances. A good talent buyer will have a contingency plan for a situation like this, thereby saving your money and reputation. 

Communicating and Executing

Suppose you’ve booked an iconic musician like Gary Allan to perform at your casino. The name itself will draw in the masses. But in many cases, the talent might be new and upcoming which your audience might not have heard of. In this case, your talent manager will develop an event marketing plan to target audiences that actually books the ticket. He will have his own logistics crew to execute the finer details, taking a huge load off your shoulders. 

Renting the Venue

So, your first event at your new restaurant went exceptionally well and now people want more. In the future,  you wish to host a fundraiser at a bigger, more premium venue to further cement your brand in the market. Arranging production services from a talent buying platform like Yapsody can further streamline the production and ticketing services which are crucial as well. Apart from selling out tickets for your fundraiser cookout to a larger audience, your brand name gets cross-promoted just by being associated with a premium venue. A win-win that was possible with a talent buyer and ticketing system by your side. 

With Yapsody by your side, you can streamline your entire talent buying and ticketing process. Our platform gets you a broad pool of multi-genre artists who have decades of experience in providing top-notch entertainment.

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The World of Showbiz

It’s not just about slot machines and high-stakes gambling in every casino. Casinos rake in a lot of money on the regular from in-house entertainment, concerts, music gigs, stand-up comedians, and entertainers. Some of the hottest names in the world of showbiz perform in the casinos of Vegas. These performances pull in those crowds that may or may not be in for the gambling. Now, how does a casino manage all of these on their own? They surely do not possess the bandwidth of managing the casino and other artists on their gaming floor, right? This is where talent buyers come in. 

Who are Talent Buyers?

Talent buyers are crucial in the casino industry for their unmatched attention to all the ancillary services. The primary goal of a talent buyer is to source the right kind of entertainment while keeping the casino’s business goals in mind. A good talent buyer knows exactly which artist works best for their audience and knows how to get them to perform at their venue.

A great talent buyer automates the entire process of talent sourcing through a concert and ticketing platform like Yapsody.
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What Does It Mean For Your Casino?

Concerts and musical performances on the gaming floor are meant to draw people in so that they can dine in the restaurants, have a luxurious experience either by sitting in the lounge having a drink, groove to a live band, or simply strolling through the gaming floor. They all serve one purpose: to give people a fun experience and keep them in the casino. 

Total Control Of Talent Buying

With Yapsody, you can take control of your talent buying with data-driven insights, feasible routing points, and access a large database of artists with the most favorable terms. Also, equipped with an expert analytics team, Yapsody leverages data that determines a talent’s true value and cuts down the overall production cost. This methodology cuts down all the risk profiles which maximize your casino profit. If your concert requires ticketing or invite based entry, Yapsody automates that as well, so that you don’t have to deal with promoters. Not only that, our marketing team explores all the digital marketing possibilities to bring in more customers. A talent buyer who realizes the true potential of this tool can truly run your casino like a boss. 

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Guided Tours
Do you want to offer people a new experience? This holiday season, take them through a Halloween ghostly tour around your town. You don’t need to be an event organizer to sell tickets for tours. As long as you know, you have something great to offer to people coming to your venue, go on and sign up with Yapsody and sell tickets online. You can host a guided tour and offer your guests a unique experience. In Ontario, Canada, the County Carriage Co. organized ‘Belleville’s Haunted Tour and used Yapsody for their ticketing’. The tour takes you back-in-time to each of the haunted locations, with the guides sharing the haunted histories and scary tales.

Garden Tours
Do you own a garden and want more visitors attending it? Yapsody offers tour operators and garden owners to sell tickets online. That way, people all over the world can buy tickets to your garden online and enjoy a peaceful walk amidst nature. Morocco has one of the most beautiful attractions in the world called Anima Garden, in Marrakech. In spite of not being an event, the garden sells tickets to guided tours through Yapsody’s online ticketing system. Find out how Anima Garden uses Yapsody’s ticketing system for their garden tours by reading their case study here.

Nightlife
As a club owner, you probably have parties every Friday. To ensure your attendees have a seamless ticketing experience, sell your club tickets online. It can be a pub crawl or a simply a stress-relieving regular Friday night party. In New York, Unites States, Bomba Party NYC organizes monthly club nights and uses Yapsody’s online ticketing system to sell tickets online. If you’re planning a weekday or Friday night party, sign up with Yapsody and start selling tickets in minutes.

Theme Parks
Be it, kids or adults, we all love theme parks for the various rides, thrill and excitement it has to offer. With Halloween and Christmas arriving soon, most theme parks offer different activities for all its visitors. If you’ve got one and would like to sell tickets online, sign up with Yapsody.Promote your theme park and let the tourists add it in their things-to-do list when they visit your town. In the United Kingdom, Diggerland UK is a popular theme park for kids and adults. Yapsody offers them the best features at an incredible price. They sell tickets online through the online ticket store and offer unique experiences to their park attendees. Find out how Diggerland UK dedicated its discount ticket sales with Yapsody and offered a unique experience to the park attendees.

Take a look at the video below to understand how Yapsody can help you sell tickets to literally any and every kind of ‘event’ there is:

Museums
Be it a display of remarkable artifacts or an antique collection of letters, guns and swords from the war, museums can take you back in time and enlighten you with information you never knew of. Currently, the Stratford Perth Museum in Ontario, Canada is selling tickets online through Yapsody. Similarly, the Wiltshire Museum in the United Kingdom uses our ticketing system to host a fun quiz and a fun day for kids. British Schools Museum is another example of a museum that uses our ticketing system to effectively sell tickets online. If you’d like to organize tours to your museum, sign up with Yapsody and wow them with what your museum has to offer.

Adventure
Do you organize activities that offer thrill and excitement? Whether it’s a camping activity or a cycling trip to explore the city, sell tickets for all your adventurous activities with Yapsody. Give the adventure lovers an opportunity to buy tickets online through your online ticket store. Give your attendees a preview of what they’ll miss by adding images of the activity if it was organized before

Monumental Visits
Monumental visits are always a part of the itinerary when we plan to visit a place with a rich historical background. If you’re a tour operator and want to ease the process of selling tickets for your tours, sign up with Yapsody. Let the visitors plan their itinerary in advance and you can let them book your tours and take them for a guided tour to all the beautiful monuments across the city.

Food and Drinks
Do you organize a food buffet every once in a week for the food lovers of your town? Why not sell tickets for it online and promote your venue? When you host buffets, themed dinner or tea parties at your hotel, we promote your venue apart from helping you sell tickets online. Also, if people are looking for date ideas at night or things to do this weekend, they’ll find your event online if you’re selling tickets through Yapsody. The Village Hotel Club Dudley in the United Kingdom has organized a gala buffet for its attendees on this New Year’s eve.

Coworking Spaces
As a sales or community manager working at a coworking space, you can offer freelancers, startups or individuals without a working space a week or a day pass through Yapsody. In layman terms, you offer your workspace on rent for a day, a week or a fortnight. Interested individuals or freelancers can buy passes online and use your space for the required time.

Whether you’re a tour operator or a hotel manager, you can easily sell tickets online for guided tours or multi-cuisine buffet dinners through Yapsody. Do you want to save on your ticketing fees? Being a low priced ticketing system, you’re already saving a lot on your fees. Save more with our holiday season offers. Use our promo code HOLIDAY25 and avail of a 25% off on your ticketing fees. That’s not it, you can also pass on your fees and make event ticketing absolutely free. Sign up now and offer your visitors a seamless experience.

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City of Marrakech
Marrakech is one of the largest and most popular cities in Morocco. The imperial city is famous for maze-like alleys and souks selling traditional textiles, jewelry and antiques. Looking for the best things to do in Marrakech? If you love bustling markets, storytelling, the Berber musicians and the great famous Marrakech cuisine, Djemaa El Fna is the right place for you. Other than that, you can go to Bahia palace, Yves Saint Laurent Museum and the House of photography in Marrakech.

Visit the Anima Garden
One of the top things to do in Marrakech is to visit the most imaginative garden in the world – The Anima Garden. The two-hectare botanical staging is a magical place to visit.   Created by the universal artist André Heller, one can find joy, sensuality, contemplation, healing, and inspiration amidst the beautiful plants and unique sculptures at the Anima Gardens. Take a walk in shaded areas, relax and enjoy the breathtaking views of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains featuring the 4167 meter high Mount Toubkal. Their Café Paul Bowles offers meals made with spices and ingredients from the garden like saffron, mint, olives, etc. Enjoy fresh organic fruit juice, fine teas and delicious pastries while you’re at the Magical Anima Garden. The garden features flower beds filled with wildflowers, cacti, water features, palm trees and tall grass. Your ticket includes a free shuttle service to the garden. The shuttle runs from just behind Koutoubia Gardens in Marrakech. Tickets are valid all day – the garden opens at 9:00.

Anima Garden

Blue Village of Chefchaouen
Thanks to the Sephardic Jews, they have a beautiful blue village one can explore on their trip to morocco. Founded in 1471, Chefchaouen became a refuge for the Muslim and Jewish minorities. If you’re in the blue village, make sure you stroll the streets of Chefchaouen, check out their craft markets, hike the Rif Mountains and visit the Kasbah Museum.

Visit the Ouzoud Waterfall
Set out on a day trip to watch the breathtaking Ouzoud Waterfall. About 157 kilometers away from Marrakech, the waterfall gives you a spectacular view to click and post as many pictures you like. We recommend you not to swim as the strong currents can easily sweep you off.

The Ouzoud Waterfall

Romantic Night in the Desert
Whether you love watching the sunset or star gazing, the Sahara desert is a perfect destination for a romantic trip. Spend the night in the beautiful desert watching the beautiful constellations unaffected by the city pollution. Take an ATV ride, book a camel safari or a 4×4 tour and take home a beautiful experience.

Go Beach Surfing
Do you love surfing? Visit Morocco’s Atlantic coast. You can either go to Taghazout which is a fishing village or to Essaouira(port city). Both places are great for beach surfers. While you’re in Taghazout, take a trip to the paradise valley and don’t forget to try the mint tea from the beach cafe.

Visit Casablanca
Another best thing to do in Morocco is to visit the largest mosque in the country – Casablanca’s Hassan II mosque. With 210m tall, it’s minaret is the 2nd largest in the world. The beautiful monument serves as a major landmark. Created by 10000 artisans, Casablanca showcases skills of a Moroccan Artisanship.

Casablanca’s Hassan II mosque

Go Skiing at the Oukaïmeden
About 80 kilometers from Marrakech, Ouikameden, is a ski resort in the Atlas mountains. After a 2 hour journey through the mountain roads, get ready for the best snow adventures in morocco. Enjoy the spectacular view of the snow-laden Atlas mountains. Head to the ski lift and begin your adventure.

Check your Bargaining Skills at the Souks
Souks are the traditional Moroccan Markets situated in the largest city of Morocco. From spices, vegetables to leather and jewelry, this market gives you a great opportunity to bargain and buy what you love. When you’re in Marrakech, make sure you buy handicrafts or souvenirs from the traditional market of Marrakech.

Take Selfies at the Arches of the Legzira Beach
Although one of the arches collapsed a few years ago, there’s no reason for not to visit the beautiful Legzira Beach. The red cliffs and arches make it a beautiful spot for a pre-wedding shoot if only you could transfer the place to your hometown for a day.

Souks of Marrakech

While you’re in Morocco, do as the Moroccans do, try their multi-flavored cuisine filled with aromatic spices or take a class to learn a dish or two. Plan a trip to the Anima Garden to find yourself away from the hustle-bustle of life and enjoy a peaceful walk. Be it through beach surfing or spending a romantic night in the desert, take home beautiful memories to remember for a lifetime. We also recommend you look out for the cultural festivals around the city and visit one for a unique experience. Check the upcoming events in the city and enjoy a Moroccan music fest or a trip to the museum. 

However, if you have no plans to travel, you can check upcoming events around you and entertain yourself, wherever in the world you may be. Do you manage a tourist destination and organize guided tours and events? Yapsody welcomes you to sell your tour tickets through our online ticketing system. Whether you’re in Morocco or Germany, we support 15 prominent languages so you can sell your festival or tour tickets online easily. Check our holiday season offers to avail of a 25% off on your ticketing fees. Sign up now and create beautiful experiences for your guests.

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Online Marketing Methods

The Power of Social Media
Most parents use social media to socialize with friends or check what’s going on in each other’s life. Since your target audience is online, go on and share the event you’ve planned on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Roll out contests, quizzes and offer giveaway tickets. When you engage with your attendee’s parents online, there’s a high chance the kids will attend your event. Alternatively, you can sign up with Yapsody and we can also share your events on our profile so your events can get maximum exposure.

Email Marketing: The Personalized Tool
Work on creating your contact list if you don’t have one already. Target parents, teachers and daycare providers. Get their email addresses through contests on social media or by calling up schools. You can use our MailChimp Integration to send out personalized email invites of your event. Let them know how the event will benefit their kids and what it offers. Offer additional discounts to schools and daycare providers as through them you can get maximum attendees.

SEO
Parents find ways to keep their kids engaged in offline activities. So they google up upcoming kids events. But your event shows up after 3 pages. If you want more people to find your event easily, you have to use SEO to increase the visibility of your event. What is SEO? It’s a way of increasing the quality and quantity of traffic organically. To do so, you need to optimize your content, meta description and title with the most popular keywords. Through optimized content, ranking gets better and better ranking simply means your event page will show up before your competitor’s. Our online ticketing system gives you an option to optimize your content using the most searched keywords.

Premium Event Listing
Do you want maximum people to see your event?  List your events on popular event listing websites like Yapsody. You can fill up our form and post your events on our website for free. That way, our website visitors can see your events and buy the tickets from the online ticket store.

Get Featured on the Blogs
Do you want to know how to promote your event successfully? The answer is blogs. Blogs give the readers a gist of what your events are all about. Let me give you an event promotion example. Let’s say you’re hosting a Cinderella drama for the kids. You can sign up with Yapsody and we will feature your Cinderalla drama event on our website. Along with the event information, we offer a direct link to the ticket store to buy tickets online.

Paid Ads on Apps
Kids love to play games online. They can go on for days without eating unless the wifi or the internet stops working. You can use this situation for your benefit. While gaming apps display ads of other games, you can go for paid ads for your event. Make sure your ad is interesting enough for the kids to watch it till the end. Make sure your event ad is not displayed too many times as it will cause a reverse effect on your event promotion.

Offline Marketing

Flyers
Create and distribute appealing flyers at schools, toy stores, shopping malls and every other place you think kids or parents visit. To make sure your flyers don’t land up in the trash, add a discount coupon code on it that has to be used while booking tickets online. Additionally, design your flyers with the theme you’ve chosen for your event. For example, you’re hosting a magic show for the kids. Make sure you add pictures of the magician performing the magic. Alternatively, let the magician amaze the kids with a few tricks near the school and hand out the flyers after he’s the magical moment.

Banners
Be it an arts festival or a sports week for the kids, place banners of your event everywhere so there’s maximum participation. Remember the placement plays an important role in reaching out to the maximum audience. Schools, buses and parks should be your prime places for banner placement. The more people will see your ads, the more crowd you can expect at your location.

Radio Ads
Want to promote your Christmas lunch for kids and their families? Reach out to almost everyone through radio ads. Parents generally listen to the radio while driving, traveling or during a workout. If you want to promote your event, put up a radio ad, let the RJ give guests all the information about the event. You can also organize an interview with the artists and performers of your event. That way, your events get better exposure and can lead to a sold-out event.

While you organize the best of the events to keep the kids entertained, you’ll need a ticketing partner to offer your attendees a great ticketing experience. Zero down on Yapsody for your event ticketing needs as we offer the best features at an affordable price. Not only that, we’ve rolled out our irresistible holiday season offers so you can get a 25% off on your event ticketing fees. Sign up with Yapsody and use our promo code HOLIDAY25 while creating an awesome event.

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