The feature is available for every type of event & venue so that you don’t limit the creative planner in you, however, here are 5 events that truly deserve Reserved Seating. 

1. Live Music Concerts 

You’re truly letting the early bird and enthusiastic fans feel the magic of their musicians up close. It’s a feeling that is next to none. Reserved Seating allows them to choose exactly where they would like to be seated or standing to have their ultimate event experience. Reserving their tickets beforehand puts their minds at ease in having to avoid long queues and get preferential treatment. They’re paying top dollar for a top-notch experience and that’s what they should get. 

2. Gala Dinner

Food is a multicultural social glue that brings people together. Masterchef cookouts and gala dinners are perfect for reserved seating where people will be in their best attire not looking to sweat it out in a queue or haggle their seats with others. In the case of a community dinner service as well, reserved seating gives an option to the entire family, especially the senior citizens and kids to have a great time rather than hunting for seats as the door opens. Food is meant to be enjoyed in peace and this is exactly what Reserved Seating achieves. 

3. Charities and Fundraisers

Benefit music concerts and dinners for charities and fundraisers are also well-suited. As an event presenter, you might invite a host of high profile celebrities, patrons, and investors to open their hearts and wallets for the community. Make sure you don’t make them feel anything less than a VVIP. With our feature, you can hold their seats and entire sections for their seating pleasure in advance. Make sure you use our event ticketing platform to streamline the process and get a FLAT 50% rebate. 

4. Casino Nights

A bit of a posh affair, a black-tie affair themed around the British spy requires a lot of effort. With precise planning and a reserved seating arrangement, a Casino Royale night brimming with poker tournaments, celebs, VIPs, and corporate sponsors can be a sure shot success. Keep these events ticket priced high to keep the guest list exclusive. Just keep that guest list and YapScan in hand for ease of check-in.   

5. Movie Nights

Whether it’s an international film festival or a theatrical drama, you can offer multiple ticket types and let your attendees enjoy the performance from their choice of seat. With reserved seating, setting up a private movie screening at a theatre that serves food and beverages also works wonders. 

Now, that you know which 5 events deserve reserved seating, go ahead and do your thing. Sign Up with us to create, promote, and sell event tickets online.

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VARIABLE ONE: THE MOTTO

Decide upon the purposes of your fundraising events – whether it’s only meant to be a charity event to raise money for a community or an NGO. Is it supposed to raise awareness of any kind, or is simply a way of reaching out to people to make them feel connected to your brand.

VARIABLE TWO: THE TARGET

Get all your committees together to work out the target amount that you look forward to raising at your event so that all your teams will have this amount in mind while carrying out their respective tasks. This will be the net amount you manage to raise, that is, the amount raised at the event minus your expenses.

VARIABLE THREE: THE BUDGET

Frame a budget that maps all sorts of expenses that you will be incurring – transportation, catering, security, entertainment, ticketing – to name some. As far as ticketing is concerned, you can always rely on Yapsody to not charge you for fundraisers, while you invest the same amount on other unique fundraising events.

VARIABLE FOUR: THE BENEFACTORS

You should be having a “host committee” comprising of the keynote speakers, donors, business tycoons, or celebrities, who act as influencers for your fundraisers. While they contribute a great deal to your event, they also increase your event ticket sales. For your benefactors, Yapsody lets you have a custom questionnaire to know them better.

VARIABLE FIVE: THE AUDIENCE

List out the audience you wish to invite to your fundraiser, whether it’s a general event that can be attended by anyone, or whether a certain group of people is supposed to be a part of it.

VARIABLE SIX: THE CHECKLIST

Next, you decide what kind of set-up you require, that is, the venue, date, time, theme, and food. Prepare checklists to make sure you’re meeting all these requirements.

VARIABLES SEVEN & EIGHT: SALES & MARKETING

Market your event on social media and make sure your promotions are catchy. Now that you have people who are interested, you need to have the best event ticketing software. With Yapsody you can accept donations of any amount using your Online Ticket Store.

VARIABLE NINE: THE GRATITUDE

After a great event, don’t leave your benefactors and team members sulking because you didn’t convey a simple “thank you” for their work. Make it a point to thank them.

Also, check out some of the easy and unique fundraising ideas for nonprofits and why it is important to Plan Your Fundraising event with Yapsody

The Yapsody ticketing platform is the ideal launchpad that can give your fundraising event ideas event a boost in the right direction. Get started today.

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THAT GOOD OL’ MAIL

Some things never go out of style, and mails are one of those things. Even though people ignore junk folders in their email inbox, they open EVERY mail that they get in their mail box (except bills, maybe. Nobody likes opening bills). You could check out USPS’ Every Door Direct Mail service that lets you enter your address, ZIP code, or city and state for your target areas, and narrow down your audience using a simple tool. Also, a lumpy mail is an amazing idea because even when people know it is maybe junk mail, they’ll still open it excitedly. Put in balloons, Christmas bows, pens, or invite cards to make the envelope lumpy.

WORD OF MOUTH

Again, an old technique that’s an amazingly effective marketing technique. Many people attend events because their friends or relatives are attending it, too. You could take word of mouth a step ahead and ask your trusted attendees to spread the word using small palm-sized printed invites, or Christmas packages containing an invite and cookies, maybe.

MICRO-SITE

Put up a micro-site dedicated only to your Christmas event, and have good SEO for the site to make it revolve around keywords that your target audience is likely to search in this season. Have a warm welcome video that embraces the Christmas festivities on your site, ways they can share the event with others, social media integration, DDTVs, and a link to your main website.

FACEBOOK

Purchase advertising benefits to promote your event in front of your target audience on Facebook. Get your graphic designers to work on a cover photo and profile picture for your event. Design digital content that your attendees can easily share, and encourage them to share it on their groups and pages. Event pages can be highly beneficial for your event if you put them to optimum use.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Attend other events in your community or where your target audience is likely to be and hand out invites to your event or simply let the word of your event slip in your conversations. You can even formally partner up with these event presenters to publicize your event during theirs. Always remember, you won’t get something till you ask for it.

EMAIL MARKETING

Like mail, email will always stay in style. As a matter of fact, emails have better conversion rates than social media. Build highly targeted email lists and send out crisp newsletters informing the receivers about your event. Encourage them to share your event with their folks so that they have company, and you have a successful event or concert.

A Very Merry Christmas, y’all!

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