Have A Look At Some of The Premium Event Ticketing Features To Create Events In The COVID Era

1. Reserved Seating

Considering social distancing rules with mandatory masks becomes the norm in the upcoming months, organizing a reserved seating event where your attendees can choose their seats makes a lot of sense. Create seating maps with seating arrangements that adhere to 6 feet of distancing and your event good to go.

2. Pass On Fees

Enable the ‘Pass On’ fees feature to add the ticketing fee to your attendee’s ticket cost. We understand it has been a dry run for many event organizers which is why this feature will help stabilize your cash flow on the road to recovery.

3. Access Codes / Invite Only

An invite-only event will be in demand for the upcoming months where exclusivity runs high. With our Access Codes feature, sell event tickets only to those who have received your invite or access code through our event ticketing system. 

4. Questionnaires & Surveys 

Willing to go the extra mile and accommodate your event attendee’s wishlist? Make full use of our Survey feature to create logic-based questionnaires to gardener the best insights that can be leveraged at your next event. 

5. Discount Options

Event attendees are definitely looking forward to attending live concerts and shows, but need an attractive price point. Using different types of discounts, you can boost your ticket sales in a short amount of time.

6. Mailchimp Integration

Tell your loyal fans and audience that you’re back! Announce it all over your social media but make sure you drop them a personal message through our Mailchimp integration. An email with all the necessary information such as ticket prices, locations, and safety rules are crucial for all your upcoming events. 

7. Accept Donations

Times are tough which is why your community might come together for a charity event to help those in need. Accept donations easily with our Accept Donation feature available on the Online Ticket Store and Virtual Box Office. The best part is, there are “no Yapsody fees” on Donations. All the proceeds are directly transferred to your account and will not be charged for in your monthly invoice.

We’re sure these features will elevate all your upcoming event creation and ticketing needs. Don’t forget to explore all our 30+ Premium Features that might be well suited for your venue or event type.

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A well-planned exclusive event that oozes class, sophistication, and luxury becomes possible with our event ticketing system by your side. Whether it’s an awards ceremony, auctions, conferences or a VIP night at a casino, Yapsody helps your guests feel extra special when it comes to seamless event creation and ticket selling through a host of enterprise-grade features. Here’s how. 

1. Make It Personal

It’s 2020 and no event organizer is leaving any tricks under the bed to impress their event attendees. Believe us when we tell you that making your event marketing approach more personal has a higher success rate for increasing their happiness quotient. Being an exclusive event, you can design an emailer with our Mailchimp integration for that personal touch. 

2. An Invite-Only Event

An event that oozes class and sophistication gets an added layer of exclusivity with invite-only access. Guests feel extra special knowing that they were considered for your event. By setting up access codes for your events, you can give limited access only to a few chosen event attendees. Less is more when it comes to exclusivity.

3. VIP Reservations Anyone?

Nothing arouses your guest’s curiosity more than a VIP event. Imagine a VIP after-party for your exclusive event. Up the ante by creating a reserved seating event and holding tickets for your VIP’s and artists who might show up to your event as a shock value for your other guests. Remember, VIP’s never stand in line so make their event entry as easy as possible.

These were just 3 ways you can use our event ticketing platform to make your guests feel extra special. As an event presenter, there are no limits to what you can do for your attendees. From a simple thank you note to an invite for your future events, never stop surprising your guests. 

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1. Live Entertainment Acts 

Reach out to popular musicians who might have an upcoming album launch. Their fan following on social media is a good pull for your event attendance. It’s a win-win as the musician or performer gets a larger platform to engage and you’re getting a live act to engage with the audiences. 

2. Sponsored Stalls

Depending on the nature of your event, hook up with local caterers and bars to serve your guests some delicious food and drinks to keep the spirits high. Live counters are all the rage and make your food sponsors display their cooking skills. 

3. Wi-Fi Powered Events

Organizing workshops and conferences? Get a Wi-Fi network provider onboard and see your user-generated content shoot up during your event. Maybe host a social media contest to let your event attendees use your Instagram photo booths to market your event further. Everyone loves free Wi-Fi and your sponsor will be more than happy to have their brand name take center stage. 

4. VIP Goodies 

Who doesn’t like goodie bags with a bunch of luxurious gifts after attending an event? This is great for all your reserved seating events where you can splurge a bit more for your VIP guests. A niche brand that specializes in all these would be your best bet to collaborate with for sponsorship to maintain that exclusivity.

5. Go Green

Saving our planet is not another passing fad. Your stalls and event installations could be handled by an eco-friendly decor company that can also shed light on going green. Not only do they get a platform for raising awareness, but they are also occupying space in your event as a sponsor. 

We hope to have gotten your creative juices flowing for your next big event. Also,  Here are 8 smart ways to get sponsors for your event.

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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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Building Hype

You can have a killer line-up and a seamless ticketing page, but if your audience has no clue about your event, they won’t be landing on your page. Word of mouth used to work well but in this age of sold-out ticket phases, building the initial hype online that follows up to your event is absolutely crucial. Build momentum through highly visual yet shareable content like teasers, headliners, and early bird tickets. Divide your marketing campaign into pre-buzz, launch, and post-launch phases for content distribution. 

Give Your Event A Visual Personality 

No one trusts a shoddy flyer that is made with stock images. Invest in a graphic designer who can translate your brand ideas into simple yet eye-catching  GIFS and videos.

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Instagram is all about punchy aesthetics that makes someone forward your post or story to their DM list. Consider half of your marketing done when your followers start spreading the word. Keep an eye on the Insights tab to see which type of posts are doing well. 

Storytelling 

For certain events like an annual fundraiser cookout, people need content in the form of a story to refresh their memories. Testimonials of past attendees or short clips from the previous year will bring in both the old and new audiences to your event. This is a good time to refresh and repurpose your old content. Keep an event calendar in your “Highlights” section that helps your attendees plan better. Don’t forget a unique #hashtag that ties in with your upcoming event and makes it easier for people to discover your stories through it.  

Sell Tickets 

The ultimate goal for any event promoter is to sell out the venue. All the previous 3 strategies should eventually lead to a CTA that lands on a ticketing platform. You can add the booking link in your profile bio and also add it as a link in your stories where followers can swipe up and land on the ticketing page.  Some ways of accomplishing a sold-out venue quickly are:

• Giving out free tickets through “Tag 3 friends to Win” contest
• Early bird tickets which create a sense of urgency among the audience
• A flash sale with the messaging “Only 100 more tickets available”

Behind The Scenes 

People love being involved in the event through sneak peeks or behind the scenes. They love getting to know the brains behind the operations of an event. As an event marketer, you should post photos or videos of logistics crews, artist prep,  sponsors, and other participants. Use the Live Video feature by putting up a story informing your followers of the time slot that you plan on going LIVE. 

User-Generated Content 

Proof of a good hashtag turning into a great campaign is evident here. If your event turns out awesome, it’s guaranteed to leave a huge footprint on social media. Your audiences might go live during your event, or post a few stories, and eventually make a carousel post at the end of the night. Even after the completion of your event, you can repost their content on your feed. Everyone loves an awesome group photo, which is why user-generated content is a great way to wrap up your event into a memorable one. 

With the Yapsody’s ticketing platform,  you get features such as Reserved Seating, Ticket Customisation, QR Code Ticket Scanner and much more. Our digital marketing team handles your Instagram Event Marketing which is tailor-made for your brand. Reach out to us HERE if you want additional event marketing services which are an exclusive feature for presenters creating an event with us.  

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YapStats – What it does and What it doesn’t

Basically, YapStats will figure out all the graphs, charts and numbers for you and all you have to do is create and host an event using Yapsody and download the Yapsody YapStats App. It is a fully functional event stats tracker that gives you your Daily Sales Report, Total Ticket Sales Report, Potential Revenue, Revenue Generated and a lot more right at your fingertips.

What it doesn’t, well, it can’t make a woman happy. Come to think of it, who can, anyway?!

Why do you need it?

As an event presenter, you might have come to terms with the fact that there isn’t a set of particular instructions that, when followed, lead to a successful event. There’s always scope for something new, while sometimes even the oldest tricks fail. But, if you have a tool that analyses your success rate and gives you actual figures, what could be cooler? (Note: It’s a rhetorical question, but the answer is liquid nitrogen. #funfact)

Here’s everything that YapStats can track for you:

• Daily Ticket Sales
• Total Ticket Sales
• Total Number of Complimentary Tickets offered
• Capacity of the Event
• Comparison between Total Revenue earned and Potential Revenue that could’ve been a target

How do you get this cool stuff?

This one’s the simplest – just follow this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yapsody.yapstats and download Yapsody YapStats on your Android device for FREE.

Next, login using your Yapsody credentials and from the list of your events displayed, click on the one whose reports you wish to view. Easy-peasy!

And another #funfact is that it is absolutely FREE (just like our General Admission Event).

Okay, the last #funfact (and I promise you this is REALLY fun) – Reserved Seating Events now come with a 50% Rebate till 30 June 2016. Create one now and enjoy the best of Yapsody!

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While Yapsody’s General Admission continues to let you enjoy many features for FREE, that you would otherwise be paying for if you were using other ticketing websites to sell tickets online, we thought we could try bewitching (pun intended) you by introducing the premium Reserved Seating Wizard. So get on those broomsticks as we fly you through the features of Reserved Seating, enchanting you all along, an exciting rebate offer hovering over your head like an impenetrable charm!

ADD RESERVED SECTIONS

With a single click of your mouse (quite similar to a flick of your wand), you can create rows and columns to simulate your reserved section, that is, you can have an interactive seating map for your event. For the same, you can:

1. Add more rows and columns.
2. Have the seat numbers auto-generated.
3. Copy and paste.
4. Have different colors for different types of seats.

MAP YOUR SECTIONS

You can have different sections according to the price, position or type of seats in a particular section. Group the seats and have different colors for them, and mark the main areas with symbols for indication –

1. Upload the image of your Seating Chart
2. Use different shapes for the different sections according to your requirements
3. Use different colors for different sections to distinguish them
4. Add other objects in the seat map

MANAGE HOLDS

Creating an event with Reserved seating also makes holds management extremely simple.

1. First, create a Hold category
2. You can add multiple holds to the seats
3. Assign names and codes to your Holds
4. Holds can be assigned to a single seat, to an entire row or to an entire section altogether

Basically, it’s an all-to-one and a one-to-all feature.

SEAT SELECTION

You can allow your customers to choose their seats while booking, a master key when it comes to customer satisfaction. The interactive seating chart allows your customers to:

1. Select their seats as per the ticket types.
2. Select multiple seats at a time.
3. View the type of ticket and its price on selecting a particular seat.

A magical experience, wasn’t it? Do you know what’s even more mesmerizing? – The fact that if you create a Reserved Seating NOW. Some things just make you go dreamily “enchanté!” and you’re definitely more than pleased to meet our Reserved Seating Wizard, aren’t you?

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