by ticketprinting on March 22, 2011
Increase the reach of your fundraising arm with the event of the season. Selling tickets to your next charitable event is merely the start of your money-making potential. When you print you own event tickets online, remember, you’re printing the opening the salvo in the campaign of the year.
How can you increase your potential for success? By increasing your guests’ potential for enjoyment!
This is not a one-size solution. Your needs will vary based on your region, the age of your supporters, their particular interests, and may even change from year to year.
You will sell far more event tickets to an event that your community wants to attend due to the excitement factor than you will to one that your supporters attend out of a sense of duty. A high interest gala is in your best interest, and it is your responsibility to do your due diligence. If attendance has been falling off in recent years, it’s up to you to discover why.
Pick up the phone and ring those who are unafraid to speak their minds. Ask them if your annual gatherings have become stale. Ask them what activities they’d rather see.
And don’t stop with your tried and true supporters. If you are not attracting new members every year, your event is not reaching its full potential, and you are not selling as many tickets as you might. Brainstorm to identify new groups and reach out. Approach potential new members and learn what attracts them to an organisation. Update your organisation and your events and find your greatest financial success yet.
by ticketprinting on January 31, 2011
Ticket Printing for All Seasons
I do like to plan out my year. Particularly if your organisation holds regular events, on a weekly, monthly, or seasonal basis, you can maintain interest throughout the year by employing a thematic structure. Start assigning themes and each gathering can take on its own identity.
Some themes come with ease. Christmas, Easter, Midsummer all easily leap to mind when you begin categorising your meetings or parties. Back-to-school and graduation may be useful if your participants are children themselves, or in a child-raising demographic. In these cases, it’s simple to find print products to match your themes. Printing Invitations or Event Tickets to advertise and sell the event is a breeze.
Beyond that, you may wish to get more creative. If you guests are so inclined, why not create a Rainbow series, with each event assigned a different color? You’ll find plenty of Event Kits you can print online to match, and you’ll find taking glamorous photographs a breeze when all the guests, all the decoration, all the Posters and all the Raffle Tickets are blue, or gold, or black.
Once you sit down with your calendar, the schedule will begin to come together. Look at your year’s worth of events and begin assigning themes. Soon, you’ll have a plan to generate interest in your events, and you’ll simplify the process of printing your event collateral, as well.
by ticketprinting on November 22, 2010
As the Christmas season approaches, your schedule may begin to fill up fairly quickly. If you are planning a Christmas event, large or small, imagine what your guests’ planners might look like in the middle of December! Printing your own event Invitations online is a smart solution for helping others plan to attend your event.
You can use an online ticket template to enter your event information, and the printer will create your Invitation and ship it directly to your home or office. You can distribute them by the mails, in person, or at group meetings. However you choose to pass them out, your Invitations will ensure that your event is not lost in the flood of winter galas, with which many find themselves inundated.
There is simply nothing like a physical reminder, to be hung where it can be seen, to help friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers anticipate your party and make a point of attending!
by ticketprinting on May 21, 2010
The most elegant affair, I would argue, is the dinner dance. With men and women in formal evening dress, candles on the tables, and a band playing low, romantic music, your guests are whisked away to a new world where sophistication is the norm, and small children never leak bodily fluids on ones shirt. It’s a wonderful world that allows you to step away from the real world and immerse yourself in beauty and culture.
Invite your supporters to spend the night in a magical land where everyone has stepped from the pages of a magazine. If they love to wear their finest clothes, give them a reason to dress! Serve them fancy food cooked by the finest chefs and served by tuxedoed caterers. Turn the lights down low and clear the dance floor. This is a night for wonder.
Create an air of excitement around an evening of refinement. Start leaking some of the fabulous details: the ice sculptures, the dessert buffet, whatever little touches will draw their attention and help you start selling Event Tickets. More and more of our world is directed towards the whims of children. Create an event for adults with a lovely dinner dance.
by ticketprinting on May 10, 2010
Can’t make it to the big match? You know you’re not alone. If the distance to the match is too great, or Event Tickets are hard to come by, it’s time to throw your own celebration.
Sports parties are the perfect experience: a chance for kids and adults to bond together while cheering aloud and sampling a wide range of foods that can be eaten with one hand and no utensils. What do you need? A large telly and a comfortable couch!
Make it a formal or informal as you choose. Send out Invitations or ring up your besties and let them know that you’ll be hosting. Then, focus on the food: chips and dips, barbecue, or pizza. Most hosts will carefully take stock of their friends to determine how much beer will be needed to carry you through to the end of the match. As for decorations, your home décor will suffice. Or, add a few Posters of your favourite athlete or team.
The greatest element of the sports party is that the entertainment is covered. The true fans will show up before the match begins. They will appreciate whatever refreshments you provide, and will need no encouragement to participate. Whether you’ve started a pool or just want a few pals to start screaming at appropriate times, your sports party needs nothing more. Once you’ve gathered your crowd and laid out the snacks, your job is done.
Just as long as your team wins.
by ticketprinting on May 1, 2010
I hosted a dinner party last night, and while I only had a dozen guests, I believe the principals of entertaining are the same for large groups as they are for small ones. Organisation is merely a matter of forethought. Consider your needs beforehand and your event will be a success.
You can’t do it all.
I knew I couldn’t possibly clean the house and cook dinner at the same time, so I had my boyfriend do the mopping and scrubbing while I was in the kitchen. Don’t be afraid to delegate some tasks so you can focus on your strengths.
Make a list.
Some can do this in their heads, others must write it down. Either way, stay organised by knowing what you must do and what items or conditions you need to do them. Keep checking things off, keep checking your list. Then you won’t forget anything.
Rest later.
You’ve got a schedule, now stick to it! Of course, you ought to schedule in breaks, extra time to clean up disasters and catastrophes, and a quarter of an hour for a shower. However, you need to plow through and take care of all the prep work before you take a break.
The last minute isn’t too late.
Originally I had planned to serve wine and beer, but at the last moment, I realised there wouldn’t be any beer, and I only had enough wineglasses for half my guests. A quick call to a friend who deals in wine glasses solved the problem in the nick of time!
Seriously, you can’t do it all.
I cooked dinner for twelve. I did not do the washing up! My party was just as fabulous with dirty dishes in the sink as it would have been with a spotless kitchen. Consider what is important and don’t worry about the rest.
Make a success of events large and small!
by ticketprinting on January 8, 2010
Looking to drum up some new interest for your annual events? Time to go viral! Viral marketing is the hottest way to expend your popularity and your donor list, and, amazingly, it’s the least expensive form of advertising you can imagine. All you need is one good idea and a lot of word-of-mouth publicity.
Viral marketing depends on hot, authentic concepts and works best for groups with a real message. Some commercial groups may hit upon campaigns that go viral because they’re creative and catchy, but the best viral campaigns are the ones that hit folks in the heart. Your supporters will pass on your message because it’s believable as well as interesting.
Viral video is a smart way to start. You’ll want to capture something endearing, amazing, or eye-catching. Just grab a video camera and start shooting footage of your events. If you film something you just can’t stop laughing at, add your organisation’s information to the video, post it on your website, on YouTube, or another video-sharing site, and email the links to everyone you know. If it’s worth watching, others will pass it on and your big event will receive plenty of free publicity.
If you can create an interesting printed image, this could become viral as well. Whether your organisation is popular or unknown, an eye-catching design that communicates your message can be the ticket to underground success. Print your design on stickers, distribute them to supporters, or stick them around town (make sure you are not breaking any vandalism laws). When you print up other publicity material, such as Event Posters, include your logo for instant recognition.
by ticketprinting on November 28, 2009
Planning a seasonal celebration? Now’s the time time to start printing your Event Tickets and related publicity materials. If Santa Clause is coming to town, make sure he gets word of your big gathering. The old fellow’s busy making a list and checking it twice. The least you can do is help him out with a clearly-worded invitation and other print materials to help everyone find their way to your door.
With lovely designs for every type of gathering, choosing proper Posters is so simple. Is your occasion to be a solemn affair? Sacred and spiritual? Do you favour festive celebrations, or need to please young people? If you want it, you can have it.
Print your own Christmas Event Tickets, Posters, and Invitations in advance. If you are selling Event Tickets, sell more by employing the power of fine design. If you are inviting guests, make sure they mark their calendar and look forward to your party with delightful images worthy to be used as seasonal decorations.
Make this Christmas one to remember. Make it sophisticated and chic, or homey and old-fashioned. Celebrate your way. Print the Event Kits that work for you!
by ticketprinting on November 20, 2009
Still trying to pack the place? When you’re dreaming of an exclusive event, a queue of eager club-goers stretching out the door and around the block, waiting for the chance to walk past that plush velvet barrier, communicating your sense of excitement to potential partiers is of the utmost importance.
Sure, we talked about club promotions last week, but we’re not done talking about it!
You can issue boring, generic tickets, or you can print your own club tickets online. Personalise them with the name of your club, the name of the event, the names of musicians or DJs. Put your Event Tickets to work for you. Let them create publicity where you can’t go: into the kitchens, bedrooms, and wallets of your faithful fans.
Consider your options.
- Funky: With a matching Event Kit, the Purple Nightclub General Admission Ticket communicates a serious sense of fun!
- Fancy: If a sense of sophistication is what you’re after, the Gala General Admission Ticket turns an ordinary night into a soiree.
- Fun: Ready for a blast from the past? Summon up the 70s with the bold colours of the Disco General Admission Ticket.
When you’re promoting your club or musical event, the possibilities just go on and on! Find the right design to suit your tastes and keep your club hopping until the wee hours.
by ticketprinting on July 23, 2009
Some events are big business. Fashion shows, gallery openings, trade events. If you’re gathering for the sake of commerce and you intend for your event to lead to sales, or if your business is sponsoring someone else’s event, why not stimulate traffic with Gift Certificates?
Fashion Show Gift Certificate
Some Event Kits are matched to themed Gift Certificates, such as the Fashion Show Gift Certificate above, and tickets in our Nature Series. However, with dozens of designs to choose from, we can help you select and print the proper image for your business. In any event, you can offer Gift Certificates for sale, or you can offer them as raffle prizes or other incentives.
What’s the benefit of selling or giving away Gift Certificates? They increase your traffic. When you sell Gift Certificates in your store or at your event, your loyal customers will build your base for you. Everyone who receives a Gift Certificate is a potential new customer, one who might never have frequented your shop otherwise. The same can be said for Gift Certificates won in prize draws or offered to certain visitors. And those lucky individuals who receive your Gift Certificates are likely to spend more than the face value of their gift!
Consider the benefits to business. For your shop or for any event where sales are an issue, printing a series of smart Gift Certificates can only increase your revenue.
