by ticketprinting on March 13, 2011
Have you an amazing story to share? UK Ticket Printing wants to know! Starting soon, we shall begin featuring regular profiles of customers who’ve achieved success with their events and their print products. Your organization and event could appear in this space! Whether every last element fell into place, or things did not go precisely as planned, your story could inspire event planners across the UK.
Featured organizations and events will receive all the free publicity they can pack into one blog post, including backlinks to your own websites and other events, plus a forum to share pictures, and perhaps some valuable incentives from UK Ticket Printing.
Don’t have an event to share just yet? You can still find plenty of great idea for something you might want to do in the future. Learn from others’ success! Or, learn from their failures. Keep up with current local trends and discover new ideas to invigorate your guests or reinvent your event. Are you invested in staying ahead of the pack and standing out? Learn what everyone else is doing so you can do something else.
We’ll be contacting customers in the upcoming months to find out more, but if you already have a story you’d like to share, just comment on this blog and you could be among the first customer profiles to be featured in this space.
by ticketprinting on January 10, 2011
Consider the ease with which you may obtain all the high-quality event collateral you might need for any upcoming gathering. Parties, concerts, theatrical productions, and educational fundraisers all benefit from advance publicity, personalised invitations, and professionally printed general admission or reserved seating event tickets. Whether you’d like to hang small flyers or large posters, encouraging people to pay attention to your advertisements is much simpler with smart design.
All this can be yours through the power of on-line printing. Free designs accompanied by easy-to-use ticket templates allow you to select the image that best embodies your message, and then easily add your event details. Clearly stating when and where customers or fans may purchase event tickets greatly expedites the sale of event tickets!
Matching event kits, including products such as drink tickets and raffle tickets, really tie your event together. From the moment potential guests first hear about your get-together until long after the event, when they find their perforated ticket stub and remember the cohesive look and feel of the celebration, professionally printed publicity products truly allow you to create something memorable.
What events are you planning in 2011? As soon as you have the details, you can start printing your own event tickets and event kits online. The sooner you have tickets in hand, the sooner you can start selling tickets to your event!
by ticketprinting on November 28, 2010
The time has come! For church festivities, secular gatherings, and every celebration in between, Christmastime is nearing and ’tis the season to plan events. And, whilst you are planning events, a full service ticket manufacturer can offer your party or gala a little added organisation and security when you choose a free ticket template or custom ticket to complement your event.
Whether you’re searching for an appropriate design, or wish to employ your own ideas to create a unique, personalised or customised event ticket, printing your own event tickets online is a simple and inexpensive process. Standard security features, such as individualized, security numbering, make ticket sales easier and help you track your numbers.
Print event tickets in full colour, and add a prize draw with matching raffle tickets for maximum impact. You can even choose an event kit with matching products like invitations, posters, and other useful print products. Fundraising at winter charity events has never been easier!
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 August 6, 2010
What’s smart about UK Ticket Printing?
Professional quality online ticket printing services are on the rise, but UK Ticket Printing has the power of well over a decade of experience from which to draw. When you need your Event Tickets, Draw Tickets, and other event collateral printed in sharp, vivid colour and delivered to your door in a matter of days, they can go the job and guarantee that it’s done right.
What should you expect from a professional quality printer?
Well, professional quality, of course. Heavy-duty card stock, full-bleed ink that doesn’t road or fade. But wouldn’t you rather do business with a company that go beyond the call of duty? Consider the extra touches that can make your event run smoothly:
- Matching Event Kits so you can look your best with designs that brand your event
- Free designs and templates so your products don’t cost too much
- Free image uploads so you can add your own logo or photograph to your print products
- Booklet stapling so your sales team stays organized and can easily track progress
- Perforated stubs on Event Tickets and Raffle Tickets for orderly entrance and prize draws
And that’s just to start. How about Customer Service during business hours, so you can talk to a real human being? Or a money back guarantee to ensure that your print job is perfect, every time? Your choice of glossy or matte finish? Coloured or white paper? Multiple delivery options, so your shipping is affordable, and arrives when you need it?
UK Ticket Printing offers all this and more!
by ticketprinting on July 16, 2010
Summertime is outdoor time, and now is the right time to start selling Event Tickets for your big end-of-summer celebration. What will it be? According to our customers, the most popular events are:
If you simply can’t decide, your smart option is to let your fans, customers, or guests decide for you. Make the process as formal or as informal as you like. For instance, you can open your next meeting up to a vote by the general assembly. You can create an online poll on your website, where interested parties can anonymously vote for their favourite choice. You can ask a select group of members to make the decision, or you can ring up some influential voices and let those popular members lead the crowd.
Once you’ve made the decision, it’s time to book the venue (if necessary) and start printing Event Kits. Determine what type of pre-event publicity you will require. Will you advertise with Posters, or only send Invitations to a select group? When you print your Event Tickets online, you can create matching documents for VIP passes, Drink Tickets (which can also be customised for other food sales, so that those in charge of concessions need not worry about counting money and making change while a queue of hungry guests forms), and, of course, Raffle Tickets, if you’d like to earn a little extra money before the day is over.
Whatever you choose, start planning now! Make this summer the most successful summer yet for your organisation.
by ticketprinting on July 3, 2010
Let us speak of event advertising.
Selling Event Tickets in a glutted market may seem discouraging some days, but don’t despair! In economic downturns, most people are looking for affordable entertainments to take their minds off of other problems for a time. You can help them by offering tantalizing glimpses into the magical world offered by your event. No need to force anything. You can simply place Posters and Flyers in places where potential customers can’t help but notice.
Certainly, you can spread your message online, but most of your customers live in the real world, too! Find ways to meet them halfway by providing interesting publicity in venues they are likely to frequent. Try pairing your event advertising with a proper location.
Perhaps you are putting on a gymnasiums. But don’t stop there. Think further: where else will you find your target audience? If you are opening a new nightclub, the owner of a boutique selling club clothes may allow you to hang a Poster in the shop window. Perhaps a paediatrician might allow you to hang a Flyer for a family-friendly event in the office.
Finding the appropriate design can often be a key to advertising success. Does it catch the eye? Does it appeal directly to the group you wish you attract? It may be helpful to find a focus group, some people who are interested in your event and willing to evaluate your advertising with their own eyes. Once you’ve settled on a proper design, it’s easy to print your Posters or Flyers online, and it costs less than you think.
Then, it’s up to you. Get outside and start hanging them up where everyone can see.
by ticketprinting on May 28, 2010
Corporate sponsorship.
They very idea is enough to strike fear into the hearts of some idealists. But you need not compromise yourself, your organisation, or your principles, simply because a larger company has offered you money in return for slapping their logo on some of your publicity materials. Schools do it; sports teams do it; and you can do it without hassle, if your cause is a worthy one.
Many corporations are already looking for charitable organisations to support. It looks good for them: they appear to be giving back to the community, acting with a social consciousness, and redistributing their wealth. So, if your group has long hosted a fundraising event, or if you are only testing the waters, consider finding a successful, for-profit company to help you along. They may be willing to make a sizable donation to your cause, and they ask very little in return.
If you have accepted corporate sponsorship, you will have to make some small concessions, but it amounts to little more than passing along a word from your sponsor. When you print your publicity materials, you will want to add your sponsor’s logo. Many Event Tickets allow you to add sponsor logos right on the ticket template; the same goes for certain pre-designed publicity Posters. You can write your thanks in any programme or other printed materials to be distributed to your guests. You can thank them out loud when you make announcements at the event itself.
Even if your sponsor wants a bigger hand in branding the event, you still come out ahead. Many companies will be eager to offer you hundreds of pounds of free merchandise to be distributed however you see fit. Items such as T-shirts or water bottles imprinted with the sponsor logo will be coveted by your guests as favours. If your sponsor offers free products, you can pass them on to your guests knowing that everyone wins: your sponsor receives positive publicity, you create a bigger budget, and your guests go home will all kinds of valuable, and free, prizes!
by ticketprinting on January 22, 2010
Has your organisation acquired its own logo?
Your logo–a distinct design that encapsulates both the name and mission of your group–is an instant way to achieve brand recognition. The image should be striking, memorable, and often amusing. Think of it this way: have you ever seen a small child, one who has not yet learned to read, decode the McDonald’s or Coca-Cola logo (and then beg for the product)? While we can’t all hope for this degree of success, we can all develop a logo that is easily recognisable and visually describes something about our mission.
Have you any amateur artists on your staff? People who doodle in the margins of their memos? Perhaps they already have some ideas for you. If not, you may want to hire a professional artist or graphic designer. Prices will vary, but if you haven’t much money, perhaps you can barter goods or services, or else find a young artist just starting out. Perhaps you know an art student, or a colleague’s teenager with a talent for art.
Once you have your logo, you can add it to everything. Fortunately, many Event Kits allow you to upload your logo onto predesigned ticket templates, so you can customise everything associated with your organisation and your event. With proper use, your logo will soon become well-known, perhaps even popular. With the proper logo, you may even develop a side business, selling stickers of your clever logo!
If you have a logo, its easy to print it on your own Event Kits, branding all your events. Everyone will know your group is sponsoring the big event. You’ll look smart, and your print products will shine!
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.
