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Visit Us at The 2024 WFA Convention
We are excited to announce that AttendStar will be attending the Western Fairs Association (WFA) 2024 in Anaheim, CA! Visit Us at WFA 2024 AttendStar takes the WFA Convention as
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How to Find the Right Artist for Your Event
If you need to book a performer for your event, then you need to make sure you find the right artist. Finding that artist will require time, research, and negotiating. It’s usually not a quick and easy process. With that in mind, it’s important to start your
How to Use Instagram Event Marketing to Increase Ticket Sales
Instagram is the third most popular social media platform in the world according to Pew Research Center. With 35% of all U.S. adults using Instagram, only YouTube (with 78% of U.S. adults using it) and Facebook (with 68% of U.S. adults using it) are more popular. That
Why YouTube is Critical for Event Marketing and Venue Promotion
YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and it’s owned by Google, the largest search engine in the world. In other words, if people are looking for information or content (including information about events or venues), they’re probably using YouTube or Google to find
Top 3 Online Advertising Options to Promote Your Events
Paid online advertising is an effective marketing investment to promote your events and sell more tickets. The challenge for many event organizers is figuring out where to advertise online and which networks to use. The key to successfully using online advertising to promote your events is to
How to Use Facebook Contests for Event Marketing
Facebook contests are perfect for event marketing because they create excitement and word-of-mouth buzz that can lead to ticket sales. You can use Facebook contests to boost your email subscriber list, increase awareness of your event, remind people about your event, encourage people to tell their friends
5 Things Event Organizers Do Wrong at the Door or Gate
For your event to be successful, you need to have an efficient process in place for ticket buyers to enter. If the wait is too long, people will be unhappy. They’ll start sharing their displeasure on social media almost immediately, and their complaints will continue even after
How to Book an Artist for Your Event
How To Book An Artist For Your Event If you’re planning to hold an event that requires a performer, then you need to learn how to book an artist for your event the right way. Unfortunately, if you don’t understand the artist booking process, you could end
5 Reasons Why Events Fail
The key to a successful event is ticket sales, yet many event organizers continue to make five common mistakes that hurt ticket sales. These are the top reasons why events fail. The good news is you can avoid making these mistakes! The first step to ensuring your
The Most Important Event Email Marketing Campaign
The most important event email marketing campaign that you should use for every event you sell tickets to is a cart abandonment campaign. This type of email marketing campaign is referred to as remarketing because it gives you an opportunity to promote your event to people who
AttendStar Client Spotlight – Dina Davis and the Cleveland National Air Show
AttendStar tickets air shows across the country every year (air shows are one of our specialties), and one of our air show clients who always impresses us is the Cleveland National Air Show. We spoke with Dina Davis, Director of Finance and Ticketing for the Cleveland National
Is This the Future of Events?
The future of events is all about technology and personalization. Using rapidly evolving event tech and having access to data about ticket buyers makes a significant difference in how many tickets you sell to your events and how successful those events are. The tricky thing is that
The Relationship between Artist Development and Ticketing for Event Success
Which comes first ticketing or artist development? The truth is ticketing and artist development go hand-in-hand. Together, ticketing and artist development lead to sell-out events, but such a high level of success is rarely achieved overnight. For most, artist development is a process, and in today’s world,