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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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15 Questions to Ask to Find the Best Online Ticketing Service
Choosing the best online ticketing service is critical to the success of your event. Whether you’re organizing a small event or a large, multi-day festival or air show, if you’re not using the best online ticketing service, you could lose ticket sales. That’s a risk you don’t
Introduction to PPC Advertising to Sell More Event Tickets
PPC advertising is very effective to help raise awareness of your event brand and to sell more tickets. PPC is an acronym for pay-per-click. PPC advertising is a type of online advertising that can be very affordable for small and large brands. These ads appear at the
Venue Marketing – 10 Tips to Increase Bookings
You have a fantastic venue to hold a variety of events, but you’re not getting enough bookings. Sound familiar? Don’t worry, because you’re not alone – particularly as so many events move to the online space. However, with the right venue marketing plan in place, you can
Guide to Guerrilla Marketing for Event Promotion and Increased Ticket Sales
Guerrilla marketing provides an affordable way for event organizers to increase ticket sales. In simplest terms, guerrilla marketing enables you to promote your event on a shoestring budget using creative, memorable tactics. Traditional offline marketing includes tactics like radio advertising, print advertising, and press releases. Digital marketing
Event Budget Planning
Event budget planning might seem intimidating, but it really just takes some time and research to come up with projected costs for everything you need to hold a successful event. One of the most important things to keep in mind is that an event budget is a
How to Use Brand Ambassadors and Online Influencers for Event Marketing
Brand ambassadors and online influencers can be extremely effective in boosting awareness of your event as well as ticket sales. Leveraging the power of brand ambassadors has been a popular form of event marketing for many years. However, the process has evolved since social media became the
How to Get Millennials to Buy Event Tickets
More than 80 million Americans are between the ages of 18 and 34 putting them in the millennial generation. The most recent census data shows that millennials are the largest generation living in the United States accounting for one-fourth of the population, and this statistic will rise
AttendStar Client Spotlight – Stand-Up Comedian Mark “Jiggy” Jigarjian
AttendStar has been ticketing events for many years, and our team is continuously impressed by our clients’ talents. Mark “Jiggy” Jigarjian is one of those clients! Born and raised in the Boston, Massachusetts area, Jiggy is a stand-up comedian currently living in New York City. He first
Event Marketing Step-by-Step – Creative Ways to Sell More Tickets
Event marketing includes more than simply placing some ads and creating a great ticket sales page. To sell enough tickets for your event to be a success, you need to get strategic with your marketing investments. Your first step is to define your goals and budget. With
How to Create Your Event Brand
Why should people use their hard-earned money to buy a ticket to your event and spend their valuable time attending that event? What does your event promise to attendees? Your answers to these questions are the essence of your event brand. In simplest terms, a brand is
How to Fill Your Event Management and Event Marketing Jobs
If you’re organizing an event for a mid-size or large audience, you definitely need help. There are simply too many tasks and moving parts and pieces to keep everything straight by yourself. However, it can be challenging to find the right people to fill your open event
Ultimate Guide to Social Media Event Marketing
Promoting your events through social media event marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to generate ticket sales. The truth is that if you build it (i.e., an event website and ticket sales page), they won’t come. That’s the reality of the internet. There are simply
