Brooklyn Bowl Featured in Super Awesome Google Maps Ad
January 26, 2012
See fo yoself!
Categories: News, Ticketfly Clients
A Benefit for SF Giants Fan Bryan Stow this Saturday!
January 25, 2012
On opening day in 2011, San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stowe was brutally attacked outside of Dodger Stadium and has sustained life-threatening injuries. After almost 5 months in the hospital, Bryan has finally been moved to a long-term rehabilitation unit. As you can imagine, his medical costs are a tremendous burden for his family to bear. The Giants community and the people of San Francisco continue to show support. This Saturday at The Uptown Theatre in Napa, Giants 3rd base coach Tim Flannery and his Irish folk band The Lunatic Fringe are holding a benefit for Bryan. Bob Weir will be a special guest. And Giants fans are guaranteed to see some special guests from the baseball world! It’s not often that we tell ya to go to show that we aren’t selling tickets for, so you KNOW it’s a good cause! And what’s good for the San Francisco community, live music, and a fellow fan in need…is good for us.
Get tickets over on the Uptown site or click the poster!
Categories: Editor's Show Picks, Music
The 2012 Ticketfly Marketing Summit Rocked Our World!
January 20, 2012
by Amy Miller, Ticketfly Community Manager
This week, Ticketfly had the great pleasure of bringing over 100 of our clients out to San Francisco for the first annual #TicketflySummit. Held at Union Square’s Parc 55 Hotel, the Summit was equal parts learning, testimonials, music, parties, bonding and workshopping. Partners in attendance included The Troubadour, Congress Theatre, IMP Presents, Sunset Promotions, Danny Zelisko, Monqui Presents, Austin City Limits, R5 Productions, Knitting Factory Entertainment and many many more. As a young company, this was the first time we’ve really been able to get so many of our valued clients in one room and be able to share our experience and knowledge while getting their feedback. It was magic!
Here were some highlights!
Monday
We kicked things off with a party at 111 Minna. DJ Aaron Axelsen provided the soundtrack and Peter Solmssen provided some of the scenery. It was incredible to see so many of the country’s most influential live music promoters getting drunk in one room. If a bomb had hit, the touring industry would have taken a real dive. Too morbid? Probably. During the party, we also got some live interviews with Ticketfly clients. In response to the question “Why Ticketfly?,” we tended to hear the same things over and over- Product, Support, Social features and a team that “gets it.” Almost everyone we interviewed said that Ticketfly has saved them tons of time since they switched. We’re glad we could free up some partying time for you guys!
Tuesday
The first full day of our conference started out with some opening remarks from CEO Andrew Dreskin and CTO Sean Porter about Ticketfly’s goals for 2012 and where we stand in the industry. The term “Death Star” may or may not have been thrown around. Perhaps the highlight of the day for some of the newer promoters in the room was the war stories-trading panel between industry pioneers Danny Zelisko and Seth Hurwitz. On the post-merger switch to Ticketfly, Seth commented: “I just couldn’t have my competition selling my tickets.” The day rolled along with in-depth panels from Facebook, The Roxy and Ticketfly’s Community Manager. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Ticketfly event without another party. We took the crew to dinner and drinks until the wee hours. It didn’t feel that awesome the next day.
Wednesday
Our final day of festivities was probably the most lively. The topics of the day were branding your venue, and promoters working together, which is always a taboo topic in the promotions world. The conference panel held the likes of IMP Presents, Austin City Limits, PopGun Booking and Johnny Brenda’s. The Satellite’s post-Summit newsletter puts it best:
“My big takeaway was that venues need to stick together – because at the end of the day, the more that people are going to shows (at any club), the better off we all are. With all the great bands out there, why compete when we can instead strengthen our music communities and our neighborhoods (even if at the expense of our livers)?” Amen, Satellite!
To close things out, The Fly Awards recognized some of our most stellar partners. A few lucky winners:
R5 Productions- Best All-Around Use of Social Media
DAYGLOW, LLC- Best Facebook Sales
Knitting Factory Entertainment- Best All-Around Use of Ticketfly’s Tools
I wish we could give everyone an award! It’s difficult to put into words how beneficial this week has been for both us and our partners, and how amazing our clients are. We are looking forward to a productive and successful 2012 for Ticketfly and the live events industry. It’s exciting to be on a disruptive team and have some of the country’s top promoters joining in the fun. And with the immediately post-conference Facebook announcement we’re certainly not showing any signs that we are slowing!
How did we end the final afternoon of our Summit? Well, yeah obviously. #hairofthedog
If you’d like more info on becoming a Ticketfly partner, check us out at ticketfly.com/about!
Categories: Awards, News, Ticketfly Clients
Ticketfly’s Facebook Timeline App Will Sell Out Your Show
January 18, 2012
Every once in a while at Ticketfly, we check out our sales reports, see a one-ticket purchase, and let out a collective “awwww” for the sludge666@aol.com dude going to see Mastodon alone. Sludge is why we’re committed to providing tools for fans to discover events and purchase tickets. Friends are good for Sludge, and friends are good for promoters. Ticketfly is excited to announce that we’re launching the latest version of our Facebook app that fans can add to their Facebook Timeline to help them discover and share Ticketfly events.
Back in September at the F8 conference, Facebook included us in their list of innovative companies who would be developing apps for Timeline that encourage users to express their interests and share easily with their friends. With the latest version of Ticketfly Facebook Purchase, initially launched in December 2011, fans can now purchase tickets from within Facebook, as well as Share and Like the artists they’re excited to see, and RSVP to the event. Connect online, rock out offline!
For promoters, this means that fans will not only help you sell tickets, but they will increase awareness for your brand, venue and booked artists online. Event links on your fans’ Timelines means more traffic to your Facebook Purchase process and more fans as the event spreads throughout Sludge’s social circles. Can anyone say…free promotion? And don’t forget that Ticketfly has the industry’s only comprehensive Analytics dashboard so you can see exactly how many of your tickets were sold via Facebook.
Check it out below! If you’d like more information on Facebook Purchase and Ticketfly’s other tools, head over to ticketfly.com/start.
Categories: News
Red Devil Lounge, SF Joins Ticketfly for The New Year and Has a Gift for YOU!
January 10, 2012
Two holiday seasons ago, the Ticketfly team had our annual staff party at Red Devil Lounge. A lot of the night is pretty foggy but one thing we knew for sure- this is a beautiful venue in the heart of San Francisco’s Polk St district that really knows how to throw a party. We see shows there frequently and a few of our favorite artists seem pretty partial to Red Devil as well, including KRS-One and English Beat. As all you artists and venue owners know, if the artists are treated right then you’re gonna get a better show. It’s a San Francisco venue that can’t be missed and we’re happy to say that now you can get tickets for all Red Devil shows on Ticketfly!
In honor of the New Year, Red Devil’s Sweet 16, and other new beginnings, the RDL guys want to reward their loyal customers with a Half Off Sale! Check out this message from the horse’s mouth and then go get some tickets tomorrow!
RED DEVIL LOUNGE: SWEET 16 / HALF OFF SALE! - This Wed 1/11/12 at 10:00am
“The Red Devil Lounge is turning 16 this year, and to mark our coming of age, we plan on celebrating all year long. We kick things off by offering half-off tickets for all of our shows. This kick ass deal is exclusively through our ticketing partner Ticketfly. You can buy tickets to any show at the Red Devil Lounge for 50% of the normal fee this Wednesday, January 11 between 10:00am and 2:00pm. This includes shows from Nikka Costa, The Fixx and Tom Tom Club, Storm Large, The Aggrolites, The Toasters, Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols and everything else on the calendar. All you need to do is go to the Red Devil Lounge website, pick your favorite shows, and when prompted, use the access code.
Get the access code and RSVP to the sale over on Facebook!
Head over to http://www.reddevillounge.com and pick your poison!
RULES :
This promotion is on a first come, first served basis, and a limited amount of tickets are available. You can purchase a maximum of 2 tickets per shows. As always, you must be 21 or over with a valid ID.”
Don’t forget!
Categories: News, Ticketfly Clients, Websites + Design
