TicketBud

JANUARY 22, 2014

Building an event budget is a great place to start when organizing and planning your event. It sets parameters for your event and your team and allows to start realistically brainstorming what is feasible and, perhaps more importantly, what is not feasible for your event. To help get your budgeting juices flowing, heck out this useful infographic from Planning Pod!

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Event mobile app provider, DoubleDutch, announced a total redesign of its application to leverage the new features and functionality of the iOS7 operating system. In addition to a completely new user interface, enhanced offline performance and more speed, the app “gets to the promise of contextual computing—delivering the right experience at the right time,” says Lawrence Coburn, DoubleDutch CEO and the company’s co-founder.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 30, 2014

This event planning checklist serves as a great starting point for anyone that is in the beginning stages of organizing an event. At Ticketbud , we know that events come in all shapes and sizes so feel free to tweak this checklist to your specific needs. Look at this as an event planning template to help kickstart the process. Before we dive into it, below are a few motivational thoughts to establish the right mindset for you to jump right into the planning process.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 29, 2014

You've done the heavy lifting. You've promoted your event like a madman via social media, told all your friends, family & coworkers (event that guy that steals food from the office fridge) and seen tons of attendee traffic going to your registration page. So, despite all your efforts, the question remains; why are you not converting? Why are attendees coming to your event page but NOT buying tickets?

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TicketBud

JANUARY 28, 2014

Have you tried to upload a banner image for your event? Have you had issues with the image not fitting correctly? Here is a how-to to show you how to get your image to fix correctly. (The optimal dimensions for the banner is 660px x 236px). Go to Pixlr and click 'PIXLR EDITOR'. Click 'Create a new image'. Change the width to 660 and the height to 236 and then click 'OK'.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 17, 2014

Wish SXSW came with a manual? Well.it doesn't. Mainly because as soon as somebody writes one SXSW attendees, organizers and presenters do something to flip the festival on its head. Here is the SXSW survival guide. Used a sweet new app to find all the best talks? It's been replaced by the newest new app. Have a trusted, low-key bar where all the under-the-radar bands play at?

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TicketBud

JANUARY 15, 2014

The Super Bowl is days away and that means watch parties are in order. Time for a Super Bowl Party! Whether it's a packed sports bar or a house party with friends, using Ticketbud to sell tickets, send out RSVPs and reserve viewing spots makes planning and buying for your party easy to predict and even easier to execute. Features For Organizers. Create an online page for your party in minutes.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 14, 2014

Being headquartered in Austin, Texas, the Ticketbud Team has attended their fair share of SXSW festivities over the years. While the festival has exploded of late, boasting A-list celebrities, tens of thousands of visitors and more parties than a frat row on a Friday, there are still a few ways to help your SXSW event stand out from all the noise. Whether you're planning your own secret show, an invite-only event or just a relaxing day party, here are a few SXSW "hacks" to help you host a better

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TicketBud

JANUARY 13, 2014

Sometimes it feels like we are faced with the reality of our often wasteful lifestyles with every step we take. Fortunately, there are some great ideas out there to reduce your event's carbon footprint, making these steps much smaller. Here, we provide you with tips for every aspect of the event planning process: Location, location, location - Aside from choosing what type of event to host, choosing where to host it is typically next on the list.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 8, 2014

A lot of preparation and work goes into planning, organizing and executing an event and, at Ticketbud, our job is to make online ticketing and registration the easiest and most seamless part of that process. To help you as you sell tickets, promote and manage your event, Ticketbud now provides weekly webinars covering a variety of topics dedicated to keeping you informed and knowledgeable about how to throw a successful event.

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TicketBud

JANUARY 2, 2014

For many of us, every New Year seems to follow a predictable pattern. We make grand plans of losing weight, being more active in the community or whatever our goal may be only to have that plan fade as the days go on. As many of us at Ticketbud can attest to, motivation is easy to start but difficult to maintain as work, school and other activities consume our time.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Technology can be both the bright spot and the bane of event-industry planners and suppliers. One woman’s efficiency tool can be another woman’s nightmare scenario. Such is the conversation around using electronic RFPs. Planners love the efficiency of the tools, but some hotels struggle with the volume of inquiries. Active Network Business Solutions aims to correct that imbalance with the unveiling of Active MarketView 3.0.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Event mobile app provider, DoubleDutch, announced a total redesign of its application to leverage the new features and functionality of the iOS7 operating system. In addition to a completely new user interface, enhanced offline performance and more speed, the app “gets to the promise of contextual computing—delivering the right experience at the right time,” says Lawrence Coburn, DoubleDutch CEO and the company’s co-founder.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Technology can be both the bright spot and the bane of event-industry planners and suppliers. One woman’s efficiency tool can be another woman’s nightmare scenario. Such is the conversation around using electronic RFPs. Planners love the efficiency of the tools, but some hotels struggle with the volume of inquiries. Active Network Business Solutions aims to correct that imbalance with the unveiling of Active MarketView 3.0.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Event mobile app provider, DoubleDutch, announced a total redesign of its application to leverage the new features and functionality of the iOS7 operating system. In addition to a completely new user interface, enhanced offline performance and more speed, the app “gets to the promise of contextual computing—delivering the right experience at the right time,” says Lawrence Coburn, DoubleDutch CEO and the company’s co-founder.

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Fork in the Road

JANUARY 19, 2014

Technology can be both the bright spot and the bane of event-industry planners and suppliers. One woman’s efficiency tool can be another woman’s nightmare scenario. Such is the conversation around using electronic RFPs. Planners love the efficiency of the tools, but some hotels struggle with the volume of inquiries. Active Network Business Solutions aims to correct that imbalance with the unveiling of Active MarketView 3.0.

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