Best ways to sell out your event tickets faster

Event marketing and promotions plays a key role in selling out your event tickets. Here we can have a brief look on some proven ways to sell out your event tickets faster.

·         Use a ticketing platform that is professional and mobile friendly:

Selling tickets through a professional online ticketing platform will build trust and confidence among buyers. Your ticketing platform should be mobile friendly to make ease of booking the ticket from anywhere. Your ticketing site needs to be easy to navigate and attractive designs with secure payment processing.  Keep your forms more simple with required fields, so that customers need not to fill more fields.

·         Start Early:

Better to sell tickets online as early as possible. Before you start selling your event ticket to general audience make an exclusive offer to last event attendees. They might be your biggest supporters and they are more likely to buy tickets immediately. It’s better to announce two different dates when the tickets will be on going to sale. You should plan at least two types of pricing: early bird and regular. Once the ticket sale is open, ensure to offer to reward early buyers with some special discounts. Don’t fail to notify the deadline of early bird discount.

·         Start selling your next event tickets in your current event:

If your company is hosting events on regular basis, then you can make an announcement of your next event while your current event experiences a maximum footfall.  You can offer discount as gratitude for attending your current event. As per response you can extend the offer period till the end of the event.

It’s better to deploy an event planning software instead of selling the tickets in person by setting up a booth.

·         Endorse the location of the event:

Start promoting your event location as a worth visit place by mentioning some key places around to visit. Promoting nearby attractions and businesses is a selfless thing to do. This enables you to get in the good books of your audience can create brand awareness and it increases the overall image of your business.

·         Start contests in your company:

Ticket sale will be more successful if your company staffs get involved. Encourage them to promote your event through their own social media channel. Do some contests to make their effort worthwhile. Incentives can be in any form which is based on your budget.

·         Get your sponsors involved:

You and your partner may expect higher footfall on the day of your event. You should encourage your partner to get involved by promoting the event on their social media channels. This will add more grip on your ticket sales.

·         Promote by adding the fun stuff:

The main reason people attend conferences is for the beneficial content and to gain knowledge. But promoting the parties and night time activities will be an added advantage and it will attract the attendees.