HomeTown Ticketing Announces Schedule Integration with RankOne at 2021 THSADA Conference in Austin
Austin, TX – June 7, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing, the nation’s largest digital ticketing solution for K-12 and small colleges, announced today further growth of its partnership with Rank One – Texas’ most trusted athletic management software platform, giving athletic directors and administrators a completely integrated, end-to-end solution for managing athletic events and selling tickets for scheduled events with a few clicks. The announcement comes on the opening day of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association (THSADA) annual conference in Austin. “The ability to quickly upload Rank One schedules into HomeTown Box Offices will make managing high school sporting events even easier than before for our Texas Districts. Integrating with Rank One’s easy to use management platform will now give athletic directors complete end to end control without needing to input data into multiple platforms,” said HomeTown CEO Ryan Hart. HomeTown has collaborated with athletic directors at over 300 Texas School Districts to streamline and modernize their event ticketing processes and make the transition to digital tickets a seamless one. As a result, HomeTown helped Texas schools ticket over 25,000 events this past school year. “We’re excited to build on our partnership with HomeTown Ticketing as we continue to create a more seamless experience for our shared clients. Saving our users time while being more efficient has always been one of our main priorities and the integration is key to expanding our relationship,” said Rank One CEO Jason McKay. The deepened relationship with Rank One is just the latest for HomeTown in Texas, and further compliments ongoing affiliations with leading sports organizations in the Lone Star state, including TAPPS, THSADA, THSCA, and the UIL. “HomeTown has been a great partner for Burleson ISD. The ease of use for our fans, Business Office, and game operations staff is incredible. HomeTown saved us during a very challenging year and now BISD Athletics, BISD Fine Arts, and other BISD campus organizations all use HomeTown for tickets,” said Burleson ISD Director of Athletics Kevin Ozee. “Their customer service is first class and very fast to respond. We are also using HomeTown for summer camp registrations and fundraising donations. Furthermore, we are excited that HomeTown is integrating one of our other partners, Rank One. We build our game schedules in Rank One and the integration will once again save us by allowing easy game schedule input into the ticket system.” “We are excited to continue our work with THSADA members to help them better manage events that are incredibly important to Texas communities. It is great to celebrate the successes of the past year together and look forward to exciting things to come for the 2021-2022 school year,” Added Hart. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K–12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT RANK ONERank One Sport+Health offers a comprehensive set of management features to meet school needs for organization, communication and documentation. With over a decade of experience working with Athletic and Fine Arts directors, Rank One has built an all-inclusive suite of features designed to meet their department requirements. The integrated software is an all in one solution to view and edit game schedules and events, organize rosters and manage student data with a secure FERPA and HIPAA compliant communications platform including healthcare providers.
HomeTown Ticketing Gears Up For The 2021 THSADA Conference To Celebrate An Exciting Year In Texas
COLUMBUS, OH – June 6, 2021For Immediate Release While the 2020-2021 school year certainly threw students, teachers, and administrators some curveballs, HomeTown Ticketing is proud to have helped them weather the storm and create a successful year of athletics and activities. Across the country and especially in Texas, HomeTown has been hard at work collaborating with athletic directors to simplify their ticketing and make the transition to digital tickets, proudly serving over 300 Texas school districts. HomeTown’s trusted platform helped schools ticket over 100,000 events this past school year, with over 25,000 of those events being in Texas. Their dedicated team has been on hand to offer support and assistance whenever needed. The HomeTown team has grown substantially. Now, HomeTown has over 125 team members, 11 located in Texas, who specifically focus on supporting schools and colleges in the Lone Star State. HomeTown is proud to continue its partnerships with leading sports organizations in Texas, including Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, and of course, THSADA. The team is looking forward to attending the 50th annual Texas High School Athletic Directors State Conference on June 7 and 8, 2021. “The HomeTown Team is excited to be traveling to the THSADA Conference to meet many of the athletic directors and school administrators who work with HomeTown. After talking with them on the phone and over email this past year, we are thrilled to celebrate the successes of the past year together and look forward to showing them the exciting things to come for the 2021-2022 school year for our platform.”– Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. We will be on hand to answer questions, demo their platform, and share the latest news and features of our continually advancing ticketing system. We hope to see you there! ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K–12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With From Now On
COLUMBUS, OH – June 4, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing has partnered with From Now On, a mobile engagement platform creating customized apps for colleges, high schools, teams, tournaments, and sports organizations across the country. As leaders in the educational event space, both From Now On and HomeTown serve communities across the country and encourage students to participate in sports and activities that promote active lifestyles and learning the rules of the game. For students, families, and communities, From Now On has the tools they need to stay up to date on the latest events while HomeTown Ticketing provides a fast and convenient way to access tickets to these events, whether the game is home or away. Aligned in their goals to make athletics simple to track and fun to participate in and both of these companies are excited to be working together to achieve their goals. “From Now On is thrilled about the opportunity to partner with Hometown Ticketing! We look forward to helping schools at every level of the game welcome fans back to their venues with an affordable, contactless and integrated mobile ticketing solution from Hometown Ticketing. This partnership compliments our one-stop-shop game day for fans!”– Sue Thaden, CEO | From Now On “From Now On is an exciting partner for us and one that we can’t wait to work with over the coming years. We believe that this partnership will allow us to support our school, districts, and organizations in new ways and allow for even more fun on the field and off.”– Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K–12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT FROM NOW ONAt From Now On, our focus is on facilitating anytime, anywhere fan engagement through mobile technology. Our flagship FanX™ Mobile Engagement Platform serves our growing roster of over 100 colleges, high schools, teams, venues, and championship events to deliver personalized experiences to fans in-venue, on the go, and throughout the offseason at all levels of the game. To learn more about From Now On and the FanX™ platform please visit https://from-now-on.com or follow From Now On: Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn!
HomeTown Ticketing Named Official Online Ticketing Provider Of The NECC
COLUMBUS, OH – June 2, 2020For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing has been named the Official Online Ticketing Provider of the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC). HomeTown Ticketing and the NECC will collaborate on ticket sales for their competitive esports events and offer convenient online ticketing options for consumers to simplify and speed up the process of purchasing tickets and scanning at the gate. HomeTown is thrilled to welcome the esports community to our ticketing platform, and is thrilled to provide this growing area of competition to the HomeTown network. The NECC showcases top competitions at the collegiate level and offers event attendees the chance to better understand the world of esports while cheering on their favorite players as they battle it out on screen. “We’re excited to announce this partnership and begin working with HomeTown Ticketing. With some of the LAN events the NECC will be announcing in the near future, we think it’ll be the perfect match for our events along with their top-of-the-line services.” – Jacob VanRyn, Commissioner | National Esports Collegiate Conference “At HomeTown Ticketing, we are always here to help when it comes to providing the simple, quick answer to your school or conferences ticketing needs. We are thrilled to be able to provide the NECC with the platform they need to expand their audience and support them as they explore the features of using HomeTown for their upcoming events.”– Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. This partnership was brokered by Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) who represent the NECC for media and sponsorship partnerships. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K–12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations at no cost. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT NECC ESPORTSThe NECC began sponsoring esports in the fall of 2020. The NECC is currently sponsoring both regular season competition and championships across a wide variety of titles. The conference aims to serve the gaming community with respect and is a safe and inclusive environment. With more than 90 colleges and universities currently competing in the conference, the NECC is proud to be a positive home for the collegiate gaming community. For more information, please visit necc.gg ABOUT COLLEGIATE SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUPFounded in 2014, CSMG is a College Sports Properties Group that drives the business performance of college athletic conferences and schools, providing them with a successful growth strategy, and generating revenue to support their athletic department and initiatives. CSMG specializes in Marketing Rights/Revenue Generation, Content Creation & Distribution, Media Rights/Revenue Generation, Content Creation & Distribution, Media Rights Strategy & Negotiation, Sponsorship Sales, Name Image and Likeness Solutions, Licensing, Event Production & Management, Ticketing, and Esports. Visit www.collegiatesmg.com for more information.
HomeTown Ticketing Named Official Ticketing Partner of the Northwest Conference (NWC)
COLUMBUS, OH – June 1, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing has been named the Official Ticketing Corporate Partner of the Northwest Conference. HomeTown Ticketing and Northwest Conference will collaborate on ticket sales for all future NWC conference championships and other events, and will provide convenient online ticketing options for consumers as well as touchless, cashless solutions for gate entry. This partnership was brokered by Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) who represents the NWC for media and marketing partnerships; and is increasingly focused on ticketing and data solutions for its school and conference clients. “The Northwest Conference is looking forward to our partnership with HomeTown Ticketing and providing our fans easier access to purchase tickets for our championship and conference events. We are excited as we continue to plan for the 2021-22 academic year and the return of all of our championships in the safest way possible for our student-athletes, coaches, staff and NWC campus communities.”— Kimberly Wenger, Commissioner | Northwest Conference “HomeTown Ticketing is excited to support the Northwest Conference by providing our state-of-the-art digital ticketing solution for NWC championship events. We continue to grow in this region of the country and are really looking forward to getting things started.”— Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. ABOUT THE NORTHWEST CONFERENCEIn the last 25 years, the Northwest Conference has established itself as one of the most competitive NCAA Division III conferences in the U.S. Comprised of nine private colleges and universities in Washington and Oregon, the NWC is competitive on a national level in a wide array of sports and recognized for its emphasis on academic excellence. The NWC was formed in 1926, making it one of the oldest athletics conferences in the western United States. The move to NCAA Division III in 1996 was embraced as one that would foster equity, sportsmanship and genuine concern for the student-athlete in all endeavors of competition. ABOUT COLLEGIATE SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUPCSMG is a College Sports Properties Group that drives the business performance of college athletic conferences and schools, providing them with a successful growth strategy, and generating revenue to support their athletic department and initiatives. CSMG specializes in Marketing Rights/Revenue Generation, Content Creation & Distribution, Media Rights Strategy & Negotiation, Sponsorship Sales, Name Image and Likeness Solutions, Licensing, Event Production & Management, Ticketing and Esports. Visit www.collegiatesmg.com for more information. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETINGHomeTown Ticketing is the leading digital ticketing provider in both K-12 and collegiate spaces, serving schools, districts, conferences, and associations. A professional-level and fully automated ticketing solution, HomeTown’s in-house developed, proprietary ticketing platform is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and governing bodies. Benefits of the HomeTown system include unmatched value through easy-to-use purchasing and redemption options, custom box-offices, event and fan specific reporting tools, and secure financial management features to streamline operations and increase financial transparency. Intuitive and easy-to-use for both event organizers and ticket buyers, HomeTown never touches the event organizer’s funds, which are available and accessible within 24h from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
