Production Show Shirts, Dues, and More!
The show has been cast, you’ve had your first read-thru, you’ve started blocking… now the work begins. Blocking alone is time consuming, but you have so many more tasks to do and it feels like there is never enough time in the day to complete them. Let your Hometown Box Office do some of the production organization heavy lifting for you! Did you know that you can utilize your Box Office to: Collect t-shirt sales for the cast and crew? Manage all of your orders in one place by sending out a link to your cast and crew for them to order t-shirts through a private event*. You’ll get real-time reporting, the money will go directly to the school, and you do not have to worry about collecting info or cash by hand. Plus, you still get to work with your school-approved vendor. Collect thespian or production dues? Similar to collecting t-shirt information, you’ll send out a link to your cast and crew for them to pay their dues through the private event* feature. You’ll have access real-time reporting to see who has and hasn’t paid, the money goes directly to the school, and you do not have to worry about collecting cash by hand. Sell program ads? When you create an event to sell ads for your program, you can ask for custom information* at checkout. For example, you can collect how they would like their name to appear or what their shoutout message should say. After checkout is complete, all of this information is available to be exported so you can simply copy and paste it into your program. Wondering how to make it happen? Reach out to your Client Success Manager to learn how to set this up. Not a HomeTown school, but would like more information? Please schedule time with our performing arts experts to get started today. *HomeTown’s in-house platform has many unique features including creating private events that are not visible to the public and custom questions to gather information. There are seemingly endless ways to use your HomeTown Box Office.
Strike Up The Band
Strike Up The Band – For Battle! Drum roll please…it is time for the annual Battle of the Bands competitions to happen throughout the United States. As you start to prepare for your show and the competition(s) that you might be participating in, we wanted to highlight a few things on how HomeTown can help make planning and organizing this year’s competition easier than ever before. Tickets You can streamline all ticket purchases online so that every school participating can encourage their parents to purchase tickets in advance. You also can sell tickets at the gate the day of the competition. By creating multiple ticket levels, you could have a ticket level dedicated to each participating program and then with our reporting, you can share with each school how many tickets were sold for their program. Band Merch Have some awesome band merchandise that your band and band parents will love? Stay organized with these sales by sending out a link to your families for them to order their gear through a private event* set up in your box office. You then get real-time reporting, the money will go directly to the school and you do not have to worry about collecting info or cash. Plus, you still get to work with your school-approved vendor. Concessions* Do you sell concessions to raise more money for your program? The HomeTown platform allows you to sell concessions through our point of sale system. This allows you to take credit card payments or cash as well as have real-time reporting to know exactly how much you sold at the end of the day. Plus, the school can receive a direct payment for those funds. Feel free to reach out to your dedicated Client Success Manager to learn more on how to set this up. Not a HomeTown school, but would like more information? Please schedule time with our performing arts experts to get started today. *HomeTown’s in-house platform has many unique features including creating private events that are not visible to the public and concessions. There are seemingly endless ways to use your HomeTown box office.
Spotlight on Auditions with HomeTown
As we embark on a new school year, you are bound to wind down and start planning for a successful program this year. Every production starts with the highly anticipated auditions. Who will get the lead? Is this the right monologue? You know…the time when everyone overthinks every detail. While your students are worrying about how they should deliver their monologue, HomeTown can help you stay organized with the details that matter to you. You can use your box office to set up an Audition Event. These types of events are complementary and are at no charge to the registrant or you. Just part of what we offer your school/organization. By setting up the registration process in your HomeTown box office, you can: Segment time slot sign ups so you can space auditions out Automatically send a confirmation email with PDF attachments of monologue(s) and/or scene(s) to prepare Ask up to 15 questions at check out that can be exported into Microsoft Excel For example, you can gather parental information, ask about schedule conflicts, vocal part, role(s) desired and more. You can also send out notifications with important updates to everyone who registers in advance. For example, vocal warm up will take 15 minutes prior to auditions beginning, costume measurements will be taken after you audition, etc. When you are able to condense some of this admin work and schedule out the audition process, you will be able to focus more on the audition itself. Feel free to reach out to your dedicated Client Success Manager to learn more on how to set this up. Not a HomeTown school, but would like more information? Please schedule time with our performing arts experts to get started today.
Elevate Your Game-Day Experience with HomeTown Social Media
We are excited to begin introducing HomeTown Social Media, our brand new innovative social media automation feature powered by BoxOut, designed specifically for athletic directors and administrators. HomeTown Social Media is set to revolutionize the way you promote your events, engage with your audience, and drive ticket sales. In this blog post, we will explore the key features and benefits of HomeTown Social Media, and how it will enhance your game-day experience this fall. Effortless Graphic Creation With HomeTown Social Media, creating professional-looking graphics for your game-day promotions has never been easier. Our intuitive platform syncs with BoxOut’s graphic tools and allows you to effortlessly design graphics that are pre-populated with relevant event data from HomeTown. Say goodbye to time-consuming graphic design processes or the need to hire expensive design resources. HomeTown Social Media empowers you to create eye-catching visuals that will captivate your audience. Save Time and Money HomeTown Social Media is all about efficiency and cost-effectiveness. By automating your social media marketing, you can save valuable time and resources. This new integration enables you to create content once and seamlessly distribute it across all your social platforms with just a few clicks. This means less time spent on creating and manual posting – and more time focusing on what matters most. Drive Attendance One of the primary goals of HomeTown Social Media is to help you increase event attendance. Our powerful features, in collaboration with BoxOut, allow you to preload all existing schedule information, including dates, game times, opponents’ names and logos, and venue details. Additionally, HomeTown Social Media will include direct links to your ticket purchase page, making it incredibly convenient for fans to buy tickets with just a single click. With HomeTown Social Media, you can effectively drive attendance and ensure that every event you host is a resounding success. Promote Your Staff and Student Athletes We understand the importance of showcasing your staff and student athletes to help foster community pride and support. HomeTown Social Media provides you with a platform to highlight the talent, dedication, and achievements of your team on game days and every day in between. Share engaging visuals and compelling stories that will resonate with your hometown and create a sense of excitement and anticipation leading up to events. Boost Fundraising HomeTown Social Media goes beyond just promoting events; it also offers powerful marketing opportunities for your fundraising campaigns. You can leverage our platform to promote your fundraising initiatives – while streamlining the donation process seamlessly within the ticket purchasing path. By combining event promotion, ticket sales, and fundraising efforts, you can maximize your overall fundraising potential with HomeTown and drive support for your school or organization’s financial goals. Elevate Your Brand and Communicate Effectively With HomeTown Social Media, you can elevate your brand image and effectively communicate your important announcements to your audience. Our professional graphics will make your social media posts stand out like the pros, capturing the attention of your followers and conveying information in a visually appealing way. Present a consistent and polished brand image across all your social platforms, creating a memorable and engaging experience for your audience. As a special offer, we are excited to provide our customers with a FREE annual Premium license to BoxOut, valued at $2400, when you sign up to use HomeTown. This exclusive bonus is our way of driving further adoption of HomeTown Social Media and ensuring you have all the tools you need to maximize the impact this fall. At HomeTown, we’re confident that HomeTown Social Media is going to be an absolute game-changer for athletic directors and administrators, providing a comprehensive social media automation solution tailored to your needs. By effortlessly creating professional graphics, saving time and money, driving attendance, promoting your staff and student athletes, boosting fundraising efforts, and effectively communicating with your audience, you can take your game-day experience to the next level. Get ready to elevate your brand and engage your community like never before with HomeTown Social. To learn more about HomeTown Social Media and how it can benefit your school or organization, get in touch with our team today. We are here to support you every step of the way. Click here to start elevating your game-day experience with HomeTown Social Media!
HomeTown and Box Out Sports Announce New Capabilities to Integrate Digital Ticketing and Social Media Graphics
COLUMBUS, OH – March 7, 2023For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing, Inc., and Box Out Sports, two of the leading companies in the K–12 and collegiate sports, events, and activities industry, have announced a one-of-a-kind capability and new connected experience between the two platforms. The strategic partnership and technical integration will bring together HomeTown’s industry-leading digital ticketing solution and Box Out’s social media marketing tools to help schools better engage communities, build stronger brands, and drive more ticket sales than ever before. The HomeTown and Box Out experience will introduce brand new automations to generate uniquely crafted professional graphics and automated social media campaigns that leverage the industry’s marketing best practices — along with extensive input from the most experienced and successful event organizers and school administrators in the industry. “This connection is unlike anything else in the industry today,” said Box Out Sports co-founder Robbie Lightfoot. “There has never been a better or easier way for schools to drive social engagement and create excitement for their events and activities.” The companies announced that the new integration will be going live this summer, with the onboarding and setup process beginning immediately for new school signups on both platforms. “We are so excited to offer school districts and organizations this one-of-a-kind solution for their ticketing and marketing needs,” said HomeTown CEO Matt Davis. “With HomeTown’s platform synced with Box Out’s marketing tools — schools and organizations will now completely automate their marketing efforts and reach their communities that much more effectively. It’s going to be a massive win for everyone involved.” About HomeTown As the leading digital ticketing provider in K-12 and collegiate spaces, HomeTown Ticketing empowers schools, districts, conferences, and associations to seamlessly manage events. Our professional-grade platform enables easy ticket sales, swift attendee scanning, and expedited revenue access. From schools and districts to colleges and universities, HomeTown Ticketing transforms student athletics, arts, and community programs across the United States. With our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, we prioritize around the clock customer support to enhance game-day experiences for students, families, and fans nationwide. Learn more about HomeTown at hometownticketing.com or follow HomeTown Ticketing on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. About Box Out Sports Box Out is a cutting-edge technology designed to help sports teams, organizations, and events of all sizes better communicate and engage with their audience. While helping administrators create pro-level graphics in seconds — Box Out streamlines marketing and design in an effort to help communities stay connected to their events. Our platform provides a range of features, including a customizable content library, image and video editing tools, and a user-friendly interface that simplifies the process of creating and publishing engaging content. Whether you’re a high school coach, district administrator, or college marketing person, Box Out can help you take your social media marketing to the next level. Contact us today to learn more about our platform and how we can help you save time and increase your brand presence.
How to Increase Ticket Sales for Your Spring Musical
When planning for the spring musical, it’s important to remember that a marketing and ticketing strategy will ensure that you generate as much revenue as possible! Now’s the time to get your ticket sales ready. Tell your guests how to get tickets When promoting your upcoming show remember to always include information about how to purchase tickets. Having a QR code on every show poster or a link on every social media post will make it easier for your guests to purchase tickets and support your show. Related post: Increase Ticket Sales by Using Social Media Previous slide Next slide Put your tickets on sale early Digital ticketing makes ticket sales more accessible to your audience. Make sure you give your guests plenty of time to purchase their tickets. Tickets should go on sale at least a few weeks before opening night. Give cast and crew early access With HomeTown, you can use Presale codes to allow cast and crew early access.You can use a unique one-time-use Passcode to allow teachers to redeem just one complimentary ticket across all performances. Season Tickets can be used to allow your guests to purchase tickets for all performances in one transaction. Related post: Simplify Your Theatre’s Season Ticket Package Keep tickets on sale through curtain It’s important to keep your tickets available for sale through the curtain, or even 15 minutes after. With HomeTown, your box office inventory is always live and your guests can quickly receive their digital ticket before scanning it at the door. Keeping tickets on sale as long as possible streamlines your box office line and reporting while increasing sales. Related post: 5 Ways to Promote Your Events To learn more about HomeTown’s platform set up a demo with our team. They’ll work with you to answer any questions you have and share the features that will most benefit your program.
Simplify Your Theatre’s Season Ticket Packages
For many loyal theatre enthusiasts, season ticket packages are a must have and an ideal way to support the arts in their local communities. What value can season ticket packages bring to your venue and how can you simplify the set up and ticketing process? Create Excitement and Loyalty Announcing an entire season of upcoming events can create excitement in your community and stir organic conversations about attending these events. By hyping up your new season and setting on sale dates for packages, you can motivate your community to purchase their package as soon as possible. Season tickets packages are also ideal for rewarding your loyal guests with savings while generating more revenue ahead of your season. Guests save on fees by purchasing their entire season at once. Drive Early Sales Automated renewals allow your returning season ticket holders to keep their seats for the upcoming season and give them first access to ticket upgrades, exchanges, and adding additional packages. Then, create a season ticket package purchase option online to allow new season ticket holders to easily purchase their packages. By offering season tickets ahead of releasing single tickets, you drive early sales for your entire run of shows and encourage eager theatre goers to become returning guests for your events by adding value through first access to tickets and features. Use Data to Your Advantage Once your packages are on sale, you can use real-time reporting to inform your marketing initiatives. Offer promotional rates at times where sales are slow or use reports to identify and target certain groups of guests, like renewing past season ticket holders who have not yet committed or signing up new guests. Detailed reports ensure that every cent is tracked and deposited directly into your account. This simplifies your accounting processes and introduces key check points into your revenue plan that can help you monitor your progress toward projected goals and targets. Related post: Communication, Capacity, and Cancellations: How HomeTown Can Help Work with Experts The HomeTown platform has the built-in ability to sell and renew season ticket packages as well as the support you need to easily set up and manage all of your ticketing. Our team has years of professional-level ticketing experience as well as technology and performing arts experience. We’re on-hand to help with your questions and any ticketing questions that your guests may have. To learn more about HomeTown’s platform and how to sell season packages and single tickets, schedule a call with our team. They’ll work with you to answer any questions you have and share the features that will most benefit your program.
Passes: Which Types are Right For Your School?
Season passes are one of the most common ways that schools use HomeTown’s pass feature, but which of these additional passes might benefit your programs? Here’s a look at a few ways schools use passes to drive ticket sales and offer their students, their families, and fans the options they really want. What are Passes? Passes provide an easy way for fans to purchase entry to multiple events at one time, while providing fans with flexible options. Select the events your school wants to sell a pass for, most commonly this is used to provide a single digital pass that grants access to an athletic season’s events. Then, fans receive one QR code via email or the HomeTown Fan App that can be scanned for entry. Multi-Sport Passes With a multi-sport pass, the passholder can access events beyond a single sport and athletic season. With one purchase, you can create a simple way for your most loyal fans to attend sporting events within the same season. This option can be especially useful for parents who have student athletes in multiple sports, for example a family who has a basketball player and a wrestler, may opt for multi-sport passes to access both of these winter sports. Related post: Benefits of Season Passes and Season Tickets for your Sports Season Student and Parent Passes Some schools opt to offer an exclusive and convenient way for students and parents to access multiple events with passes. Using our built-in passcodes feature, student ID numbers or a unique code can be given to each eligible person to unlock passes with a particular set of events or at a special rate. Family Passes Family passes can be set up to allow one pass to earn entry for multiple people in a family. Settings allow you to set a pass from one valid scan per event to multiple entry scans per event. Family passes can offer a set number of scans per event, allowing a family to attend events without worrying about purchasing single game tickets. Related post: Why Choose HomeTown Ticketing? Want to learn more about using HomeTown’s platform to sell passes and single tickets to your athletics events? Set up a time to talk with our team to gather the information you need and get started with our digital ticketing solution.
Benefits of Season Passes and Season Tickets for your Sports Season
Want to make it fast and easy for your most loyal fans to get into every game? HomeTown has the built-in option to sell season passes and season ticket packages to your events. Which one is right for your programs? Related post: 4 Tips for using Digital Ticketing for Event Planning Season Passes Passes provide an easy way for fans to purchase entry to multiple events at one time, while providing you with flexible options. Select the events within your season that you want to sell a pass for. When fans purchase their season pass, they will receive one QR code that can be scanned for entry. The QR code will be valid for one entry to each event within the season and can be stored on a mobile device or printed at home. Season Ticket Packages Season ticket packages allow your fans to purchase entry to each game of an athletic season for one price. Season tickets can be sent digitally, with individual tickets for each game that are easily scanned upon entry to ensure each ticket is valid for the correct date. Related post: Set Up Your School for a Sell-Out Crowd with Digital Ticketing Season tickets also allow fans to choose a reserved seat within your venue and keep their seat for the entire season. For example, you may have fans who want to sit on the 50-yard line for the entire football season or want to be near center court in your gym. When it comes time to renew your fans’ yearly ticket package, you will work directly with your Client Success Manager to send out automated renewal information. Why Do Schools Sell Season Passes and Season Tickets? Both season passes and season ticket packages drive early ticket sales for your events, increase event attendance across the season, and provide an easy alternative to buying single game tickets. They also provide a lower fee option for fans when compared to purchasing tickets individually, rewarding your loyal fans with savings. Ready to get started selling your season passes and single game tickets with HomeTown? Schedule a call with our team to get the answers to your questions and get set-up with your own HomeTown Box Office.
Set Up Your School for a Sell-Out Crowd with Digital Ticketing
With the fall season in full swing, high schools around the country have been kicking off their big games in front of huge crowds. Football games bring the community together through school spirit and pride. What can you do when you are expecting a sell out for the big rivalry game and want to make the process as smooth as possible? Sell out more events Through digital ticketing, schools can monitor ticket sales in real-time. They can communicate with their fanbase via social media when they reach certain thresholds that an event is nearly sold-out. The best examples of posts like these inform fans of the large expected crowds, urge people to buy their tickets early, and provide the link to their box office in the post. Related post: Increase Ticket Sales by Using Social Media Use reporting tools to be proactive If a large crowd is expected for your event, it’s important to have fans purchase their tickets as early as possible. This prevents your gate workers from feeling overwhelmed with ticket purchasers at the gate, and fans can easily get into the game. Tracking attendance in real-time as game day approaches allows you to be proactive by opening up additional entrance gates, adding staff members or volunteers, and even increasing concession stand inventory. Use your seat map to show available seats If you’re using reserved seating or seat maps provided by HomeTown, you can show which seats are still available. Take a screenshot of the seatmap in your box office and post a message such as, “Seats at the 50 yard line are selling out fast!” or “Get your general admission seats before they’re gone!” Related post: 5 Ways to Promote Your Events Be proud and create some hype It’s also important to let fans know on social media when a game is officially sold out. Not only does this inform your fans that tickets are no longer available, but it also creates hype and excitement for the big game. It can even create urgency for fans to purchase tickets early for future games as well. Related post: 4 Tips for using Digital Ticketing for Event Planning
