HomeTown Ticketing Announces Partnership With Aktivate
COLUMBUS, OH – September 27, 2022For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with Aktivate. Like HomeTown, Aktivate is a leader in the K–12 industry, simplifying the way athletic programs are managed and organized by providing athletic directors with scheduling, management, and compliance tools to streamline and simplify their everyday tasks. This partnership highlights the increasingly positive advantages that technology provides in the school and athletics spaces. Working in the same spaces, both companies align in their goals to support athletic departments in creating stronger, larger programs while making it easier to manage all that comes with the sports and events. HomeTown’s previous experience with integrating scheduling systems into the HomeTown platform opens the door to explore similar solutions with Aktivate and allow fast, easy imports of athletics schedules to sell tickets to the events. “Day in and day out, Aktivate is focused on providing Athletic Directors with technology that makes their jobs easier and more efficient,” said Hesky Kutscher, Co-Founder and CEO of Aktivate. “So we felt a natural synergy with the HomeTown Ticketing team who aims to do the same. We are always open to working with partners that enable school communities to save time, energy and resources.” HomeTown’s Chairman and CEO, Ryan Hart also shared his thoughts on the partnership: “HomeTown is looking forward to our new partnership with Aktivate as we work together to advance our mutual goals of creating easy-to-use solutions for schools. By simplifying the athletics scheduling process, Aktivate shows the benefits that technology can offer and aligns with HomeTown’s goals of providing easy-to-use, time-saving solutions. We are excited for the new opportunities this relationship will bring to all of those who use Aktivate and HomeTown for their events!” 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. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT AKTIVATEAktivate is a scholastic sports technology solution that streamlines the process of student-athlete management. Aktivate works with schools and districts across 30 states, and offers technology to manage registration and clearance, coach certifications, payment collection, injury management, scheduling management, and a mobile app for team communications. https://www.aktivate.com/company
HomeTown Ticketing Announces Official Digital Ticketing Partnership With SBLive Sports
COLUMBUS, OH – April 12, 2022For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is proud to announce our new partnership with SBLive Sports. SBLive Sports offers a hyper-local look at high school sports across the country. The SBLive digital platform makes it simple to follow along with your favorite high school athletes, teams, and conferences just like the pros. Together, HomeTown Ticketing and SBLive are dedicated to bringing contemporary technology solutions to high school athletics. Through digital ticketing, HomeTown offers a fast and flexible way for fans to attend events, while SBLive offers an online platform to keep tabs on your teams when you can’t attend in person or want to recap recent games. “We are thrilled to begin working with the team at HomeTown Ticketing to make it easier for high school sports fans to access and buy tickets to games and events,” said Dan Beach, President and CEO at SBLive Sports. “Great memories are made from stadiums and gyms full of fans, and we hope that more and more people reconnect with high school sports, attend games in person, and support high school athletics for years to come!”– Dan Beach, President and CEO | SBLive Sports “We’re excited about our partnership with SBLive which will advance our mutual goal of creating easy-to-use solutions that streamline athletics and event management as well as ticketing operations. HomeTown looks forward to serving all schools and athletic organizations who use the SBLive platform as we collaborate to create innovative solutions with SBLive.– Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc.` ABOUT SBLIVE SPORTSSBLive Sports is the digital destination for high school sports fans and a technology partner of state associations, coaches, and administrators. As a member of the Sports Illustrated Media Group, SBLive celebrates high school sports with high quality hyper-local content and multimedia. Creators of the industry’s first-ever streamlined data and content sharing platform, SBLive makes it possible for the next generation of fans to follow their favorite teams and players just like they follow the pros. Sign up for a free account today at sblivesports.com. 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. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With VantageSportz Streamline Event Management And Digital Ticketing
COLUMBUS, OH – March 14, 2022For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is proud to announce our new partnership with VantageSportz. VantageSportz’s digital platform makes it simple to manage athletics programs by incorporating league management, eligibility reports, officials scheduling, play registration, and facilities management in one comprehensive platform. Together, the two companies strive to bring modern, technological solutions to today’s events, empowering schools and organizations to better serve their athletes, coaches, and fans. Through this partnership, HomeTown and VantageSportz look forward to finding new solutions that save time and simplify processes for schools, athletic programs, and sports organizations. “We are excited to create an integration with the leading digital ticketing provider in K–12, HomeTown Ticketing, a dynamic and easy-to-use service as an add-on to our scheduling and officials assigning services. Our primary goal is to help schools streamline ticketing operations, increase efficiency, grow attendance, and increase revenue. This partnership checks every box!“– Robert Phelan, General Manager | VantageSportz “HomeTown’s partnership with VantageSportz will further our goals of creating easy-to-use solutions that streamline event management and ticketing operations. We are excited for the possibilities that this new partnership presents in serving those schools and athletic organizations who use the VantageSportz platform and look forward to working with them as we develop an integration to blend out services.”– 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. 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. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT VANTAGESPORTZVantageSportz has offered the most comprehensive set of Activities Management solutions in the K–12 and higher education markets for over 30 years. Our solutions are designed by administrators as a complete suite of tools that eliminates double entry, streamlines communication, and makes organizations more efficient. We cater to the needs of athletic directors, leagues, assigners and coordinators, officials, business personnel, and state associations. Our solutions include activities scheduling, paperless registration, eligibility and compliance, facilities management, officials assigning, and more. Best of all, our solutions can be integrated into one paperless solution or separated as an a-la-carte program tailored to your specific needs. For more information, visit VantageSportz.com and follow @VantageSportz on Facebook and Twitter.
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With FanFood To Modernize The Game Day Experience
COLUMBUS, OH – November 2, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is announcing its new partnership with FanFood, who is bringing technology to concessions across the country. FanFood provides a digital platform that allows fans to order concessions from their mobile device for pick up at the concessions window or delivery to their location within the stadium, gymnasium, or auditorium. Both companies strive to bring modern, technological solutions to today’s events, empowering schools and organizations to better serve their fans. Through this partnership, HomeTown and FanFood look forward to finding new solutions that save time and simplify processes for schools, colleges, and organizations as they operate events. Aligned in their mission for convenience, innovation, and safety, HomeTown and FanFood allow for greater access to all aspects of events, from contactless purchases to less time waiting in line, and post-event reports to allow for better planning for future events. “Both FanFood and Hometown are on a mission to help high schools modernize their game day operations, so as to achieve not only a convenient and safe experience for fans, but also a smoother and more profitable operation for the staff,” said Carson Goodale, co-founder of FanFood. “We’re excited to join forces and empower more schools nationwide to create the best fan experience possible and boost their fundraising revenue.”– Carson Goodale, Co-Founder | FanFood “HomeTown’s partnership with FanFood cements our commitment to innovation and supporting our schools through technology. We are excited for the possibilities that this new partnership presents for a smoother, better fan experience at events and the enhancements it will bring to the all-around management of events. We are looking forward to working with the FanFood team and bringing new solutions to our clients in the months and years to come.”– 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. 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 accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT FANFOODFanFood is an online and mobile ordering platform for contactless services at sports, entertainment, and hospitality venues. Fans can order food, beverages, and merchandise from their phone for express pick up or delivery to a seat, table, car, or any designated on-premise location. We partner with 300+ locations globally to help streamline food service operations, support social distancing, and provide a convenient on-demand fan experience. Visit FanFood at www.fanfoodapp.com, and check out our social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With BigTeams To Support Athletic Directors And Welcome New Integration Opportunities
COLUMBUS, OH – October 28, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is pleased to announce their partnership with BigTeams, a leader in providing athletic directors with scheduling, management, and compliance tools to streamline and simplify their everyday tasks. This partnership highlights the increasingly positive advantages that technology provides in the school and athletics spaces. Working in the same spaces, both companies align in their goals to support athletic departments in creating stronger, larger programs while making it easier to manage all that comes with the sports and events. BigTeams’ flagship product, Schedule Star, allows athletic directors and administrators to manage the ins and outs of their teams all from a centralized, mobile platform, creating less paperwork and enhancing compliance. HomeTown’s previous experience with integrating scheduling systems into the HomeTown platform opens the door to explore similar solutions with Schedule Star within the HomeTown event management and ticketing platform. “BigTeams’ main goal is to enable school athletic & activity administrators to focus on more important things, like fostering student leaders and mentoring staff members. Accordingly, we are pleased to offer a schedule integration with the leading K-12 digital ticketing platform. This strategic partnership allows us to provide a more efficient, high quality experience for everyone.”– Jennifer Motze, VP of School Development | BigTeams “HomeTown’s partnership with BigTeams is a continuation of our mission of supporting school athletic programs around the country. Together, BigTeams and HomeTown will be able to offer new solutions to athletic directors and administrators via the implementation of our state of the art technology and industry leading customer service. We are excited and look forward to providing fast and easy ticketing to BigTeam schools, districts, and associations in collaboration with BigTeams.”– 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. 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 accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT BIGTEAMSSince 1964, Bigteams has been the leading provider of innovative athletic & activity management tools serving the K-12 market. Our comprehensive solution eliminates tedious, time-consuming workflow for thousands of schools, districts, leagues, and state associations across the country. From scheduling to registration and eligibility, the BigTeams product line is one central point of record for all data. BigTeams is HIPAA, FERPA and COPPA compliant and its US-based service center has a 99% Customer Satisfaction rating. For more information visit bigteams.com and follow @Bigteams on Facebook and Twitter.
Hometown Ticketing Announces Partnership with Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG)
COLUMBUS, OH – September 22, 2021 For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing and Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG) have teamed up to reach more colleges and universities across the United States. Together, the two companies will spread the word about the benefits of using digital ticketing and share why HomeTown is the leader. In higher education spaces, HomeTown excels at providing a full-service digital ticketing platform that empowers colleges and universities to manage events across campus and track ticket sales and revenue with ease. With HomeTown’s platform, schools will have the tools, resources, and support to power their online ticket sales and make it easier than ever for their fans to attend events. Together, CSMG and HomeTown Ticketing are looking forward to the future and continuing to improve the fans’ ticketing and game day experiences at colleges across the country. “We are excited to be partnering with HomeTown Ticketing to enhance and upgrade our entire operation which currently includes media rights, sponsorships, and licensing across traditional sports and esports. We are happy to join forces, be a part of their success story, and to help spread the word through intercollegiate athletics.”— Michael Schreck, CEO | Collegiate Sports Management Group “HomeTown Ticketing’s official partnership with the CSMG brings a new level of awareness of our digital ticketing platform in the collegiate space and will help our company reach new colleges and universities, growing the HomeTown network of schools. We are excited for the future of HomeTown with CSMG as our partner and look forward to working with them to help colleges implement digital ticketing.” — Ryan Hart, Chairman & CEO | HomeTown Ticketing, Inc. 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 TICKETING HomeTown 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 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With Hudl To Level Up The Athletics Experience Before, During, And After The Game
COLUMBUS, OH – September 2, 2021For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, OH, August 31, 2021 – HomeTown Ticketing, the leading digital ticketing and game management solution for high schools and small colleges in the U.S. is announcing a new partnership with Hudl, the leading athletics video platform. The partnership aligns with HomeTown’s mission to enhance school events (especially athletics) by providing an easy, fast, and technology-driven experience at every stage of the game. “This partnership with Hudl strengthens our commitment to serve and support athletics at every level. We are thrilled to partner with this leader in the educational athletics space to bring clear, easy solutions that empower schools to improve their athletics programs and support their student athletes to the fullest,” said HomeTown Chairman & CEO Ryan Hart. The partnership also means added savings for schools or districts that use both partners. Schools working with Hudl on department-wide packages that add HomeTown as a digital ticketing provider are eligible for a rebate of $1,000 on their first 1,000 tickets sold to their events. (See terms and conditions) “Hudl is excited to partner with HomeTown Ticketing to provide an exclusive offer to our Athletic Department customers. This offer will provide schools the ability to streamline their ticketing operations across all sports this season. We believe this partnership will provide schools with the ability to grow fan attendance and increase revenue this season,” said Hudl SVP Competitive, Greg Nelson. Hudl provides a suite of video capture and analysis technologies that power high school athletics. These technologies allow schools to record, stream, and analyze video of their sporting events. With their robust range of video features, schools are able to make sideline adjustments to game play, study game film, and provide fans with access to their favorite games from anywhere. Working together, Hudl and HomeTown bring the best that video and ticketing technology can provide, and put it in the hands of coaches, athletic directors, and administrators to build stronger, better programs that recognize the skills and hard work of student athletes and staff. ABOUT HOMETOWN TICKETING HomeTown 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 accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT HUDL Hudl is a leading performance analysis company revolutionizing the way coaches and athletes prepare for and stay ahead of the competition. Founded in 2006, Hudl offers a complete suite of products that empower more than 180,000 global sports teams at every level—from grassroots to professional organizations—to gather insights with video and data. Hudl’s products and services include online tools, mobile and desktop apps, smart cameras, analytics, professional consultation and more. *TERMS AND CONDITIONS Only clients (schools or districts) who are first clients of Hudl which then proceed to sign a digital ticketing services agreement with HomeTown Ticketing are eligible to participate in this rebate program. Schools who are HomeTown clients as of the date of this press release’s publication are not eligible nor are schools who become HomeTown Ticketing clients prior signing with Hudl. Upon signature of the digital ticketing agreement with HomeTown, eligible clients will be enrolled in a one-time rebate program. The maximum rebate per signed agreement is $1,000 regardless of whether the agreement is signed at a school, district, or organizational level. Signed agreements that are renewal agreements to continue the use of HomeTown Ticketing’s services are ineligible for this program. The one-time, $1,000 rebate will be paid to the client after the client has reached 1,000 tickets sold through the HomeTown Ticketing platform. Rebates will be paid on a quarterly basis for all clients that reach the 1,000 ticket threshold in the previous quarter. No partial payments will be made in this rebate program. Clients must reach 1,000 tickets sold through the HomeTown Ticketing platform before they are eligible for any rebate payment.
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With Bluefin And Payfactory To Elevate Security And Flexibility For Payment Processing
COLUMBUS, OH – August 19, 2021For Immediate Release HomeTown Ticketing is pleased to announce its partnerships with Bluefin, the recognized leader in payment and data security, and Payfactory, a tech-enabled payment facilitator for software platforms. These partnerships continue HomeTown Ticketing’s commitment to providing a platform with the highest levels of security and flexibility for schools at the K–12 and collegiate levels. Together, these leaders in the field are leveling up the simplicity and efficiency of digital ticketing. Bluefin’s familiarity with the higher education space further enhances HomeTown’s ability to provide the tools colleges are seeking for their digital ticketing. Bluefin’s stand out reputation for their ability to protect payment data with PCI-validated P2PE and provide safe and compliant processing is why over 20,000 companies, including HomeTown, trust them to serve their clients. PCI-validated P2PE is the gold standard for payment encryption, immediately encrypting payment data in a PCI-certified device, with decryption done outside of the higher education network. Payfactory’s flexibility and easy onboarding solutions will continue to provide HomeTown’s clients with payment processor options, as well as, continue to grow the connections HomeTown clients can have to the payment processing and fintech options they require. “Bluefin’s proven track record of success and experience providing security and payment processing solutions to educational institutions contributed to the creation of what will be an unprecedented solution for educators. By serving over 300 of the largest universities in the US, the Bluefin Payfactory solution aims to break through the traditional limitations of other processing platforms delivering industry-leading encryption security, speed of deposits, and service fee flexibility which empowers schools to eliminate card processing fees. Schools will now get money faster, virtually eliminate the costs associated with card acceptance all while being protected by the highest level of security available in the market today.”– Ruston Miles, Founder | Bluefin and Payfactory “HomeTown Ticketing strives to be the company to offer the most comprehensive security and increasing flexibility for the schools who use our platform. With the addition of Bluefin to our payment processing partners, we continue to raise the bar in the digital ticketing industry and show why we are leading the way for schools to simplify their ticketing. Together, HomeTown and Bluefin are forging a partnership that will empower schools to take the next step in their athletics, arts, and events.”– 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. 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 accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix About BluefinBluefin is the recognized leader in encryption and tokenization technologies for payment and data security. Our security suite includes PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) for contactless face-to-face, call center, mobile and unattended payments, and our ShieldConex® data security platform for the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Personal Health Information (PHI), and payment data entered online. The company’s partner network currently includes over 200 processors, payment gateways and ISV’s operating in 44 countries, which provide Bluefin’s P2PE solutions direct to merchants, enterprises, healthcare organizations and more. Bluefin is a Participating Organization (PO) of the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) and is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Waterford, Ireland. For more information, please visit http://www.bluefin.com. About PayfactoryPayfactory is a tech-enabled payment facilitator for software platforms. Formed by payments industry veterans and created for and by developers, Payfactory enables software vendors to effortlessly integrate complex payment acceptance, deposit funding and new account onboarding features into their platform while minimizing risk. Payfactory serves enterprise software companies seeking a higher level of security, service and speed. For more information, please visit http://www.payfactory.io
HomeTown Ticketing Partners With rSchoolToday To Expand Their Network Of Athletics Management Relationships
COLUMBUS, OH – August 18, 2021For Immediate Release Today, HomeTown announces another key partnership with a leader in school athletics management, rSchoolToday. With over 20 years experience, and serving over 8,700 schools, rSchoolToday’s reputation for excellence and customer support along with their recent partnership with VNN Sports align with HomeTown’s commitment to serving schools of all levels, making these companies ideal partners. Their partnership will further cement both companies’ roles in the educational space and emphasize the deep understanding they have of the needs of schools and athletics management. Together, HomeTown and rSchoolToday will provide an easy-to-use system of tools to increase communications, simplify workflow, and strengthen athletics programs. Aligned in their goals to make athletics easy to manage and organize, these companies are excited to work together to further serve their schools across the county and provide future platform integrations to enhance their clients’ experiences from scheduling to ticketing and beyond. “We are excited to partner with Hometown Ticketing. They offer such a powerful, simple-to-use platform and can scale with us as we continue our rapid growth in the K-16 market.“–Ray Dretske, President and Co-Founder | rSchoolToday “Partnerships like the one between HomeTown and rSchoolToday are what helps to set our companies apart and show our commitment to serving schools to the highest level. We are excited to have the opportunity to create new tools in association with rSchoolToday and look forward to all that this new partnership will mean for our schools.”–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. 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 accessible within 24 hours from a ticket sale. Learn more about HomeTown at www.hometownticketing.com | @hometowntix ABOUT rSchoolTodayrSchoolToday is a 28-year-old company providing an integrated suite of 25 cloud-hosted Software and Mobile App solutions to the K–12 and college education market. rSchool’s Sports Management Platform includes the most widely adopted athletic scheduler on the market. rSchool currently serves over 8,700 schools and 15 state athletic associations. www.rschooltoday.com
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.
