Introducing the top reasons why people aren’t booking tickets to your event… So, you’re throwing an event. And you think you’ve got this whole thing pretty sussed. Well, we have two questions for you: 1. How many people visit your ticket sales page or your website each day? And 2…
Meet the new Quicket GO mobile app!
You asked and we listened… The new Quicket Go mobile app has been relaunched and is now available on both Apple and Android! As the mobile entry management app for Quicket event organisers, the app allows any event organiser running an event on Quicket to scan their own…
Fireside chats: Tuning the Vine’s Shereen Amos and Richard Mills
How Richard and Shereen from Tuning the Vine used a self-managed platform to make a name for their event. Welcome to Fireside chats – a series of little catch-ups with event organisers that have had notable success with running their events on Quicket. This is the first in the series, as…
The 6 Crucial Metrics you need for your event
You’re running an event, you’ve set up your tickets with a ticketing provider, and now it’s just about concentrating on the event itself, right? Wrong. As an organiser you need to keep up-to-date with how your tickets are selling, which of your marketing approaches are working (or not…
The ultimate list of South African event suppliers
Running an event? Need a little help? Or a lot of help, even? We’ve rounded up our pick of suppliers and helpers in and around the eventing industry who can help with everything you can’t do yourself. You’re welcome 🙂 01. Production. A production company helps you conceptualise…
Time waits for no one, especially an event organiser
Organising a kick-ass event takes time, attention to detail, people skills, creative problem solving (often under immense pressure), and serious amounts of admin (which is why we sometimes call it “badmin” after it’s driven us up the wall). Unglamorous as that last piece of the puzzle…
A Quicket guide to building Exclusive events
Want to host an event that is strictly invite only? No problemo 😉 We definitely have a few solutions for you. (We also promise to never say “No problemo” again, well for as long as possible any way.) When an event is invite only, it’s not only important to create hype around it by involving…
Case Study: Going for goal with Ugandan football’s e-ticketing journey
In 2015, electronic ticketing (or e-ticketing) for sporting events was unheard of in Uganda, particularly when it came to soccer. Ticketing handled at club level, as well as national level, was marred by allegations of ticket scalping and fraud. On top of that, the system was tedious and…
Don’t get scammed when buying tickets
So you’re hoping to save a few bucks by buying a ticket to an event from someone selling theirs at a cheaper price? With ticket scammers at an all time high, there’s no reason to risk losing your hard earned money just to try and shave some money off some of the ticket price. Imagine…
Creative ways to use Quicket you’ve never considered
While the most common use for Quicket is to sell tickets to an event, Quicket can be used for almost any occasion in which you need to collect money or information, or both. Here are just a few creative ways we’ve seen our platform being used. Group Gifts: Got a friend’s 30th coming up?
Turning up the volume for the Entertainment Industry
Over the last few months, people from all aspects of the music industry have regularly been coming together under one roof to share ideas and knowledge, connect and learn. A first of its kind in Cape Town, the collaborative event called Plug & Play Sessions is an initiative from Quicket.
The liquor law in the Western Cape and your events
The Liquor law and events in the Western Cape: what you need to know. There are a multitude of liquor licences that one can apply for but the one we are going to look at for the purposes of this article is the Event licence. It’s this type of Liquor licence that will enable you to sell liquor…
Artisanal festival planning: coordinating a unique and successful Craft Beer Festival
Every month it seems there is a new festival popping up around South Africa featuring some locally produced craft goods or beverages. Any way you skin it, the artisan bubble is growing. And it’s exciting to see folks showcasing their new brands and concepts, but these festivals can…
Find the perfect ticket price for your event
Getting your ticket prices right is absolutely crucial in the ticketing game, but it can be a tricky proposition. How do you find the sweet spot where your event is profitable but not making people feel like they are paying too much for what they are getting? The good news is that with…
Setting up Mailchimp: A newbie event organiser’s account of how to engage with eventgoers
Finding time to engage with event-goers at the event? Good luck with that… As a new, independent event organiser, the biggest nightmare I’ve encountered has been connecting with people present at the event. Naturally, you want to connect with people attending your event…
Awesome websites you must get your event listed on
Getting your event noticed is just a click away… One extremely cost-effective way to get extra exposure for your event is to make sure you get listed on websites relevant to what your event entails and where it might be happening. There are literally thousands and thousands of blogs…
Why instant online credit is a great option for your ticket buyers
Any successful event organiser knows that learning your target market is crucial to running the best possible event experience – not only do you need to make sure you price your ticket right while providing a relevant and engaging experience, but you also need to make sure that the…
All In The Wrist: How cashless technologies are transforming music festivals
The folly of festival-goers. If you’ve been to a festival in the last year, you’ll know the drill all too well. Long queues in a sea of music fanatics. Limited numbers of high-fee ATMs on site (a festival the size of Glastonbury has just six to service 175,000 people), which always seem to have…
Your golden ticket to a stress-free event
Quicket is not only a self-managed platform for event organisers; but it’s also a place where ticket buyers are empowered with the ability to purchase tickets, edit ticket details, transfer and refund their tickets among other things. And all of this without ever needing to pick up the…
Radio: Broadcasting your event to the right people
“Someone that I used to know” When it comes to making a decision about spending time and money we tend to do research. Especially when it’s our own money, we tend to ask questions like “Is the product, service or event worth our while?”, “Is it run through a trusted and helpful platform?”.
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