Talent Buying
- By John Miller
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- 24 May, 2016
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With more than 20 years of experience and 400+ events produced, we can negotiate the talent for your event to save you by knowing what the real value of talent is. We have saved clients thousands . It is the agents job to book the talent for the most money possible, it is our job to make sure you don't pay too much. I have been buying talent for events for more than 30 years. Talent buying is directly tied to planning and marketing. Before deciding to buying talent for an in place for who the event is for. What is the event's purpose? Celebration? Fundraising? Outreach? Venue? Answering these questions will help determine the type of act, the size of the act. One of the most important factors in determining what act we want to try and get, is the budget. If you contract with an act and you don't sell enough tickets, can you cover the cost of the event? I have had events that have lost tens of thousands of dollars. It is not a fun day when this happens. With events, there are no sure thing. There is always a risk, and things such as weather, traffic, competing events, that you have to consider When we are assisting in buying talent for your event, we will help you determine the right act for your particular needs.
Enthusiastic Events has partnered with Attendstar to provide ticketing for our events and we can provide this service for your church, school or group as well. Check out the features below.
Sell Tickets Online and Boost Attendance with AttendStar’s Unique Features
When you use AttendStar, you can sell more tickets to your events because we give you the marketing tools and real-time reports that you need to be successful. When in doubt, give us a call and we’ll review your account and provide tips to improve your marketing.
We’re in this with you—every step of the way! With over four decades of event management and promotion experience for some of the biggest brands and biggest acts in the world, we know what it takes to develop successful events.
Without attendance, there is no event, so the AttendStar software was built to give you every opportunity possible to boost ticket sales. From an easy to use interface and highly accessible support to advanced marketing tools and analytics, everything you need to be successful is at your fingertips!
Take a look at some of the features you’ll have instant and free access to when you sell tickets using AttendStar:
Ticket Sales Features
Sell Tickets and Get Paid
- Sell online, offline, in person, by phone, or on mobile devices
- Always FREE for ticket sellers (buyers pay $1.50 flat fee per ticket)
- No payment processing fees if you use your own payment gateway and merchant account (2.9% plus $0.30 per ORDER credit card fee if you use one of our payment gateways, Stripe or WEPAY, which you can add to the ticket price so the buyer pays it)
- You’re paid instantly as tickets are sold
Marketing Features
Generate Leads and Convert Them to Sales
- Automated email marketing with Remind Me and Ticket Buyer Buzz
- Automated text message marketing with Text Alerts
- Integrate with MailChimp for advanced email marketing
- Download buyer data for direct marketing
- Customize discount codes for each ticket type you sell
- Social media discount campaigns just for people who share your event on Facebook and Twitter
- Facebook Comments tool boosts engagement and sharing on your event sales page
- Re-target and re-market with Google AdWords and AdRoll integrations
- Brand and customize your tickets with your own text and graphics
- Contact the event management experts at AttendStar at any time to get marketing tips
Reporting Features
Figure out What’s Working and What’s Not Before It’s Too Late
- Real-time reports
- Export buyer data locally or through the MailChimp integratioIntegrates with Google Analytics for additional analysis
- Event Scorecard tool enables you to see how well you’re using the marketing tools in your Event
- Dashboard so you can make adjustments
- Attendalytics allows you to compare your event to other similar events so you can find ways to improve
Support Features
Get Help When You Need It
- 24×7 telephone support for you
- Extended telephone support hours for your ticket buyers by email from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m Central Time 7 days per week, live support from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and automated phone support 24 hours per day.
- Online knowledgebase and support documentation for you and your ticket buyers
- Dedicated account manager for you
- Complete event setup offered at no charge
If you are planning an event and just want someone that is experienced in planning events to speak with and offer suggestions. We have more than 25 years of experience and 400+ events produced. We can help with any size event that your church, ministry or group needs. We take your needs or goals and will plan an event that will meet them.If you want to host a concert, festival or a homecoming for your church, we can help with every aspect. With our years of experience we have seen just about everything that can go wrong and have contingencies in place to cover those possibilities. We look forward to meeting you and discussing your needs.One of the most important factors in planning is the budget. If you contract with an act and you don't sell enough tickets, can you cover the cost of the event? I have had events that have lost tens of thousands of dollars. It is not a fun day when this happens. With events, there are no "sure thing" type of events. There is always a risk, and things such as weather, traffic, competing events, that you have to consider when planning an event. With our years of experience, we will do everything that is possible to minimize the risk and maximize the possibility of success.
With this service we oversee every aspect of your event. No matter what kind of event, concert, festival, or other type of event, we book the talent, we hire all the equipment, concert, festival, or other type of event, we book the talent, we hire all the equipment, staffing, etc. To provide a quality event. You pay for all services and staffing as set in production schedule. Enthusiastic Events partners with several different production companies in Atlanta, depending on the size and location of the event. We have partners that can provide anything from a small church event to an arena show for the biggest touring artists. We can also provide video production for live events or our partners can install a complete system for your church. We look forward to helping with any production need you may have.
Event Hosting:This is where Enthusiastic Events will produce and pay for the event. Your church or group simply provides the venue for such event. In this scenario, there is usually a percentage of the net proceeds shared with the host venue. Event Hosting is something your church can do. If your church is interested in hosting an event, contact us. Enthusiastic Events is looking for venues to hold events all the time. By partnering with your church, it will help us with the costs of producing an event. With the ability to keep costs down we can fulfill the mission that God has given Enthusiastic Events, to produce events that honor God and have every event benefit a local charity.We usually will need a church that will seat at least 500 persons with a full production in house. The size of the venue needed depends on the event being produced. Some artists will need an arena to host their event, some just need a small church. We are capable of producing any event of any size. If your church acts as a hosting venue, Enthusiastic Events will assume the costs involved in producing the event including hiring the artist(s), promoting the event, hospitality costs, etc. A share of net profits from the event will be shared with your church. Each event will have a different list of costs and a set amount or percentage cannot be established. Before your church agrees to host an event, a detailed proposal will be presented with all information about the event and your church will be able to make an informed decision.We thank you for your interest in partnering withEnthusiastic Events
