Ticket Summit News

In a special edition of TicketNews TV, correspondent Kim Crandall reports from the recent Ticket Summit 2010 in New York City, speaking with participants about the conference and the state of ticketing today.

This year's Ticket Summit in New York City included sessions on such topics as effective pricing and buy/sell strategies, Broadway sales and trends, legal issues related to ticketing, online advertising, and the economy’s impact on the ticketing business.  Full Story...

An estimated 500 ticket brokers and other ticketing professional descended on the Waldorf=Astoria for Ticket Summit this week, where the attendees networked with their cohorts and learned what the future holds for the secondary ticket market.

The conference and trade show, the largest for the ticket resale industry, kicked off Wednesday night with a cocktail reception and on Thursday brought together a diverse group of ticketing experts who offered insights into all aspects of the secondary ticket market, such as the economics of the industry; what legislative issues lie ahead; and how to boost the relationship between concert promoters and the Broadway theater box offices and brokers, to name a few.  Full Story...

Ticket brokers who attend the panel "Buy and Sell Strategically" at this week's Ticket Summit will learn how to choose the best times to buy and sell their inventory in order to boost their profits. Ticket Summit takes place from January 13-15 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.

The panel's discussion will focus on how sellers can uncover and analyze trends in the market and then use this information to guide their daily business decisions. Leading the panel discussion will be Jack Groetzinger, co-founder of SeatGeek.   Full Story...

Hundreds of ticket industry professionals will descend on the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in Manhattan beginning today for Ticket Summit, the secondary ticketing market's largest conference and trade show.

The annual event is marking its second foray in New York City, but represents the sixth overall Ticket Summit, which was initially launched by TicketNews's parent company TicketNetwork as an annual conference in Las Vegas in 2006.   Full Story...

Top industry professionals in the field of promotion will share their experiences and advice in live entertainment marketing, as well as explore the connections between promotion and the ticketing industry, at “Backstage with Promoters”, a panel taking place at this week’s Ticket Summit, to be held at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.

A number of speakers will share their unique perspectives at the promoters’s panel, including Amanda Pekoe, President of the Pekoe Group. Working in arts management and marketing for years, Pekoe started her own company less than a year ago, now offering her own brand of theatrical marketing and advertising services.  Full Story...

“The Economics of Ticketing” panel at this week’s Ticket Summit in New York will focus upon the current economic climate’s influence upon today’s ticketing and related industries, and take a look ahead to 2010, insights that could prove essential to the ticketing professionals who will be attending the conference.

Joris Drayer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Sport Sciences at the University of Memphis, will be among the presenters at this week’s panel, and he plans to open his remarks with a review of his research to date with fellow presenter Steven Shapiro, in collaboration with TicketNetwork’s Dan Pullium and Molly Martinez, Ph.D. Drayer and his associates are exploring the world of the ticket broker in an effort to clarify the nature of the resale business. Dr. Drayer’s expertise lies in the business of ticketing, including such areas as price determination, competitive tactics in ticket selling, and consumer perceptions and behavior.  Full Story...

Newswire service Marketwire will be a first-time exhibitor at the upcoming Ticket Summit to be held on January 13-15, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.

Approaching its third decade in business, Marketwire provides its clients with more than just press release distribution. Additional services include webcasting, conference calling, and access to media contact lists generated either through its Mediahub database or built to a client’s specifications. Media monitoring services allow the client to follow where press releases post and to check on what’s being said about the company out on the web.   Full Story...

Search engine marketer Acronym Media will be a first-time exhibitor at Ticket Summit, to be held on January 13-15, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.

Acronym Media is headquartered in Manhattan but over its fourteen years has developed operations in England, Brazil, Germany, Russia and Singapore as well. Since 2007 the company has used its Keyword-Driven Marketing™ framework to offer clients an efficient, effective and scalable search marketing platform. In this framework, the primary focus is upon the language used by the client’s target audience, allowing Acronym to create the optimal marketing message for that audience.  Full Story...

Go Airlink NYC will be among the many sponsors for the upcoming Ticket Summit to be held on January 13-15, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.

Go Airlink provides ground transportation services for travelers in New York City and surrounding suburbs. Riders may board an 11-seat, share-ride van to travel between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan’s hotels, residences and businesses, with customer assistance available at every terminal of the three airports. Three passenger sedans and six passenger SUV’s provide service between the airports and the city, as well as to Westchester County and to nearby Connecticut. Go Airlink’s fleet also includes 49-seat and 56-seat motor coaches which are available for charter, as are its vans.  Full Story...