South Korea Offers Free Olympics Tickets & Travel for Instagram Posts
Ticket sales to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea have been concerningly slow since their onsale, and now with less than two months to go, officials are scrambling to be sure that seats will be filled at the Winter Games. Seoulian, an organization that promotes commerce, investment and... Read more
Fake Ticket Vendor Defrauds 80 Fans at Ed Sheeran Show
British-born but world-renowned pop star Ed Sheeran performed for thousands of fans in Mumbai Sunday night at Bandra- Kurla Complex. Some fans, however, were not so lucky. Mumbai Mirror reports that at a specific meeting point outside the venue, over 80 teenagers came to the realization that the man they... Read more
After a Decade, Will Eventbrite Ever Exit “Startup” Mode?
How many years have to pass before an up-and-coming startup becomes simply a struggling business? Founded in 2006, Eventbrite burst onto the ticketing scene as a self-service technology platform for events that allowed organizers to create pages, share them across their various social networks, and sell tickets to the... Read more
Social Marketplace Vibe Tickets Raised £1.7m to Date
London, UK – October 16, 2017- Transparent social marketplace Vibe Tickets has raised a further £750k of follow-on funding, meaning total investment to date for the pre-revenue business stands at £1.7m. Since 2013, founder and managing director Luke Massie, now 24, has raised over £1.7m through a combination of... Read more
Vibe Tickets Appoints New Content Specialist, Expands to London
London, UK, (August 15, 2017)– Transparent social marketplace app, Vibe Tickets, has appointed Chris Cummins as head of content strategy as it opens its new office in London. Chris joins Vibe Tickets armed with experience from his time at ticketing giant Ticketmaster, where he built and launched its lifestyle blog.... Read more
Ticket Summit Speaker Bio: Ashley Ward, Madhouse Marketing
Ashley Ward is CEO & Social Media Director of Madhouse Marketing, a social media agency in San Diego. Ward has helped many businesses develop their brand and presence online using social media and advertising. In between researching the next biggest Facebook update and managing client’s brands, Ward teaches social... Read more