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Ticket Solutions Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
Inc. revealed that Ticket Solutions has been named to its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani®, Under Armour®, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
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Ticket Solutions Hires Ross Nigro as Director of Partnerships
Ticket Solutions®, one of the fastest growing event distribution companies in North America, announced today it has hired Ross Nigro as Director of Partnerships. “We continue to focus on developing and nurturing new and existing partnerships with professional sports teams, college athletic departments, artists, and venues,” said Clay Discher, Chief Revenue Officer at Ticket Solutions. “With Ross’s long history and extensive network in college athletics, he will be a strong addition and contributor to drive business growth and revenue. We are thrilled to have him on board.”
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Benefits of a Consolidated Secondary Market in Ticketing
Collectively, everyone re-selling tickets for a team or brand is part of a "secondary market" of ticket inventory to complement a teams primary channels to buy tickets. Teams are now getting smarter about how to manage the secondary market and their respective secondary partners to ensure it doesn't cannibalize their own marketing efforts and we were excited to have a discussion with three people who are right in the heart of these conversations! Calleagh Darby is the GM at SMU Athletics, Joe Rixon is the Associate AD at Seton Hall, and Ryan Kindt is the Director of Partnerships for Tickets for Less. Together we have a robust conversation about how teams are managing their secondary market channels and how consolidating to fewer channels could be impactful for a teams ticketing business. This session is in partnership with Tickets For Less and hope you enjoy the discussion!
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Sports Business Solutions – The Value of the Secondary Market
The “Secondary Market” has come a long way in sports over the last 10 years. It’s no longer just about “Scalpers” selling tickets on the corner of a venue prior to a game. Teams are getting smarter about ticket pricing, inventory, data, promotion and how to build out their secondary market in a way that doesn’t cannibalize their primary market sales or jeopardize the value of their season ticket offerings. We’re excited to partner with Tickets For Less for this session. On this webinar we discuss trends, best practices and how teams can better utilize their secondary market to drive greater results. We were joined on the call by Colin Hargis from NC State and Dan Hessling from the Texas Rangers as well as Ryan Kindt from Tickets For Less. Each shares whats working for their teams in the secondary market. Originally recorded June 18, 2020.
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Extends Relationship with Tickets For Less for Collegiate Events Through 2023
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today a four-year extension of its agreement with Tickets For Less as the exclusive ticket marketplace of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame collegiate events. The renewed relationship was facilitated by Learfield IMG College, the Basketball Hall of Fame’s sports marketing partner for its collegiate event series.
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Big 12 Conference, Tickets For Less Announce Multi-Year Relationship
The Big 12 Conference announces the addition of Tickets For Less to its corporate partner program through the 2022-23 season. As the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Big 12, fans can now buy and sell tickets through TicketsForLess.com to Conference championship events including the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, and future Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championships.
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Industry News
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Feb '23
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FanDuel And DraftKings Are Ready For Super Bowl 57
(Forbes) It’s that time of the year again. Super Bowl LVII is upon us, and frequent bettors are chomping at the bit to secure their Super Bowl betting squares at their local Super Bowl party. Personally, I’ve secured two squares and eagerly anticipate being winner-take-all—though that’s never happened to me before, but one can dream of winning each quarter and the final score.
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Jan '23
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110 Million Brand Fans Can’t Be Wrong: Lessons From The NFL
(Forbes) My ESPN fantasy team, Skyy’s The Limit (named after Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie Skyy Moore), has ended the season with a league victory. Yet my interest in watching the playoffs and Super Bowl LVII remains ‘sky’ high. Let’s face it, the NFL has built the ultimate entertainment brand watched by men and women, both young and old. It’s a cross-generational brand. It’s also one of the few remaining appointment TV programs I keep because I can get most of my quality entertainment from streaming services.
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Jul '22
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Premium practices: Executives across sports share the challenges and strategies of selling their venues’ best seats
(Sports Business Journal) Selling sports venue premium inventory is tougher than ever, thanks to the competition for people’s time, snowballing societal and demographic changes, and smaller sales staffs. Eight industry pros gave SBJ their views on premium sales challenges in 2022 and what they’re doing differently to meet the moment.
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Jul '22
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Premium seating takes on a flexibility it has rarely displayed as a younger generation becomes the primary sales target
(Sports Business Journal) One word kept popping up continually at the Association of Luxury Suite Directors’ mid-July conference in Manhattan: Flexibility. That word was rarely associated with any aspect of the live sports premium experience in the past. But a new generation of younger buyers entering the premium market who don’t want to be tied down and drastically increased competition for people’s disposable income have pushed flexibility to the fore. Those trends are manifested in the kinds of spaces, packages and availability that teams and venues are offering.
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Jul '22
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MLB attendance down 5% from '19 at ASG break
(Sports Business Journal) An average of 26,409 tickets were distributed for each MLB game played Opening Day 2022 through this week’s All-Star break, a drop of 5% compared to the same period in 2019, according to an SBJ analysis of the league’s game-by-game data. Twenty-one clubs saw a decline in their average compared to the first half of 2019, with 15 of them experiencing a drop of double digits. The Dodgers, whose 56,000-seat ballpark is the league’s largest, boast the league’s highest average ticket sales (47,883), topping the next closest club (Cardinals) by more than 9,000 fans.
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