Thursday, September 30, 2010

Rugby Expo Confirms Tickets.com as Lead Sponsors



Release Date – 30 September 2010

Rugby Expo 2010 is delighted to announce that leading international ticketing and CRM technology specialist Tickets.com have confirmed their position as lead sponsor and official ticketing partner of the world’s only global rugby trade show and exhibition taking place on November 9-10 at the Lawrence Hall in Westminster, London.

As part of the agreement, Tickets.com will provide a fully integrated ticketing solution for the event which will deliver an anticipated audience of 1,000 attendees over the two days. This solution will include online registration and payments, distribution of e-tickets and a CRM system that will support the management of all delegates at the event.

Tickets.com is the leading provider of fully integrated event ticketing technologies, solutions, and services for thousands of top sports, entertainment, and arts organizations worldwide. Rugby clients in the United Kingdom include Northampton Saints, Gloucester Rugby, Ospreys, and Worcester Warriors. The company offers venues and organisations seamless, cost-effective ways to reach their customers with fully integrated ticketing and marketing services, backed by state-of-the-art technology, rock-solid stability, and expert training and support.

Rugby Expo Sales Director, Jason Brightman said, “We are delighted to welcome Tickets.com to Rugby Expo and look forward to working across the event and the ticketing solution for our delegates. Tickets.com is the world leader in the delivery of ticketing and CRM products and services and their ticketing solution will benefit the event as well as our delegates.”

“Tickets.com is very excited to be taking this major sponsorship role,” said David McClellan, Tickets.com’s Managing Director. “ We look forward to synchronising the implementation of new technologies with the continued growth of Rugby as a global sport, and developing true business-driven solutions with a demonstrable return on investment”

Rugby Expo 2010 brings together professional and grass roots clubs, leagues, national associations, international federations, major brands, broadcasters, player representatives and key suppliers over two days during the second week of the northern hemisphere autumn internationals.

The first Rugby Expo attracted more than 1,000 attendees, 45 exhibitors and assembled a world class list of speakers, all dedicated to debating the future of the game with key decision makers from the domestic and international rugby territories in attendance.

For more information about Rugby Expo 2010, the complete conference programme, exhibition opportunities and delegate details visit www.rugbyexpo.com or call +44 (0)845 0740752.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

2010 National Arts Marketing and Development Conference

Thursday, October 21 - Sunday, October 24
Arts Reach at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.

“Empower Yourself and Your Team with the Most Successful, Cost-Effective Ways to Boost Audience & Donor Growth”

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE - GET 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1 by October 8

Venue teams are encourage attend as both Marketing and Development topics will be addressed. If you register by October 8, not only will you get the lowest price, but you'll be able to bring a colleague for FREE. Plus, if your organization is a member of one of the many national and regional associations that are partnering with Arts Reach to make this important event as affordable as possible for their members to attend, you are entitled to up to $160 in registration discounts.

During the conference there will be two featured sessions related to ticketing:

• What to Look for in a Ticketing Technology Partner: Ticketing, Marketing, Fundraising, Patron/CRM Management and PCI Compliance

and

• What if You Spent 100% of Your Advertising Budget on Customer Service?

Conference details can be found here: http://www.artsreach.com/conference.html

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tickets.com Walks To Light The Night!

The Tickets.com Costa Mesa office has rallied together and formed Team Tickets.com in support of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2010 Light The Night Walk.

This Sunday, September 19th the Tickets.com Team will gather at Angel Stadium of Anaheim and walk 2-miles in honor and in support of those that have been affected by the blood cancers.

About Light the Night:

In communities all across the United States and Canada teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations come together to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS's) Light The Night Walk events and bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers.

Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide:
Lifesaving blood cancer research
Free educational materials and events for patients and their families
Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection,
a peer-to-peer counseling program
Comprehensive, personalized assistance through our Information Resource Center

Support Team Tickets.com and visit our team donation page:
http://pages.lightthenight.org/ocie/OrangeCo10/Ticketscom

Light The Night Walk events are evenings filled with inspiration. During this leisurely walk, walkers carry illuminated balloons - white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer - thousands of walkers - men, women and children - form a community of caring, bringing light to the dark world of cancer.

Support Team Tickets.com and donate to cure cancer today! Funds raised through Light The Night Walk support the work of hundreds of the world’s best and brightest researchers in their search for better therapies and cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Tickets.com is Hiring!

Tickets.com has several open positions for immediate hire:

Product Marketing Manager – Costa Mesa, CA
Quality Assurance Engineer – Costa Mesa, CA
Service Delivery Project Manager – Costa Mesa, CA
Sr. Business Systems Analyst – Costa Mesa, CA
Sr. Database Administrator – Costa Mesa, CA
Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer – Costa Mesa, CA
Software Engineer – Costa Mesa, CA
Sr. Software Engineer – Costa Mesa, CA
Usability Experience Designer – Costa Mesa, CA
Unix Systems Engineer – Costa Mesa, CA/Ashburn, VA/Remote East Coast
Unix Sr. Systems Engineer – Ashburn, VA/Remote
Application Systems Analyst – Syracuse, NY
Systems Integration Analyst – Syracuse, NY
Systems Integration Technician – Syracuse, NY
Technical Writer – Syracuse, NY

For job descriptions and details on how to submit your resume please visit our website.