Showing posts with label buy and sell tickets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buy and sell tickets. Show all posts

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Blurring Line: State of the Primary & Secondary Markets

Tickets.com at Ticket Summit 2008 Conference
Ticket Summit is the leading trade show and conference in the secondary ticket industry. This annual event brings together hundreds of experts and leaders within the ticket community, offering them a chance to establish and foster relationships valuable to their business. This year's Ticket Summit takes place July 23-25 in Las Vegas at The Venetian.

Derek Palmer, Tickets.com Chief Commercial Officer, will be speaking on a panel called "The Blurring Line: State of the Primary & Secondary Markets" on Thursday, July 24. The panel discussion will enable attendees to learn about the different ways the primary and secondary ticket markets are coming together and the potential shifts on the horizon. Hear about the ways the primary market is attempting to extract more revenue from consumers, how the secondary market continues to provide value, ways the two markets are already working together, and how the line between them is expected to blur even more in the coming year.

Ticket Summit features expert panels on various topics pertaining to the secondary ticketing industry. The sessions are designed to provide brokers and other affiliates with the latest innovations and information regarding the ticketing industry.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Ways to Buy Tickets are Changing

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
As published on KansasCity.com, The Fan's Eye


Buying tickets to Royals games is becoming similar to shopping on eBay or Craig’s List.

Go to the team’s website, royals.com, and you’ll find the team auctioning off tickets and also providing a place for private individuals to buy and sell tickets.

Gone are the days when teams only sold directly to customers at face ticket value and would never be go-betweens for private sales. The Royals, like other major league teams, are looking for more ways to make money. But these new methods also give fans access to otherwise unavailable seats.

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