Tickets.com to Enhance its Consumer-Facing Website by Offering Mobile Entertainment Downloads through Thumbplay
Costa Mesa, CA - September 29, 2008 - Tickets.com, a leading global provider of integrated ticketing solutions, has teamed with Thumbplay – the #1 mobile entertainment provider in North America – to offer music, videos, games and other content on www.tickets.com. The deal was announced today and the content is available now.
Thumbplay’s extensive and ever-growing entertainment library currently consists of more than 100,000 pieces of licensed content. The partnership allows Tickets.com to deliver innovative value-added features to its online consumer base and to enhance their experience while visiting the site. New users who subscribe through www.tickets.com receive bonus downloads with their new subscription.
“Our vision is to increasingly build out the Tickets.com website to encompass experiences in addition to ticket transactions,” said Sheri Fink, online marketing manager, Tickets.com, “and we’re especially excited about launching our partnership with Thumbplay. Their commitment to leading the mobile entertainment content industry with groundbreaking ideas and technologies and to providing a seamless customer experience is a mission that we share. I am certain that our individual ticket consumers, particularly the ones making use of our technological innovations including Tickets@Phone™, will appreciate the ease of the service.”
Thumbplay has maintained and grown its leadership position in the industry by providing its consumers with the best possible customer experience, including live, “24/7/365” customer service and a commitment to delivering the largest catalog of entertainment possible. Thumbplay’s “locker” service also allows users to automatically back-up and store purchased items.
Available features include; licensed music, video and gaming content from some of the world’s largest entertainment companies, including EMI, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Pictures Television, as well as several independent labels and artists and video game companies. Moreover, based on Thumbplay’s reputation for exceptional customer care and technological innovation, MTV recently tapped the company to power personalization content for the music giant’s mobile content site.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tickets.com Client Taking Email Marketing to the Next Level
The Tulsa Performing Arts Center, a Tickets.com client, is showcasing email marketing best practices by providing their opt-in subscribers with creative and compelling emails to advertise upcoming shows. An email like the Tulsa Performing Arts Center's, with an unusual and unexpected subject line, will definitely catch attention in an overflowing email Inbox. The content of the email, in its juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated shows, provides humor while offering a valuable benefit -- inviting customers to customize their own ticket packages. View the email campaign >Learn about Campaign Creator, Tickets.com's email marketing tool.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tickets.com Congratulates the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox
Tickets.com congratulates the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox for making it into the Playoffs. Both Tickets.com clients have played well and we wish them the best in the upcoming series of games.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tickets.com Brings Advanced Technologies and Tradition of Olympic Service to Launch Ticket Sales for Vancouver 2010
Innovative global ticketing provider Tickets.com brings its most advanced technologies and its unparalleled tradition of Olympic service to launch ticket sales for Vancouver 2010
Leading global ticketing services producer Tickets.com has a long tradition of far outpacing its industry in the handling of Olympic ticket sales. Their track record includes providing ticketing systems, support staff and consulting for the games in Atlanta (’96), Sydney (’00), Salt Lake City (’02) and Torino (’06). Now, as the Official Supplier of Ticketing Services for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Tickets.com continues its legacy of service to the Olympics and brings its wealth of experience – and its newest and most advanced ticketing technologies – to the Canadian public.
Through the Web site Vancouver2010.com, the first round of ticket requests for the Games begins October 3 and continues through November 7. Tickets.com is committed to working hand-in-hand with the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) to ensure that all Canadians have fair access through officially authorized channels to event tickets for the Games, which take place February 12-28, 2010. Tickets.com will employ its most technologically advanced digital ticketing platforms and security control measures to streamline online requests for 86 medal events in 15 sports disciplines at a variety of competition venues and stadiums.
Noting the prevalence of empty seats at “sold-out” events during the summer 2008 Beijing Olympics, the company is also strategizing to ensure that every possible seat is filled with a spectator. Tickets.com advises Canadian consumers to visit Vancouver2010.com now for complete information on submitting their ticket requests. The October 3 – November 7 window offers the best opportunity for the widest variety of options to see world-class athletes and thrilling competition, and to attend additional events around greater Vancouver and Whistler during the Games.
“We’re so excited to be part of what we expect to be an extraordinary Winter Olympics,” said Larry Witherspoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tickets.com. “We know that for most people, attending an Olympic event is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Tickets.com is fully dedicated to assuring that the ticket transaction and event entry phases of that process are smooth and simple to navigate. In addition to providing ticketing services for Vancouver 2010, Tickets.com is honored to be an official supporter of the 2008, 2010 and 2012 Canadian Olympic teams.”
Working with Vancouver 2010 marks the debut of Tickets.com in British Columbia (where its presence will grow in 2009 with the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni), and its expansion in the Pacific Northwest, which includes a new partnership with the prestigious Seattle Theatre Group. Tickets.com clients in Canada also include: 2007 Grey Cup Champions the Saskatchewan Roughriders (Regina, SK), ENMAX Centre (Lethbridge, AB), K-ROCK Centre (Kingston, ON), Ontario Science Centre (Toronto, ON) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON).
A privately held subsidiary of MLB Advanced Media, LP since 2005, Tickets.com is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, and has regional offices across the U.S. and internationally. For information on great events throughout Canada, please visit Tickets.com online at www.tickets.com/ca.
Leading global ticketing services producer Tickets.com has a long tradition of far outpacing its industry in the handling of Olympic ticket sales. Their track record includes providing ticketing systems, support staff and consulting for the games in Atlanta (’96), Sydney (’00), Salt Lake City (’02) and Torino (’06). Now, as the Official Supplier of Ticketing Services for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Tickets.com continues its legacy of service to the Olympics and brings its wealth of experience – and its newest and most advanced ticketing technologies – to the Canadian public.
Through the Web site Vancouver2010.com, the first round of ticket requests for the Games begins October 3 and continues through November 7. Tickets.com is committed to working hand-in-hand with the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) to ensure that all Canadians have fair access through officially authorized channels to event tickets for the Games, which take place February 12-28, 2010. Tickets.com will employ its most technologically advanced digital ticketing platforms and security control measures to streamline online requests for 86 medal events in 15 sports disciplines at a variety of competition venues and stadiums.
Noting the prevalence of empty seats at “sold-out” events during the summer 2008 Beijing Olympics, the company is also strategizing to ensure that every possible seat is filled with a spectator. Tickets.com advises Canadian consumers to visit Vancouver2010.com now for complete information on submitting their ticket requests. The October 3 – November 7 window offers the best opportunity for the widest variety of options to see world-class athletes and thrilling competition, and to attend additional events around greater Vancouver and Whistler during the Games.
“We’re so excited to be part of what we expect to be an extraordinary Winter Olympics,” said Larry Witherspoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tickets.com. “We know that for most people, attending an Olympic event is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Tickets.com is fully dedicated to assuring that the ticket transaction and event entry phases of that process are smooth and simple to navigate. In addition to providing ticketing services for Vancouver 2010, Tickets.com is honored to be an official supporter of the 2008, 2010 and 2012 Canadian Olympic teams.”
Working with Vancouver 2010 marks the debut of Tickets.com in British Columbia (where its presence will grow in 2009 with the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni), and its expansion in the Pacific Northwest, which includes a new partnership with the prestigious Seattle Theatre Group. Tickets.com clients in Canada also include: 2007 Grey Cup Champions the Saskatchewan Roughriders (Regina, SK), ENMAX Centre (Lethbridge, AB), K-ROCK Centre (Kingston, ON), Ontario Science Centre (Toronto, ON) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, ON).
A privately held subsidiary of MLB Advanced Media, LP since 2005, Tickets.com is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, and has regional offices across the U.S. and internationally. For information on great events throughout Canada, please visit Tickets.com online at www.tickets.com/ca.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tickets.com Community Work at YMCA in Milton Keynes, UK
Tickets.com Ltd are supporting a local community project with the YMCA in Milton Keynes. This project aims to redecorate a room that is currently not used and make it an attractive meeting/training room. The idea behind the room is to provide facilities for hire to local companies to hold meetings and away days for staff and as a potential venue for demonstrations/product exhibitions. The revenue from room hire will go to support the work of the homeless project and the catering will be provided by the young people of MacIntyre, from their newly opened cafe with all proceeds going to support their work.
Over the last 2 weeks members of staff from Tickets.com have actively taken part in the redecoration of the room and the meeting/training room project is now almost complete and will be finished in time for the opening on 25th September.
The YMCA in Milton Keynes operates a 24 hour, 15 bed Homeless Project in Central Milton Keynes. Every guest of the Homeless Project receives 1-2-1 support from the trained housing support staff whilst housed with MKYMCA residents have easy access to support from external agencies such as Connexions, Revolving Door, Health Visitors, Next Steps, Mental Health Outreach, Milton Keynes College and many others.
Residents at the Project and in supported accommodation have free access twice a week to the Learning Hub where they can develop their literacy and numeracy skills, gaining qualifications and raising their confidence and self esteem at the same time.
MacIntyre is a national charity that provides learning, support and care for more than 700 children and adults with learning disabilities, at more than 120 MacIntyre services across the UK.
Over the last 2 weeks members of staff from Tickets.com have actively taken part in the redecoration of the room and the meeting/training room project is now almost complete and will be finished in time for the opening on 25th September.
The YMCA in Milton Keynes operates a 24 hour, 15 bed Homeless Project in Central Milton Keynes. Every guest of the Homeless Project receives 1-2-1 support from the trained housing support staff whilst housed with MKYMCA residents have easy access to support from external agencies such as Connexions, Revolving Door, Health Visitors, Next Steps, Mental Health Outreach, Milton Keynes College and many others.
Residents at the Project and in supported accommodation have free access twice a week to the Learning Hub where they can develop their literacy and numeracy skills, gaining qualifications and raising their confidence and self esteem at the same time.
MacIntyre is a national charity that provides learning, support and care for more than 700 children and adults with learning disabilities, at more than 120 MacIntyre services across the UK.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tickets.com Client Spotlight: Zoo Amphitheatre
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss to play Hurricane Ike benefit in Oklahoma City
By Gene Triplett
The Oklahoman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will play a special benefit concert at the Zoo Amphitheatre on Friday, Sept. 26, to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Ike, it was learned today.
The singers were scheduled to perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston on that date but the show was canceled due to the storm's devastation in that city.
Howard Pollock, head of Innervisions, which produces shows at the Zoo, said he received a call early today from Plant's management, inquiring about the availability of the venue.
"Yeah, it's going to happen," Pollock said. "They called me up in my sleep. They said, 'Howard, we want to do a benefit.' What Robert Plant just found out is how devastated Houston and the surrounding areas are. They just said, 'Hey, we want to make this a benefit. Can we pull this off in a week?'
"We're going to get everybody behind this. I think we can sell 6 or 7,000 tickets and all the money goes to the victims. Tickets.com is kicking in. They're kicking in a major portion of their service charges."
Pollock said he expects several major corporations to offer sponsorship for the event as well.
General admission and reserved-seat tickets will go on sale Monday at Tickets.com or by phone at (800) 511-1552.
Plant and Krauss are touring behind their CMA Award-nominated duet album, "Raising Sand."
By Gene Triplett
The Oklahoman
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will play a special benefit concert at the Zoo Amphitheatre on Friday, Sept. 26, to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Ike, it was learned today.
The singers were scheduled to perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston on that date but the show was canceled due to the storm's devastation in that city.
Howard Pollock, head of Innervisions, which produces shows at the Zoo, said he received a call early today from Plant's management, inquiring about the availability of the venue.
"Yeah, it's going to happen," Pollock said. "They called me up in my sleep. They said, 'Howard, we want to do a benefit.' What Robert Plant just found out is how devastated Houston and the surrounding areas are. They just said, 'Hey, we want to make this a benefit. Can we pull this off in a week?'
"We're going to get everybody behind this. I think we can sell 6 or 7,000 tickets and all the money goes to the victims. Tickets.com is kicking in. They're kicking in a major portion of their service charges."
Pollock said he expects several major corporations to offer sponsorship for the event as well.
General admission and reserved-seat tickets will go on sale Monday at Tickets.com or by phone at (800) 511-1552.
Plant and Krauss are touring behind their CMA Award-nominated duet album, "Raising Sand."
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