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11 Ticketing Industry Trends: What to Expect in 2019. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Change and progress are today’s only constants in entertainment ticketing.

11 Ticketing Industry Trends: What to Expect in 2019

The industry is in a state of flux, evolution and anticipation. It’s an exciting time as the coming changes get set to re-energize us and realign things for the future. Among the most profound changes in the past year, we’ve seen new technologies for entry, security and ticketless entry as well as escalating dialogues around blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Yet, at the same time, we remain reactionary to a large extent — and other businesses and industries are leading the way for us. But the good news is we are also on the verge of so much more. As we approach the 40th INTIX Annual Conference & Exhibition, we asked industry and membership thought leaders what they see coming in 2019 for the ticketing industry.

Museum Industry Trends. Museum Industry Trends In 2019, museums are enjoying the highest attendance they’ve had since their conception in the fifteenth century.

Museum Industry Trends

This industry rivals sports turnout in capital generated, raking in $21 billion globally from visitor ticket purchases, special events, and donations. Technological innovations and new, contemporary experiences created to display museum exhibits are revolutionizing the way audiences can access and encounter collections held by institutions. The outcome is that museums are reaching wider and more diverse groups than ever before, extending the educational and experiential benefits they offer to a world of onlookers. What Causes Change in Museum Trends? As houses of culture and history, museums are constantly expanding their collections and displays to reflect a rapidly-changing world. Aging Populations The baby-boomer group is the most populous generation still living today.

Political Climate Technological Advancement. Museum Marketing Strategies. Ticketing Professionals See Opportunities for Eliminating Anonymous Attendees - ACCESS. Leadership / 05.07.19 Ticketing Professionals See Opportunities for Eliminating Anonymous Attendees Teddy Durgin Eliminating anonymous attendees has emerged as a top objective for many in the ticketing industry in 2019.

Ticketing Professionals See Opportunities for Eliminating Anonymous Attendees - ACCESS

Some believe sophisticated mobile tickets and possibly even increased regulation of the secondary market will address the issue. But what exactly is the issue? Tina Martin, Chief Information Officer for International Speedway Corporation (ISC), was able to provide some insight into this topic. “Anonymous attendees are attendees we cannot specifically identify. Offering her own take is Michelle Paul, Managing Director of PatronManager, a service that provides ticketing, subscriptions and email marketing on the Salesforce platform.

“Broadly speaking,” Paul says, “anonymous attendees are people who attend an event without their own name on their ticket or associated with their order. “Arts attendance — all live event attendance, really — is a highly social experience. How To Double Your Online Ticket Sales in 2018 - Onebox. Whether you’re an art gallery, museum, event or venue, when it comes to ticket sales, the golden rule is the sooner the better.

How To Double Your Online Ticket Sales in 2018 - Onebox

However, customers tend to wait until the last minute to buy, or simply get their tickets on the door. In fact, a recent study showed that for performances and cultural events, around 29% of tickets tend to be sold the day of the event or the day before, which rose to 31% for sports events. Those last minute sales mean stress and last minute work that distract from your event or exhibition, and ultimately lead to lower sales figures in the long run. That means you’ll want to minimise on-the-door and last minute bookings as much as possible. On the other hand, customers booking online and in advance does wonders for your marketing efforts, and your pre-event nerves too! However, in such a competitive marketplace, boosting online ticket sales can be a challenge. 1.Multi-channel vending 2. 3.

Monet for nothing? The misguided controversy about gallery ticket prices. The exhibition Monet & Architecture has opened at London’s National Gallery to critical acclaim.

Monet for nothing? The misguided controversy about gallery ticket prices

But it has also caused controversy – over the price of admission. Metropolitan Museum of Art attendance, revenue up a year after imposing $25 nonresident entrance fee. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new policy of charging a set entrance fee to out-of-state visitors has not dampened attendance.

Metropolitan Museum of Art attendance, revenue up a year after imposing $25 nonresident entrance fee

The world's largest museum reached record attendance last year, up 5% to 7.36 million visitors, the Met reported today. The news comes one year after the Met announced its controversial plan to charge $25 to visitors from outside of New York in a move to decrease its deficit. The museum previously had a "pay what you wish" admission policy. Museum officials estimate that the new pricing will bring in from $8 to $11 million in revenue in its first year, ending in March.

The museum's fiscal 2018 budget that ended June 30 was $320 million, of which 16%, or $48 million, was from admissions. "Surprisingly, when we made this change, New Yorkers recognized that the Met needed to shore up its revenues to stay healthy, and they increased the amount of money they contribute on each visit," said Daniel Weiss, chief executive of the museum.