Top Ten Tips for Building a Strong Casino Entertainment Program

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This presentation was delivered to the 2012 National Indian Gaming Tradeshow in San Diego, California. Originally presented by TicketBiscuit CMO Eric Housh and Houston Productions President Kell Houston, this simple slide deck offers good advice for casino entertainment programmers. From technology to booking and talent selection, this presentation hits it all. For more information please visit www.ticketbiscuit.com or www.houstonproductions.net.

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Tips for building a Strong Casino Entertainment Program

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Social Media Tools

Facebook Facts: 1 BIILLION + Registered users 500 MILLION+ Log On Daily It’s FREE to set up and use.

Twitter Facts: 300 MILLION + Registered users 1.8 million tweets per HOUR It’s FREE to set up and use.

Facebook Best Practices

Post helpful info, contests, and event info to nurture the conversation

and grow your fans.

Facebook Best Practices

Sell Tickets DIRECTLY from your

Facebook page!

Twitter Best Practices

Always include Links

Tweet Consistently around your

events

Event Listing and Concert Services:

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Convenience: Multiple Ways to Buy

• Call Center

• Website

• Mobile Phone

• Walk Up

• Social Media

Make sure that when a customer is ready to buy a ticket, you have a system in place

to sell it!

The Future: Mobile Ticketing

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% Tickets Sold Via Cell

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Fee Facts and Myths

• Myth: People hate ticket fees.

• Fact: They hate excessive ticket fees.

• Myth: My ticketing system doesn’t cost me anything.

• Fact: A fee paid by your customer is the same as a cost, if that fee doesn’t go to you.

• Myth: Customers like to see fees broken out.

• Fact: The “All-in Price” concept is gaining in popularity, and can generate good will – and more advance sales.

“All-In Price”

What is it? A single set of ticket prices – customers pay the same whether they buy online, over the phone, or in person.

Why does it work?

• Convenience, Free

• Buzz factor

• More advance sales

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Data

• Name

• Address

• Email

• Phone

Every customer you reach whose

data you capture=

One less new customer you

must reach in the future

Top Ten Tips:

1. Understand Your Demographic, Choose Entertainment Accordingly

2. Use the WHOLE Internet to Market Your Events.

3. Involve your Players Club, Target the Top 20%

4. Look at the Big Picture: Slow Times and Busy Times

5. Make it EASY for your customers to BUY tickets.

6. Look at your History, Start Small

7. Look “Outside the Box.”

8. Keep Advance Purchase fees Low.

9. Educate Yourself. Stay on Top of Technology.

10. Get the Data. Keep the Data. Use the Data.

ehoush@ticketbiscuit.com

kell@houstonproductions.net

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