Event Academy Live

Consumers are fed up with high fees, are they hurting your sales?

There's a billion ways to use promo codes to sell more tickets. Here's a trick Jake used with one of our Fusion Tickets clients to help them sell $3600+ more tickets with a single promo code!

A simple marketing strategy that you can easily do in less than 20 minutes!

Having the title of Idaho's Oldest Professional Rodeo is no easy task!

You'll see why they've thrived for years in an episode that our host Jake Sperley didn't want to end!

If you're new to rodeo, you'll hear a few inside secrets of the rodeo world. If you're a seasoned rodeo producer, you'll see how one of the premier NW rodeo's produces a top tier rodeo!

Kassi Jones of the War Bonnet Round Up - Idaho's Oldest Rode is here for an action packed time episode on Event Academy Live!

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Are you marketing to your previous customers and retargeting them?

Haunted attraction producers are some of the most creative people we have on the show.

This weeks episode is not different! This guy is into Ren Festivals, Haunted Attractions, Event Centers, and the occasional Catapult!

John Pagonis from Guthrie Haunts is here to tell you about all his creative ideas that keep fans swarming for his events!

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Clear taglines are crucial, does your event have a clear tagline?

Momma always told our host Jake Sperley to stay away from horse girls! Not today, we're turn'n and burn'n with a pretty cool producer of barrel races.

What is a barrel race? How do you manage all the entries, horse move in, bedding, stall assignments, and schedule?

You'll find out on this weeks episode of Event Academy Live with Cristi Gaffney of the Cornhusker Futurity!

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Everyone loves a good promo video, right? Even product videos of how a product works before you buy. Events have a competitive edge to use promo videos to blow their ticket sales off the charts!

When you have a county fair in a rural community, correction, in a part of Nebraska host Jake Sperley has never heard about; you must be creative!

This county fair thrives on its local community and ag way of life. Their determination to give the 4H and FFA kids a place of belonging, the community a spot to have fun, and support local businesses is unmatched!

This week Jared Anderson from the Antelope County Ag Society and County Fair joins us for this weeks episode of Event Academy Live!

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When you buy a product online, do you read the description? So do your ticket buyers, here's how to supercharge your ticket descriptions to blow your ticket sales out of the water 💦 

What do you do when your haunt is so popular you run out of room for more scary goodness?

That's what our guest is faced with today! Hearing how they are adapting to their insane growth, to the point of having to shut down their corn maze is certainly impressive!

David DeBerardinas from the 13th Acre in Monroe North Carolina is completely renovating their sold our haunted attraction.

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What's so special about ticket tiers? The spike in ticket sales you'll see, let Jake explain in this bonus episode!

So you've always liked being center stage, have a background in event production and once upon a time loved all things involving theatre.

What do you do when you "grow up"? Scare the daylights out of people for a living, that's what!

John Schwarz Jr. from Scare USA in Two Rivers Wisconsin is not pulling any scary acts on this episode.

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Just like your favorite online stores show reviews, could showing your fans testimonials increase your ticket sales?

How does someone who's new to the haunted attraction game, step into a new market with existing haunts, and absolutely crush it his first year open? 

Well, you're going to learn how from the man him self!

Devin Price from Nightmares on the Rogue in Medford Oregon is the not so spooky guest on this episode.

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Could selling tickets from your own website or domain increase your ticket sales?

Sunday Funday! Jake's favorite fair food...we promise it'll make you hungry...

Want to create more content for your event but don't know how? Here's a quick tip to get you started!

Are you posting enough content? Do you have enough content? How can content make you more money? 💰 

💰 with event merch!

How to spend less time managing sponsorships and make more money from it!

Ever wonder why lines get long at food and beverage outlets? Here's probably the 2 reasons why.

Does your event need an event ticketing platform? Who knows, let's find out!

I bet you have a ton of potential ticket buyers that you didn't even know about!

Stepping into a new form of marketing like social media can be a daunting task!

Especially if you've never done it. 

Jim McKiernan from the Grant County Fair in Moses Lake Washington did just that. Took a leap of faith, and it's now paying dividends!

In this episode you'll learn how get start with social media marketing, paid digital ads, the steps to get started targeting people inside and outside your are, as well as some great banter!

Fusion Tickets is the only event ticketing solution built by event organizers, for event organizers! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Do you utilize the Hope and Pray or Targeted marketing method?

Are you charging for parking? If so, let's make sure that attendee experience is great!

Ever thought about going virtual? Here's what our host Jake Sperley has to say about virtual!

Do you run an annual event? You need to hear this!

Is your event sold out? If so, here's a way to make more money with little effort!

Want to make your vendors and exhibitors love you?

Then this episode is for you! 

A deep dive into the keys to success for a top notch vendors/exhibitor program for your event!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Event organizers are fed up and have had enough with ticketing companies! Here's the scoop!

Today is a fun bonus episode, what's your favorite fair food? Let us know on our social media @getfusionsolutions or comment on our host Jake Sperley's social media @jakesperley!

In this episode our CEO Jake Sperley talks about how to understand your event ticketing data.

What does it mean? How do you find it? What do you do with it?

You'll learn exactly what to do with the loads of event ticketing data that you have at your fingertips, and how to turn it into profit!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Do you print tickets on thermal fan fold ticket stock? Here's Jake's take on why it's a waste of money! 💰 

Is your event's marketing getting lost in the mud? 

It might be time to try some BLUE OCEAN 🌊 marketing strategies!

What is blue ocean marketing strategies? Let's find out in this weeks episode!

Event Academy Live is powered by Fusion!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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From interning at Northern California fairs to running the Benton County Fair then jumping to the BIG LEAGUES as the CEO of the Colorado State Fair, Scott Stoller has a diverse fair experience!

In this episode Scott talks about what he's learned starting out at the bottom of the totem pole to running Colorado's premier fair.

His philosophy of staying curious has allowed him to shatter attendance and revenue records.

The knowledge dropped on this episode of Event Academy Live will leave you with the tools to shatter records yourself!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Lines suck, here's one tip to reduce lines at your day of box office!

How are your credentials delivered to your attendees, sponsors, and stakeholders?

What if there was a way to get them their credentials sooner that MADE YOU MONEY!?

Pretty sweet, we'll dive into it on this weeks episode!

Event Academy Live is powered by Fusion!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Breaking records is no easy task!

Especially if you're in a remote location and one of the poorest counties in the state of California.

But, Kim Floyd with the Del Norte County Fair did just that! Broke records with limited staff and zero excuses!

In this episode you'll learn how Kim broke records, got creative with low cost entertainment, overcame staffing shortages, and expanded her marketing to make this years fair a SMASHING success!!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Running out of food ruins the consumer experience, here's why its actually super important!

One of the best things your event can do is generate attention!

How do you do that? You'll learn that and more in this episode as we break down the age old saying "Money Follows Attention"!

Event Academy Live is powered by Fusion!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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Younger people in the event industry just see things different!

Creating efficiency, smarter marketing, streamlined processes, the list goes on...

In this episode you'll learn from Tegan Thompson, Owner of Crowd Design Inc. on how to curate efficiencies in your event as she chats with Fusion CEO Jake Sperley

With clients like Whoop-Up-Days, Country Thunder, K-Days, and more, it's an episode you won't want to miss!

Fusion provides event solutions for the modern event organizer, with their flagship product Fusion Tickets! All the ticketing features and support you need, for one low price!

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If I asked you "When does the attendee experience start" what would you say? Jake's answer might surprise you...