Which tool should I use?
How each one works in practice
Promo codes: a discount you control
Promo codes: a discount you control
Choose a percentage or fixed amount, limit it to certain ticket types, and cap it with a Usage Limit or Time Limit. Use Bulk Generate to make up to 100 codes at once, for example one per partner. Each code shows its Uses/Limit, Revenue and Cost, and View Usage lists who used it.
Tracking links: which channel works
Tracking links: which channel works
Pick a Channel and sub-channel, give the Campaign a consistent name, and select Save to History. Only saved links count clicks. Link History shows Clicks and Unique Clicks for each link. Clicks show interest, not sales.
Affiliates: pay per ticket sold
Affiliates: pay per ticket sold
Enroll the event once, then set a commission for each ticket type, as a percentage or a fixed amount. Enrollment cannot be undone. To follow a partner’s results, create a tracking link with their Affiliate ID. Affiliate codes show up in the Ticket Report.
Email campaigns: talk to people you already reach
Email campaigns: talk to people you already reach
Send to Ticket Holders, Pending RSVPs, Interested (No Purchase), or your own uploaded list. Each event has a weekly limit on blasts, shown as Remaining Blasts, so plan your sends. Sent campaigns show Open Rate, Click Rate and Revenue.
Example campaign plan
A two-day music festival goes on sale in six weeks. Here is one way to use the tools together.1
Before announcing (week 0)
- Create a promo code
EARLYBIRDas a percentage discount, limited to the first ticket tier with a Usage Limit of 200. - Build one tracking link per channel: Instagram, a newsletter, and a partner’s page. Use the same Campaign name, such as
launch_oct, for all of them, and save each to history. - Enroll in Affiliates and set a fixed commission on each ticket type for the two promoters helping you sell.
2
Announcement (week 1)
- Post the Instagram link. Send your own list an email campaign with an Event Page button so clicks and revenue are tracked.
- Share the promoters’ tracking links, each with that promoter’s Affiliate ID.
3
Mid campaign (weeks 2 to 5)
- Check Link History and the Ticket Report. If one channel brings clicks but no sales, adjust the message. If a code is nearly used up, decide whether to create another.
- Email Interested (No Purchase) followers a reminder, with a time-limited code made with Time Limit.
4
Final push (last week)
- Email Ticket Holders with practical details, and Interested (No Purchase) followers with a last reminder.
- Print the door sales poster so walk-ups can scan and buy on the day. See Event day runbook.
Keep an eye on Remaining Blasts. Plan your sends ahead and use Send test before each one.