Virtual tickets can be sold through almost any event ticketing platform. As an event planner, you know the value of a ticket sold is only as good as the event that you host and deliver. In order to deliver a live event experience to online viewers, you must live stream your event in a way that engages viewers’ senses. Today, you can live stream directly from a smartphone to social media networks like Facebook and YouTube. Depending on the ticket price and the value you are attempting to deliver, properly transporting audiences into your event may take an experienced video production team and a thoughtful plan of delivery.
Virtual ticket holder expectations will continue to rise over time. Consumers value the experience of “time well spent” in relation to other experiences they consider normal. The Experience Economy calls this valuation the “money value of time,” which is generally broken down into dollars per minute. For example, most consumers in the United States are used to paying on average $12 for a two-hour experience at the movies. This is a simple baseline for how much consumers are willing to pay for an action-packed Hollywood experience. At $6 per hour, moviegoers are paying on average 10 cents per minute. This experience can be compared to a trip to Disney World which averages out to 23 cents per minute for a vacation. Here is a list of experiences your event may be able to compare with.
2. THE VALUE OF A TICKET
SOLD IS ONLY AS GOOD
AS THE EVENT THAT
YOU HOST AND DELIVER
Virtual tickets can be sold through almost any event
platform. As an event planner, you know the value of a
ticket sold is only as good as the event that you host and
deliver.
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8. LIVE STREAM YOUR EVENT IN A WAY
THAT ENGAGES VIEWERS’ SENSES
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“In order to deliver a live event experience
to online viewers, you have to live stream
your event in a way that engages viewers’
senses.”
9.
10. YOU CAN LIVE STREAM
DIRECTLY FROM A SMARTPHONE
TO SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS
LIKE FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
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DEPENDING ON THE TICKET PRICE AND THE VALUE YOU ARE
ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER, PROPERLY TRANSPORTING AUDIENCES INTO
YOUR EVENT MAY TAKE AN EXPERIENCED VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM
AND A THOUGHTFUL PLAN OF EXPERIENCE DELIVERY
12. SOLUTION
MONEY VALUE OF
TIME CHART
Experience
Money Value of
Time*
Trip to the Movies 10 cents per minute
Trip to Disney World 23 cents per minute
Round of Golf at
Pebble Beach
$2 per minute
iFly Skydiving
Simulator
$43 per minute
Skydiving
Experience
$200 per minute
Trip to outer space $1,750 per minute
*Price estimates from The Experience Economy.
(The Experience Economy, 2020).
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ticket
13. A CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE
VALUE YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO
DELIVER WILL HELP YOU DETERMINE A
PRICE FOR YOUR VIRTUAL TICKETS
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Once you have determined the price, you can start planning your live
stream much like the event itself. Now it’s time to consider the high level
workflow for delivering your event to an online audience.
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PATREON PAYS OUT OVER
1 BILLION DOLLARS TO CREATORS
Using Patreon you can see the type of value you get from a paid digital relationship. Try it
out and see if the creator reaches out to you directly. Learn how the platform works and
start to understand the engagement and connections these virtual commitments can inspire
(Patreon, 2020).
17. VIMEO HELPS CREATORS
SELL VIDEO CONTENT
• Vimeo is very much like a professional version of
YouTube. With a professional Vimeo account
you have the ability to sell, rent, and offer
subscriptions to your videos starting at just
$20/month
• Vimeo does take 10% of the revenue, but that is
a small price to pay for a service like this. Vimeo
also allows event managers the ability to
launch their own streaming service.
• An app like this can be downloaded by virtual
attendees around the world giving them a
premium experience for viewing your event.
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Facebook has been marketing its groups feature to bring together like-
minded individuals on the platform. You can start by looking for groups that may
be interested in your event. Or you could perhaps choose a group dedicated to
a personal interest or hobby of your own
FACEBOOK GROUPS HELP
MANAGERS BUILD ONLINE
COMMUNITIES