INSIGHTS FOR INDUSTRY LIVE MUSIC STUDY (UK) Chris Jenkins
About Wittdo Helping drive demand for tourism, leisure & music.
An  analysis of customer and ticketing data  gathered from across the music industry, to gain  insights into customer behaviour , observe  demand trends , and identify how to  make more effective use of data  in marketing. Live Music Study
To help venues  and  promoters drive demand  and  sell more tickets  for live music through  advanced analytics  and  data sharing The mission
Smaller businesses  just don't have enough data of their own to analyse   Medium businesses  may have data, but not enough about individual customers to draw conclusions   Large companies  may be able to gain their own customer insights, but can't compare with the industry What problem are we trying to solve?
Better understanding of overall attendance  Insight into consumer behaviour patterns Loyalty - how often they go, how much they spend  Trends & changes in demand - help programming & marketing decisions Understand your own customer performance in relation to the others Help businesses improve marketing  Benefits of Sharing Data - Participants
Benefits of good data management and data collection Importance of improving marketing effectiveness (relevance)  Explore cross-sell potential and promote collaboration  Understand customer travel trends Insights from real data  - this is  not  market research! Benefits of Sharing Data - Industry
As the findings are based on  aggregated data , they can be discussed openly via industry forums, and stimulate more sharing of ideas on such questions as: What are the key audience trends across the industry.  Where are we seeing growth? How do customers' behaviours vary across the industry by geography/type? Is programming in line with audience trends? Which types are associated together to help cross sell? Which customers haven't attended for a while - how can we get them to come back? Should we send the same message to everyone, or customise it to specific audiences? Benefits of Sharing Data – Industry (cont.)
A third of all tickets were purchased by customers with postcodes within a 5 mile radius of the venue 37% of customers travelled 10miles or less to concerts.  A third of customers travelled over 50miles to see a show. People were prepared to travel further for concerts on a Saturday, but less likely to travel for shows on a Thursday However, Jazz customers didn't seem so keen to travel with over 40% of ticket sales from customers within 5miles of the venue The more expensive the ticket, the further customers were prepared to travel Examples
59% of customers purchased their tickets more than one week in advance 14% of customers purchased tickets within 48 hours before the show. 37% of tickets were purchased within a week of the show However, 64% of tickets for Jazz are purchased within the week of the show Overall the most popular night for concerts was Saturday, with 27% of all tickets sold For Jazz and Folk the most popular night was Friday Of the other days of the week, Sunday was good for Folk, Thursday for Jazz and Tuesday for Classical concerts. Examples (cont.)
There is a correlation between ticket price and advance purchase For the lower priced tickets, up to £7, 50% were purchased within a week of the show. 23% of tickets priced £15 or more were purchased within a week of the show Note that a third of tickets priced over £15 were purchased more that 6 weeks in advance Examples (cont.)
Improve Communication concentrate on residents or visitors depending on product / willingness to travel   what customers are most loyal, show repeat purchase behaviour?    Pricing What price points work by genre, day of week?   Advance Sales Are advance sales inline with trends?    Programming Put on shows/product to target specific audiences What works across the industry, not just my business Using the Insights
Submit data Participants Businesses submit anonymised customer & ticketing/booking data. Analysis Results Reports Participants receive standard reports, analysis and commentary. Bespoke reports & benchmarks are also available. A summary is made available to the industry The Study All data is syndicated. We apply analytical techniques to produce tables and charts for the study. Action Marketing The information can be used to inform your programming and marketing decisions and help improve communications to customers.  How it works
Submit data Analysis Results Action An ongoing study…
Membership Subscription:    £100 per year  Platinum Sponsors:           £1000 per year  National Sponsors:               £5000 year  CONTACT Chris Jenkins E: info@wittdo.org | T: +44 (0) 207 193 6786 | www.Wittdo.org Sponsorship

Wittdo's Live Music Study

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    INSIGHTS FOR INDUSTRYLIVE MUSIC STUDY (UK) Chris Jenkins
  • 2.
    About Wittdo Helpingdrive demand for tourism, leisure & music.
  • 3.
    An analysisof customer and ticketing data gathered from across the music industry, to gain insights into customer behaviour , observe demand trends , and identify how to make more effective use of data in marketing. Live Music Study
  • 4.
    To help venues and promoters drive demand and sell more tickets for live music through advanced analytics and data sharing The mission
  • 5.
    Smaller businesses just don't have enough data of their own to analyse   Medium businesses may have data, but not enough about individual customers to draw conclusions   Large companies may be able to gain their own customer insights, but can't compare with the industry What problem are we trying to solve?
  • 6.
    Better understanding ofoverall attendance Insight into consumer behaviour patterns Loyalty - how often they go, how much they spend Trends & changes in demand - help programming & marketing decisions Understand your own customer performance in relation to the others Help businesses improve marketing Benefits of Sharing Data - Participants
  • 7.
    Benefits of gooddata management and data collection Importance of improving marketing effectiveness (relevance) Explore cross-sell potential and promote collaboration Understand customer travel trends Insights from real data - this is not market research! Benefits of Sharing Data - Industry
  • 8.
    As the findingsare based on aggregated data , they can be discussed openly via industry forums, and stimulate more sharing of ideas on such questions as: What are the key audience trends across the industry. Where are we seeing growth? How do customers' behaviours vary across the industry by geography/type? Is programming in line with audience trends? Which types are associated together to help cross sell? Which customers haven't attended for a while - how can we get them to come back? Should we send the same message to everyone, or customise it to specific audiences? Benefits of Sharing Data – Industry (cont.)
  • 9.
    A third ofall tickets were purchased by customers with postcodes within a 5 mile radius of the venue 37% of customers travelled 10miles or less to concerts. A third of customers travelled over 50miles to see a show. People were prepared to travel further for concerts on a Saturday, but less likely to travel for shows on a Thursday However, Jazz customers didn't seem so keen to travel with over 40% of ticket sales from customers within 5miles of the venue The more expensive the ticket, the further customers were prepared to travel Examples
  • 10.
    59% of customerspurchased their tickets more than one week in advance 14% of customers purchased tickets within 48 hours before the show. 37% of tickets were purchased within a week of the show However, 64% of tickets for Jazz are purchased within the week of the show Overall the most popular night for concerts was Saturday, with 27% of all tickets sold For Jazz and Folk the most popular night was Friday Of the other days of the week, Sunday was good for Folk, Thursday for Jazz and Tuesday for Classical concerts. Examples (cont.)
  • 11.
    There is acorrelation between ticket price and advance purchase For the lower priced tickets, up to £7, 50% were purchased within a week of the show. 23% of tickets priced £15 or more were purchased within a week of the show Note that a third of tickets priced over £15 were purchased more that 6 weeks in advance Examples (cont.)
  • 12.
    Improve Communication concentrateon residents or visitors depending on product / willingness to travel  what customers are most loyal, show repeat purchase behaviour?   Pricing What price points work by genre, day of week?   Advance Sales Are advance sales inline with trends?   Programming Put on shows/product to target specific audiences What works across the industry, not just my business Using the Insights
  • 13.
    Submit data ParticipantsBusinesses submit anonymised customer & ticketing/booking data. Analysis Results Reports Participants receive standard reports, analysis and commentary. Bespoke reports & benchmarks are also available. A summary is made available to the industry The Study All data is syndicated. We apply analytical techniques to produce tables and charts for the study. Action Marketing The information can be used to inform your programming and marketing decisions and help improve communications to customers. How it works
  • 14.
    Submit data AnalysisResults Action An ongoing study…
  • 15.
    Membership Subscription:   £100 per year Platinum Sponsors:           £1000 per year National Sponsors:               £5000 year CONTACT Chris Jenkins E: info@wittdo.org | T: +44 (0) 207 193 6786 | www.Wittdo.org Sponsorship