Creative Uses for Items in BookTix | Merchandise, Fundraising, and Sales Ideas

Creative Uses for Items

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Items are how you can sell anything beyond tickets, packages, and fundraising. This means merchandise and concessions and much more. Here's some creative suggestions on ways to use items. 

Merchandise

Tip: By selling ahead of time, you can gauge interest and order the necessary supply.
 
Suggestions: 
  1. T-shirts
  2. Posters
  3. Programs
  4. Signed memorabilia 
  5. Trinkets like keychains and magnets
  6. Limited edition or specially themed items

Concessions

You can allow customers to pre-order concessions, and can use the Point of Sale tool to sell at your concession stand during the event. 

Suggestions: 
  1. Sweets and Candy
  2. Chips
  3. Popcorn
  4. Soda
  5. Water
  6. Wine & Beer
  7. Snack combo packs  

VIP Experiences

Use items to offer upgraded experiences. 

Suggestions:
  1. Backstage tours
  2. Meet and greets 
  3. Early venue access
  4. Specialty talkbacks
  5. Specialty events like "Tea with Belle" 
  6. Workshops

Equipment and Resources

Offer items that might have limited availability. 

Suggestions:
  1. Parking spots
  2. Rental equipment
  3. Picnic tables
  4. Booster seats 
  5. Materials for workshops

Item Options

Items can have multiple options, meaning you can gain more specific information on a customer purchase. 

Suggestions: 
  1. Meal choices for the cast dinner
  2. T-shirt sizes
  3. Time slots for classes
  4. Workshop sessions

Fun Ideas

Use items to think outside the box! 

Suggestions:
  1. Membership cards/customer loyalty programs
  2. Mystery grab bags 
  3. Candy-grams
  4. "Buy the Cast a Pizza Party" 
  5. Shout-outs and dedications
  6. Audience participation opportunities
  7. Behind the scenes content
  8. Opening night celebration packages
  9. digital photo packs
  10. Trivia or game participation
  11. Votes for events like pageants 
  12. "Director for a Minute" experiences
  13. Raffle entries
  14. Holiday themed add-ons
  15. Name placards for venue chairs

Items are incredibly flexible tools that can support much more than your classic merchandise and concessions. There's plenty of ways to use items that best support you; think about what you need a solution for selling - items might already have the functionality you need.  

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