“To put that into perspective, our registered members represent nearly 5% of New Zealand’s total population” says Eventfinder’s chief executive, Michael Turner.

“We also have 150,000 weekly newsletter subscribers, people who want the latest news about what’s on and what’s hot. With an amazingly high 75% lifetime retention rate, we are clearly giving the New Zealand public what they want”.

“We’re a proud homegrown New Zealand technology company. Multinational companies usually dominate the consumer space, and most New Zealand websites have to occupy a small niche to survive....]]> http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-achieves-200000-member-milestone/feed/ 0 http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-sells-out-whitianga-scallop-festival/ http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-sells-out-whitianga-scallop-festival/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:15:03 +0000 Bob Carlton http://www.eventfinderpro.com/?p=1013 Eventfinder’s Ticketing Services sold out the legendary Whitianga Scallop Festival 24 hours prior to the festival opening this year.

The Scallop Festival, an iconic Kiwi event, was held on 17 September at the Whitianga Marina Reserve, inside a purpose-built village of marquees overlooking the picturesque Whitianga Harbour.

Eventfinder’s marketing and sales team worked closely with the Tourism Coromandel staff for six months prior to the festival to maximise every opportunity to reach as many ticket buyers as possible.

“There is no doubt that the marketing and promotional assistance done by Eventfinder’s team was key in the event selling out 24 hours prior to the festival commencing” said Megan Etherington, Tourism...]]> http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-sells-out-whitianga-scallop-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/scanning-tickets-without-internet-connection/ http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/scanning-tickets-without-internet-connection/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:47:57 +0000 Greg Bryant http://www.eventfinderpro.com/?p=976 Whether it’s a festival in a paddock or gig at a pub, sometimes the Internet just isn’t there. Eventfinder Pro now lets you scan tickets without an Internet connection.

When you log into Eventfinder Pro, any upcoming events for which online tickets are no longer available are displayed on the dashboard as ready to scan.

In the background, Eventfinder Pro tells your browser to download and store all the information needed for scanning tickets without an Internet connection.  You’ll notice the status indicator on the dashboard will turn green and say “Offline Mode Ready” when the information is safely stored – it only takes a few seconds.  Once the indicator...]]> http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/scanning-tickets-without-internet-connection/feed/ 0 http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/new-features-released-for-eventfinder-pro-2-0/ http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/new-features-released-for-eventfinder-pro-2-0/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:37:01 +0000 Michael Turner http://www.eventfinderpro.com/?p=959 Media Alert Auckland, New Zealand. October 5 2011.

Eventfinder has released a major upgrade to its award winning event marketing and ticketing platform. The Eventfinder Pro 2.0 upgrade includes a completely new Ajax user interface.

Eventfinder Pro 2.0 is the industry facing application that enables event promoters and organizers to list their event and have it distributed for free. They can set-up and manage their own online ticket sales direct to consumers for simple single-day, single-price events through to complex, multi-day festivals with tiered pricing.

Eventfinder Pro won Best User Experience at the 2011 New Zealand Internet Awards.

“Ticketing systems don’t usually win user experience awards because...]]> http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/new-features-released-for-eventfinder-pro-2-0/feed/ 0 http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-launches-in-australia/ http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-launches-in-australia/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:11:21 +0000 Michael Turner http://www.eventfinderpro.com/?p=945 Media Alert Sydney, Australia. September 13, 2011

Eventfinder has launched its award winning technology platform in Australia. The VC-backed company is transforming the events and live entertainment industry with its innovative approach to event marketing and ticketing.

Eventfinder is pleased to announce its expansion into the Australian market with the launch of Eventfinder Australia. Eventfinder is the world’s only integrated event marketing, syndication and ticketing platform, providing event promoters, organisers, venues and artists the ability to list and manage their own event information, distribution and ticketing services.

“The site has far exceeded initial expectations. After only two weeks we’ve listed over 4,000 events nationally across Australia” says...]]> http://www.eventfinderpro.com/blog/eventfinder-launches-in-australia/feed/ 0