• 8. Public ticketing for Art Fairs

  Back to step 7. Golden invites for art fairs ARTSVP makes it easy to handle all bookings including all ticket sales. This makes handling all booking enquiries simple and means that only one system is needed for front of house. ARTSVP ticketing has been built to be flexible to set up and still provide a simply booking process asking for the minimum required details from each ticketed guest. Link your organisation toFew readers

• 11. Selling tickets on site at art fairs

  Back to step 10. Managing front of house at Art Fairs Selling tickets on site can be handled in many ways. Most fairs using ARTSVP for ticket sales simply print QR codes that take visitors directly to the public ticketing page. Setting up QR codes for selling tickets Setting up QR codes is easy and can be done with many free tools available online. QR codes are easy to configure to redirect the customerFew readers

• 5. Personalised invites for guests of Art Fairs

  Back to step 4. Using collections to manage all bookings At ARTSVP we have always looked for ways to make booking as simple and intuitive as possible. "Invites" is one of the newest features that has been built to provide an even quicker and more personalised booking experience. The reason invites are so helpful for fairs Art Fairs use invite links (rather than booking links) because they both impFew readers

• 12. Downloading data and bookings post-fair

  Back to step 11. Selling tickets on site at art fairs All fairs generate a lot of data from the bookings and check ins on ARTSVP. This data can be vitally important for understanding the successes and areas to improve for future editions. ARTSVP allows fairs to download all the booking data in a csv file so they can analyse the relevant data and make better models going forward. Data that is downloaded int ehFew readers

• 2. Identify your audiences for custom booking flows

  Back to step 1. Set up your Art Fair as organisation on ARTSVP Art Fairs generally have several different invite flows for different audiences (eg VIP, Press). Different guests are allowed to attend at different times, some can bring +1’s and others may have multi entry passes. Additionally public ticketing may have early bird tickets, student discounts etc. *How to identify the different audiencesFew readers

• 4. Using collections to manage all bookings

  Back to step 3. Create booking pages for different guests ARTSVP use a feature called collections to help fairs organise their events and merge all subsequent bookings from different audiences into a single view. The main benefits of using collections Collections are especially beneficial for art fairs for several key reasons. The most important reason is it allows all bookings to be viewed and managFew readers

• 10. Managing front of house at Art Fairs

  Back to step 9. Managing bookings and guest-lists at art fairs ARTSVP makes handling FOH easy for art fairs. ARTSVP has been built to work on iPads and mobile phones to make checking in guests quick and easy. View all bookings in a single place When events have been grouped in a collection it is possible to search for bookings across all attendees of the fair. This saves time looking for individFew readers

• 1. Set up your Art Fair as organisation on ARTSVP

  For Art Fairs using ARTSVP getting the organisation configured correctly at the start makes configuring all the different booking pages much faster later on. Add your logo ARTSVP will custom brand your page but it is important to upload a square logo to your organisation. This logo will be used in transactional emails (booking confirmation and reminder emails) that ARTSVP sends on your behalf. Set up your defaults Setting up some default text will speed up the process of creating theFew readers

• 3. Create booking pages for different guests

  Back to step 2. Identify your audiences for custom booking flows Basics of creating your booking pages Once you have selected the various groups of visitors it’s time to start creating the booking pages. There are a couple important steps to take a little time on. These include: Customising the copy for each flow Setting the availability Deciding on the page visibility (Few readers

• 7. Golden invites for art fairs

  Back to step 6. Handling exhibitor’s guests with multi-use invites No matter how well planned a fair or large event is there will always be last minute request and high profile guest that need to be accommodated. ARTSVP launched “Golden invites” to allow VIP and event managers to quickly create invites that ignore availability meaning the holders of golden invites can book any time slot even iFew readers

• 9. Managing bookings and guest-lists at art fairs

  Back to step 8. Public ticketing for Art Fairs As event managers know, managing bookings and handling requests from customers is time consuming. At ARTSVP we have listened to the feedback of early adopters to make it easy to handle the most common requests such as updating bookings and re-sending confirmation emails. All booking management can be done from the bookings view and when viewed from a collection it is eaFew readers

• 6. Handling exhibitor’s guests with multi-use invites

  Back to step 5. Personalised invites for guests of Art Fairs One of the many time consuming tasks in the run up to any art fair is handling the exhibitors invited guests. Many exhibitors are increasingly reluctant to hand over the details of their guests to the fair directly so booking them in can prove complex. At ARTSVP we identified this problem and are excited to see all the fairs we operate usingFew readers