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Websiteeventinnovation.com
CategoryWeb
Phone888.903.3028
Employees57
Founded8/07

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Chairman and CEO
President and COO
VP Business Development
VP Product Management
VP Product Delivery

Funding

Seed, 8/07
Gilfus Ventures

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Event Innovation

Event Innovation is a company founded in 2007, by Stephen Gilfus , formally of Blackboard Inc. and designed to enhance event experiences for attendees and venues alike. The company is a leading provider of software applications and related services to the sports, performing arts and entertainment industries; by connecting entertainment venues to attendees, and enabling new communication capabilities that can enhance event experiences.

Milestones

  • 11/18/08 — Event Innovation Executive Presents at Stadium Revenue Summit in London
  • 10/29/08 — Event Innovation and Motorola Announce Strategic Partnership for the Sports and Entertainment Industry
  • 8/11/08 — Event Innovation Appoints Frank Ganis VP of Business Development and Kent Leonard VP of Product Delivery
  • 7/29/08 — Event Innovation Names Jay Fluegel, Formerly of Microsoft, Vice President of Product Management
  • 7/25/08 — Event Innovation Announces InForum(TM), 'The World's First Attendee Relationship Management System'
  • 7/22/08 — From Education to Entertainment - Blackboard Founder Seeks to Transform Another Industry

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Ovation

Websitehtto://www.ovation.com
StageIn Development
Tags social-ticketing, social-networking, paperless-ticketing, season-ticket-holders, event-innovation, ovation, inforum, stephen-gilfus

The dynamics of ticketing has begun to evolve. However, much of the evolution simply focuses on the format of the bearer instrument with terms such as print-at-home, virtual ticketing, electronic ticketing and paperless ticketing. These concepts do not capture the exciting prospects made possible by Social Ticketing.

A software applications provider company, Event Innovation has created a social ticketing network - ‘Ovation‘ for season ticket holders, theater patrons and subscribers, and concert.

Ovation takes the best of paperless ticketing technologies and provides capabilities beyond those currently available in the sports and entertainment industry. By combining social networking technologies, a robust ticket management solution, and “requests for attendance”, with a free membership card event attendees can enjoy all the benefits of paperless ticketing without any of its challenges.

Ovation registration is Free to individuals, their friends and families. During sign up an individual only need present a valid credit card and address to validate their membership and receive a membership card

Members who purchase tickets from several major ticket providers will be able to have them electronically deposited into their Ovation.com account.

Within Ovation a member can manage several tickets and their associated events using an easy to use drag and drop interface. Personal or business contacts can be easily imported from Outlook, Yahoo, Hotmail, Windows Live, Google, Linkedin and other social networks. By using “Request for Attendance” technology Ovation members can invite friends, family and co-workers easily to the event and determine who can attend. With a simple click of a button members can manage and transfer tickets to people they would like to attend.

“Creating a network that truly meets the needs of concert goers that purchase multiple tickets for their friends , sports fans that manage season tickets, or theater patrons that have tickets across a multitude of events was key to our design.” said Stephen Gilfus CEO and Chairman of Event Innovation Inc.

When a member attends an event he/she simply presents event gate staff with an Ovation membership card, validates that the electronic ticket is in the member account and upon validation is given immediate access. Attendees will no longer have to stand in line to pick up tickets at will call or deal with the challenges of managing paper tickets or making phone calls to find out who can attend with them. The entire process is quick, secure and user-friendly and done within a closed network.

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Above: Ovation Dashboard - Social Ticketing
Uploaded: 12/2/08

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  1. Gilfus Ventures LLC. [edit]
  2. Event Innovation Executive Presents at Stadium Revenue Summit in London (eventinnovation.com) [edit]
  3. Event Innovation and Motorola Announce Strategic Partnership for the Sports and Entertainment Industry (eventinnovation.com) [edit]
  4. Event Innovation Appoints Frank Ganis VP of Business Development and Kent Leonard VP of Product Delivery (eventinnovation.com) [edit]
  5. Event Innovation Names Jay Fluegel, Formerly of Microsoft, Vice President of Product Management (marketwatch.com) [edit]
  6. Event Innovation Announces InForum(TM), 'The World's First Attendee Relationship Management System' (eventinnovation.com) [edit]
  7. From Education to Entertainment - Blackboard Founder Seeks to Transform Another Industry (eventinnovation.com) [edit]
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