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Packages, Pricing Rules, Auxiliary Event?

Former Member
Former Member $organization

Hello!

Long time reader, first time poster!

I have a show coming in that has stumped me and I'm hoping the community can help.

It's a book signing and you have to buy one of the copies of the two books in order to attend the reserved show. There are four ticket options:

1. Admit two people to the show and greeting line and get Book 1

2. Admit two people to the show and greeting line and get Book 2

3. Admit two people to the show and get Book 1

4. Admit two people to the show and get Book 2

I am struggling to figure out the best way to tie these together. My boss wants two separate tickets, one for the show and one for the book.

I don't want someone to be able to get just the show. 

Are pricing rules going to be the way to go? If so, which?

Should I build a package for each one?

I was messing around with auxiliary events for the add-on....

Is there something else that someone smarter than me has thought of?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!!

Emily Horsford

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  • $organization

    A few questions:

    • Are you able to buy a book without attending?
    • Are the attendance tickets just "good for two", or do you want to actually provide two tickets?
    • What's the difference between attending and attending and also being in the greeting line?  Is there an extra cost for that, or are you just trying to track RSVP type information?
    • If I buy two books (i.e. 2 of book A or 1 book A and one 1 book B) do I get to bring three other people?

    Generally speaking, Pricing Rules are going to change a price, either by adjusting the ticket price directly, or by shifting to a different price type.  They do not have functionality for making a product available.  Pretty much the only way to do that through standard Tessitura is by Mode of Sale, and that can only be done by promo code (bad for this, because it can be shared) or Ranking (a lot of work for one event).

    If, however, your options are simple enough (the four you listed above), then maybe you can do it with a flex package:

    Package: Book Event

    Package Performance Group 1: Must pick at least one of:

    Book 1

    Book 2

    Package Performance Group 2: Must pick at least one of:

    2 Person Show

    2 Person Show and Greeting Line

  • Former Member
    Former Member $organization in reply to Gawain Lavers
    • Are you able to buy a book without attending? You could but we don't anticipate anyone doing that.
    • Are the attendance tickets just "good for two", or do you want to actually provide two tickets? We will actually have to provide two tickets because it will be a reserved house.
    • What's the difference between attending and attending and also being in the greeting line?  Is there an extra cost for that, or are you just trying to track RSVP type information? An RSVP type thing.
    • If I buy two books (i.e. 2 of book A or 1 book A and one 1 book B) do I get to bring three other people? Yes

    My problem is I can't figure out how to limit it so that someone couldn't just get the show portion because that's actually free. You're paying for the book. If I do the flex package, couldn't someone add the package and then delete the book part and just get the show? They need to be tied together...

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  • Former Member
    Former Member $organization in reply to Gawain Lavers
    • Are you able to buy a book without attending? You could but we don't anticipate anyone doing that.
    • Are the attendance tickets just "good for two", or do you want to actually provide two tickets? We will actually have to provide two tickets because it will be a reserved house.
    • What's the difference between attending and attending and also being in the greeting line?  Is there an extra cost for that, or are you just trying to track RSVP type information? An RSVP type thing.
    • If I buy two books (i.e. 2 of book A or 1 book A and one 1 book B) do I get to bring three other people? Yes

    My problem is I can't figure out how to limit it so that someone couldn't just get the show portion because that's actually free. You're paying for the book. If I do the flex package, couldn't someone add the package and then delete the book part and just get the show? They need to be tied together...

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  • $organization in reply to Former Member

    What you do with a flex package is you set different package performance groups and then you set min/max numbers for them, so they can't have no books, they have to at least choose one.

    Here's another idea, since you need one ticket for each person, but only one book:

    Six performances:

    • Book A
    • Book B
    • Attendee
    • Attendee Guest
    • Attendee with Greeting Line
    • Attendee Guest with Greeting Line

    Then three Performance Groups:

    • Book (Book A, Book B)
    • Attendee (Attendee, Attendee with Greeting Line)
    • Attendee Guest (Attendee Guest, Attendee Guest with Greeting Line)

    You must pick one and only one performance in each group:

    • Package:
      • Book (min 1, max 1)
        • Book A
        • Book B
      • Attendee (min 1, max 1)
        • Attendee
        • Attendee with Greeting Line
      • Attendee Guest (min 1, max 1)
        • Attendee Guest
        • Attendee Guest with Greeting Line

    Or you could even make the last one optional (0 or 1).  If you want to buy both books you'd need to buy a second package with the second book.  If they want to buy a book without attending you should probably just send them (is this TNEW?) to an Auxiliary Performance page for the book itself.

    I think you should give this a whirl in Test.  If you know anyone at a museum you might reach out to them, I think a lot of them do this kind of thing all the time.