Watch the full webinar at: http://landing.vendini.com/webinar-festival-access-control.html Nobody likes waiting — not for a table, a restroom, a download and certainly not to get into a festival. There are innovative ways that festivals are using access control technologies like RFID to expedite entry to high volume events while reducing fraud, managing credentials and enhancing the attendee experience. Join us as Steve Fore, Director of Event Operations at Vendini, shares insights gathered over his 20 years in event operations and the lessons he’s learned from managing high volume events. In this webinar you'll learn: Why RFID is the solution of choice for so many festivals How to manage high volume events How to create personalized experiences for festival-goers Presenter: Steve Fore Director of Event Operations, Vendini

1. RFID, Access Control and
High Volume Events
October 5, 2016

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Steve Fore
« Director of Event Operations at Vendini
« Leads the team that supports Vendini festival clients
with equipment, ticketing, access control
technologies (RFID) and onsite support.
« Over 20 years experience in high voulme event
operations, formerly for Live Nation and Crowdtorch.
« In his spare time he enjoys cooking, hiking, traveling
and of course, hearing more music.
Our
Presenter
sfore@vendini.com

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Vendini Festival Customers

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North American Festivals by the numbers
81% Feature
Live Music
31% In Towns of
10k or Fewer
72% Have a
Corporate Sponsor
2500+ Events/Year in North America

5. Getting to Know You
Getting to Know All About You

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Things to evaluate
« Priorities:
– Improve onsale
– Speed of entry
– Data collection
« Revenue needs
« Desired number of attendees +/-
« Length of event, types of
activities, access?

7. What is RFID?

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Info & Stats
« Radio Frequency IDentification is a
term for technologies that use
radio waves for identification
« Data can be captured for
authentication and analysis and
devices can be read-only or read-
write
« The RFID market continues to
grow and is used across many,
many verticals

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Use of RFID tags continues to grow
Projected size of the global market in billion US dollars
Source: Statisca 2016

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RFID Technical and Finanical Advantages
« Doesn’t require line of sight
« More durable than barcodes
printed on paper, doesn’t
wrinkle
« Isn’t impacted by glare
« RFID wristbands cost as little as
$0.80/unit and RFID Laminates
as little as $1.20/unit

11. RFID Benefits

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Patron Experience
« Excitement and involvement
before event begins
« Ability for every attendee to
get event updates once
registered
« Ability to replace lost RFID
tickets
« Expedited entry and access

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Sponsorship
Opportunities
« Individually brand wristbands
and/or laminates with
sponsor logos
« Provide tokens for VIPS,
special perks and experiences
« Work with sponsors to create
access to unique festival
experiences
Photo Credit: Corey Pudhorodsky

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Branding Reinforcement

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Encourage festivalgoers to share
As part of registering RFID products, you can inspire
festivalgoers to use Social Media to promote your event and
drive friends to buy tickets directly through a Facebook link

16. Access Control

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Access Control
« Helps organize and manage entry/exit of
– Attendees by ticket types
– Vendors/Volunteers/Media
– Talent/Artists
– Security
« Provides a reliable solution to deal with
patron-related issues such as lost/stolen
tickets, wristband questions, etc.
« Lets data be captured for analysis
« Prevents ticket fraud

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« Evaluate busiest vs.
slowest scanning points in
your festival to allocate
staff and volunteers
Real-time reporting
« Review how many credentials
have been allocated vs.
actually issued to see how
many people are still
expected
« Review capacity limits around
VIP, Hospitality, etc. areas
« Predict parking, camping and
exit point needs

19. What’s next?

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Things to consider
« RFID activation, fulfillment and shipping
« Mobile box office tools to access relevant patron data
« Access control for back of the house staff and volunteers
« Onsite support – Internet and Wi-Fi, especially for new sales

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What the future holds
« More flexibility for
tokens and cashless
payments
« Gamification
« More possibilities for
interaction with smart
phone apps
http://kickassfestivals.com

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Who is
Vendini?
Vendini’s mission is to make the
business of live events simple.
Vendini designed an all-in-one solution so
organizations can promote events, sell more tickets,
increase donations, cultivate relationships with
patrons, fans and community members, streamline
logistics and have time to focus on event goals.

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