2010

• 10/13/2010 – Business Ventures : Admission tickets for big acts
• 06/01/2010 – We've Moved : Boynton Beach, FL

2009

• 12/09/2009 – Welcome to our New Sales Representative: Jackie Kotary
• 12/09/2009 – New Product: TicketHawk Thermal Printer
• 12/01/2009 – End of year schedule
• 11/12/2009 – PGA Tradeshow announcement
• 11/06/2009 – New Product: Thank You Cards
• 10/28/2009 – IAAPA Tradeshow announcement
• 10/08/2009 – World Waterpark Association 29th Annual Symposium & Trade Show
• 10/01/2009 – Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar
• 10/01/2009 – Reserved seat computik announcment
• 09/12/2009 – Worldwide's Newest Member: Pam Burke
• 07/29/2009 – Florida Festivals & Events Association
• 07/29/2009 – Texas Festivals & Events Association
• 07/02/2009 – July 4th Week Schedule
• 06/11/2009 – Color Wristbands, Personalized Snap Bands, Credentials
• 05/15/2009 – Tyvek, Personalized snapbands, Credentials
• 04/13/2009 – Football Bowl Assoication Show announcement
• 04/07/2009 – Tyvek wristbands, Snap Bands, Credentials
• 03/25/2009 – Magnets, Bumperstickers, Thermal Printers
• 03/05/2009 – ShowWest 2009 announcement
• 01/26/2009 – New VP of Sales: Tim Timco
• 01/12/2009 – Product Announcement: DIY Vinyl Banners



2008

• 12/12/2008 – Computiks & Logotiks
• 12/09/2008 – INTIX Booth Announcement - Invitation
• 12/03/2008 – Las Vegas - Winter meetings
• 11/03/2008 – Intro to Logotiks
• 10/22/2008 – America Recycles
• 06/16/2008 – Thermal Ticket Printer Repair Specials
• 05/27/2008 – Shorter Summer Lead Times
• 05/07/2008 – More Do It Yourself (DIY) Ticketing Options

2007

• 10/01/2007 – New Desktop Thermal Ticket Printer
• 05/01/2007 – Introducing Do It Yourself Ticketing (DIY) Ticketing
• 03/01/2007 – Worldwide Ticket and TicketCraft become Worldwide Ticketcraft

2006

• 09/22/2006 – Double Sided Thermal Paper
• 09/08/2006 – Blue Safety Center Paper
• 06/15/2006 – New Addition
• 04/27/2006 – Introducing Cold-Foil Tickets
• 02/08/2006 – New Midwest Sales Office
• 01/12/2006 – Worldwide Ticket Acquires TicketCraft
• 01/04/2006 – Introducing H.I.T. Hidden Image Technology

2005

• 11/23/2005 – Worldwide Ticket expands with new regional sales offices

You Do Rock!

You do rock! Thanks so much! We ran out of ticket stock on Friday afternoon, so my box office will be thrilled! =) - Samantha T.

Awesome

[The Tickets] are awesome. Thanks so much. - Brett Q.

Helped

Thanks - you guys helped me out and I appreciate it. - William B..

Amazing

Well, I have to tell you, I never expected to get that much help and you were amazing!!! - Holly C.

A Great Benefit

Your partnership with Worldwide Ticketcraft has also been a great benefit. Brian has always been on top of things for us, and I was very happy that Luis was able to visit the island and provide the best solution available, keeping the company's further cost to a minimum. No-one needs any losses right now.- Laura E.

Thanks for all your assistance

Just wanted to follow-up with you regarding your voice message. We have been printing season tickets non stop since yesterday and things have been going very well. Thanks for all your assistance through this entire ordeal. I have personally learned a lot about ticket stock and printers… - Russel H.

Great Site

This is perfect. What a great site- thanks! - Nigel F.

Speedy Process!

I got my new tickets today. Thanks for the speedy process! Thanks again! - Annie

Incredible and Prompt Service

I wanted to take a moment to tell you something that you are probably already aware of - you have a great team of people working for you. I have been ordering ticket stock for our venue from Worldwide Ticketcraft for two years and always receive incredible and prompt service when placing ticket orders. Over the last two years I have had the pleasure of working regularly with Martha Chiasson who is very courteous and responds to e-mails very quickly. This morning a confirmation e-mail from Bryan McTeer, who I learned is covering for Martha while she is on vacation, was waiting for me. He did a great job of making sure the process of ordering ticket stock remained seamless. Martha and Bryan are two people who truly understand the importance of customer service and do a wonderful job of taking care of your clients. They are team members to be proud of. - Sally G.

It's Awesome

It’s awesome – thanks so much! - Janet C.

We're sticklers for quality

I just wanted to quickly reach out to say that I received my samples of the final tickets, and they look great. Thanks for walking me through my millions of concerns. We're sticklers for quality, so we just want the best, and thankfully, we got it this time.- Julia M.

AWESOME!!!!

We received the ticket books today and they came out AWESOME!!!! You guys
always do a terrific job!!!!!  Thanks!!!! - Kristen H.

Great Company!

You are a great company! Thanks - Francine L.

Ease and Speed!

Thank you so much, I got the tickets yesterday, you are great, rock on!!
- Nilay A.

Above and Beyond!

Thank you so much for all your help with the ticket stock! We received them today and they look awesome! As always, you guys go above and beyond! - Kristen H.

Tickets Look Great

Thanks to you all! Tickets look great, and thanks for overnighting a box - Ken H.

Prompt Printing

I received the tickets today. They look great! Thanks again for all your help, the prompt printing & everything else! - Annie V.

All I can say is WOW!

I got the basketball season tickets today. All I can say is WOW! They
look unbelievably AWESOME! I cannot get over how crisp they are in every
way. Please tell the entire staff, great job!!! - Ray D.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

The books look good and I finally got them all together with Trish’s help last night so they are ready for today! Thanks again so much for making sure I got these yesterday I really appreciated it!! You guys are great! - Lisa F.

Professionalism and High Level of Customer Service 

So, once again, thanks so much for making this happen and turning it around so quickly.   Your level of expertise and reassurances made me feel comfortable and at ease with my decision.   I will be sure to mention your professionalism and high level of customer service in my future dealings with other arts/cultural organizations.
- Susan R.

Wonderful!!!

Wonderful!!!  Thank you all so much for your hard work on this order!  As usual, you turned it around quicker than I had expected. –Lisa B.

Thank you SO much

Thank you SO much for your wonderful customer service and support today!  I think that you are wonderful! . – Susan D.

You guys are GREAT

You guys are GREAT—many thanks!! – Kevin B.

Speedy Turn Over Times

Thank you for your speedy turn over times, which is the norm with Worldwide Ticketcraft. - Todd Michael H.

Great Page

First time I've been on this website; great page.  A lot of companies should take notes. - Robert M S.

Thank You

Thank you.  We receive the tickets today and they look great.  Thanks again!
- Julia S.

Wonderful!

Wonderful! Thanks for such a speedy turnaround - Cindy M.

Prompt and Professional Service

Thank you for your prompt and professional service. I have referred the Opera company here in Omaha to you. They are not too thrilled with their current ticket provider. - Howard C.

You Guys are Fast!

They were delivered today!! Wow, you guys are fast! Thanks!! - Cindy H.

"Da Best"

You guys are “da best” - Wendy H.

Very Easy to Work with Worldwide Ticketcraft

Thanks,  It is very easy to work with Worldwide Ticketcraft and you have always beaten every quote from other companies. I appreciate working with you. - Larry M.

AWESOME!

They arrived yesterday and they look AWESOME! Thanks
- Springfield Symphony

Time and Effort

Thanks so much...  This New Service is much Appreciated. There is no Better Tool in Life then being well informed. Thanks for your time and effort. - Marv S.

They look Awesome!

Just wanted to write you a quick note. I stopped by the athletic department today and it just so happened that the football tickets were delivered today. They look awesome! I just wish that I would be around to see the reaction that the fans have when they get them. Thank you for all of your help over the past year with transforming our tickets to help represent our high caliber athletic department. - Amy L F.

Tickets Look Great

I received them today, thank you so much.  The tickets look great. - Linda F.

Thanks

Thanks, we received the tickets and they look great! - Cassie J.

Fast Service

Thank you we received them this morning, they are great, everyone loves them. Thanks so much for the fast service. - Carla G.

Ease and Speed!

Thanks so much! The tickets just arrived today. We really appreciate the ease and speed! - Nina D.

You Really Do Rock

Thank you again for jammin’ this through...you really do Rock.
- Anne Davin K.

Thanks again!

Thank you. We received the tickets today and the look great. Thanks again!
- Julia S.

Really Cool

Really cool. You guys work fast. - Carol A.

Great Feedback!

How do I go about placing a re-order of tickets? We received great feedback about our first batch with you. - Laura K.

Great Company

I just want to email you and let you know that Jerry Love has been wonderful. I do not know if you get many compliments or not, but he has been very thoughtful and helpful. My superior is no longer with us here in Pittsburgh, and I have taken on many new tasks and one of them was to change the look of our tickets. Jerry has been helpful and has worked hard to get the tickets to me As soon as possible. I also needed them very quickly and he told me 2 weeks but they got here in a week and a half, and although there was one mistake he has graciously helped me resolve the problem and I just want to let you know that I am very appreciative to be working with a great company and a great man like Jerry Love. Thank you.
- Tanaz B.

Ticketing has come a long way since the days of simple paper stock and a hole punch or marker to indicate the ticket has been used.

Erik Covitz, president of the ticket supply company Worldwide Ticketcraft, said that in recent years the industry has seen a host of innovations make ticketing easier and more comprehensive.

“We’re seeing a lot more use of thermal ticketing for season ticket packages,” Covitz said, referring to some of newer technologies that have become popular in recent years. “It allows teams to give more choices to fans. They have more ability to pick their own package plan.” . . .

Worldwide Ticketcraft can set up a venue with an entry level thermal ticketing solution, including tickets, printer and software, for under $1,000, Covitz said, which offers the versatility of not only printing multi-color tickets on various paper stock, with security features like barcodes or magnetic stripes, but also wrist bands. The system can also print parking passes, merchandise or backstage tags, or special souvenir-type tickets.

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Worldwide Ticketcraft’s Tim Timco [Vice President of Sales] advised: “To help the industry combat the insidious losses from counterfeit tickets, we’ve developed a four-colour, anti-counterfeit ticket, which incorporates an overprint varnish, holo-graphic and cold foil, microtext, custom perforation, safety centre paper, and a hidden image on the front, plus yellow blacklight ink, sequential numbering and coin-activated ink on the back. We also developed a new line of cost-effective thermal ticket printers, with three models introduced in this tenth anniversary year. Standard features include an internal power supply, USB connectivity, adjustable gap sensor, international character sets and flash memory. We have sold numer-ous printers to theatres, ticket outlets and kiosks, and are now seeking arena/stadium sales.”

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Straddling the print and online ticket world, Erik Covitz, president, Worldwide Ticketcraft, suggests using local restaurants and other area businesses to place ads. “For tickets, theatres can rotate 10 different offers or more throughout the year so the offer does not become stale and the sponsor can experiment to see which ad garners the best success from their investment,” says Covitz. “The theatre may rotate every other ticket with their own advertisement-—from offering a discount in their gift shop to renting their theatre to local dance schools at a discount.”

Covitz also notes that with print-at-home tickets, rather than printed tickets, advertisers may be lured with bigger graphics and colorful presentations such as maps or directions to locate their place of business. Creating interactivity and links to online stores can also pre-sell videos, CD’s, flowers or T-shirts at a discount.

BFL&S: Tell us a little bit about your company and the products you provide for the entertainment events industry.

Covitz: Worldwide Ticketcraft has a production plant in Florida and another in New York. We primarily manufacture tickets and wristbands for the entertainment events industry.

BFL&S: What benefits do distributors experience by selling into the events industry?

Covitz: This is a niche market, so margins tend to be higher because there is more hand-holding involved. Second, several of these clients need many peripheral products, such as envelopes, brochures, magazines, posters and promotional products.

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Union employees with Saskatchewan-based Mercury Graphics went on strike in September, in the midst of producing tickets for the Rockets and several other National Basketball Association teams.

Although non-union employees pitched in to complete the Rockets’ regular-season tickets in time for the Oct. 29 home opener, the team had to scramble to find another vendor to produce preseason tickets for season subscribers.

Worldwide Ticketcraft, based in Merrick, N.Y., got the job done for the Rockets in time for the first preseason home game Oct. 7.

Seven other National Basketball Association teams that had contracts with Mercury Graphics were less fortunate, having to line up vendors to print all their season tickets as a result of the strike. Only a handful of North American printers have the ability to produce these specialty event tickets.