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How to create FOMO

In the world of event planning, your biggest competitor isn’t another organizer, it’s the comfort of staying home. We’ve all experienced that moment: you’re scrolling through your feed and suddenly realize everyone was somewhere you wish you had been. The pictures, the videos, the conversations after,

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Why Africa's Next Big Export Is Event Culture

By Nana Yaa Serwaa Agyemang, Marketing & Content Associate at Tix. For years, the global conversation around African creativity has been dominated by music, and rightly so. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and other African sounds have become global phenomena but music is only part of the story. The bigger opportunity now lies

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Think You Got a Deal? Here's What Fake Tickets Really Cost You

That ticket deal could cost you everything. Learn why buying from unofficial sellers means lost cash, fake tickets, and humiliation at the gate.

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Avoid These 6 Common Mistakes When Selling Tickets Online in Ghana

Avoid common mistakes when you sell tickets online in Ghana. Learn smart strategies to boost sales, build trust, and grow with Tix Africa.

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The Best Way to Set Up Tickets and Discounts for Events in Ghana

Learn how to set up ticket types and discounts that actually drive sales for your event, plus the best tools like Tix Africa to sell tickets online in Ghana.

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How to Sell Event Tickets Online in Ghana: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Learn how to sell tickets online in Ghana with mobile money, the best event ticketing platforms, pricing tips & marketing strategies. Complete 2025 guide for events.

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How To Create The Best On-Site Experience For Your Event

Your attendees’ experience at your event goes past the lineup of activities, speakers or performers you have planned. We’ve been to numerous events that were a lot of fun, but weren’t exactly a good experience. Here are a few reasons why your attendees might feel this way: 1.

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How To Choose the Perfect Event Venue

A lot of experienced event organizers believe that where you plan to have your event — your venue, is one of the key aspects to creating a great event experience for your attendees. Nobody wants to come to an event that’s too crowded, or to a venue without adequate parking

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5 Types of Event Tickets and When To Use Them

Planning an event involved multiple important decisions, and one of the most crucial ones is figuring out your ticketing strategy. What types of tickets should you choose? How much will they cost? Will you offer discounts on tickets? These are questions you should ask yourself and your event planning team,

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5 Event Brand Activation Ideas to Connect With Your Target Audience

In the dynamic world of events, something we see over and over again at Tix are some of the most unique activation stands from creative brands that sponsor events. At first thought, how brands use their activation stands may not seem like something that concerns event organizers.  But if there’

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How To Create Unforgettable Events: Lessons from Founders Connect and Mavin Records

Every event organizer would love to hear that their event attendees have had an experience they’d never forget at their event. We’ve had lots of events like that on Tix, and we’re glad to have been part of making those events memorable. One way event organizers can

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8 Detty December Event Ideas

Every year, the African events industry experiences a huge boom towards the end of the year. Detty December, as it’s now called, is the best opportunity for event organizers to create memorable experiences and generate lots of revenue from attendees all over West Africa where Detty December is a

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How Eat Drink Festival Gets Thousands of Attendees Every Year

Every Nigerian foodie knows and has probably read an article from Eat Drink Lagos. If you haven’t, then you need to re-evaluate your foodie status. Eat Drink Lagos is one of the first food and lifestyle blogs committed to finding the best spots in Lagos for you. In

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A Simple Framework For Building A Loyal Community With Recurring Events

Connections span beyond geographical boundaries, and the concept of community has taken on new dimensions in recent years. A community is now much more than just a group of individuals— it's a shared space where people with common interests, goals, or passions come together to connect, interact, and

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20 Event Promotion Email Subject Line Ideas to Increase Your Ticket Sales

If you’ve already planned an event before, or have captured leads in some way, email marketing is the perfect way to convert those leads to attendees for your upcoming event. Every email starts with a subject line. So our ebook, Event Marketing 101, talks about crafting attention-grabbing email

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8 Social Media Post Ideas To Help You Promote Your Event

Harnessing the power of social media has not only become a great strategy to promote your event but has also become essential for event promotion. Whatever event you’re planning, the reach and engagement potential of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter can significantly impact your event's success.

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4 Mobile Apps You Can Create Your Event Budget On

Planning and organizing an event can be both exciting and challenging. And when it comes to financing and budgeting, things can get a little confusing. That’s why we created our Event Finance Playbook, to help self-starter event organizers fund their events and manage their event funds in the

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How to Get Sponsorships for Your Event: Insights from Ihechi Opara of Movie in the Park Experience

Struggling to secure sponsorships for your event? We spoke with Ihechi Opara, founder of the Movie in the Park, to uncover how he landed sponsorships from brands like Pepsi and Cadbury. Read now!

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How To Increase Your Event Revenue

We’ve been talking a lot about how event creators can raise more money for their event, and in our Event Finance Playbook, we detailed ways you can raise money to plan your event and budget properly too. Generating a lot of event revenue is an advantage for any event

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Must-Have Information Every Event Sponsorship Deck Needs

In the world of events, securing sponsorships plays a very important role in the success and growth of the event. Event sponsorships are a pretty common way to fund your event and offer certain benefits to companies who want to be associated with your event too. When seeking support from

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How To Fund Your Event: Free Event Sponsorship Deck & Budget Template

Many event organizers know how expensive it is to plan an event, and they know the most challenging part is probably finding adequate funding to bring your event goals to life. There are a number of different ways to find funding for your events. Some common sources are sponsorships and

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How To Create an Event Floor Plan

If you’re an event organizer just starting out, there’s a chance you aren’t creating a floor plan for your event and you’re setting up on your event day on vibes 👀 An event floor plan may not seem important to you, but there are many reasons why

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How To Plan a Tech Conference: An 8-Step Guide

Tech conferences are a great way to learn about the latest trends in the industry, network with other professionals, and even build your brand. These events bring together industry professionals, founders, and enthusiasts under one roof to discuss emerging trends, share knowledge, and showcase groundbreaking products and services. If you&

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Event Planning Tips: Dos and Don’ts of Planning a Successful Event

It’s an amazing feeling when you plan an event and receive great feedback from your attendees and surpass your ticket sale goals. By most standards, achieving this would mean that your event was successful! All event organizers, beginners or experienced ones, run into bumps along their event planning journey.

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How To Write an Event Description That Will Sell Out Your Event

When it comes to hosting an event, having a successful one depends not only in excellent event planning and flawless execution but also in capturing the attention and interest of your target audience. And how do you do that? Through a compelling event description that speaks to potential attendees and