Melissa Ragsdale

Prepare for your theatre box office manager interview with clear tips on the role, using data and asking smart questions that show your impact.

The Freeman Arts Pavilion found a reliable ticket sales system for big onsales. With Spektrix, their patrons love how easy it is to buy tickets and donate.

Imagine one of your patrons — we’ll call her Sage — is out walking her dog when she receives a marketing email about an exciting show you’re putting on. Oh, what a great idea for tonight! With her leash hand busy, she uses the other to buy a ticket

Event website design makes a huge impact. Explore why and how to improve your website with informative content from experts at Spektrix and our partners.

3D Secure can mitigate payment fraud, but there is a risk of friction for your customers. Here's what arts and live events organizations need to know.

When an emergency or unforeseen circumstance arises, you may need to make a quick pivot. Read this guide on how to cancel an event and take next steps.

To shine the spotlight on holiday window displays by a Jersey City artist, I drafted a press release, pitch email, and pitch list. We successfully landed coverage in top local outlets including Hoboken Girl, NJ Families, and Neighborhood Character.

Community is more important than ever, and the arts have a powerful role. Read this guide for arts leaders on how to build community at your organization.

Explore how the power, reliability, and ease of Spektrix as a live event CRM helped these arts organisations grow compared to their Ticketsolve reviews.

Nottingham Playhouse switched to Spektrix from Tessitura, opening a path for collaboration and innovation with future-proof, intuitive theatre software.

Is your payments solution the best fit for your arts organization? Ask these seven questions about your payments process to understand your pain points.

Discover the best arts ticketing software for your organization. Learn how to evaluate your current system, assess your needs, and plan for a change.

Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay for tickets, donations, merch, and add-ons at your shows can be a game-changer. Customers have been able to pay by tapping their phones at Spektrix-powered box office counters for years, but the ability to accept…

Your event payment processing should be effortless. That’s why Spektrix includes an all-in-one workflow, card readers, and the ability to accept Apple Pay.

Interested in becoming a theatre box office manager? Applying for a new position? This guide will help you understand the role and nail the interview.

In this series, Spektrix demystifies and unpacks the benefits of dynamic pricing for the arts to help leaders make informed decisions. Think back to the last time you set pricing for an event. Where exactly did that price come from? How cumbersome…

Content marketing offers countless opportunities to build up your community. Explore why and how to apply it in performance arts marketing. Years ago, content marketing may have been a buzzword relegated to the worlds of tech and eCommerce. Now it’s…

When the COVID-19 outbreak hit New York, our top priority at CUCS was the safety of our staff and the individuals in our care. As protective masks became hard to obtain, we worked tirelessly to procure donated face masks, and we even began…

Training has always been a critical part of social work. Now, as service providers worldwide continue to work with people despite the new challenges of COVID-19, it is especially important that we continue to share information and build up best…

One thing that is giving us hope during the COVID-19 crisis: the amazing support we have received from our NYC community. Today, we’re giving a special shout-out to the people who have brought true moments of joy to CUCS’s transitional housing…