Event Glossary

What is Sales Velocity?

Definition

The rate at which event tickets are being purchased over a given time period, typically measured as tickets per day or per week. Sales velocity helps organizers forecast total attendance, adjust marketing spend, and make pricing decisions.

Why it matters

Monitoring sales velocity helps you identify when to increase marketing efforts, adjust pricing, or release additional tickets. A declining sales velocity might indicate the need for a promotional campaign or early bird extension.

Examples

Sales Velocity in action

Real-world examples of how organizers use Sales Velocity.

Conference selling 10 tickets/day needs to increase to 25/day to reach capacity

Festival sees velocity spike after announcing headline performer

Workshop velocity drops after early bird period ends, triggering mid-sale promotion

How SwarmTix handles Sales Velocity

SwarmTix provides sales analytics dashboards that show daily and weekly sales trends, allowing you to track sales velocity in real-time. You can export sales data to calculate custom velocity metrics.

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