February 5th is approaching quickly as the New England Patriots and New York Giants prepare for battle in Indianapolis, Indiana’s Lucas Oil Stadium (aka home of the Colts). Their fans are arranging for one competitive weekend on and off the field as they assemble their tailgating gear bursting colors of red and blue. Ranging from $1,000-$6,000 a ticket the fans must certainly be dedicated (and have a strict savings plan). Some consider it crazy, some most certainly do not.
What about the rest of us who don’t actually attend the game? Marketing efforts still seem to maintain our interest and might even attract a new audience that don’t even prefer to watch the game. The Super Bowl XLVI offers a valuable experience for even those at home watching. Some viewers look forward to the halftime show more than the game itself. Others can’t wait to criticize the commercials and get psyched for the performances. To each their own.
This one game effects so many people and businesses, why not make Monday a national holiday called, ‘Super Rest’? Everyone tends to think the super bowl is the only game in town. Well, they might be the largest televised football game nationwide (good for them) but it is not the only event in town.
There are so many venues of all sizes that have games, performances, dance recitals, concerts, fight nights, bike nights and non-profit events going on that same weekend. Hey, it might even be someone’s birthday party the same weekend (hope they enjoy football!).
But regardless whether you are a football fan or not you still have other events going on throughout the year. All events need a fan base and support to be successful and we feel this is an opportune time to express our gratitude to all the large and small venues nationwide who have chosen us to assist with their admission needs. Although we may not print or advertise during the largest televised football event yet we do have daily opportunities to reach our true fans.
We’d love to hear from you. How is your experience when you order our products online? Send us your comments on our Facebook Page. Show your support to receive a discount on your next order. Depending on the time of your post it will tell us if you enjoy the game, the commercials or the halftime show best, just kidding!
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Angus MacFadyen, John Michael Higgins and the TicketHawk Thermal Ticket Printer
Plot Summary: “We Bought a Zoo,” a memoir by Benjamin Mee, tells the true account of how the author and his family used their life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction, in the English countryside. Continue reading.
Mee, along with his children, had to balance caring for his wife, who was dying of brain cancer, with dealing with escaped tigers, raising endangered animals, working with an eclectic skeleton crew and readying the zoo for a reopening.
Worldwide Ticketcraft had the opportunity to supply a TicketHawk printer to have on the set during the filming of “We Bought A Zoo.” It is featured in the end of the movie. A portion of this video clip is in production and we will post once obtained.
Did you see or recognize our logo in the movie?
We listened to you and came up with more design choices for our tickets that you can complete yourself or ‘Do-It-Yourself’ (DIY). Under our DIY Performance Tickets product page, we have added designs based on common Broadway shows, musical and performance titles. If you are looking for a specific design or security feature we can also design a custom ticket.
Our designers have been working diligently on providing new and fresh designs for the holiday season. You can find Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years and other generic winter themed ticket designs on our DIY Holiday Tix GA product page.
Wishing you a fun and successful holiday season with family or with friends backstage!
Group: Worldwide Ticketcraft
Date/Shift(s): Saturday, October 29, 2011 8 AM – 12 PM
Shift Location: 112 Wilson Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483
What to Expect: Volunteers will assist Habitat’s construction crew with sodding and landscaping. Volunteers must be 16 or older to participate – no exceptions! Please make sure to wear closed-toe shoes, light-weight clothes and to eat a full meal before arriving on site. Heat and hunger are sure to result in a call to the paramedics! Volunteers will be under direct sunlight the entire shift so please prepare accordingly. Sun-block and water will be provided on site. No experience is necessary! We have trained crew leaders to guide you through the day’s tasks.
Volunteers who have registered: Erik Covitz, Stephanie Laruy, Ronald Santiago, Shaun Werner, Bryan McTeer, Irene Mulqueen, Brian Rogers, Mark Turner
You will be working alongside Wanesta Bush & Family!
Your efforts will help build a simple, decent affordable home for the Bush family! Thank you for making the time to volunteer with us. We hope you enjoy your experience and that you continue to support affordable housing for families in your community!
A one-stop shop for your event needs. Auctions are so common so why not make your event shopping easy and try out these new product offers.
Introducing the latest additions to our product line:
1) Silent Auction Bid Slips : Come in packs of 100 for easy ordering. Vibrant colored stock with 15 bid lines.
2) Auction Bid Cards : Simple with easy to read columns and large bold numbers at the top. With 10 colors to choose from these colorful bid cards make your auction run smoothly.
3) DIY Chinese Raffle Tickets : Enter your own information and personalize the raffle ticket to suit your event needs.
Do you need admission verification? These wristbands will definitely help keep your event safe and secure.
This September 11 marks the solemn 10 year anniversary of that fateful day when terrorist acts changed this country forever.
September 11, 2001 began as a bright morning in many regions of the United States. But that was all shattered suddenly when a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Everyone seems to remember where they were when they heard this news. As tragic events continued to unfold that day, it became more and more surreal, as if time was standing still. The days that followed seem to be etched into our consciousness, and its effects are still being felt across the globe.
This day has since been referred to as ‘The Day the United States once again became United,”(1) and ‘The Day the World Changed.”(2) Americans truly banded together and we seemed to become one in purpose to help rescue and comfort. Many of the first responders, our heros, became victims as well. Heartfelt sentiments and condolences were sent from many nations around the world.
A decade later, the world will be watching as the National September 11 Memorial Plaza (3) opens on the site of the former World Trade Center complex. This memorial will be dedicated on September 11, 2011, and open to the public on September 12, 2011. This memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size. The names of the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993 terrorist attacks will be inscribed on bronze panels lining the two pools. It will be a special place for remembrance and reflection. The surrounding plaza will be filled with Oak trees, and one Callery Pear tree. This tree is known as the Survivor Tree, which was nursed back to health after surviving the 9/11 attacks.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum is being built in this plaza also, and will open a year later in September 2012. The entrance to the Memorial Museum will be a large pavilion with a glass atrium housing two enormous tridents within its glass atrium. The Twin Tower ‘tridents’ are artifacts from the steel facade of the original North Tower. Even though the pavilion will be inaccessible to visitors this year, these majestic tridents will be visible from the plaza at the Anniversary Commemoration.
The museum will provide visitors with the opportunity to learn about the men, women, and children who died. The Museum plan calls for visitors to enter the exhibition along a corridor in which portrait photographs of the nearly 3,000 victims form a ‘Wall of Faces,’ intended to communicate the scale of human loss.
Historic rebuilding will also be taking place in the plaza of four new towers rising just beyond the northwest and southeast corners. Millions of visitors are expected during this first year, and free visitor passes are available online and by phone.
As you reflect with your loved ones on this anniversary, let’s remember to always be united as a nation, and a world, and never forget…never.
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References:
(1) http://home.families.com/blog/the-day-the-united-states-once-again-became-united
(2) http://www.september11news.com
(3) http://www.911memorial.org
Today is officially our 12th Anniversary. We were founded July 19, 1999. The employees on the first day of work were Johnson Chin, Erik Covitz, Tom Larkin, Jerry Love and Jason Shoats. 12 years later 3 of the 5 still remain working at Worldwide Ticketcraft.
Here are some interesting things about what it was like at Worldwide in 1999…
What was the first job you printed? San Angelo Texas Hockey Team
What’s the first equipment you purchased? An 8 color flexo press that we still use today.
When did you introduce the blacklight feature? Since the beginning.
Did you always have the ability to print numbers? Yes, but our first numbering machine was used and we ran into a lot of problems until we bought a new one a few months later once sales kicked in.
When was foil added to the list of security features? Probably about 2 to 3 years later when we added the Ikela Hot stamp unit to the press.
In 1999, what was the cost of thermal paper vs. today? Paper was more expensive then than it is now. Back then a roll would cost $540 which today costs about $400 due to larger orders and technology enabling paper coating and slitting to cut rolls 102 inches wide vs 36-60 inches wide back then.
And a thank you to our loyal customers and vendors with hopes of many good years to come.
Worldwide Ticketcraft has now added additional equipment to meet the needs of our growing company.
The Color Xerox for printing large format 4 color process sheets. A Cutter for cutting down the printed sheets. The Stitching Machine is designed for reliable and durable performance that is suitable for a variety of stitching and binding operations including wire binding of Season Books, Coupon Books, Brochures, Journals, Programs, etc. Capable of saddle stitching, and side stitching. Then Tape Machine for finishing the product with a strip of black tape.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release April 12, 2011
Contact:
rob@wwticket.com
Robert Caicedo
954-426-5754
Worldwide Ticketcraft Paypal adds PayPal to its payment options
Boyton Beach, FL, May 22, 2011 – Worldwide Ticketcraft is now offering PayPal as an additional payment option for our online orders. PayPal is one of the more familiar ways to pay online. Once you sign up with PayPal, you no longer have to enter your billing information every time you shop online with any vendor who offers it.
Retailers never see your bank or credit card information. PayPal also allows you to Send money, accept payments and have most of your transactions in one centralized place. “Its a natural fit for Worldwide to offer this additional service. PayPal is very comfortable for many customers and most people who regularly shop online already have an account.” said Robert Caicedo, Director of Online Services for Worldwide Ticketcraft.
We still offer the traditional method for checking out and for those who still prefer that method of payment. Both forms of payment are safe and reliable. Most customers appreciate the choice of either.
Founded in 1999, Worldwide Ticketcraft is a leading manufacturer of thermal tickets, season ticket books, wristbands, reserved-seat tickets, credentials, parking hang-tags, ski lift tickets, slot tickets, postcards, marketing material, labels, and many other custom printed items. Worldwide Ticket offers the most technologically advanced security features including hidden images, holograms, foil, thermochromic ink, coin-activated ink, black-light ink, safety center paper, custom die-cuts, and perforation designs. The Company manufactures tickets for performing arts, professional sports, college athletics, museums, themeparks, waterparks, ski areas, zoos, aquariums, speedways, casinos, arenas, and many other attractions within the United States and throughout the world. Worldwide Ticketcraft is a privately held company based in Boynton Beach, Florida and acquired the assets of TicketCraft, Inc., which continues to operate from its facilities in Merrick, New York. TicketCraft has been making tickets for the sports and entertainment industries for over 30 years.
