Boutique Festivals
Local Festival Crew Pipelines: Train, Hire, Keep Talent

Build and keep a dream local crew for your festival. This guide reveals how to train, hire, and retain talent – and why a loyal crew is your secret advantage.

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25th August 2025

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Country Music Festivals
Visas and Border Care for Cross-Border Country Festival Acts

Discover how festival producers ensure country music stars breeze through visas, customs, and travel – so headliners arrive ready to perform and feel respected.

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25th August 2025

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Family-Friendly Festivals
Bilingual & Multilingual Story Corners: Building Belonging at Family Festivals

Bilingual story corners can transform your family festival. Discover how multilingual storytelling with translation and cultural humor builds a sense of belonging.

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25th August 2025

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Family-Friendly Festivals
Showcase: Puppet Circuits and Storytelling Tours at Family-Friendly Festivals

Learn how veteran festival producers curate enchanting puppet shows & storytelling tours to delight families. From picking proven acts and nailing tech setup & sightlines to quick turnarounds, community engagement, smart ticketing and more – this comprehensive guide reveals the secrets to scaling up magic at family-friendly festivals worldwide.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Email That Sells Seats: How Film Festivals Can Fill Theatres with Smarter Email Marketing

Boost your film festival’s ticket sales with smarter email marketing. Learn how to segment audiences by interest and location, send “because you liked” recommendations, use scarcity (“only a few seats left”) to create urgency, and craft short, visual emails with clear calls-to-action. Discover real festival case studies and expert tips to turn every email into a seat-selling powerhouse.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Crisis Communications with Sponsors on the Line: Protecting Festival Partnerships Under Pressure

When a festival crisis strikes, keeping sponsors confident is just as critical as keeping attendees safe. Discover expert crisis communication strategies – from escalation plans to transparent post-event reports – that help festivals navigate emergencies and turn chaos into opportunities to strengthen sponsor relationships and secure future renewals.

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25th August 2025

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Country Music Festivals
Artist Relations at Country Music Festivals: Travel, Hospitality & Ranch Stays

Discover insider festival tips on artist travel, hospitality, and ranch stays to keep country musicians happy – ensuring unforgettable performances.

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25th August 2025

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Boutique Festivals
Visa & Travel for Small Festival Budgets

Master visa and travel logistics on a small budget – ensure your international artists arrive smoothly and rock your boutique festival with these proven tips.

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25th August 2025

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Cultural Festivals
Click-and-Collect for Makers at Cultural Festivals: Convenience that Respects Craft

Click-and-collect is transforming cultural festivals by enabling timed preorders and cashless pickups to cut queues, boost sales, and keep the focus on craft.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Fire Traditions Without Flames: Light, Sound, and Story in Folk Festivals

Fire traditions without flames? See how festival producers use lights, drums & storytelling to create safe, awe-inspiring rituals – all of the awe, none of the smoke.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Festival Websites That Convert – Design for mobile, speed, and clarity: what to watch, how to buy, how to get there.

Ready to supercharge your festival’s ticket sales? Discover how mobile-first, lightning-fast, user-friendly design turns casual visitors into ticket buyers.

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25th August 2025

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Festival Production
Social Media War Room for Festivals: Real-Time Listening, Response & Transparency

Discover how top festival teams run a Social Media War Room to monitor sentiment, squash rumors, and handle crises in real time. Learn how to staff listeners, responders, and fact-checkers, respond with empathy (not boilerplate), escalate issues to on-site command fast, and use transparency to defuse PR fires. Essential reading for large-scale festival organizers looking to master real-time online engagement and crisis management.

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25th August 2025

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