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Automated discount, promo code, and early bird offer management

Purpose

1.1. Enable fully automated creation, distribution, and redemption of discount codes, promotional offers, and early bird tickets for amphitheater admissions.
1.2. Ensure precise targeting of campaigns to maximize ticket sales and seat occupancy.
1.3. Track usage analytics and enforce inventory/security limits on promotional redemptions.
1.4. Integrate seamlessly with ticketing systems, CRM, marketing tools, and payment gateways.
1.5. Support real-time communication to customers via email, SMS, web, and app notifications.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled: Specific date/time prior to events for early bird activation.
2.2. Inventory-based: Trigger offers when available seats drop below a threshold.
2.3. Behavioral: User adds tickets to cart but abandons checkout.
2.4. Customer segmentation: VIP or returning guest segments identified in the CRM.
2.5. API webhook: Manual override by staff through dashboard.

Platform Variants

3.1. Stripe
- Feature: Coupons/Promotion Codes API
- Setting: Create promotion code with usage limits—sample: `POST /v1/promotion_codes`
3.2. Shopify
- Feature: Discounts API
- Setting: Generate automated codes, schedule, and attach to events—sample: `POST /admin/api/discount_codes.json`
3.3. Salesforce
- Feature: Marketing Cloud Journeys
- Setting: Automated journey trigger for promo emails with discount logic setup
3.4. Twilio
- Feature: Programmable SMS
- Setting: Auto-send promo code SMS on booking abandoned—sample: `POST /Messages`
3.5. SendGrid
- Feature: Automated Email Campaigns
- Setting: Workflow to deliver unique promo codes on schedule
3.6. WooCommerce
- Feature: Smart Coupons Extension
- Setting: Auto-generate/manage early bird codes upon event creation
3.7. HubSpot
- Feature: Workflow Automations
- Setting: Trigger email/SMS discount sending when ticket purchase intent detected
3.8. Eventbrite
- Feature: Discount Codes API
- Setting: Create and expire offer codes—sample: `POST /events/:id/discounts/`
3.9. Zapier
- Feature: Multi-step Zaps
- Setting: Automate code creation, customer notification, CRM update in one workflow
3.10. MailChimp
- Feature: Journey Builder
- Setting: Trigger and track campaign for early bird codes via audience segment
3.11. Google Sheets
- Feature: AppScripts Automation
- Setting: Maintain dynamic inventory of codes; trigger new issue if supply low
3.12. ActiveCampaign
- Feature: Automations
- Setting: Send follow-up offers with unique code after site visit
3.13. Microsoft Power Automate
- Feature: Flows
- Setting: API and database links for code distribution
3.14. Square
- Feature: Promo Code API
- Setting: Auto-issue, expire, and report on code redemptions
3.15. Ticketmaster
- Feature: Offers API
- Setting: Immediate app delivery of early bird access via mobile push
3.16. Pipedrive
- Feature: CRM Automations
- Setting: Trigger promo sending to contacts marked as high-potential leads
3.17. Facebook Messenger
- Feature: Bots API
- Setting: Send redeemable promo codes through automated chat sequences
3.18. Klaviyo
- Feature: Campaign Flows
- Setting: Multi-channel delivery; segment and track promo response
3.19. Google Calendar
- Feature: API Notifications
- Setting: Trigger code send-out precisely at campaign start/end times
3.20. Intercom
- Feature: Automated Messages
- Setting: Real-time push based on user actions within event app
3.21. Slack
- Feature: Incoming Webhooks
- Setting: Alert sales/operations team when new campaign launches or caps hit
3.22. monday.com
- Feature: Custom Automations
- Setting: Automate internal assignments for campaign management
3.23. Magento
- Feature: Cart Price Rules API
- Setting: Dynamic code creation based on customer segment triggers
3.24. Zendesk
- Feature: Triggers
- Setting: Notify customer service upon redemption attempt issues
3.25. Notion
- Feature: Database Automations
- Setting: Centralize tracking/logging of active and expired offers

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual promo creation, speeding campaign launches and minimizing errors.
4.2. Granular targeting and scheduling increases ticket sales and reduces inventory risk.
4.3. Seamless cross-channel communication improves customer engagement/retention.
4.4. Real-time analytics and reporting support optimized marketing spend and promo ROI.
4.5. Full audit trail, inventory controls, and security features reduce fraud and misuse.

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