Bookitbee is an online events booking system which allows users to sell tickets and promote events. The system was designed to give small events the same access to professional ticketing and promotional services as their larger counterparts. Using this platform, organisers can plan, market and track the success of their strategy using in-built reporting tools. After creating an event page on the Bookitbee website, organisers can share the event on Facebook and Twitter directly from the site’s interface.
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The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Penshurst, Kent. Revenue is created by charging a percentage of ticket sales.
Founders
Bookitbee was founded by Kenton Ward (CEO) and Frank Di Mauro in October 2012. Prior to founding Bookitbee, both Ward and Di Mauro were involved in the creation of Compound Partners Ltd. Di Mauro has been the owner of DMI Creative since 1998 and holds a BSC in Architecture Planning & Building from University College London. Ward has previously worked as the managing director of Touch Associates Limited and as Head of Strategic Accounts at Squiz. He holds a BA Hons in International Business Management with Russian from Northumbria University.
Funding
The firm has received funding in the past from Jenson Solutions. In early 2016, Bookitbee secured a new funding deal with ARC InterCapital. The deal includes private funding from Jenson Solutions and government body, Scottish Enterprise.
Products
Bookitbee has a web-based app which can be used to manage events and to check in attendees. The app is called Bookitbee Box Office. It is not downloadable from the app store, instead, it is accessed from the individual web portal available to organisers and is compatible with mobile browsers.
Within this portal, users can purchase promotional packages. These packages allow users to promote their events using a network of contacts courtesy of London-based marketing specialist evvnt. The two entities partnered in 2014.
Partners
In addition to a partnership with evvnt, Bookitbee has teamed up with several other organisations. The company is partnered with Microsoft Azure. The service is available globally but stores information in the EU to prevent organisers from infringing on data protection laws.
Competition
Bookitbee offers its services as a self-service platform or offers "Full Service TIcketing" with additional managed services for larger event organisers.