Case Studies

The simple truth is that we all feel more comfortable when we know that "real people" recommend a product or service.

So many of our clients come to us through referrral and we thought you might find it useful to read the comments we regulary get from people, just like you.

Harvest Picnic Festival

"TryBooking is a particularly good solution for advanced ticket sales. It is easy to book tickets, and it reduced the time that we spent in the office processing sales and sending out tickets."

Kirsty Hunt
Executive Officer of the Harvest Picnic Foundation

Cancer Council Tuxedo Junction Ball

"Without a doubt TryBooking saved a lot of time. It really streamlined the process. When I look back on the old way of ticketing I think I must have been crazy!"

Kate Bonser
Events Coordinator

Warrnambool City Council

"As far as setting up our event ticketing on TryBooking - well, it's excellent. The whole package is extremely user friendly."

Rebecca Elmes
Events and Promotion Coordinator
Warrnambool City Council

University of Melbourne Medical Students'

"It worked really well. The whole process was very user friendly"

Jess Leung
University of Melbourne Medical Society

Kew East Basketball Club

"I used to spend more than 40 hours on the registration process. This year it took about 4 minutes!"

Kristina Seymour
Treasurer Kew East Basketball Club

Scotch College

"Now when families purchase tickets to an event, they can see and purchase tickets for future events..... 80% of our bookings for events are now done online"

Herylln Clayton
Community Events Coordinator Scotch College, Adelaide.

Shore North Sydney

"Our goal is to remove cash transactions as much as possible, and using TryBooking has helped to advance this process significantly. The Trybooking system removes 90% of that staff input, a significant cost saving, and changes our role from active input to passive monitoring."

Robert Fox
Shore School Theatre Operations Manager

St Columba's College & Montrose Primary School

"At first I was a little apprehensive about trying TryBooking. Ticketing is such a complicated and detailed area of administration that I was reluctant to hand it over. But the whole experience was very positive and it resulted in sell-out shows!"

Darren Emerson
Director of Music, St Columba's College

City of Port Phillip

"TryBooking does everything I need and the value is incredible."

Rhiannon Mahony
Economic Development and Tourism
City of Port Phillip, Victoria

Surf Coast Shire - Schoolies

"Once TryBooking is set up, the system really takes care of itself."

Jackie Hetherington
Team Leader Youth Development and School Leavers Working Group Coordinator for the Surf Coast Shire

Dance House

"I think it works quite well. I'm very happy with it."

David Tyndall
Creative Director, Dancehouse

Collingwood Children's Farm

"I was absolutely amazed at the volume of tickets we sold through TryBooking. It was three times our usual pre-sell amount!"

Alex Walker
Manager, Collingwood Children's Farm

All Saints Anglican School

"It saved me a good four weeks work on ticketing - and that's if I was doing nothing else but ticketing!"

Chris Hopper
Performing Arts Administrator

City of Melbourne

"I found the entire process really smooth and simple."

Clint Hong
Project Coordinator for Events Melbourne

Boroondara Council

"The TryBooking staff are really very friendly and helpful. They explained the system so clearly and I really enjoyed every interaction I had with them."

Eli Newton
Cultural Development Officer
City of Boroondara

Xavier College

"It was so easy for people to buy tickets. It was our first sell-out performance!"

Peter Roberts
Performance Coordinator at Xavier College, Melbourne

Barker College

"I was very happy with the entire experience. I found it pretty flawless!"

Vivian Paynter
Barker College Music Secretary

Camberwell South Primary School

"TryBooking is a great option. We can sell merchandise, tickets, collect registrations and fees. It is low cost and does everything we need."

Anne Lewis
Camberwell South Primary School Fair Convenor

Princes Hill Secondary College

"Everyone really liked using TryBooking. We think it's just great!"

Pauline Gorrie
Music Coordinator at Princes Hill

Australian Ice Hockey League

"Selling online with TryBooking was miles ahead of what we've done in previous years. Absolutely we will use TryBooking again."

Tim Frampton
Chair of The Australian Ice Hockey League

Souled Out Film Festival

"This year I only sold tickets online through TryBooking. Everything went through automatically, it saved me so much time and work."

Sandrine Bonython
General Manager of Volatile and Tim Bonython Productions

Grace Lutheran Primary School

"It was a great experience. I loved it and will definitely use it again!"

Jill Woolette
Grace Lutheran Primary School

Hawthorn West Primary School

"TryBooking made life much easier for everyone in the school."

Sue O'Shea
Hawthorn West Primary School

Testimonials

"In our most recent full-scale musical production, we placed our full trust in the services of TryBooking. What would normally have taken many painstaking hours of selling and issuing tickets, was handled with ease thanks to the professional and efficient ticket purchasing site that TryBooking offers. The staff at TryBooking were always readily available and helpful in assisting us to set up our event, and once the tickets went online, all we had to do was sit back and watch all 4 shows sell out in record time! Our patrons loved the accessibility of the website, especially the opportunity to select their own seats and print their own tickets. We will continue to use TryBooking for all future events; they come with my strongest recommendation!"

Steve Marshall
Theatre Manager
Prendiville Performing Arts Centre

"Our community really warmed to the experience of using an online booking system for this year's production. Not only could patrons choose their own seats, but the administration of the TryBooking system was simple, saved so much time and was cost effective. This was evidenced in the record sales achieved for the two week season of performances with over 90% of possible seats sold."

Michael Phillips
Principal
Ringwood Secondary College

"TryBooking was recommended by a friend and I was thrilled with the program itself. I used the service for a charity fundraiser. To set up the fundraising account itself was extremely easy and I loved the idea that our guests were able to receive their tickets instantly upon providing their email address. The program features were fantastic. During the 'set up stage' I was able to include a 'dietary requirement' feature where guests were able to include special dietary requirements. At a glance I was able to check how many event tickets were sold, revenue to date and list the names of all registered guests. Additionally, as the guests included their email addresses I was able to update them prior to the event with 'the event calender' raffle and auction prizes for the event. I loved the fact that I did not have to work out how many had paid and who had not....Overall a very effective ticketing service."

Jo-Anne Bates
Standing Ovation Event Management

"We have sold more tickets that any other concert. Previously we sold tickets manually on a specific day and then had no more sales until the show. Due to the ease of the system and that it is accessible all the time, people are sharing the how to book and just going to the website to book more seats. All the feedback has been positive and it's taken a lot of workload off us."

Kylie Drew
Dance Connection Studio

"We've found the service and support fantastic!"

"Our patrons asked us for online booking and in our investigations TryBooking came up as a good convenient option."

Maureen Hartley
Publicist/Education Coordinator
La Mama Theatre

"It was both easy to use and operate, it took a huge workload off the drama department and our event sold out quicker than normal."

Lachy Joyce
The Geelong College Drama Department

"Fantastic, just fantastic! "It [TryBooking] solved all our problems, political and logistical, it's fantastic and so easy to use."

Alison Wall
Elisabeth Murdoch College

"What a great system. The flexibility is impressive!"

Susanna Matters
Vice President
Sydney University Symphony Orchestra

"Parents are happy and the office hasn't been inundated with purchases"

Brenton Luchow
Community Relations Officer
Central Coast Adventist School.

"We have used other systems although we will use TryBooking definitely again as the team were great to deal with and the system so easy to use."

Alisha - Fashion Events

"It was a positive experience, not having to sell tickets, count and bank money, reserve seats and the ease of transferring money to our school account was a real time saver."

Cheryl Kelly
Business Manager
University High School

"Quick 24/7 access meant no box office queue."

Philip Trenaman
Bulli High School

"For our fundraiser event, the functionality was great and system easy to use."

Shaun Murray
Climate Action Centre

"Help was only a call away and we did get some great tips. Being able to track the progress of our events was excellent. We've now used TryBooking several times."

Richard Devitt
Parents & Friends Assoc
Pedare Christian College

"I hardly knew that we had a function going on. All went very smoothly and we had lots of good feedback from parents."

Denise Sadler
Business Manager
Doncaster Secondary College.

"The parents embraced it even though we did run a personal approach side by side. The ticket sales just flowed without major challenges."

Anne Walker
Accounts Department
Kingswood College

"It proved very easy and the reporting function made the administration side a pleasure. We're all very very happy!"

Liz Watkins
P&F Committee Secretary
Kings Christian College

"We have just sold out another event well before the final deadline. We love TryBooking. It has made our life so easy and it really prompts families to get in early as they see the availability of seats or space disappear rapidly."

Michelle Stennett
Communications Office
Cannon Hill Anglican College

"The staff here are thrilled, no ticket handling. I can't wait to setup my next event now."

Gayle Shute
Business Manager
Mount Erin College

"I am extremely happy with the way TryBooking has worked in our school and I'm excited about it's future potential."

Robert Webb
Principal
Hawthorn West Primary School.

"Everyone has been really impressed and excited by your service, it's working really well."

Melinda Airey
ICT Co-ordinatior

"The simplicity was a welcomed addition to managing events."

Milano Livera
Series Producer C31
Fusion Latina

"We were really impressed, it worked really well."

Marion Marks
St Kilda Park Primary School

"An excellent system, it worked smoothly and took a lot of the workload off. We were really rapt."

Kew Primary School

"The ticketing process was awesome, a lot easier than other festivals I've bought tickets for. Also booking fees were much cheaper than other festivals."

Brendan
Festival Patron, High and Dry Festival.

"We've been extremely impressed with everything to date."

Matt Woodham
Co-Director High and Dry Festival

"On the account set up and booking engine etc, I found TryBooking to be by far the most easily accessible and least time consuming web based interface I've used in a long time. Well done on a great product."

Scott Loveday
Curriculum Manager (The Arts)
Carey Baptist College WA.

"TryBooking made it really simple for a novice event organiser like myself, it was just fabulous."

Catherine Oliver
Qantas Reunion

"No more bits of paper floating around the office and getting lost! It has halved the time spent arranging and taking bookings."

Claire Varley, Kate Daniel & Tracey Mook
WIRE (Women Information Centre)

"We were trilled with the whole TryBooking experience!"

Matthew Harvey
Monash University Medical Undergraduates Society
MUMUS Inc

"I have really enjoyed using TryBooking, it has made life a lot easier."

Deirdre O'Grady
Sacre Coeur

"TryBooking gives your Production prestige and puts Booking on a par with Major shows."

Daria Knight
Sacre Coeur

"Being able to customise reports to our requirements for this event was easy and the system simple to navigate and use. Yes we will use TryBooking again and recommend it to others."

Natasha Deysel
Accounts Administrator
Australian Technical College - Gold Coast.

"TryBooking took a lot of pressure off our adminstratiion staff with a recent production as parents could choose and pay for their own seats. On the night having a report of who had booked what seats was handy for those parents that forgot their tickets"

Lisa Ewan
Business Manager
Auburn Primary School

"A positive experience. We found TryBooking easy to use, very clear with excellent reports to assist us understand where we were at wtih ticket sales and cash flow. Our ticket purchases also found it very easy to use."

Lucy Braoudakis
Qantas Cabin Crew Team Charity

"My first event went well, the second was even smoother and my third even better. Being able to monitor and watch the sales 24/7 myself gives ultimate control."

Victoria Dalglish
RIVCO Group

"TryBooking was easy to use and time effective for our adminstration."

Kath Swallow
Director
Forte School of Music Macarthur

"I love your website, it's amazingly easy to use and really well designed!"

Louise Fischer
Project Administration Assistant
Playgroup Victoria.

"TryBooking has been great, in that it has given us greater control, security and piece of mind in managing the cash flow associated with school fundraising and social events."

Jeff Shaw
Treasurer, Parents & Friends Association
St Joseph's Primary School Hawthorn

"Our previous system was clumbersome and time consuming. With TryBooking I now can rely on accurate numbers and parents are booking immediately as the event is published."

Glenda Stevens
Community and Public Relations
St Catherine's School

"I've saved so much time in managing the bookings for our market stall holders. TryBooking is just what we needed."

Adrian Cox
Manager & Councillor
Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre
Willoughby City Council

"TryBooking worked and was excellent for our International Women's Day luncheons and I will be using it for future events."

Andy Stewart
Events Co-ordinator
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter

"Our last online ticketing experience with another supplier was awful. TryBooking was a positive experience and as a comedian, I particularly enjoyed having the control to instantly access information and know what seats had sold. It's a very affordable solution, which I will certainly use for future performances".

RUSSELL MCGILTON
Comedian, Accidents are Prohibited on This Road
Comedy Festival.

"In our promotional campaign to re-invent our theatre company we want to put ourselves 'out there' by using the latest ticketing methods. We researched local companies and found the cost exorbitant to both us and the purchaser. TryBooking was the most affordable option for us. The speed at which funds were transferred to our bank was also very prompt; an added bonus that makes it easier to manage our cash flow".

"TryBooking is well presented and easy to use. It guides the purchaser step by step through the process of purchasing and the printing of tickets which is a real bonus. We also have a link to TryBooking on our website, which means anyone who looks at our website can see when we are staging future productions."

Carol Harris
Ellenbrook Theatre Company

"It was definitely a positive experience. TryBooking saved time, produced great reports and graphs, it was easy to manipulate/create events and easy to use on behalf of people with limited computer skills. Being able to set the date which the event opens or closes automatically is very useful."

"In the past we had trouble operating separate systems to run our events. TryBooking solved this issue."

"It was very nice to speak to someone on the help desk from Australia who understands my issues, and no problems went unsolved!"

Anna Gingell
Alumni Development Officer
John XXIII College

"TryBooking saved a lot of time and produced reports that were needed at certain times. I was able to go in and out of the system with ease. Having an instant door list were very useful for me."

Cath Philpot
Primary Secretary
John xxiii College, WA

"We really like how Trybooking customises and adds new features based on our feedback, this really does suit our needs well. The team is always very helpful and accommodating"

Greg Schicker
Community & Publications Coordinator
Methodist Ladies' College

"This was our second year we used TryBooking to manage our seated Mothers' Day Function. Our event sold out in approximately 30 hours so the online facility was crucial to allow orders to be processed sequentially."

Judy Burling
All Saints Anglican School P & F

"TryBooking is just a fantastic resource that made things a lot easier."

"The accessibility of TryBooking staff to provide support and their willingness to provide advice and talk through the process for dummies, was wonderful. We enjoyed the experience!"

"TryBooking was very accessible and economical for us. I recommend it to anyone considering its use!"

William Vorobioff
Gifts of the Furies Convenor
Transition Town Newcastle

"I found the most useful tool was the accurate and up to date reports on our registrations. Also, simply being able to direct people to our TryBooking event link took a lot of the direct contact effort off my shoulder. TryBooking made registrations for our conference very easy."

David Schutz
Executive Officer
Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission
Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

"An extremely positive experience for us. I was amazed at how quickly we were able to get our ticketing up and running! The ability to print off door lists and report on ticket sales at any time was excellent and the TryBooking staff..... fantastic!"

"I had heard extremely positive feedback about TryBooking from many Drama teachers and from various members of the Drama Victoria Committee. I decided to give them a go and was delighted at the service they provided. Trybooking is a very useful feature for schools."

"Prior to TryBooking, many staff hours were spent logging in individual payments for each ticket sold and processing ticket order forms. It was an extremely time consuming and ineffective way of managing ticketing for our events".

Eli Erez
Head of Drama
Bialik College

"We used to pay ridiculous amounts to ticketing companies who sometimes don't even give the names of payers, making it financially difficult and a problem at the door. With TryBooking it was simple, clear, fairly priced and felt safe."

"I will recommend your ticketing system to all self producing artists, it's fair, reliable, affordable and ethical. It's nice to be a part of something where everyone wins"

Sarah Ward
Yana Alana

"We have approximately 50 events annually and I will definitely use TryBooking. TryBooking was very user friendly and had simple step by step guides. The door list feature was very useful, as well as the data export option and the fact that you do not have to deal with cash and cheques and update spreadsheets is a real administration time saver."

Ms Laura Doran
Community Liaison Officer
St Michael's Grammer School