Localist Partners with SeatGeek to Provide Customized Event Guide for Media and Tourism Companies

BALTIMORE - Sept. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- Localist (http://www.localist.com/about/company), the industry’s only provider of an online calendar platform with an emphasis on marketing, today announced a strategic partnership with SeatGeek, the leading ticket search engine that enables fans to quickly and easily find the best price for sports and concert events. With this partnership, Localist customers in the media and tourism industries will have access to SeatGeek’s vast event content database to create customized event guides and automatically add regional events and ticketing to their calendar platforms.

By partnering with SeatGeek, Localist enterprise customers will be given a solid foundation of events right out of the box, without having to dedicate resources to go out and find them on their own. This is particularly useful to media companies, tourism boards, news hubs, community websites and other companies looking to serve as the go-to resource for audiences searching for and purchasing tickets to events. Localist enterprise customers can leverage SeatGeek by adding affiliate links to events or opting into a monthly fee.

“Whether it’s local arts festivals, sporting events, concerts, county fairs, or other events, Localist customers can now take advantage of SeatGeek’s extensive ticket database,” said Mykel Nahorniak, CEO and co-founder, Localist. “After seeking client feedback, we discovered that this feature was most often requested by our media and tourism customers, and we are excited to offer them this option.”

Localist has been shown to increase web traffic by more than 3,000 percent. Customers leveraging SeatGeek’s extensive event database will see increased site visits and clicks, thanks to more content for search engines to index. Localist event guides are fully white-labeled, adopting a business’ brand and becoming part of its existing website. In addition, the option to sell tickets through their website offers businesses added revenue opportunities.

“SeatGeek is excited to partner with Localist and provide even more users with a great way to find tickets for local events,” said Nihar Singhal, EVP of business development and strategy at SeatGeek. “This partnership offers companies access to our broad database of content in a calendar platform that makes it easy to promote and generate additional revenue.”

Localist's intuitive, cloud-based calendar takes the confusion out of managing events, turning event content into a powerful marketing driver that saves time, boosts attendance and increases overall brand awareness. The Localist platform is designed to save users time and money, saving the average customer 8,000 hours of work per year over other calendar software. In addition, Localist has shown to increase event awareness and attendance by up to 70 percent. Event calendars powered by Localist are up to eight times more effective than email marketing campaigns.

Since its launch in 2009, Localist’s sales have more than doubled each year, and the company now serves hundreds of enterprise customers in various industries, including higher education, healthcare, tourism and hospitality, nonprofit, health and beauty, marketing, media and government.

About Localist

Localist is the industry’s only provider of an interactive online calendaring platform that optimizes event content for enterprise marketing goals. The Localist platform helps marketing professionals take full advantage of their event content while delivering a unique and engaging experience for their audiences. Localist’s intuitive, cloud-based calendar takes the confusion out of managing events, turning event content into a powerful marketing driver that saves time, boosts attendance, and increases overall brand awareness. Localist serves hundreds of enterprise customers in various industries, including higher education, healthcare, media, cosmetics, sports, and government. In the past five years, Localist has powered more than one million events across the globe.  For more information, visit localist.com or follow on Twitter @localist.

About SeatGeek

SeatGeek (www.seatgeek.com) is the leading ticket search engine that enables fans to quickly and easily discover the best deals for sports, concert, and theater events. The company’s interactive stadium maps, Deal Score™ and forecasting technology provides fans with the buying intelligence needed to find the best prices from trusted secondary ticket markets and alerts them of the ideal time to purchase tickets. Founded in 2009, SeatGeek is a venture-backed company based in New York City.