InstantEncore is the leading provider of mobile solutions to performing arts organizations around the globe. Our partners use the InstantEncore platform to power their mobile apps, enhance live experiences and create deeper relationships with their audiences. InstantEncore partners include Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Curtis Institute of Music and Dallas Summer Musicals. With Tessitura™ Network, Inc., our partners include the New York Philharmonic, The Shaw Festival and Santa Fe Opera.
Our recent “Spring Into Summer” App Downloads Contest gave us some great results: Six contest winners and even more participants who all increased their app downloads and therefore the number of audience members they can engage. One participant in particular stood out in the crowd. TimeLine Theatre entered the contest with only 12 days remaining….
Spring Into Summer App Download Contest: AND THE WINNERS ARE…
InstantEncore is proud to announce the winners of our Spring into Summer App Downloads Contest! The purpose of this contest was to give us a chance to thank our loyal partners for helping us reach over 1,000,000 app downloads. Although not everyone is able to receive a contest prize, any increase in downloads of your…
Pittsburgh Opera Delivers Vibrant, Connected Experiences
Viewed as one of the most vibrant opera organizations in the United States, Pittsburgh Opera is always looking for ways to maintain this perception by offering new, innovative, and exciting programming. But they don’t stop there. They’ve also embraced how a mobile app can bring these same values to their web presence by complimenting their…
Creating Valuable Audience Relationships with Eau Claire Regional Arts Center
It is important for your app to have a purpose. For some, it is event listings and ticket sales, for others it’s digital content. The best apps provide all of this and more, thereby increasing the value of the event experience for the patron. Giving patrons special deals and exclusive content, a convenient way to get tickets…
Cultivating Custom Content with Ticket Philadelphia
Ticket Philadelphia is not your typical fine arts mobile app. Covering seven different performances spaces, it takes more than just setting up event listings and selling tickets to be successful (as a Tessitura software user, this is handled by an integration with their database). It requires providing helpful resources about these venues to make sure…
Pittsburgh Opera Releases Mobile App
We are so proud to be partners with the wonderful Pittsburgh Opera. Well done! From Pittsburgh Opera’s August 10, 2016 press release: Pittsburgh Opera has released its first-ever mobile app. The app, which is available for free download in the App Store for iOS devices (iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch) and Google Play for Android…
Acquiring Stellar App Downloads with Levitt Pavilion Arlington
How do you inspire people to download your mobile app? It’s a question that everyone faces when planning their mobile strategy. One arts organization has found a particularly successful answer this summer. The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Arlington, Texas presents more than 50 free outdoor concerts each year with a broad-based calendar…
A Quick Chat About Mobile Apps With Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Since 2001, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra has brought together diverse communities of Boston through the common language of music. Made up of some of Boston’s most accomplished professional musicians, the orchestra presents free concerts at the DCR’s Hatch Shell along the Esplanade adjacent to the Charles River. They also offer family concerts and educational programs at…
Talking Mobile Engagement with Seattle Shakespeare Company
When you think of Shakespeare, you probably don’t think of mobile apps. But Seattle Shakespeare Company does. For the past two years, they have used their mobile app to connect contemporary audiences with the power and vibrancy of Shakespeare and other classical playwrights. We recently spoke with Communications Director Jeff Fickes to find out what…
Going Mobile With Pittsburgh Symphony
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has been enriching the lives of audiences with world-class music for 120 years. In 2012, PSO launched their mobile app for Apple and Android devices. We recently caught up with PSO’s Joyce DeFrancesco, Director of Media Relations, to find out what prompted this established performing arts organization to launch their own mobile…