Victoria Torgunakova, CEO of Ticketon.kz, Central Asia's largest online ticketing service, spoke on DamuPodcast about the development of the online ticketing market in Kazakhstan, how ticketing services operate, and the current situation with Ticketon.kz.
Timecodes for the episode:
00:00 Beginning. Introducing the guest. What will the episode be about?
00:36 How was Ticketon created?
02:23 About the sale of Freedom Holding shares?
07:20 About Ticketon's employees?
08:31 Where is Ticketon available besides Kazakhstan?
10:10 The service's biggest sales, about the film "Avengers Endgame" and football matches
13:49 Why event organizers need Ticketon
16:04 How do events appear on Ticketon
19:30 Why don't famous artists give concerts in the regions?
21:00 How are ticket prices determined?
25:49 Ticketon itself invites world-famous artists to Kazakhstan
30:31 Why are online services better than traditional ticket offices?
34:50 Ticketon's development strategy
37:20 A case study on selling tickets in conjunction with the "Onai" transport card
41:03 How does Ticketon support work?
44:14 Is Yandex Afisha a competitor to Ticketon in the Kazakhstan market?
46:29 Skills of a modern manager of a successful company
53:49 Farewell