Selling memberships (Benefit Products) through the Box Office and online

Benefit Products are the benefits or perks that are offered to customers as a part of your membership schemes. Benefit Products can be sold like any other product in Ticketsolve, and can be purchased or offered for free. In this article, we will explain how to sell a Benefit Product through the Box Office and what customers see online when they want to become a member.

Selling a Benefit Product through the Box Office

Before processing the sale of a Benefit Product:

To begin, go to Box Office

1. In the right column is the Cart.

2. Click the Assign customer field to assign a customer to the cart or create a new customer. 

3. Ensure the assigned customer has a live account with login. If the customer does not have an online account, you will see an error 'cart customer must be member' and the Benefit Product will not be added to the cart. To activate the online account for the customer, see below, and then return back to this stage.

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4. Click the Products tab. 

5. Search for and click on the Benefit Product needed.

6. In the pop-up, click the radio button to assign the Benefit Product to the current customer.

7. Click the Update Cart button to proceed.

8. Click the Payment Options button to complete the order.

Once the order is completed, in the Customer Record and under the Membership tab,you will see a line listing the Benefit Product name, Expiry date, Email linked to the benefit, and that the benefit is Active (toggled blue).

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 Ticketsolve Tip

If the customer is purchasing tickets or products that are eligible for discounts or rewards via a Benefit Product (membership scheme), it is best to process the Benefit Product as a separate transaction first, so that is linked to the customer's account before they purchase any tickets or other products.

Activating or creating an online account with login for customers

Existing customers

1. Click the Assign customer field to assign a customer to the Cart or create a new customer.

2. Click on the customer's name in the Assign customer field to load the customer record for editing in a pop-up window. 

3. From the Contact info tab find the Membership box (it will be greyed out since they do not have an account with login).

4. Turn the Membership toggle to on (blue).

5. The customer will then receive an email requesting them to set up a password - this allows them to have an online account and access their perks and rewards when booking online.

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Purchasing a membership online

From annual memberships to tiered loyalty schemes and even free community membership schemes, your customers can easily choose the schemes they are most interested in - all online. Customers can also manage their online accounts, memberships and rewards themselves.   

A great example of how to present membership opportunities online is National Gallery Ireland. 'Memberships' is part of the main menu item and clearly lists all of the memberships they offer along with the price and a clear 'Add to Cart' button.

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 Important

Customers must register or login to their account to add a membership to the cart. Customer wishing to purchase a membership, must have an account with login. A warning will alert customers to register or login before they can complete their purchase.

Customer membership account online

Below are some example images of what the customer's account looks like from their end.

Account view

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Order view

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Rewards and Redemptions view

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