Ticketing & Events
Ticketing & Events BPO Services | Onsale Surge and Attendee Support
A ticketing business runs on a handful of extreme moments: the onsale when a major event drops and demand spikes to many times any normal day in minutes, and the disruption when an event is postponed, moved or cancelled and every ticket holder contacts at once. Between those, there is steady attendee support — but the program is bought for the spikes, and it is judged on them.
Global Empire Corporation runs onsale support, attendee service, exchange and refund handling and disruption response for ticketing platforms, venues and promoters — staffing the surge, handling the emotionally charged cancellation wave accurately, and working the exchange and resale contact that keeps attendees and revenue in the system.
- 1.1B+
- Transactions Processed
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- Contact Centers Worldwide
- 27
- Service in 27+ Languages
- 35.5k+
- Over 35000 Happy Employees
- 10M+
- New Customers Acquired
The Onsale and the Cancellation Are the Whole Game
Ticketing volume is not a steady stream; it is a series of walls. A hot onsale can generate a day's worth of contact in an hour, and a cancellation or postponement generates a wall of anxious, sometimes angry contact from people who have paid and made plans. Average-volume staffing is meaningless here — the program either handles the spike or it fails publicly, in front of fans and on social media.
We plan the surge in advance: the triggers, the prioritisation, what agents may offer when an event changes, and how much can be absorbed by self-service and proactive messaging. The cancellation and refund contact is handled accurately and with care, because it involves people's money and plans, and the exchange and resale work is handled as the revenue-retention function it is rather than a queue that processes refunds out of the system.
- Onsale surge planned and staffed in advance rather than survived in front of fans
- Cancellation and postponement waves handled accurately and with care, on your policies
- Exchange, resale and refund contact worked to keep attendees and revenue in the system
- Attendee support that protects the brand at the emotional moments the event creates
For ticketing platforms, venues, promoters and event organisers
Ticketing Support Services We Deliver
Onsale & Purchase Support
Surge support during high-demand onsales, handling purchase problems, queue questions and payment issues while the pressure is at its peak.
Attendee & Order Support
Order, delivery, seating and access questions handled in your systems, so an attendee reaches an answer rather than a wall before the event.
Exchanges, Resale & Transfers
Ticket exchange, resale and transfer contact handled as revenue retention, keeping the attendee and the value in the system rather than defaulting to a refund.
Disruption & Cancellation Response
Surge handling for postponements, moves and cancellations, with accurate information and your policies applied consistently under pressure.
Refund & Dispute Handling
Refund requests and payment disputes handled accurately and consistently, because ticketing refunds involve money, deadlines and chargeback risk.
Event-Day & Access Support
Support around the event itself — access, entry and last-minute problems — when a fast, correct answer is the difference between an attendee getting in or not.
How a Ticketing Support Program Runs
From building the surge plan to handling the cancellation wave.
Scope & Surge Plan
We build the onsale and disruption surge plan first — triggers, prioritisation, what agents may offer when an event changes — because the spikes are what the program exists for and cannot be improvised.
Systems & Policy Setup
Agents are set up in your ticketing and payment systems and trained on your exchange, refund and disruption policies, so they act consistently under pressure and within your rules.
Event & Inventory Training
Training on your events, venues and inventory, so attendee questions are answered accurately and access and seating problems are resolved rather than guessed.
Pilot & Calibration
Launch on real onsales and events with close quality review, calibrating surge handling and the disruption conversations before scaling to the biggest events.
Scale & Surge Rehearsal
Expand where quality holds, with surge capacity and a rehearsed plan for the major onsales and the cancellation scenarios, so the biggest moments are the best-prepared ones.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you handle an onsale surge?
By planning and rehearsing it, not staffing to an average. A hot onsale generates a day's contact in an hour, so the program defines surge triggers, prioritisation, and how much self-service and proactive messaging can absorb versus live agents, and surge capacity is arranged in advance for the events that warrant it. Onsale timing is known ahead, so there is no excuse for being caught short. The program is judged on the spikes, so the spikes are what it is built and rehearsed for.
How is a cancellation or postponement wave handled?
With accurate information, consistent policy application and care, at scale and under pressure. A cancellation generates anxious, sometimes angry contact from people who have paid and planned, so agents work from your policies applied consistently, give accurate information about refunds, exchanges or new dates, and handle the emotion without improvising promises. It is planned as a surge scenario in advance, because how a ticketing brand handles a cancellation is remembered and shared publicly long after the event.
Can you handle exchanges and resale instead of just refunds?
Yes, and it is where revenue is protected. A refund removes the attendee and the money from the system; an exchange, transfer or resale keeps both. Handling that contact as a retention function — offering the alternatives your policies allow before defaulting to a refund — retains value a refund queue gives away. Agents work in your systems to process exchanges, transfers and resale within your rules, so a customer who cannot attend stays a customer rather than becoming a chargeback.
How are ticketing refunds and payments handled safely?
With accuracy, consistency and payment-security discipline, because ticketing touches card data, deadlines and chargeback risk. Refunds and disputes are handled against your policies with complete, consistent records, and payment contact follows the payment-industry security expectations. Inconsistent or careless refund handling creates chargebacks and disputes, so the program is built to apply your rules the same way every time and keep the records a dispute later requires. Confirm the specific obligations for your payment data with your own counsel.
Do you provide event-day and after-hours coverage?
Yes. Events happen at nights and on weekends, onsales are timed for peak demand rather than office hours, and disruptions do not wait for Monday, so ticketing coverage is scoped to when the events and the spikes actually occur. Event-day support in particular — access, entry and last-minute problems — needs a fast, correct answer in real time. The program is built around the calendar of your events and onsales, not a standard business day.
TESTIMONIALS
Our trusted clients
Global Empire is over-delivering on SPH and sales targets. Their performance has helped us reduce acquisition costs significantly, and they have proven to be the missing link in our growth strategy.
I can’t believe we didn’t use Global Empire sooner. Since joining, our order accuracy improved, wait time is virtually gone, and customers receive their orders correctly and on time. This partnership has had a major impact on our national pizza business.
Because of their experience in the energy industry, Global Empire has become a valued marketing partner. Their call center solutions help us acquire customers, retain them, and provide quality service after the sale — 24 hours a day.
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