Raising Donation with Wrisbands

When members of Signing for Change donated $200 worth of clothes and about $80 worth of toiletries to StandUp for Kids, Executive Director Josephine Clark thought that’s all she would see from them.
“I did not anticipate them to take it any further,” she said.

StandUp for Kids

But the North Kitsap High School American Sign Language students and teacher Karen Johnston, the creators of the Signing for Change project, weren’t done.
After rehearsing with participants in Life Skills — a program for people 18-21 years old with various disabilities that prepares them to be more independent — the group put on a performance June 9. The performance, which included students signing to music, was done in front of an estimated 300-plus audience.
The performance, combined with “Signing for Change” wristband sales, raised more than $1,000. As of Wednesday, the money was still being counted. Prior to the performance, Johnston estimated approximately $1,500 would be raised.
The money will be distributed to the Kitsap chapter of StandUp for Kids, a program to help homeless teens based in Bremerton, and the Pazapa Center for Handicapped Children in Jacmel, Haiti.
Johnston described the performance as “amazing.” In an email, she said more than 300 people attended — possibly close to 400. About 80 people performed.
Clark was asked to say a few words at the church. She reiterated by saying she had never seen “youngsters or any other group for that matter, come up with a plan and bring it to fruition so quickly and so well.”
Because StandUp typically receives most of its donations during the winter holidays, she was grateful to see the Signing for Change event happen in spring.
Clark hopes those in the audience saw what Signing for Change did and will be inspired to do something for the community.
“I don’t think they’ve finished,” Clark said of the project. “This is just the beginning.”
StandUp for Kids provides approximately $600 every month to provide food to those in need. About 180 snacks are provided per day around the county and 21 kids are being fed three meals a day on the weekend. In the Poulsbo area, about 150 homeless kids have been identified.
More than a week before the performance, sophomore Emily Calder told the Herald she did not realize the scale of homelessness in Kitsap. After her and the rest of the students were given statistics, she said “It seems crazy. There are so many homeless people … we didn’t even know.”
On June 9, a speech written by Emily was given prior to the performance. The speech described the approximate 140 students involved in ASL having “a vision for a better tomorrow, which started when we heard statistics about the huge amounts” of need in the community.
“We hope that ‘Signing for Change’ will be a chain reaction,” a copy of the speech reads. “We hope that the good deeds that we have started will spread to the rest of you and realize that one small deed can help out in a huge way.”

Source: North Kitsap Herald Education/Sports Reporter Kipp Robertson at (360) 779-4464.

RFID Wristband: In Music Festival Technology At Bonnaroo, Bamboozle, Coachella And More

Music festival season is in full swing, and while it is pretty obvious how much work goes into organizing the event and setting up the stages, something you don’t think about are the tickets. Think back to the last time you got a ticket to go into a festival? Seems like awhile ago right? You might have just received a wrist band that you flashed to security. Those days are long gone as Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) are the latest (and honestly greatest) in festival technology.

PDC RFID Wristbands Used in Coachella

To put it in the easiest terms, RFID is an actual chip (no not your average bag of Ruffles) that sends out a signal. RFID technology has made its way into music festival wristbands. You may have noticed at the last festival you attended (Bonnaroo 2011, Bamboozle 2012, Coachella 2012) that to enter the grounds you had to walk through what looked like a fun metal detector. These “fun metal detectors” had an outline of a hand that security kindly asked to place your hand by. Placing your hand in the outline like a missing puzzle piece, your wristband was validated within a millisecond, letting festival organizers know that “you, (place name here), have made it to the festival!”

While attending the Bamboozle festival in Asbury Park, NJ this past May, I had the pleasure of not only rockin’ the RFID wristband (along with every other festival attendee), but I also had a chance to talk with Greg Parmley, the Chief Information Officer for Intellitix, who told me a little bit more about how the RFID technology works to connect people.

Intellitix, a provider of RFID access control activated over one million RFID tags at festivals last year. What’s the big deal, you may ask? They’re the reason why queues have been cut and ticket fraud is almost extinct. Intellitix’s RFID wristband is some of “the next-generation festival technology.”

Maybe you don’t care all that much about shorter entrance lines or the extinction of ticket fraud, but RFID wristbands can actually expand your festival experience. These RFID wristbands can connect festival goers with bands and other fans through social media, and can even be used to pay for items.

“Rather than carry a wallet or worry about losing credit cards, in advance or at the event you can load funds onto your wristband to spend around the site,” Greg explained. “It’s really fast,” he said, stating that transactions occur generally between one and three seconds.

I know that I am personally tired of festival ATM charges and having a twenty dollar bill slip out of my wallet to be lost in the abyss.

By loading funds onto wristbands, it actually becomes a lot easier for the festival organizers as well. Gone are the long queues due to waiting for credit card transactions to go through, and organizers don’t need to worry about the cash. “It’s much more efficient, much more convenient,” he says of the wristbands.
According to Greg, within the coming year we’re going to see more festival attendees registering their wristband online and link it to their Facebook profiles. At this year’s Coachella, around 30,000 fans did just that.

“You can have points around the site where you can buy stuff or update your [Facebook] status,” he explains about the exciting new opportunities linked to the RFID wristband.

But besides music festival goers, bands can actually prosper from the new technology as well. Greg explained that a person might discover a band at a festival that they really like. The wristband could help connect a person with the band, letting that person download tracks, along with growing that bands fan base.
Those afraid of damaging the wristband and being denied entrance into a festival need not fear. Greg states that the RFID wristbands are “pretty much indestructible.” Don’t worry about getting them wet either. The wristbands can survive being submerged in up to 18 inches of water. So please continue washing your grubby hands at festivals.

I checked out people walking into the Bamboozle festival all three days. During day one some seemed timid, waiting with their hands at the hand outline for a couple seconds before continuing through. By day three, Bamboozlers were cruising through with their wristbands, getting the hang of the fast validating technology that has them in and enjoying live music in a flash.

Those attending Bonnaroo this year in Manchester, T.N. from Thursday, June 7 to June 10 will have the opportunity to check out the RFID wristbands in person. Register your wristband online beforehand to link to Facebook, and see how else you can socialize with other Bonnaroo-ians. Registering your wristband for Bonnaroo can also give you access to merchandise discounts, set lists and free music from Bonnaroo bands.

 Source: Entertainment & Stars – by Amanda Remling.

Religious wristbands Spread To Police Dress Code

KwaZulu-Natal police are awaiting feedback from the national office about their call to amend the police dress code policy to allow the wearing of religious wristbands. 

KZN police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker, said the police dress code did not allow anything on the wrist except a watch, but said the matter was now with the national police office for consideration of whether the dress code needs to be amended. 

Religious Wristband

“We are a national department, and therefore only the national office can amend the dress code to accommodate the wearing of red strings and skins while in uniform. We are currently awaiting feedback from legal services at the national office,” he said. 

Twenty-three police officers had lodged grievances against a Pinetown station commander Brigadier Owen Zama, after they were told to remove the red strings worn as a religious symbols of blessing and protection.

The police officers, who are union members, alleged Zama told Hindu officers to remove the strings last month because wearing them was in violation of the police dress code. 

The SA Policing Union’s regional chairman and a victim of the order, Lieutenant Yoga Gounden, yesterday said wearing strings or other religious wristbands was correct. 

“This is our right and we should not be instructed to remove them. Members do not want any interference when it comes to religion. As a short-term solution the department (police) should respect our rights by allowing us to wear these strings. But as a long-term solution, the union wants the policy to be amended because this affects many people,” he said. 

Gounden said the officers should be allowed to wear their strings until the national department provided clarity on the matter. 

Reacting to the news, George Mari, a member of the provincial legislature, urged KZN Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunu to intervene, saying it was a “potentially explosive situation”. 

“This internal battle cannot be permitted to spill over and disrupt services to the Pinetown community. The safety of residents must remain the station’s top priority. It is essential that the MEC intervene and conduct his own fact-finding mission so that the matter is resolved,” he said. 

Kwenza Nxele, Police and Prison’s Civil Rights Union provincial secretary, said the police dress code policy did not allow religious strings and animal skins around the wrist. 

In an interview with Daily News’s sister newspaper Isolezwe last month, Zama said he was not making the rules, but only following what was in the police dress code policy. 

KZN Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Department spokesman Kwanele Ncalane said the MEC would consult with police management to seek clarity on how the matter was being addressed.

He said the department had noted complaints lodged by unhappy members on the issue. 

Source: – Iol Daily News

$640,000 per night for Wristbands

British rockers Coldplay spent an estimated $640,000 a night to supply fans with flashing wristbands that lit up in time to the beat of their music at concerts.

Mylo Xyloto Tour

The electronic bracelets have been worn by revelers around the world on the band’s Mylo Xyloto Tour, filling venues with color during the group’s hits, but frontman Chris Martin recently revealed he and his bandmates were reconsidering using the cool gimmick because it was proving too expensive.

He said, “Most of the money we’re earning on the tour is put into the wristbands. We have to figure out how to keep it going without going broke because it’s a crucial part of the concert.”

Now guitarist Johnny Buckland has put a price on the bracelets, revealing it has cost the group more than half a million dollars a night to fund the initiative, but he hopes they will be able to continue handing out the light devices for free at gigs – because it really turns concerts into amazing experiences.

He tells Bauer Radio, “It looks amazing, it just makes everyone have a great time, most of all us – and it just feels so magical.”

It is not yet known if Coldplay will use the wristbands when they kick off the second leg of their North American tour in Texas next week.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

How Far RFID goes…NYSE?

The magic of RFID on wristbands is not so unique anymore.  Almost every large venues were utilizing RFID to monitor and handle their patrons.  Yet, we were surprised if the NYSE also utilized this device for the brokers on the trading floors.

To help reduce the problem and tighten security, the New York Stock Exchange will be partnering up with AeroScout to create a real-time locating system (RTLS) that will track RFID embedded handheld computers. By doing this, traders will not be able to pass from one trading floor to another with their handheld computers, and therefore will not be able to make unauthorized transactions.

RFID Portable Device

Every tablet will have an RFID tag on it, which has a unique ID number associated with the trader who is using that specific tablet. It will include data such as the trader’s name and where that tablet is permitted to be used, or rather what floor it is allowed to be on. Every time and anywhere that tablet moves, a signal is emitted and picked up by RFID readers that are placed all over the facility. That way it will be noted if the trader is in an unauthorized area, when, for how long, and what data was being exchanged during that process.

“They do not worry with the people, they just worry to the devices, because these computers are executing the transactions”.    

The NYSE will be giving traders a Fujitsu tablet computer that will let them conduct trading, communicate with others who are another floor, as well as searching for information on the internet. Regulations require that traders cannot carry these tablets from one floor to another, where they can attain non-public information about certain companies that could be used to unfairly make sales transactions and therefore would have an effect on stock value.

Another benefit of this is that it will eliminate the need for security guards on the NYSE’s floor who are hired to prevent computers from being passed from one floor to the next. This does save money, but a huge part of it is that there’s always room for human error, as well as corrupted security guards who may take a payoff in exchange for keeping their mouths shut. I’m not saying that this actually does happen, but it might, and we may not know about it.

This is a pretty good idea, and I’m curious to know if this new strategy angers traders that work at the New York Stock Exchange. It will definitely help fraud inside the actual facility, but there are plenty of other stock crimes that can take place outside of the facility. Let’s see what happens.

Why Wristbands are the Hottest Device in Ticketing Business

Safety & Security are the common reasons to use all-in-one wristbands

All-in-one wristbands are a wise business choice for all-inclusive resorts. Constructed of multi-layered vinyl for unbeatable strength, durability, and comfort, PDC vinyl wristbands are not only ideal for multiple days of active fun at all-inclusive resorts, but also provide numerous benefits to both guests and personnel. Following are nine wise reasons why vinyl wristbands are a wise choice for all-inclusive resorts to put to use:

1.    Improve security. Vinyl wristbands make identifying guests quick and easy, adding an extra layer of security to resort grounds. Since vinyl wristbands are colorful, durable, and non-transferable, personnel can easily identify guests and non-guests stand out like a sore thumb. With just a glance at the wrist, staff can quickly spot any suspected trespassers.

2.    Lost children identification program. Do you remember that feeling when you were a kid—looking up to say something to your parents, but they were gone? Getting lost is scary—for both the child and his or her parents. Vinyl wristbands enable parents to take a proactive approach just in case their child wanders away from them and gets lost at the resort. Using a permanent marker, parents can write their child’s name, their own names, their cell phone number and room number directly on the vinyl wristband. If a child is lost, resort staff can reunite them with their parents in no time at all.

3.    Age identification for special access. If alcohol is served at the resort, identification can be verified at check-in. Anyone aged 21 and over can be given a distinctly colored vinyl wristband to wear so that bartenders and wait staff know it is okay to serve them alcoholic beverages. It eliminates the need for staff to check IDs over and over again. Maybe kids in specific age groups get different colored wristbands, too. Ages 0 – 5 are allowed in the “kiddie pool” while ages 6 and up are allowed on big slides. These strategies help staff do their jobs more effectively while also making guests feel like they belong to part of a group.

4.    Prevent counterfeits and frauds. You can custom print the all-inclusive resort’s logo, a sponsor’s logo, and/or any promotions directly onto vinyl wristbands. It is an effective way to prevent counterfeiters from freely using accommodations, participating in events at the resort or taking advantage of special discounts. It’s yet another level of security.

5.    Control access to private events. All-inclusive resorts are often host to corporate events, special events, and weddings. Custom vinyl wristbands can assist staff to control access to rooms where these events take place. Neither general resort guests nor the public will be able to get in—keeping the event a private affair.

6.    Durable and waterproof. Sometimes having fun involves heavy exposure to sun, sand, dirt, sweat and water. Because vinyl wristbands are waterproof and extremely durable, they can be worn for several days or even a couple weeks and endure every moment of fun guests experience. All-inclusive resort guests can fly down water slides all day, swim until their fingers are wrinkled or go on numerous outdoor adventures without worry of destroying their wristband. Vinyl wristbands can survive any wear and tear. They are so strong that cutting the wristband with pair of scissors is about the only way to remove it.

7.    Enhance brand image. How about a walking advertisement? Custom printing onto vinyl wristbands can achieve just that. When guests participate in off-resort activities, their wristband with an imprinted logo is sure to catch the eye of people they encounter igniting conversations, which will lead to a first-hand testimonial about the all-inclusive resort. Nothing works better than word of mouth advertising!

8.    Sponsorships for joint promotions. Many sponsors are willing to help pay for all-inclusive resort wristband programs if their logo or special promotion is imprinted on the vinyl wristband. It’s a lot like selling advertising space. Guests are introduced to the sponsor as soon as the vinyl wristband goes on their wrist—and reminded of the sponsor every time they look at their wrist. Just like the all-inclusive-resort, sponsors also get the benefit of word-of-mouth advertising when guests step out to enjoy adventures off resort grounds.

9.    Keepsakes. Since vinyl wristbands come in vibrant colors and cool designs, they make for great keepsakes. Guests often wear their wristbands weeks or months after their stay, holding onto memories of a fun get-away with their family or friends. For all-inclusive resorts, the extended wear of vinyl wristbands—long after guests have checked out—is bonus advertising at work.

Source: www.wristbands.com – Direct Custom Made Wristbands Manufacturer in USA since 1956

Bar Code Wristbands to Streamline Business Operations

 
One of the challenges of running a business or facility is making it as efficient as possible. From managing events at venues to running a prison and keeping it secure to administering a hospital, bar code wristbands help streamline operations. 

If you are looking for a way to bump up security and track where patrons are spending their money, bar code wristbands are the solution. Bar code wristbands are non transferable and each bar code is unique. For cashless events, the barcode on a patron’s wristband can be tied to their credit card when he or she arrives. Their information can be tied to your data system to increase the efficiency of operations, and provide data tracking and analysis. 

If you want to track where guests are spending their money, bar code wristbands are a reliable way to accomplish this. With each purchase, the items and the concert wristband are scanned. You can track the number of trips that were made to the concession stand and what was purchased. If the concert goer purchased a souvenir, like a t-shirt, cap or sweatshirt, you can see the stats.

Some samples of unique designs wristbands with QR-Code and bar code features

Along with all the details, bar code wristbands also enable you to track attendance levels. You can find out how many people attended an entire event. You can learn how many people go to Concession Stand A versus Concession Stand B. If the event putting bar codes to use is a festival or carnival, bar code wristbands can be used to discover how many people visited certain attractions.
Bar code wristbands can be used to increase efficiency at more places than venues that host entertainers. They can be used to streamline operations of nearly any facility. A couple examples include prisons and hospitals.

In prisons, bar code wristbands can play a vital role in positively identifying an inmate and can streamline the following operations:

·         Assist and improve inmate transfer

·         Head counts

·         Commissary account debiting

·         Medication administration

Made of durable materials with a multi-laminate that protects photos, bar codes and data, bar code wristbands are secured onto an inmate’s wrist and worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Doing so helps reduce erroneous transfers and releases of inmates, which could obviously cause a big, alarming problem. 

For inmates on medication, bar code wristbands are beneficial. Guards who administer medication can scan the inmate’s bar code wristband to ensure he is distributing the correct medication and correct dosage to the inmate. Quick and simple scans like this improve procedures, increase safety and save time.

Bar code wristbands in hospitals help to ensure patient safety and assist in preventing dangerous medical errors. For hospitals, it is important to choose a bar code wristband that meets the requirements of the following organizations:

·         The Joint Commission for improving the accuracy of patient identification

·         World Healthcare Organization for improving the accuracy of patient identification

·         HIPAA for protection of patient privacy

·         AHA to reduce risk of lost or transferred data

Bar code wristbands can feature printed text, linear and 2D bar codes, photo ID and graphics—all of which help prevent any errors that could be caused by illegible handwriting. Bar code wristbands provide crisp, clear and compliant bar codes that are easy to scan, improving the accuracy of patient identification.
With bar code wristbands, newborns are easily matched with his or her parents. Typically, when a baby is born, it is registered into a patient management system. Bar code wristbands are printed: two large ones for each parent and two small ones for the baby’s wrist and ankle. The information included on the bar code wristband to identify the newborn includes name, birth date, sex, and unique bar coded patient number in a legible format.

When it comes to bedside point-of-care, the accuracy of bar code wristbands enables personnel to instantly capture and verify data for medication administration, point-of-care testing, transfusion, specimen collection/tracking, surgical site safety and patient billing.
Bar code wristbands help hospitals meet the needs of the following Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals:

·         Goal #1: Improve the accuracy of patient identification

·         Goal #2: Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers

·         Goal #8: Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care

Whatever the operation at hand, bar code wristbands help streamline it by preventing simple-to-make errors and increasing efficiency. From helping increase security to assisting with accurate identification, bar code wristbands do quite a job.

Article Source: www.wristbands.com – Direct Custom Made Wristbands Manufacturer since 1956 in USA

RFID Wristbands – A Ticketing Device for Advance Concert Venues

Think back to the last time you got a ticket to go into a festival? Seems like awhile ago right? You might have just received a wrist band that you flashed to security. Those days are long gone as Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) are the latest (and honestly greatest) in festival technology.

To put it in the easiest terms, RFID is an actual chip (no not your average bag of Ruffles) that sends out a signal. RFID technology has made its way into music festival wristbands. You may have noticed at the last festival you attended (Bonnaroo 2011, Bamboozle 2012, Coachella 2012) that to enter the grounds you had to walk through what looked like a fun metal detector. These “fun metal detectors” had an outline of a hand that security kindly asked to place your hand by. Placing your hand in the outline like a missing puzzle piece, your wristband was validated within a millisecond, letting festival organizers know that “you, (place name here), have made it to the festival!”

RFID access control wristbands are the reason why queues have been cut and ticket fraud is almost extinct.  RFID wristband is some of “the next-generation festival technology.” Maybe you don’t care all that much about shorter entrance lines or the extinction of ticket fraud, but RFID wristbands can actually expand your festival experience. These RFID wristbands can connect festival goers with bands and other fans through social media, and can even be used to pay for items.

Rather than carry a wallet or worry about losing credit cards, in advance or at the event you can load funds onto your wristband to spend around the site.  Transactions occur generally between one and three seconds.

By loading funds onto wristbands, it actually becomes a lot easier for the festival organizers as well. Gone are the long queues due to waiting for credit card transactions to go through, and organizers don’t need to worry about the cash. “It’s much more efficient, much more convenient.  Within the coming year we’re going to see more festival attendees registering their wristband online and link it to their Facebook profiles. At this year’s Coachella, around 30,000 fans did just that.

Besides music festival goers, bands can actually prosper from the new technology as well. A person might discover a band at a festival that they really like. The wristband could help connect a person with the band, letting that person download tracks, along with growing that bands fan base.

Those afraid of damaging the wristband and being denied entrance into a festival need not fear. RFID wristbands are “pretty much indestructible.” Don’t worry about getting them wet either. The wristbands can survive being submerged in up to 18 inches of water. So please continue washing your grubby hands at festivals.

LED wristbands keep glowing in Concert

The glow-in-the-dark devices created for the band’s live performances – known as Xylobands – usually die after the concerts.

However, fans have reported that the bands, which have been given out for free to more than a million fans, have started flashing again of their own accord several days after the event.

In theory the bands, which create a dramatic effect at Coldplay gigs, cannot be reactivated after the shows end. However, fans have been writing on the group’s web forum page about them doing just that.

One concert-goer called Denise wrote: “My Xyloband woke me up in the middle of the night and it’s still glowing.”

Another added: “Really weird, my dad’s white Xyloband just started flashing again.” A Belgian fan added: “Mine is alive! It started flickering about an hour ago.”

It is believed the only way to stop the glowing is to jamming a pencil clip into the band.

The Xylobands use ultra-low-power microcontrollers to receive and process wireless signals that trigger the wristband’s LEDs to light up in sync with Coldplay’s music and stage lights show.

Clive Banks, who is the co-founder of RB Concepts (the company behind the bands), told The Independent that the “afterglow” is no cause for concern. “There’s no mind control or tracking, they are just for fun,” he said.

The devices may be activated by their proximity to a Coldplay concert. “Our record transmission is 2km,” Mr Banks said. “It depends on buildings but they have quite a range in a straight line. There might be some faulty units going off.”

Source:  Telegraph.co.uk

Heighten Security and Brand Awareness at Concerts

Concerts are a fun form of entertainment that can attract crowds of people. One way to keep all those people in check is with concert wristbands. The advantages of concert wristbands are endless. Not only can you heighten security, but you can also to heighten brand awareness and sales with concert wristbands. 

Preventing counterfeits is one way to tighten security. With today’s technology, standard ticket stubs can easily be replicated and sold outside the venue by traders. Not only does this rob the venue and promoter of potential profits, but it also causes confusion and irritation among the guests. Concert wristbands are an excellent solution for this problem. 

When a concert goer arrives at the venue and presents a concert ticket to the security agent, the security agent scans the barcode on the concert ticket to ensure authenticity. That scanned ticket is replaced with a concert wristband and the ticket stub is removed to prevent anyone from re-using the ticket.
The security agent securely attaches the concert wristband to the guest’s wrist. If the guest needs to step outside the venue for any reason, the attached concert wristband is the guest’s only means of re-entry into the venue. Once a concert wristband is attached, it cannot be removed, and then re-attached. Concert wristbands are for one-time use only.

Want to add another layer of security? Customize concert wristbands with a special logo. Anyone can go to a party store and purchase standard wristbands with the grand idea that they can outsmart “the system.” However, authentic concert wristbands that are branded with logos of the promoter, sponsors or both, help venue staff to easily identify counterfeiters. You can also imprint a bar code, serial numbering or UV (invisible) ink on concert wristbands to tighten security even more. 

Beyond security, you can boost your brand and build customer loyalty by customizing concert wristbands with promoter or sponsor logos. When people have a great time at a concert, they might just wear their wristbands for several days afterward. Custom concert wristbands become a walking mini billboard—a highly effective advertising tool! With Whether the concert goers is running errands, working out, or on the job, an eye-catching logo or image imprinted on a concert wristband becomes a conversation trigger. The venue, sponsors, entertainer will all get praise.

QR (quick response) codes are also a fun and effective way to customize concert wristbands. When scanned with a Smart phone, the code can take concert goers to a website that offers sign up for a free gift or an opt-in for a newsletter to receive exclusive discounts. With social media as rampant as it is these days, you will gain loads of Facebook “likes” and Twitter followers fast! 

For immediate sales results, imprinting special offers on concert wristbands, such as “buy a t-shirt @ full price, get 20% off 2nd t-shirt” or “get a free pretzel with purchase of 32 oz beer” is a great tactic. Use concert wristbands as a motivator to get guests to make purchases and drive sales through the roof.
Another way to boost sales is to speed up the lines at concession stands. This can be accomplished by having security agents check IDs at the door to verify age, if the venue does serve alcohol. Concert goers who are of legal drinking age can be given a concert wristband with a distinct imprint “Over 21” on it. Wait staff does not need to take that extra step of checking IDs for every order for an alcoholic beverage.

Attendees raised their hands with wristbands attached

If you want to track where guests are spending their money, imprinting bar codes is a reliable way to do it. With each purchase, the items and the concert wristband are scanned. You can track the number of trips that were made to the concession stand and what was purchased. You can see all the purchase details of what was purchased, how many were purchased and the total price 

As inexpensive as concert wristbands are, you can eliminate the expense altogether. In fact, you might even make a profit by inviting sponsors to “buy advertising space” and imprinting their logo or a special offer on it. 

Concert wristbands do a good job of heightening both security and branding. You can accomplish great things with a seemingly small security and marketing tool.

Source: www.wristbands.com – Direct Custom Made Wristbands in USA since 1956