Easol GTM brain

Easol sells an experience commerce platform for festivals, attractions and adventure operators to sell and manage direct bookings.

category

Experience commerce software

market profile

  • text: Experience businesses often stitch together booking, payment, marketing and operational tools while paying third-party fees.
  • text: Easol now combines commerce software with AI agents for sales and support workflows.

personas

  • title: Festival founder or promoter
    pains:
    • Complex packages, add-ons and payment schedules are hard to sell through generic ticketing tools.
    • Third-party channels and disconnected systems limit control of customer data and margins.
  • title: Experience operations director
    pains:
    • Manual booking changes, guest support and on-site workflows strain a small team during peak periods.
    • Needs a reliable view of guests and transactions across the experience lifecycle.
  • title: Growth and marketing lead
    pains:
    • Fragmented guest records make remarketing and conversion measurement difficult.
    • Needs to recover abandoned baskets and sell relevant upgrades directly.

icp

  • text: Festival promoters, live entertainment venues and adventure businesses that sell tickets, packages or timed experiences directly.
  • text: Growing experience operators with recurring booking volume, multiple payment options and a need for branded customer relationships.

message pillars

  • text: Run the experience business in one connected platform.
  • text: Regain control of the brand and customer relationship.
  • text: Use connected booking and guest data across commerce workflows.

objections

  • objection: We already use separate ticketing, website and CRM tools.
    response: Map the existing guest journey, migration requirements and integrations against Easol's combined platform before replacing systems.
  • objection: The subscription and revenue fees may be too expensive.
    response: Compare total cost including processing and revenue fees with current software, marketplace commissions and conversion performance.
  • objection: Our packages and event traffic are unusually complex.
    response: Ask for a demo using actual ticket, package and peak-traffic requirements and verify the implementation scope.

competitors

  • name: FareHarbor
    why: Booking and operations software for tours and attractions.
  • name: Rezdy
    why: Reservation and distribution software for experience operators.
  • name: Peek Pro
    why: Booking software for tours and activities.

keywords

  • experience commerce platform
  • festival booking software
  • tour booking software
  • event ticketing and payment plans
  • experience business CRM
  • sell experience packages online
  • activity booking platform

voice

  • Creator-centered
  • Aspirational
  • Commercial and direct

signals

  • text: A festival or attraction is launching direct sales or migrating away from fragmented booking tools.
  • text: An operator is adding complex packages, upsells or installment payments as booking volume grows.

pricing

model: flat
starting price: Stride from $250/month plus Easol fees starting at 2% of revenues and payment processing

motion

sales_led

channels

  • SEO
  • case studies
  • podcast
  • industry events
  • demo requests

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Ben Simpson
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
  • name: Lisa Simpson
    title: Founder/Chief Creative Officer
    role: Founder

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