(Aiken, SC – May 8, 2007) – The brand new University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center has selected New Era Tickets as their full-service ticketing system and marketing partner.  New Era Tickets specializes in providing innovative technological solutions for Box Office management, event management, and customer communications. They also offer a full service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, show promoters, sports teams, theaters, and entertainment organizations.

“New Era Tickets provides us with wonderful access to our customer data and the ability to build relationships through effective communications,” said Jennifer Kelly, General Manager of the USC Aiken Convocation Center. “New Era Tickets will help us use our data to develop successful e-marketing campaigns."

“Financially, New Era Tickets was very appealing because they allow us to set convenience fees,” added Kelly. “This is the kind of marketing data and financial control that we need to effectively manage the USC Aiken Convocation Center.”

The USC Aiken Convocation, a 4,000-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility, recently opened on May 1, 2007, with a concert featuring Hinder and Papa Roach. Upcoming events include Kenny Rogers, R&B sensation Omarion, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to help the University of South Carolina Aiken achieve their operational and financial goals,” said Fred Maglione, President and CEO of New Era Tickets.

New Era Tickets also manages ticketing for the 18,000-seat Colonial Center in nearby Columbia, SC. Through synergies created between the two facilities, New Era Tickets is able to maximize opportunities for the two Universities, as well as the customers in both Aiken and Columbia.