EVENTFUL GETS PERSONAL WITH NEW iPHONE APP DELIVERING WHAT’S HAPPENING, NEAR YOU, NOW
San Diego, Calif., – Eventful, the leading digital service connecting people with concerts, local events and entertainment, today released a completely new version of its free iPhone app, Eventful for iPhone. The new app provides the most useful, comprehensive and personalized experience for people seeking to answer the question, “What’s happening, near me, now?”
Eventful’s new offering has two key features, which differentiate it from other concert and local event apps:
- Eventful for iPhone covers the full spectrum of concerts, movies and 26 other categories of local events. The service offers the most comprehensive selection of what’s happening in local markets around the world.
- Eventful’s powerful personalization engine individually tailors event content and recommendations to map to each user’s preferences and entertainment interests.
Features include:
- Enjoy individually tailored event recommendations and alerts.
- Scan iTunes, Spotify and Last.fm to personalize your experience.
- Interact with Eventful for iPhone, and it continuously learns which performers, movies, venues and events you like to improve your experience.
- Explore the world’s most comprehensive selection of local event information.
- Take Eventful for iPhone with you as you travel the globe to find events that map to your interests, wherever you are.
- Receive alerts when favorite and recommended performers are coming to town.
- Search, sort and filter results by location, distance, popularity and date.
- Find tickets for concerts, festivals, plays, kids’ events, sports, movies and more.
- View movie trailers, get showtimes, find tickets and movie information.
- Tap “Demand it!®” to tell your favorite performers to come to your town.
- Share with friends and family through email, SMS and social sharing.
- Get started. Login with Facebook or create a free Eventful account.
“Our goal is to help our community of over 20 million members make their lives more fulfilling by discovering events that they’re passionate about,” says Jordan Glazier, Eventful’s CEO. “Eventful for iPhone makes it easy for people to cut through the clutter and find things that they want to do wherever they are.”
Download the new Eventful for iPhone app from the Apple iTunes Store for free. To view the press kit that contains screen shots, the app trailer and more information, visit eventful.com/iphone.
About Eventful, Inc.
Eventful, Inc. is the leading digital media company connecting consumers with live music, movies and local events. Over 20 million people rely on Eventful to find out what’s happening and decide what to do. Eventful provides the world’s most comprehensive selection of local event information with millions of events across 28 categories.
Leading brands and entertainment properties rely on Eventful to reach consumers and drive commerce through a unique and targeted blend of digital, social media and direct marketing. Eventful’s unique social media service “Demand it!®” empowers consumers to influence the location and content of entertainment and live events. Learn more, visit Eventful.
CONTACT
Eventful:
Alicia C. Graham
Senior Public Relations Manager
858.461.3838
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