Individual versus companion visitors' willingness‐to‐pay for the theater tickets: The case of Perm opera. Issue 3 (25th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shafranskaya, Irina; Potapov, Dmitriy; Ozhegov, Evgeniy
• Is Part Of: Journal of philanthropy and marketing. Volume 26:Issue 3(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2020-09-25
• Subjects: Nonprofit organizations -- Marketing -- Periodicals; Marketing -- Periodicals; Associations, institutions, etc -- Marketing -- Periodicals; Marketing; Nonprofit organizations -- Marketing; Periodicals; 361.7630681
• DOI: 10.1002/nvsm.1698
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2691-1361

Abstract

Abstract : Business‐like approaches are applied more and more widely in nonprofit organization contexts, and theaters are no exception. Revenue generation, customer segmentation, and personalized marketing are becoming the key managerial concerns. Our study focuses on two relevant aspects of theater attendees' behavior. We examine visitors' willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for theater seats (to derive revenue drivers), and its difference between two segments – single and couple visitors (to uncover the social motivation effect). These aspects taken together have never been previously studied in the nonprofit marketing context. We model WTP using the actual purchase data from Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia. Unlike most marketing studies which use stated preference for WTP evaluation, we employ the revealed preference approach. The results verify that single and couple visitors may be treated as separate segments, allowing for personalized promotion and other marketing decisions.