ERP in Arts & Entertainment
Benefits of An ERP That Supports Arts & Entertainment Businesses
- Easy integration of third-party solutions for ticketing and retail sales
- Track budget at the production and show level
- Automate income recognition as performance concludes
- Improve the setup of production analysis codes
- Boost decision-making with live analytics
- Simplify financial control and cost management
ERP Software for Arts & Entertainment Businesses
Organisations in the arts and entertainment sector face multiple challenges due to the nature of the products and services they offer. From delivering equipment and machinery in production to managing licenses, copyright agreements, contracts, and related documents, creative businesses have to take special efforts to thrive in a saturated and competitive market that’s prone to change.
For your SME to compete with other businesses and succeed, you’ll require a system that automates repetitive and manual tasks, whether it’s managing production budgets or tracking ticket and merchandise sales.
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This is where a cloud-based, modern ERP solution can help, allowing you to unify various processes on one intuitive platform. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the ideal ERP solution for SMEs in the art and entertainment sector looking for a flexible and customisable way to improve business operations and efficiency.
Brookland Solutions is a Silver Certified Microsoft Partner, specialising in the deployment of Dynamics 365 Business Central and the customisation of it to meet the needs of various businesses. Our ERP integration options connect ticketing platforms, retail systems, and production finances within one solution.
Book a demo with us to learn how Business Central can support your business.
Why Arts & Entertainment Businesses Choose Business Central
Businesses in the arts and media sector often face tight margins, changing schedules, and not-so-straightforward revenue channels. With a cloud-backed ERP solution like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, your business gains an operational edge to successfully overcome these challenges. When partnered with an organisation like Brookland, this ERP system is flexible, customisable and ready to adapt to the unique needs of your business.
From granular tracking of production costs, budgets, and revenues to automating ticket and retail sales data flows into the system, this ERP framework streamlines your operations. Combined with intelligent business analysis tools, it provides insights into both the performance of individual productions and how your business is doing as a whole.
Whether you handle live performances, exhibitions, or touring productions, Brookland Solutions is a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner (MSP) ready to configure Business Central for your art and entertainment company.
Are you ready to tap into the potential of this ERP solution?
Features of An ERP Software for Arts & Entertainment Businesses
Learn how your media and entertainment business can make the most of Business Central.
Production Planning & Budgeting
Dynamics 365 Business Central makes it easy to break down your budgets, reports, and data for each individual show or production you are running. This allows you to quickly understand performance and profitability and make informed decisions about each specific show or production. BC’s features help you focus on the areas you need to and drive success across your production portfolio.
Quick Setup of Production Analysis Codes
If you are regularly adding new productions or shows to your schedule, you may not always have time to set up each individual production in your ERP system. However, with Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can quickly and easily create analysis codes for new productions, enabling you to start reporting and analysing your productions straight away.
Income Recognition on a Production End Date
We understand that as soon as your show or production ends, it’s important to analyse the performance, run reports and recognise the income received in a specific time period. Using Dynamics 365 Business Central to run financial reports for the live production dates, categorise income (for example, by ticket sales, merchandise or food and beverage) and calculate accurate profitability.
Venue, Equipment & Asset Management
Dynamics 365 Business Central uses Fixed Access functionality for managing equipment and assets across your productions. Using the Project module, you can also track and allocate resources and manage venue bookings, ensuring everything from stage setups to technical equipment is in place and ready for each show. With real-time visibility into asset usage and availability, you can optimise resource allocation and reduce downtime, helping you deliver productions on schedule and within budget.
Ticketing Integration & Revenue Tracking
Business Central can integrate with your ticketing and retail systems to enable tracking, reporting and analysis of sales. The data is automatically pulled through to your Dynamics system, so no manual input is required, ensuring no errors occur. You’ll be able to seamlessly manage your ticket sales, retail products and pricing in real-time. Understanding these figures is easy, with comprehensive data and intelligent reports.
Contract Management
With Brookland’s help, Business Central can help you keep your finances on track and ensure accurate and timely payouts. With the help of customisations or integrations such as third-party payroll solutions, you can automate payments based on revenue thresholds for artists and performers on a per-show basis.
Multi-Project Reporting & Dashboards
Business Central can bring all your financial data into one place. Make the most of real-time dashboards from Power BI, an add-on solution from Microsoft, to view important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like cash flow, ticket sales, and profit margins according to the event, venue, or period.
Supplier & Procurement Tracking
With Business Central, you can monitor spending on suppliers, from contractors to merch vendors, within each production budget. Use various functionalities to streamline purchase orders, approvals, and financial compliance with full audit trails.
Why Choose Brookland Solutions?
At Brookland Solutions, we look at your business, understand it, identify the challenges, and provide you with a customised ERP solution. We know that no two businesses are the same, and every organisation has unique needs.
Our domain expertise in the art and entertainment industry, combined with our specialised experience in deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central systems, makes us one of the foremost choices as a Microsoft Solutions partner.
With our expert consultants, we tailor a solution for you behind the scenes that helps you streamline production budgeting, integrate ticketing, and manage the lifecycle of your assets. We take every project seriously, whether it’s a small reporting change or a large-scale system overhaul; you can count on us for expert support for your art and entertainment business.
We’ve helped theatres, venues, and event organisers reduce unnecessary admin workloads and eliminate dependency on spreadsheets, and gain operational and financial clarity on how your business is progressing.
Fill out our contact form today to book a demo and learn how our services can help you.
Meet Lesley, our Lead Consultant & Expert in Arts & Entertainment ERP
