Case Study: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo achieves faster press-pass approvals and saves 20+ hours with ShowClix

C2E2 Uses ShowClix's Applications to Save Time with Management of Press Passes

C2E2, ReedPOP’s downtown Chicago comics and pop-culture expo, needed a better way to manage hundreds of annual press requests for its panels, autograph sessions, Artist Alley and the C2E2 Crown Championships of Cosplay. Their legacy press workflow couldn’t prescreen applicants efficiently, speed up submissions, or organize the volume of data they received, risking incorrect admissions and wasted staff time.

C2E2 adopted ShowClix’s application forms to collect required press information, quickly review and approve or deny submissions, and send automated status responses with event details or special press access. The new process handles about 730 submissions a year, reduces review time to under one minute per submission, and saves more than 20 staff hours annually.

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

Mike Negin

Event Manager