FAST TRACK GROUP is an entertainment focused event management and marketing company that provides a full range of services for the organization and management of events including experiential marketing, artiste endorsement and management, movie premiere organizations, grand openings and concerts, as well as media planning, public relations management, technical production planning and event manpower support. Since its inception the company has been instrumental in creating,…
FAST TRACK GROUP is an entertainment focused event management and marketing company that provides a full range of services for the organization and management of events including experiential marketing, artiste endorsement and management, movie premiere organizations, grand openings and concerts, as well as media planning, public relations management, technical production planning and event manpower support. Since its inception the company has been instrumental in creating, developing, organizing, hosting, and managing a diverse range of events and concerts for clients, including large scale concerts featuring B. A. P, BTS, and David Tao, and events with international speakers such as Michael Franzese, and Michelle Yeoh. It has also managed Malaysia’s inaugural Hollywood Movie Premiere Red Carpet event for Baby Driver, and its services are delivered across Singapore and the broader region serving corporate clients and end consumer audiences.
Revenue is generated mainly from ticket sales for events the company organizes with the company receiving approximately 80% of ticket proceeds after deductions for music license fees, card and ticketing charges, and applicable goods and services tax. It also earns service fees from its agency business segment by negotiating and executing endorsement campaigns for corporate clients, and brands that seek celebrity involvement. Additional income comes from the sale of concert merchandise, and from logistics and manpower support provided during events. The company’s customer base comprises corporate clients, brands, artiste management companies, tour management companies, venue owners, and individual consumers who purchase tickets, with revenue streams diversified across Live Entertainment and Agency to reduce reliance on any single source.
The company operates through the following segments: Live Entertainment, and Agency. These segments are defined by the nature of the services provided rather than by geography.
- Live Entertainment: The company plans and manages concerts and events working with artiste management companies, and concert tour management companies to assess venue suitability, and coordinate artiste availability. It handles ticketing matters, sells concert merchandise through manpower and logistics arrangements, markets and promotes events, coordinates with artiste management companies to appoint third party service providers such as venue owners and suppliers, and has built a reputation as a preferred partner for well known artistes by delivering good services and maintaining relationships with artiste management companies, venue owners, and suppliers.
- Agency: The company acts as an intermediary between brands seeking promotion, and celebrities who endorse products or make appearances, identifying interested brands, and maintaining a list of willing artistes. It negotiates endorsement terms covering duration, scope, compensation, usage rights, and exclusivity, organizes and manages campaigns including photo shoots, video shoots, public appearances, social media posts, and other promotional activities, ensures the artiste’s image aligns with the client’s brand, monitors performance, gathers feedback, tracks engagement metrics, assesses impact on brand awareness, perception, and sales, and also provides value added services such as media planning, public relations management, and event manpower support when needed for endorsement campaigns.
FAST TRACK GROUP views itself as a distinctive player that combines live event organization, and celebrity agency services, a combination it says has no parallel among competitors in Singapore. Nonetheless it competes with other event management firms, and agencies in the region, and notes that entry barriers are high due to the complexity of event production, the need for specialised expertise, and importance of long term relationships with artistes managers and clients. Its strengths include the ability to deliver end to end solutions, a reported 75% of its artiste management contacts being direct relationships, extensive experience in staging high profile shows, and a track record of working with recognised performers. These factors enable company to win repeat business, secure marquee events, and benefit from a diversified revenue model that reduces vulnerability to downturns in any single segment.
The company’s customers include Fast Steel Construction Pte Ltd, and Boom Culture Sdn. Bhd. which have been identified as major contributors to revenue in recent fiscal years. Beyond these named clients the company serves corporate entities, brands, artiste management firms, tour management companies, venue operators, and individual ticket buyers. In the Live Entertainment segment ticket buyers represent a significant portion of revenue, while in the Agency segment customers are mainly corporations seeking celebrity endorsements. The customer base varies yearly as clients engage for specific events rather than continuously.