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30 Days of inspiration challenge

Posted On May 1, 2015 By Shoshana

#30DayArts! I have been thinking about doing a 30 Day challenge again, starting today, May 1. It would be fun if more people would join me. For the next 30 days, I will be looking for arts marketing and audience development that inspires. I mainly keep my eye out most of the time, but this… 

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3 Eastern philosophies to build a better audience

Posted On April 28, 2015 By Shoshana

Lately I have been reading a bunch of books on Taoism and Buddhism. I am attempting to absorb the wisdom in ways that I can apply the knowledge to my arts practice. I came up with 3 concepts from my studies I would like to share with you. I believe these ideas will build better… 

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A conversation with Drew McManus: What is Artshacker.com?

Posted On April 23, 2015 By Shoshana

Please welcome to the ADS Podcast, Drew McManus! Drew is one of… 

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How to add perspectives to create a positive shift

Posted On April 14, 2015 By Shoshana

I had a quick thought today, but it was huge in meaning. If you are thinking about needing or wanting to make changes, it is best to add some different perspectives to get a better understanding of what you may want and need to change. There are many ways to add different perspectives. Here are… 

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Stay in the present moment for audience building

Posted On April 13, 2015 By Shoshana

I think it is time to call out once and for all what seems to be happening to our arts industry. We spend so much time rehashing the past, both the glory days and the challenges we recently have come up against. Then we focus on this past over and over again. We also love… 

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A friendly reminder to get the name right

Posted On April 6, 2015 By Shoshana

If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know I am a big advocate for getting the name right. I post this tip from time to time, and it is included in my Top 20 Tips for Increasing Everything webinar/workshop. I am writing about this again because there are people (despite my… 

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Which online channels are best to use to build audiences?

Posted On March 31, 2015 By Shoshana

I came across an article, The Customer Journey to Online Purchase, which had me get my geek on. A report was created to capture the benefits of different channels during a customer’s purchase process. The research was conducted in several countries with a breakdown of industry and size of organization. I decided to put together… 

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If it is worth it

Posted On March 24, 2015 By Shoshana

I was thinking the other day about the reports that mention the reasons why people do not attend an arts event.  As you might recall, I had written a post replying that it is time to take action for solutions to these barriers. I did happen to miss mentioning one factor that needs to be considered.… 

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“It’s Not For People Like Us”

Posted On March 12, 2015 By Shoshana

In my inbox, a Wallace Foundation study was delivered. Getting Past “It’s… 

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Attention spans are in the eye of the beholder?

Posted On March 11, 2015 By Shoshana

Yesterday, I posted a guest post about taking into account your audiences’ time. This post was all about creating a shorter door to door time to re-introduce the arts back into people’s lives. Today, I found an article about Binge-Watching Theatre. The first thing I did was do a double take to make sure it… 

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