• Audience Development Specialists
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Our People
    • Clients
    • Press
    • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact

Weekend audience development thoughts

Posted On August 17, 2015 By Shoshana

I am in between book editing at the moment. My first book should be coming out by the end of this month! I will keep you posted. In the meantime, I had a weekend to simply think: I came across yet another theatre website that barely has photos and videos (only links), the type was… 

Read More→

The double edge sword of technology for audience building

Posted On June 25, 2015 By Shoshana

Good Thriving Thursday to you! Lately I have been thinking once again about technology and how it can help and hurt us in audience building efforts. As I mentioned in my book, The How of Audience Development for the Arts, technology allows all of us to streamline our marketing, ticketing and donor processes. The double… 

Read More→

The big reason why big organization advice may not translate

Posted On May 23, 2015 By Shoshana

Putting this out there, again: I was thinking about all the details I have to get done for the organization I am working for at the moment. It is a big list of everything that is involved with marketing a season. It includes all the planning for audience development, marketing direction for the season, advertising,… 

Read More→

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… 

Read More→

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… 

Read More→

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… 

Read More→

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… 

Read More→

Opportunity for opera audience development

Posted On March 30, 2015 By Shoshana

Happy Monday. I had a quick thought regarding connecting the dots for opera. Opera folks, are you connecting with other experiences that are foreign language based? Yes, I am giving away a few of my secrets here to my devoted readers. Whenever I work with an opera company, I research for these types of experiences so… 

Read More→

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.… 

Read More→

“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… 

Read More→

ADS Founder — Shoshana Fanizza

Search the blog:

Archives

Testimonials

Colorado Music Festival

“Shoshana Fanizza proved invaluable to the Colorado Music Festival during her tenure as Interim Development Director. She’s a quick learner, extremely organized, and understands the importance of donor cultivation and communication. Shoshana helped us meet our development goals for 2008, and helped guide our board to a new level of engagement in fundraising.” —Catherine Underhill, Executive Director

Tip Jar

Find this valuable?

  • Donation amount
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Blogs We Love:

Purchase Our Books!

The How of Audience Development for the Arts — ebook

Categories:

Advocacy ARTicles Arts Audience Development Fundraising fund raising Idea Database Management Marketing News Podcast Social Media Technology Volunteer Management

Latest Blogs

It’s about the people!
Random Audience Development Thoughts, vol. 6
What can Simone Biles teach arts nonprofits about mental health?
How to heal the arts
Audience Development Specialists
Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved
Member of Americans for the Arts