Maybe it is the Jazz at the coffee shop. Maybe it is the fact that, today, I will be recording my next ADS Podcast about audience retention. I had not planned to post today, but I have been sparked by this energy. What is on my mind is the core of audience retention – the…
My interview with Diablo Ballet‘s Dan Meagher is scheduled. A new ADS podcast is coming soon! On the agenda: audience retention based off of his recent blog post, They came. They saw. They left. Do you have an audience retention idea for the podcast? Record a quick VM here: https://speakpipe.com/ADS. Please state your name and organization to…
Marvelous Monday to you! I often get a laugh when I ask my clients if they have enough bathrooms. Yesterday, while visiting a local restaurant, I noticed how clean their bathroom was, and how that does make a difference to the over all experience. Feel free to giggle, but is your bathroom clean? I am…
My colleague, Dan Meagher, Director of Audience Development and Digital Strategy for the Diablo Ballet, has been busy working on inviting first time audience members back for another performance! There is a certain art in wooing a new audience member. It has been likened to a first date ending in blissful matrimony if you impress…
Happy hump day! I have a few thoughts brewing, but I wanted to ask you a question. Do you think our arts industry needs a book about audience development case studies, or one about arts solutions and community outreach? I am thinking about my next book project, and I want it to be useful to…
Happy Friday to you! I was having a quick email conversation with one of my friends at a local newspaper publication, and he mentioned that he could not understand why headshots of artists are usually outdated, sometimes by 10 years! It is the nature of our business, I guess, but he has point that the…
There are so many Nutcracker ballet productions in my area, and around the world. I wanted to share my happy surprise at a local production’s new audience development effort. The Centennial State Ballet company teamed up with a photographer and a coffee shop to display photos of the ballet on canvas. The entire coffee shop…
Actually, I am not sure what number I am on, but five seemed right! Today I have been thinking about, are you ready? No, really, that is what I have been thinking about. Are you ready? I have come across organizations and artists that say they want a bigger audience and more support, yet the…
Yes, you saw right. We the Media, which is a play on We the People. A long time ago, there were independent people that created the media. They started newspapers. They created magazines. They got together to put on television shows. It’s a little messier now since corporations through the ages have bought up these…
I normally do not write about board management, but there is some cross over when it comes to what a board does for you. One of their jobs is (or should be) audience development, especially when it comes to their job of being an ambassador to spread the word about your organization and events.…
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