I wanted to share a quick thought that has been on my mind lately. There is a big difference between a resolution and a commitment. I have mentioned this thought in passing, but now I want to expand upon it. You may desire to build your audience. You might also have a resolution this year,…
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This is a quick post to ring in the new year. I am busily working on plans for 2013, and I hope to have some announcements by the end of next week. I can mention that I am working on: Quarterly Webinars Monthly #Auddev chats Podcast Projects Video Sessions and Slidecasts More audience development books…
Each year I scope out some holiday arts YouTubes. I am still in search for a few more. If you have a holiday YouTube, feel free to send it my way! Here is the link to the gallery for your holiday viewing pleasure: Holiday Arts Videos! I did not post one of them there since…
I was looking at the profiles of some new followers, and I realize there are some concrete personalities I am seeing. Here are a few to get you thinking: The Chatty Cathy or the Rampant Reply Robert: This Twitter personality is all about the conversation only. You look at their stream and you see a…
I have a quick thought today. Are you participating in the arts as an audience member? Yes, you might be the artist or the behind the scenes administrator, so you are participating in the arts. However, I feel one of the reasons the audience is getting less and less is because some of us are…
I have to say something. After years of witnessing and dealing with, I can no longer remain silent. Many artists and arts organizations have a “fly by the seat of your pants” mentality. I’ve been prompted to break the silence after reading an article about the arts in Florida: Arts groups’ weak finances prompt ‘call…
I have a guest blog post today for you. I met Samantha at the 2012 National Arts Marketing Project Conference, and we had a good time talking about audience development and arts shenanigans in general. I recently came across her current blog post and thought it would be fantastic to cross post it here. Are…
What do fiscal cliffs and landfills have to do with audience development for the arts? Quite a lot actually. Allow me to explain. The priorities in America and possibly the world are all mixed up these days. When countries are being run by greed for power and money, what is really important in life is…
Some of you may know that one of my cats is very ill. I have been back and forth to the vet many times in the past two weeks. Both me and my cat are tired of the whole thing. During the process, I realized that I am incorporating much of the advice I give…
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