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Is audience development about the numbers?

Posted On June 22, 2018 By Shoshana

The answer: No and Yes. The answer is no because audience development is mainly about building relationships and using the 4 C’s: Connections, Collaborations, Community and Caring. The purpose of audience development is to get more people involved and engaged so they become more happy and loyal audience members, which will ultimately increase your support.… 

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Retain through love

Posted On February 12, 2018 By Shoshana

Retention is a common topic. We are concerned due to all the churn, the losing of older audiences, and the changes in how people wish to purchase tickets (less subscribers). There are solutions to these challenges. The solution is to retain through love. Retaining through love means that you are adding the element of caring… 

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