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Metabolic Renewal for the arts

Posted On October 9, 2019 By Shoshana

Recently I have been following Dr. Jade Teta and his theories on Metabolic Renewal. He is an interesting person with a great deal of drive to help people with personal development both mentally and physically. What struck me as fascinating is the fact that he is mentioning that people need to work out smarter, not… 

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Gut health and how it relates to arts management

Posted On July 19, 2019 By Shoshana

As you know, dear reader, I don’t post unless I have something to say, when an idea strikes. After over 10 years of writing this blog, I still get surprised myself when something new pops up. It did today. I am reading a book called “Happy Gut,” by Dr. Vincent Pedre. Lately, I have been… 

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Relationship matters

Posted On January 23, 2019 By Shoshana

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… 

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ADS Podcast: Top 10 Reasons why arts organizations struggle

Posted On May 30, 2018 By Shoshana

After being in arts administration since 1997, I have come to find… 

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Time to get your branding fit for audience building!

Posted On January 12, 2018 By Shoshana

This morning as I consumed my breakfast, a commercial came on for Orangetheory Fitness. Being a marketing mind that is always evaluating, this commercial was branded in a way that was not meant for me. Here is the commercial: I found the images of “beautiful people” working out on a rat race of high tech… 

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Loving yourself and audience development

Posted On June 28, 2017 By Shoshana

I have been reading two books by Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me and What If This Is Heaven? Most of her advice is for individuals, yet it had me thinking how we could apply the meaning to arts business. One of the concepts is to value yourself. I have put the thought out that we do… 

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Points of entry for audience building

Posted On May 2, 2017 By Shoshana

It’s been a while since I have read an article about entry points.  I think it is a concept that would be good to revisit every season during your planning stages. Just as a quick reminder, here are some questions to consider while figuring out entry points (programs to get people connected to you at… 

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ADS Podcast: Impeccable Customer Service Part 3

Posted On May 1, 2017 By Shoshana

Today I will be focusing on going the extra mile for your… 

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Are you a program hoarder?

Posted On January 13, 2017 By Shoshana

Have you ever seen one of those hoarding shows? Or, do you know someone that keeps stuff way longer than they need to? It is quite puzzling for most people to witness. Why would someone want to live like that? Can’t they just let go what is no longer needed or used? Sometimes they keep… 

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Humanize!

Posted On October 6, 2016 By Shoshana

I had a thought pop into my head. I have been thinking about the trend currently, and it is a good one, of the arts finally collecting the data needed to make smart decisions. We do need to get to know our audiences, and collecting the right data that answers the right questions is a… 

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