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Audience Development can save the arts, but do you know what it is?

Posted On June 22, 2009 By Shoshana

Last night I went to bed thinking about audience development, and I woke up thinking about it.  I seem to be eating, sleeping and focusing my life around audience development (as my fiance pointed out).  However, I feel that not many people know what audience development really is.  And since people do not know what… 

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The 4 C’s in action proving audience development works!

Posted On June 17, 2009 By Shoshana

Yesterday I wrote an article about our local production of The Secret Garden.  The Parlando School for the Arts was savvy enough to use all 4 C’s in order to sell out the majority of their shows (on their way to a complete sell out).  Click here for all the details. If you don’t know… 

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I’m in a YouTube audience development mood…

Posted On June 3, 2009 By Shoshana

I’ve been thinking about how powerful YouTube has become. There are many ways you can use YouTube specifically for audience development.  I have highlighted some ideas in the past, but I thought maybe it was time for a helpful guide of “YouTube and Audience Development.” 1. Use it to connect with your audience before a show! … 

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Audience Development can get you great press!

Posted On May 18, 2009 By Shoshana

Good morning!  This will be a quick one.  I recently saw a news article via my friends at Twitter: Texting at a Symphony? Yes, but Only to Select an Encore http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/arts/music/16text.html As you can see, this article was in the New York Times for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.  They Twittered because they were excited they… 

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Sometimes Audience Development requires making some noise…

Posted On May 12, 2009 By Shoshana

Yesterday, I saw a story about an arts advocacy project in Sarasota, Florida: Arts supporters Emerge for advocacy By Jay Handelman Herald Tribune Published: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 12:13 a.m. Arts supporters are hoping to prove a point to local businesses and elected officials with… 

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