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30 Days of inspiration challenge

Posted On May 1, 2015 By Shoshana

#30DayArts! I have been thinking about doing a 30 Day challenge again, starting today, May 1. It would be fun if more people would join me. For the next 30 days, I will be looking for arts marketing and audience development that inspires. I mainly keep my eye out most of the time, but this… 

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A conversation with Drew McManus: What is Artshacker.com?

Posted On April 23, 2015 By Shoshana

Please welcome to the ADS Podcast, Drew McManus! Drew is one of… 

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A friendly reminder to get the name right

Posted On April 6, 2015 By Shoshana

If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know I am a big advocate for getting the name right. I post this tip from time to time, and it is included in my Top 20 Tips for Increasing Everything webinar/workshop. I am writing about this again because there are people (despite my… 

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“It’s Not For People Like Us”

Posted On March 12, 2015 By Shoshana

In my inbox, a Wallace Foundation study was delivered. Getting Past “It’s… 

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Subscriptions, dead or alive, with special guest Al Stilo

Posted On February 11, 2015 By Shoshana

After many years of debate of whether subscriptions are dead or alive… 

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Create a landing page for best audience building

Posted On February 2, 2015 By Shoshana

There have been many times where I have wanted to get more information about an event, and the link takes me to the main website. I then have to search for the event. Sometimes I find it right away. Sometimes I end up clicking on “upcoming” and then have to search in a list, click… 

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Stats and idea candy from #DSD14 for us #arts folks!

Posted On June 20, 2014 By Shoshana

I enjoy being a fly on the Twitter wall to take part in conferences around the world. I was following the #DSD14 (Digital Summit Denver) hashtag, and I found some good tweets that were relevant for the arts. I created a storify slide show for you. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! For my email… 

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Partnering with PBS – a conversation with Amy Wratchford of American Shakespeare Center

Posted On March 27, 2014 By Shoshana

Amy Wratchford, the managing director of the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton,… 

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Audience development for composers with Jeffrey Nytch

Posted On February 20, 2014 By Shoshana

Composer, Jeffrey Nytch stopped by the ADS Podcast to discuss how he… 

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Inspiration is everywhere: The Big Bang Theory and The Crazy Ones

Posted On February 1, 2014 By Shoshana

I enjoy the CBS line-up of comedies on Thursday night, and on this particular Thursday, I was inspired by two of the storylines. If you are a Big Bang Theory fan, you would have laughed at Sheldon attempting to build his own comic book convention after the group failed to get tickets in time to… 

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