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ADS Podcast: Impeccable Customer Service Part 2

Posted On April 21, 2017 By Shoshana

Join Shoshana as she dives into acquisition costs for audience members and… 

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Focus on the smaller picture for audience building

Posted On April 12, 2017 By Shoshana

Please forgive me if I mentioned this thought before. I am seeing that people sometimes focus on the forest more than the trees, which can prevent them from getting started on something important, such as audience development. It is great to have a big picture in your head, but it can get overwhelming with thinking… 

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Convenience won’t get you organic reach on Facebook

Posted On March 23, 2017 By Shoshana

I am starting to do social media for another account, and what I see currently on their Facebook page are marketing posts for their events that are either sent from their eNewsletter service or reposts of their Facebook Events. In looking at the analysis, they are getting less than 8% of a reach. It may… 

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Freebies for loyalty

Posted On March 22, 2017 By Shoshana

I was thinking about subscriptions today. Many of us have used the same subscription platform for decades. There has been an attempt to upgrade subscriptions, but I also wanted to throw in my two cents for adding loyalty programs that use free tickets or other freebies as a reward system. Subscriptions give certain benefits, but… 

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ADS Podcast: Ambassador Programs

Posted On March 20, 2017 By Shoshana

Let’s talk about Ambassador Programs on the ADS Podcast this week! There… 

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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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All generations matter for audience building

Posted On December 13, 2016 By Shoshana

I have a quick thought today. I have mentioned before that we stand to lose the audiences we already have (the Silent and Boomer generations) if we ignore them for jumping on the “we have to get the younger generations” wagon. I have also brought up the point that we have a generation gap with… 

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What can we learn from election 2016 for audience building?

Posted On November 8, 2016 By Shoshana

Today is a day that will go down in history no matter what happens. We may elect the first woman president in U.S. history. We may not. We shall see where the votes are cast tonight. The world is definitely watching this election closely! No matter what affiliation you have, I hope you get out… 

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Community vs professional for audience building

Posted On November 1, 2016 By Shoshana

There is a competition going on for $7,000 in my area. Twenty-nine non-profit organizations have been chosen, and the rules are that people can vote for you once a day until November 10th. Guess who is in the lead? A community choir organization! They are leading by 700 something votes. I have noticed over the… 

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The future of audience development for the arts

Posted On October 31, 2016 By Shoshana

Happy Halloween! I usually post Halloween YouTubes, but this day, I wanted to haunt you with a thought. As you may know, now is an excellent time of the year for planning for the future. It is a great time to evaluate and make changes for 2017. It is a good time to discover new ideas… 

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