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A solution to founder’s syndrome – asking for support

Posted On July 31, 2014 By Shoshana

I have been waiting to be struck by inspiration.  Today I have thoughts about smaller organizations and individual artists and their particular growing pains for asking for support.  The biggest challenge I am seeing is the fact that the founder(s), or individual artists, are so tied to the arts business, they feel that they are… 

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Quick post – more random thoughts for audience development for the arts

Posted On October 17, 2012 By Shoshana

I am off to Austin, TX for a family wedding.  I wanted to post a little something before I leave.  Today I have been thinking a variety of random thoughts due to interactions with people: Are we getting caught up on the words?  I had someone ask about whether I thought “Community Engagement” was overused. … 

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“I booked a series of phone sessions with Shoshana because I think in order for record companies and booking agents to take us seriously we need to have a certain number of fans that we have a great relationship with who consistently come to our shows. Shoshana helped me to channel certain hazy focuses I had into more solid avenues. I also learned more about my goal, what we really want to do with our music, and how we want to affect people. We are now building a relationship by finding out what people like and want so we can see through their eyes. Shoshana’s sessions were fantastic- she followed up and she even helped promote!” —Chantelle Tibbs

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