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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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How social media can change your life: Twitter as an inspiration

Posted On January 24, 2015 By Shoshana

I had a quick thought I wanted to share with you.  Twitter inspires me and gets my brain going!  Almost every time I am on Twitter and viewing other people’s tweets about the world, about their passions, about their moments in their lives, I usually end up with a brain that is brainstorming new ideas.… 

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Scott Harrison of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra chats about their webcasts

Posted On July 11, 2014 By Shoshana

Scott Harrison, executive director of board engagement & strategy and executive producer… 

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Dance – create your own media for audience building!

Posted On May 22, 2014 By Shoshana

Tomorrow I will get to part two of how to connect again to build your audiences.  I have not forgotten.  Life has a way of taking you on a different path when something current catches your attention. Today I was sifting through articles as I do Monday through Friday, and the thought that there is… 

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Facebook has a point

Posted On April 22, 2014 By Shoshana

The recent changes in Facebook have many of us crying “foul play!” We have friends falling off of our news-feeds and people who have liked our pages are no longer receiving our posts. We have to work harder and smarter to have our information viewed now for free, or we will have to give in… 

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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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Shadow Puppet can tell your story!

Posted On November 5, 2013 By Shoshana

It’s been a while since I have brought you new technology.  I recently came across an app for iPhone called Shadow Puppet, a talk through your photos application.  Another way to describe this app is a place where you can narrate a slideshow of a set of photos, a storytelling application. This app is free… 

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Whose fault is it if there is no audience?

Posted On November 1, 2013 By Shoshana

Happy Friday to you and happy first day of November.  I hope you had a fun Halloween.  I ended up dressing in my devil horns and going to our local Mexican restaurant that we love.  They were all dressed in costumes to the nines!  It was a fun evening. Yesterday, I also had a conversation… 

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Night pondering of the many personalities of Twitter for audience development

Posted On December 21, 2012 By Shoshana

I was looking at the profiles of some new followers, and I realize there are some concrete personalities I am seeing.  Here are a few to get you thinking: The Chatty Cathy or the Rampant Reply Robert: This Twitter personality is all about the conversation only.  You look at their stream and you see a… 

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#MuseumOlympics and grassroots Arts Audience Development

Posted On August 3, 2012 By Shoshana

I am so excited to see the #MuseumOlympics on Twitter, and it is trending too!  It’s been a while since I have seen some grassroots action on Twitter from the museum sector.  The #MuseumOlympics invites museums to “enter” a piece of art or exhibit that has an Olympic theme or feel.  Individuals can get involved… 

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