10.29.18 - 10.30.18
Can 100% Digital Marketing Work for Your Organization?The Phoenix Symphony is allocating 100% of their single ticket advertising budget to digital for the 2017-2018 season. In this session, you’ll learn about the company’s digital evolution, and see how the Symphony used data and experimentation to arrive at this progressive budget. Discover how this real live case study is playing out with $4,000,000 in annual ticket sales on the line—hint: record breaking results.After this session, you’ll be able to:
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Go Outside Your Toolbox to Reach and Keep Diverse AudiencesAs demographics shift, arts organizations know they need to attract new, more diverse audiences. Achieving this critical goal requires more than a savvy marketing campaign. How do you go beyond marketing techniques to build trust and overcome barriers with diverse communities? For this lively panel, come ready for a robust and honest discussion about authentic engagement practices. |
Lions and Tigers and Blogs, Oh My! Revealing What’s Behind the Curtain with Content MarketingWe are not in Kansas anymore. Current and potential audiences are hungry for insights into our organizations and what we present, but how best to deliver the goods? This panel of thought-leaders will discuss blogs, videos, podcasts and all sorts of media now being used to educate and engage. Attend this session and click your heels together three times. That’s all it takes to make your offerings irresistable! |
Winning in the New Era of Corporate SponsorshipJoin a panel of funders and experienced fundraisers in a discussion of pursuing corporate giving. Securing cash from corporations can be a challenge, but there are multiple ways to partner with institutions to develop long-term relationships and draw other funders together. Bring your best practices, success stories and questions to this panel presentation and discussion. |
On Your Path to a Successful, Rewarding Career in the ArtsYou’re passionate and challenged by the prospects of a long-term career in a field you truly care about. Burn-out is the number one career killer, especially for early and mid-career managers. Building strong strategic analytical skill sets, maintaining on-going learning cycles, and paying close attention to future trends are among the many keys to gaining a strong foundation for a rewarding career in the arts. Our panel brings together distinguished professionals to share their secrets, challenges and ultimately their inspirations for a lifetime of passion. Bring your aspirations and questions. |
The Art of Negotiation: Creating Win-Win OutcomesWe negotiate daily with nearly everyone we encounter, so it’s one of the most valuable skills you can acquire. In this session, we’ll talk about setting targets, making concessions and finding win-win in negotiation situations, in both professional and personal situations. You’ll walk away with the confidence to negotiate and the skills to do it well. Negotiation is the fastest money you will ever make or lose, so you won’t want to miss this session! |
Marketing Through a New Lens: Reaching the Next Generation of Audiences and Donors on Snapchat |
The Road to Optimal Pricing: Where Do You Go From Here?Everyone is at a different point in the evolution of their pricing strategies. Hear from these seasoned marketing professionals about where they’ve been and where they’re headed in their quest for the perfect pricing strategy. What have been their successes and what obstacles do they still face? Then chime in with your own plans and questions about where to go from here. |
Dream Warrior Group provides graceful yet technologically savvy solutions for Arts organizations. The goal-driven services focus on audience and action. As your technology advocate, we will be your ally and can manage and fully implement your online presence. Our services (à la carte or contracted) include: Web site design and development, e-marketing, e-promotion, social media management and optimization. We implement your message in a digital environment.
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Substrakt is a leading digital agency specialising in the arts and culture sector. We partner with over 70 cultural organisations around the world to create digital experiences that connect people to art, ideas and each other. We’re here to make cultural experiences more accessible, engaging and impactful through thoughtful design, smart technology and strategic thinking.
We offer a full suite of digital services, including the design and development of websites and digital products, alongside strategic consultancy, training and ongoing support. Our consultancy work spans areas such as digital strategy, content strategy, SEO, user research, accessibility and analytics.
We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most inspiring cultural organisations, including the National Theatre, PAC NYC, Malmö Opera, Henry Moore Foundation, Shakespeare's Globe, Scottish Ballet, Kettle’s Yard, Leeds Heritage Theatres, Southbank Centre, and the Folger Shakespeare Library.
InstantEncore connects Arts & Culture Organizations with their communities through beautifully designed, affordable and easy to navigate digital engagement tools. IE partners with Arts Organizations to bring their mobile apps and digital programs to life, ensuring a positive experience for audiences of all ages.
More InfoBroadwayWorld is the largest theatre site on the internet, covering Broadway, the West End and beyond to 100 US cities, 45 countries and in 12 languages worldwide. With over six million monthly visitors, BroadwayWorld delivers complete up-to-the-minute Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre news, in-depth interviews, extraordinary photo coverage, entertaining video features, lively message boards, ticket discounts, reviews, and more.
More InfoF+H Partners offers tailored development and planning services for arts and culture organizations of all sizes. With our extensive experience as advancement professionals and consultants, we collaborate directly with you to strengthen your fundraising and deepen your impact. Our personalized approach, informed by best practices and pragmatic solutions, has contributed to millions of dollars raised for our partners. We focus on building organizational capacity, ensuring you internalize the tools and processes for long-term success by actively working with you to translate robust plans into ongoing achievements.
More InfoSpektrix is a complete solution for ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and CRM, designed specifically for the performing arts. With world-class technology and support, Spektrix helps 650+ organizations across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. grow their revenue and deepen patron relationships. Powerful, intuitive software, at-a-glance insights, frequent and seamless upgrades, training, support, and strategic consultation with experienced professionals come at no additional cost - making Spektrix the fastest-growing solution for arts organizations today.
More InfoCourseStorm is an easy-to-use class registration and marketing platform perfect for arts & culture education programs and kids camps. Our cloud-based system offers a single platform to manage individual and group course registration, payment processing, rosters, waitlists, attendance tracking, customizable registration forms, class communication, and more. Learn more at https://www.coursestorm.com
More InfoNEW Marketing Solutions is a full-service marketing and audience development firm built around the audience development trifecta: marketing, ticketing, and experience.
The focus is always your audience — creating seamless, data-informed strategies that connect from first impression to lasting relationship. With deep experience in ticketing, subscriptions, group sales, and audience development (plus fluency in Tessitura, social media, email, and more), the goal is to turn your ambitious ideas into real-life systems that actually work.
Because when marketing listens, audiences respond. And when data is used thoughtfully, it delights. Join us at one of our free Executive Roundtable Discussions. Get more intel and your invites at NEW-MarketingSolutions.com/events.
More InfoEleeHub was founded in 2021 to address a critical gap in the nonprofit marketing domain. It became evident that most nonprofits could be categorized into three groups: those unaware of the Google Ad Grant, those who had attempted to utilize it but were deterred by its complexity, and those engaged with costly consultants yielding minimal or expensive outcomes. EleeHub emerged as a beacon for small to mid-sized nonprofits seeking an efficient, cost-effective, and impactful marketing strategy.
As a certified Google Partner, EleeHub champions the belief that all nonprofits should fully utilize the Google Ad Grant, with professional assistance, to optimize their outcomes. The EleeHub team brings together over thirty years of collective expertise in nonprofit marketing and Google Ads, positioning itself as a leading force in the sector. https://www.eleehub.com/
More InfoElevent is the multi-event ticketing & membership platform made to modernize all things ticketing for professionalized venues, festivals, and seasonal event organizers. White-label by design, high-scale, omnichannel, and holistically blended with a real CRM, Elevent digitally transforms your event organization into what you envision. https://readyset.goelevent.com/
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October 29, 2018:
Morning Intensive (Program starts at 8:45 a.m.)
Keynote
Lunch on Your Own
Plenary
Panel
Opening Reception with one-on-ones
October 30, 2018:
Breakouts
Networking Reception with one-on-ones
Lunch with the Experts
Afternoon Intensive
Breakouts (Conference ends at 5:00 p.m.)
Program and speakers subject to change.
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