A Context for Then and Now As I watched the arts and culture scene throughout 2020 and 2021, I found myself frequently saying “smaller is better than gone.” This was actioned even within TRG Arts, where we had to furlough or lay off 40% of our team...

Ten years. What has changed in your professional, your personal, world over the past 10 years?

How A Small Theatre Company Achieved Big Results Nine Who Dared: Courage at Little Rock. Photo: Bonnie Bologna. The Situation Great River Educational Arts Theatre (a.k.a. GREAT) is a small but mighty regional producing theater company in central...

Its How You Ask: 3 Effective Evolutions in Annual Fund Messaging During annual fund or membership campaign time, we know you’ve got your game face on. These are your deepest audience relationships, your donors, your advocates, your most ardent...

First, let me say: I’ve been looking hard to find a sector harder hit by pandemic economics than live and in-person, mid-sized performing arts and cultural businesses. Many sectors were affected dramatically, too—think restaurants and travel—but I...

Introduction Pantomime is a much-loved British tradition, delighting audiences young and old with its unique blend of comedy, music, and audience participation. To maximise the demand for panto productions in the UK, it's essential to employ the...

All Rise Ah subscription, the seldom lauded, oft derided pillar of revenue for ticketing businesses. The present sentiment, especially about fixed-seat subscription, is that it was good enough to get us here, but it’s well past time to move on. Move...

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This content was first presented in February 2023 as part of The Future of Loyalty, a panel event hosted by Spektrix. Watch the full webinar and access resources here. Spektrix provides ticketing, marketing and fundraising CRM software for arts and...

I’m thinking about our arts and cultural sector’s recovery, and while there’s so much to consider, my mind keeps going back to four letters: R-F-M-G.