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Video of Culture Republic speaking at This Way Up

Our session from the 2016 This Way Up conference for UK film exhibition innovation on building stronger and longer lasting connections with audiences using online channels.

How Relevant is My Arts Organisation? Take this self test!

Matt Lehrman speaking about audience engagement

The words vary, but the core of the question is: “Who cares about the kind of work we do?” Matt Lehrman’s self quiz will help arts organisations explore their own relevance.

Model of Audience Engagement

Matt Lehrman speaking about audience engagement

The biggest mistake you can make is to think of that audience as a single entity. They don’t share the same motivations, preferences or priorities.

The Paper Trail

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What are the dos and don’ts for the look and feel of your print? and How can arts organisations make the most of print distribution? Angus White from Direct Distribution along with Fiona Garry from Tartan Ink facilitated an information-packed discussion on what role print plays today, in the digital age at October’s #1stWed. Here’s what you need to know…

Archived: Box Office Best Workshop

Culture Republic Workshop

Your Box office data is precious: so, what can you do to manage it and keep it safe? This practical workshop by Charlotte Wilson from Culture Republic will tell you all you need to know about collecting, using, cleansing, protecting, sharing and extracting data to make sure you are making the most of your Box Office.

What’s the plan Stan? 2016 marketing calendars to plan your work

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At the start of the year, tactical marketers will be looking for opportunities and inspiration to liven up the year’s marketing plan. Look no further as these resources will bring you a bit of both.

Archived: Marketing that Works: The Brains Behind the Campaigns

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An unique opportunity for Scotland’s marketers to hear from some of the most effective communications professionals working in the UK’s arts and heritage sectors today. Each of our speakers has a very different story to tell – they will share practical insights around the challenges they have faced and overcome; what has worked for them and what hasn’t, and what they have learned from their campaigns and experiences to date.

Archived: Content Strategy – what’s your story?

Culture Republic Workshop

A practical, hands on Content Strategy Workshop aimed at arts & culture organisations and designed for individuals involved in practical communications. This workshop introduces a framework of simple techniques to help cultural organisations implement a story-led approach to communications planning that will ensure that their campaigns resonate with the audiences that matter to them.

Archived: Digital Engagement Strategies with Jasper Visser

Just 30 places are available at this half-day, hands-on practical Masterclass with Jasper Visser, co-creator of the Digital Engagement Framework. Use international best practices to develop a better understanding of the impact of digital audiences and digital engagement on cultural organisations, and leave with a host of practical ideas and action points for your own organisation or work.

How digitally capable are Scotland’s arts?

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Culture Republic is undertaking an ambitious piece of research looking at public facing operational functions carried out by arts organisations – things like whether or not an arts organisations’ website is optimised for mobile browsing, if they offer online ticket sales or if they are doing online fundraising.

Introducing the Culture Republic Conference: ACCESS ALL AREAS

29 October

Access All Areas is a one-day conference from Culture Republic, bringing speakers from across the UK to show that when cultural leaders, artists and entrepreneurs act in the interests of everyone, creative inspiration and engagement grows.
Edinburgh | 29 October | #CRConf15 | #OneAudience

Thinking Out of the Box

Our recent CRM and ticketing event was to convened a full day event to look practically at customer relationship management systems use to find ways for organisations to use the systems and information that they already have better.

Staying ahead of the social media curve

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Social Ogilvy were the company that correctly predicted Facebook Zero in 2014. So when they shared their 2015 predictions, top tips and insights, we tuned right in …

New Mosaic For The New Scotland – February’s First Wednesday

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If you want to understand your audience, you need to understand the population that your audience is drawn from. February’s First Wednesday event for Culture Republic partners explored the new Mosaic classifications, revealing how getting to know the new groups and types can help you design your programming and activity to meet and match the needs of specific population groups around you.

Event Evaluation 360 for events & festivals

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In response to increasing demand, we’ve created the Event Evaluation 360 package: an affordable four-part research solution developed with the specific needs of Scotland’s events and festival producers in mind.

If data is currency, how much have you got in the bank?

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Data is currency. Handled with purpose and a little creativity, it can help you tell stories, solve problems and make new connections.

The missing millions: breaking down barriers to access

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We’ve taken a closer look at some of the practical tools and creative solutions that organisations are using to understand and connect with groups that have historically been absent or under-represented in their audience profiles.

Scotland’s new Mosaic: picking up the pieces

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Knowing your customers’ postcodes unlocks a wealth of data that can help you understand their characteristics, lifestyles and behaviours. Mosaic Scotland has launched their new improved classification system and the quality and accuracy of this information has just taken a big leap forward.

Not just bums on seats – CRM & Ticketing masterclass

Everything you always wanted to know about the power and potential for customer relationship management tools from the experts at the Ticketing Institute.

Widening access to the youth market

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Interested in connecting with young people? The findings from Culture Republic’s research with Scottish Ballet tell a story relevant to all art forms.

Who lives in a house like this?

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Accessing really good quality, reliable information about the population around your organisation or venue is not as difficult as you might think.