Digital is a great way to help you identify those people who don’t engage with your organisation. In this resource, Christina Lister looks at the role digital marketing can play in audience development and the ways in which digital can help your organisation reach new audiences and visitors.
In this recording from the Digital Heritage Hub launch event, Trish Thomas explores how digital engagement can help your heritage organisation build audience loyalty. This session will help you understand how to interpret the value of an in-person versus online audience; how to make content decisions based on the needs and motivations of your audience; the lifecycle of your audience and why lifetime value is important; end-to-end user journeys and the many touch points that they can involve; and how to engage audiences long term and build loyalty.
The Richard Jefferies Museum is a small, community-run museum in Swindon, set in the old farmhouse where Victorian nature writer Richard Jefferies was born. In this case study, Zahida Din speaks to Ann-Marie Scott, Chair of the Richard Jefferies Museum Trust, about the difference a digital engagement strategy has made to the museum.
Telling your organisation’s story is the key to engaging and reaching audiences and for heritage organisations that don’t have a collection this can be a challenge. In this video, Janet Alderman explains what makes a good story and why telling your organisation’s stories can help engage with audiences. Janet looks at how to identify stories within your organisation, different types of storytelling and how to put a good story together, including tips on publishing your stories across your digital channels.
In this case study, Abby Jones explains how Hereford Cathedral adopted a new digital approach to their audience engagement activities including developing a Virtual Work Experience programme, sharing video recordings of talks and lectures on YouTube and producing online content to complement in-person events.
St. Mellitus Organ Restoration Project is restoring a First World War Memorial organ in a church in Stroud Green, North London. In this case study Ranjit Atwal speaks to Emma Beck from the restoration project and Oonagh Gay, Chair of Islington Guided Walks, about a series of ‘podtours’ they have created. The ‘podtour’ is an audio walking tour exploring highlights of the local community’s musical heritage.
Levels
1. Beginners
You're starting from scratch, or you need a digital skills and knowledge refresh. You're time poor and need a quick fix.
2. Development
You've mastered the basics and now you want to fine tune your digital skills and knowledge. You're looking for new ideas and inspiration to achieve what you want to achieve.
3. Advanced
You know what you're doing digitally but you want to do it better. You're keen to test and experiment and take your heritage organisation to the next level.