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When Should I Use Focus Groups?

Lisa Baxter from The Experience Business explains when it’s best to use focus groups as a method for collecting audience research.

Cart before the horse for CRM?

When thinking and talking about a CRM strategy don’t just focus on the IT implementation that is the customer database technology. A clear understanding of customer journeys and how a customer interacts with your organisation will help you align your internal business processes and CRM strategy with these interactions.

Dance Touring Partnership Box Office Analysis 2013–2015

Dance Touring Partnership produced four tours over 2013-15, under Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund. This report brings together the results of analysis of the bookers for these tours, based on box office records. This report was compiled by The Audience Agency on behalf of Dance Touring Partnership.

Top tips to keep on top of your CRM

This guide provides seven top tips for looking after your CRM to ensure it effectively delivers the benefits, relationships and data your can utilise.

Foolproof tips for a successful software implementation

Implementing a brand new, mission-critical piece of software is no easy feat. This guide by Helen Gage at Spektrix suggests four things you should focus your attention on (and four things you should avoid) for a stress-free software implementation.

An inside view on data and fundraising

This guide is based on an interview with Ben Park of Minor Tickets on how arts and cultural organisations should be using data effectively within fundraising. It considers database management and the benefit of linking data; CRM and software options; skills and experience needed to develop use of data; how data can inform planning and donor insights; and … Read more

Crowdfunding with a twist

The Lyric Hammersmith wanted to thank every donor who contributed to their capital campaign, no matter how small. Libby Penn from Spektrix explains how they did it. This article originally appeared in Arts Professional.

Data sharing in relation to the Data Protection Act

February 2015: New guidance on Data Protection is coming soon and information here will be updated as soon as possible Whenever collecting data about individuals you need to be aware of legislation around data protection. This is a quick summary of legislation and industry guidelines, which may be relevant to you; it is not legal advice … Read more