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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Do You Know A Creative Arts Administrator? by Ceci Dadisman

In our lives as arts administrators, it is all about the art, right? Everything we do is to showcase the art and the artists, whether they be opera singers, ballet dancers, violinists, paint…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 10:07AM
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

How To Create Custom Dashboards by Ceci Dadisman

Do you have specific pieces of data that you always want to see when you’re checking your Google Analytics? (Because I know you are checking  your Google Analytics regularly, right? Y…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, August 12, 2016

Never Waste Time Scheduling Meetings Again by Ceci Dadisman

How many times have you gone back and forth and back and forth and back and forth with a colleague, vendor, or other contact to schedule a simple meeting or call?  Annoying, right?  All of…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, August 5, 2016

Can You Double Your Clicks With The Jeopardy Effect? by Ceci Dadisman

I recently came across this oldie but goodie on Roger Dooley’s Neuromarketing blog and wanted to share.  (If you don’t follow Roger on social media or regularly read his blog, y…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Let’s Get Your Facebook Ad Campaigns Organized by Ceci Dadisman

Are you advertising on Facebook by clicking the Boost Post button at the bottom of your posts?  That’s certainly one option to consider and fellow ArtsHacker Jonathan Eifert covered r…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, June 13, 2016

It’s here! The 2015 Arts Industry Digital Benchmark Study by Ceci Dadisman

Its that time of year! Capacity Interactive has just release their 2015 Arts Industry Digital Benchmark Study.  WOOT! Some key findings from the report: Organizations are investing more in …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Instagram’s New Business Tools by Ceci Dadisman

From Techcrunch on May 31, 2016 Instagram this morning officially announced the launch of its tools for business users, including new business profiles, analytics and the ability to turn Ins…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

No One Cares About Your Website Slider by Ceci Dadisman

I’m sorry but it’s true. Most arts organizations have some sort of slider feature (also called a carousel) on their website.  You probably do right now.  Well, the cold hard tr…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Facebook Adds New Ad Targeting by Ceci Dadisman

Yesterday, Facebook announced several new ways for advertisers to target likely customer prospects more precisely on its mobile app, on its website, and on the partner apps where it syndicat…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, April 18, 2016

How To Find The Truth About Your Audience Demographics by Ceci Dadisman

We all have anecdotal information about who buys tickets to our organization’s event.  “Well, our people are all [insert adjective here]” or “our people are [insert …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, April 11, 2016

How To Create A “Dark Post” On Facebook by Ceci Dadisman

Have you ever experimented with so-called “dark posts” on Facebook?  A dark post (also called an unpublished post) is a post that doesn’t show up on your page but can be p…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, March 7, 2016

Setting Up Facebook Business Manager by Ceci Dadisman

Have you set up Facebook Business Manager for your organization yet?  If not, you are missing out on one of Facebook’s best new features for businesses and organizations. Facebook Bu…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

What Is Peach And Should I Be On It? by Ceci Dadisman

Have you heard about Peach? Peach is a new social network that just launched and has been gaining major traction over the past couple of weeks. So, what is it, you ask?  It is like a combin…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, October 26, 2015

An easy way to make animated GIFs by Ceci Dadisman

Breaking news! Giphy has just launched their super simple GIF Maker.  If you’re not familiar with Giphy, it is a site where you can find and share animated GIFs.   Many have been wai…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, October 19, 2015

How To Use IFTTT To Amp Up Your Social Media by Ceci Dadisman

If you’ve never used IFTTT (If This Then That), you should definitely take a look at this FREE resource! In a nutshell, IFTT allows you to set up “recipes” that run in the …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Using Hashtags for Audience Engagement by Ceci Dadisman

On social media, hashtags are one of the most powerful thing you can utilize in your marketing campaign.  Not only can they make your content easier to find in a search, but they can create…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, August 17, 2015

Lead Generation for Single Tickets by Ceci Dadisman

If you’re like most performing arts organizations, you have long stretches of time each year when not all of your tickets are on sale.  Whether that means that you put events on sale …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

How I Got 20 People To Sign Up For Our Email List In Less Than 48 hours by Ceci Dadisman

It has always been a bit of a struggle for me to get large numbers of sign-ups for our email list through our website.  I never took it personally because I understand that people’s i…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, July 20, 2015

Yes, Print Does Still Matter by Ceci Dadisman

Just today, new findings from a Temple University study have been released showing that paper still has power.  More specifically, that our brains react to and retain content that we have …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, July 6, 2015

Need Videos Created On A Budget? by Ceci Dadisman

We all need to have video spots created at one point or another; whether it is for TV ads, social media, or just for our website.  However, creating video spots when you have very little (o…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Why White Space Is Crucial To UX Design by Ceci Dadisman

Just the other day I came across this great article written by Jerry Cao and Kamil Zieba and Matt Ellis on Fast Company about website design. As arts organizations, we sometimes feel that w…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:06PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

The Facebook Trick You’re Probably Not Doing by Ceci Dadisman

It is clear that Facebook wants you to pay to have lots of people see your content.  Full disclosure: I myself am a big proponent of running organized, targeted Facebook campaigns because t…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Its Like Google Alerts…On Steroids by Ceci Dadisman

With the current media landscape including so much more than just newspapers and magazines, I often find it difficult to keep up with who is talking about my organization and where.  We all…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Clean Up Your Email Lists by Ceci Dadisman

Ever wonder if you’re open rate is low partially because some of the emails on your list are no longer valid?  Or, have you inherited an email list that may have addresses on it that …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

An Easy Way To Maintain Your Brand Assets by Ceci Dadisman

If I had a nickel for every time I was asked to send someone our logo… If you’re in arts marketing, you know what I mean.  We all deal with partner organizations, vendors, and …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Friday, January 16, 2015

Create Easy Mockups by Ceci Dadisman

I just happened upon the slickest site for creating phone, tablet, and laptop mockups: Magic Mockups.  Those of you who have ever needed to put a mockup of an app or website into a mobile d…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, January 5, 2015

How To Transform Ticket Buyer Data Into Useful Insights by Ceci Dadisman

With any ticketing system, we have access to a lot of data.  Unfortunately, not all ticketing systems can spit that data back out in useful ways.  Most reports are rather standard and can …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:03AM

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