Books

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    Wired for Culture: How E-mail is Revolutionizing Arts Marketing (Third Edition)

    by Eugene Carr
    Published February 2007

    E-mail is revolutionizing the way the arts are being marketed today, and here's what you need to know to get started!

    Fellow arts marketers, there's a new kind of marketing waiting at your fingertips. It's faster, cheaper, and more effective than practically any other kind of marketing, and arts patrons are responding to it in amazing ways. In this era of budget cuts and last-minute ticket buying, find out how e-mail can help you do MORE marketing for LESS money and get BETTER results.

    You'll learn:

    • Why an investment in e-mail marketing will provide a spectacular return
    • What arts patrons do online, and why arts e-mail is so powerful
    • Why e-mail works better than other marketing techniques
    • What the anti-spam law is all about, and how to comply with it

    You'll get started the right way with:

    • Case studies from the New York Philharmonic, The Drawing Center, and others
    • Essential tips for great e-mail marketing

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    Sign-Up for Culture: The Arts Marketer's Guide to Building an Effective E-mail List (Second Edition)

    by Eugene Carr
    Published July 2007

    Sign-Up for Culture answers the question: "How can I grow my e-mail list quicklyand effectively?"

    Today, arts marketers are caught in transition. Arts patrons are living in a digital world, and e-mail communication is ingrained into the fabric of their daily lives. However, arts marketers don’t yet have an e-mail relationship with most of them. Here is what you need to know to build those relationships.

    You’ll learn:

    • How arts patrons behave online and how to market to them
    • What goes into an e-mail acquisition plan and how to create one
    • 21 top ideas to build your list quickly

    You'll understand the anti-spam law:

    The Federal CAN-SPAM law is complicated, and all arts and not-for-profit organizations must comply with it.

    • Understand the basics of the law
    • Learn how to build your list legally

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    Web Sites for Culture: Essential Principles for Great Arts Web Sites

    by Eugene Carr
    Published August 2005

    Most arts Web sites are marketing opportunities waiting to happen. The key to unlocking the potential of your site is having a set of basic principles to guide your design efforts.

    Web Sites for Culture provides a structured way of thinking about how to build and improve your arts Web site. You’ll learn how to think about basic issues of site strategy, conception, design and basic development, all written from a marketer’s perspective.

    You’ll improve your site when you know:

    • What most arts sites are lacking
    • What arts patrons really want from an arts site
    • How to research your needs and develop a site strategy
    • How to hire and manage an outside site design company
    • How to test your site with your patrons
    • What it takes to run your site once it’s launched
    • How to get properly listed on Google and Yahoo!

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