Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation.To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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Here are the top Broadway shows last week, ranked by Revenue Per Seat – the one and only metric marketers should use to determine the success of their efforts. Why? Average Ticket Price doesn’t tell the whole story when empty seats are NOT factored into the equation.To determine RPS, we divided the grosses by venue capacities. Highlighting RPS demonstrates a different and more interesting story about which shows can bring in value per seat versus simply being big, because...

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We all know concerts can be a blast, but can they actually improve your health? Well, this week an interesting article landed in our inbox from Alex Frank of Music Instruments Center. It lays out the many, amazing benefits of music, and offers ways to maximize them. Of course, one big way is:"Go to a concert or festival. Before recordings, people went to concerts and festivals to hear their favorite music. But even after streamed music became popular, people...

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A recent Story of Telling post asks, "When did you last spend time watching what your customers do?" Its point is that people's actions can speak louder than words.The post explains: "We tend to think of our customers as intentional, rational human beings -- which is why we spend a lot of our time marketing to their heads. We make and market better products and services by working harder to get a glimpse of their hearts."Jim expresses a similar...

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According to Convince and Convert, four billion people will be online by 2020 -- which reinforces what Jim has written on this blog: Mobile gets you everyone.Below are a few more surprising statistics that confirm our need to be where the people are -- and you can read more stats at Convince and Convert."97 Percent of Adults Use Social Media 97 percent of online adults regularly visit social networks. Also according to Global Web Index, social media captures up to 30 percent of an...

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We've written about it before, and the topic keeps popping up: Spending money on experiences makes us happier than buying stuff. Entrepreneur reporter John Rampton shares seven reasons why this is so, based on a 20-year study by Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University.Below, we highlight a few key reasons why we prefer to spend our money on experiences over stuff: "Experiences define your purpose and passions. Your daily activities should be guided and influenced by your purpose...

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Location, location, location -- of course, that's just one piece of the puzzle to run a successful arts venue. This past January, the concert hall Elbphilharmonie opened in Hamburg, Germany. It has made headlines because of its grandeur, cost -- about $850 million -- and the fact that almost every concert is sold out.The Washington Post reports, "Subscriptions for classical concerts have doubled since the hall opened, tour operators are pressuring the organization to make more tickets available, and...

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When is the best time to draft a marketing email? According to Grammarly, between 4:00am and 8:00am.For one month, Grammarly analyzed over one billion words proofread by their writing app. The infographic below, posted on MarketingProfs, shares more insights from their research.Got a comment or question? Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.

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The answers to this question may shock you. Apparently, you'll probably spend more time on social media than eating and drinking. Check out how much time your audience spends on YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter in the infographic below, which was posted on MarketingProfs and created by MediaKix.Got a comment or question? Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.

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How can we keep existing -- and catch new -- customers' attention? We're all looking for answers. According to Forbes, one excellent place to look for inspiration is Cooking Panda, known for its recipe videos. Forbes.com reports: "Render Media acquired Cooking Panda in 2015 with 800,000 followers, and in less than two years they’ve built a fanbase of 7 million followers with 105 million video views per month."Here are two of the five lessons in producing engaging content, straight...

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