Selling Out

Most of us have heard of -- and probably engaged in practices that promote -- mindfulness. According to Ria Sankar for Search Engine Journal, the principles we apply when doing mindful practices like yoga can also be applied to digital marketing. Sankar writes: "The process of continuous improvement in yoga is rooted in objective introspection rather than a focus on the external. The focus is on finding purpose, staying positive, building empathy, and expanding perspective." She outlines how these four principles can...

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128 million adults attended artistic, creative, or cultural activities -- that's one statistic from the National Endowment for the Arts' 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, and that's good news for live entertainment marketers. According to the NEA: "The new Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) records the different ways that American adults (age 18 and older) engage in the arts, where that engagement takes place, and why adults participate in these activities." Here are two more findings from...

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92 percent of marketing agencies confirmed the effectiveness of influencer marketing, writes Lucas Miller for Entrepreneur. In his article, Miller outlines six essential influencer-marketing truths. Below are two, then read the rest here. "Authenticity is key. In influencer marketing, authenticity is the number-one priority. It's important to find influencers that truly believe in your product. Customers can see through an influencer who's promoting a product for a paycheck. This kind of promotion won't drive sales, and it may even give your brand...

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Jim has written about the value people place on live entertainment and how it continues to rise. In Zachary Small's article for Artnet News, Small points to a museum in New York that's capitalizing on the experience economy. Fotografiska New York "is looking to create an immersive experience," writes Small. He continues: "The museum is betting that in a city where tickets to the Museum of Ice Cream cost $38, visitors will be willing to pay for the privilege of experiencing...

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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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