{"id":10460,"date":"2011-06-16T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?p=10460"},"modified":"2021-06-30T20:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T20:59:23","slug":"audience-growth-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/audience-growth-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Audience Growth Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Performing arts organizations have known that long-term audience members are incredibly loyal and generous and have mainly assumed that the challenge was in attracting newcomers to the experience. It turns out that orchestras are attracting large numbers of newcomers, but are not effectively converting them to long-term customers and supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of nine senior marketing professionals and Engaged Audiences LLC have been studying this &#8220;churn&#8221; over the course of a year. In August of 2007, the prestigious international management consulting firm Oliver Wyman offered to undertake a multi-million dollar pro-bono study to help arts organizations better understand this phenomenon, how to minimize the impact of churn, and how to retain more of these new customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-0\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"ac-0\"><strong>Churning Butter Into Gold<\/strong><\/h2><div id=\"ac-0\" class=\"c-accordion__content\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Inspired by the findings of the Audience Growth Initiative, marketing and development directors from nine orchestras undertook a follow-up Patron Growth Initiative with Prescott &amp; Associates to tackle the more complex issue of building sustainable support, factoring in both attendance and donations \u2014 thus helping orchestras grow total lifetime value. This presentation outlines the findings and recommendations of the yearlong effort that included data mining (on a database of 545,000 concertgoers and donors), qualitative, and quantitative research. This presentation debuted at the League&#8217;s 2011 National Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-coral-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wQkTZzw3j_U&amp;list=PL5010FE5853034585&amp;index=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen on YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-coral-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Churning_Butter_Into_Gold.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the Presentation (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"ac-1\">Churn Revisited \u2013 Is Anyone Making Butter Yet?<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1\" class=\"c-accordion__content\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>This presentation revisits the Audience Growth Initiative. One year later, orchestras of varying sizes are beginning to take the findings and adapt them to their own products and markets. This presentation debuted at the League&#8217;s 2009 National Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-coral-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Churn_Revisited.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIew the Presentation (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-2\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"ac-2\">Audience Growth, it\u2019s not just good marketing!<\/h2><div id=\"ac-2\" class=\"c-accordion__content\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>A presentation of the key findings of the Oliver Wyman Audience Growth Initiative with a discussion of the artistic and operational implications. This presentation debuted at the League&#8217;s 2009 National Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-coral-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Audience_Growth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View The Presentation (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-3\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"ac-3\">Turning First-timers into Life-timers<\/h2><div id=\"ac-3\" class=\"c-accordion__content\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><em>(Photos: Mark T. 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