How creating and nurturing a digital community can elevate a cultural institution’s presence (and increase ticket sales)

In the minds of consumers, the experience of visiting a cultural institution such as a museum, zoo, or aquarium, hasn’t changed much. Once a year, parents want to find something fun to do with the kids and decide to visit an exhibit they’ve never been to before.After a few Google searches, scanning online reviews and…

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The AIDA Model and Why it Matters for your Business

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The past, present and future of AIDA’s impact on marketing There is a long standing claim that the average American is exposed to 5,000 ads each day. Although I do not know if this is a verifiable fact, I do know that the number of messages across an ever increasing number of channels means that…

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3 Ways to Improve your SEO in 2017

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The Internet has done some pretty cool things. It’s leveled the playing field by giving small companies the ability to compete with big ones in a way that was never possible before. The bad news is that it’s leveled the playing field –  by giving other companies the chance to directly compete with yours. That means your competitors…

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Why Your Company Needs a Mission Statement

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The importance of carving out your purpose in a competitive landscape When I was younger, I read Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of the Start. In his book, Guy repeated his frequent criticism of corporate mission statements with a takeaway phrase that I would repeat for many years: that “nobody cares what your mission statement is.”…

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Alfred Goldberg to Mentor Vets on their Startup Ideas at the Fourth Annual HCC Veterans Entrepreneurship Program

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Goldberg to give marketing advice to Veterans for taking their startups to the next level TAMPA, FL. (November 3, 2016) – Community business leader and entrepreneur Alfred Goldberg will be a key speaker at this year’s Veteran’s Entrepreneurship Training Symposium (VETS) hosted by the Hillsborough Community College Ybor campus as part of the Entrepreneurship and…

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