Blog | The Audience Agency

Digital Snapshot | 23.05.2023

May 23, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...Montana's TikTok ban, how to write good microcopy and a breakdown of dark patterns.

Out and About | Reflections from Reykjavik

May 19, 2023

Oliver Mantell

Our Director of Evidence and Insights recounts some of the provocations offered by a recent trip to Tixly's Client Conference in Iceland, where talks spanned from the evolution of ticketing over the millennia to the technology that is shaping its future.

Digital Snapshot | 10.05.2023

May 11, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...the release of the Arts Marketing Association 2023 conference programme, Bluesky and how museums use tone of voice.

Digital Snapshot | 25.04.2023

April 25, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...Twitter's verification drama, the Collections Trust's new toolkit and cool Ordnance Survey maps.

Digital Snapshot | 11.04.2023

April 11, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including new Substack features, Barbie Movie memes and an open letter calling on AI labs to pause development.

CEO Corner | Springing Back

April 3, 2023

Anne Torreggiani

CEO Anne Torreggiani sows the seeds for our newly launching suite of Audience Answers data and insight services, designed with and for arts, culture and heritage organisations.

Digital Snapshot | 21.03.2023

March 21, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...the Digital Culture Awards 2023, Google Trends and lofi girl.

International Agent | Working Together

March 20, 2023

Jonathan Goodacre

We have seen international collaboration working at its best, as evaluators of projects with true cooperation at their heart.

International Agent | 007.1 – The Well Is Not Enough

March 17, 2023

Jonathan Goodacre

Cultural variance matters when it comes to international research and evaluation.

Digital Snapshot | 07.03.2023

March 7, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...the Museum of Forward Planning's new book, Twitter outages and 2.5D animation explained.

Digital Snapshot | 21.02.2023

February 21, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...what's going on in the world of AI, and the 2023 Digital Culture Network Awards longlist.

Digital Snapshot | 07.02.2023

February 7, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...Twitter charging for access to its API and where Gen Z are spending their time online.

International Agent | British Council Digital Collaboration Fund

January 31, 2023

The British Council’s Digital Collaboration Fund was a pilot programme that encouraged international partners to consider how they could work together innovatively without meeting face to face.

Digital Snapshot | 24.01.2023

January 24, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...Culture24's Let's Get Real programme, the London Underground quiz and Indie Interesting Websites.

Digital Snapshot | 10.01.2023

January 10, 2023

Adam Koszary

Including...the Digital Culture Network Awards, Twitter's new verification ticks and Brünnhilde.

Round Up | Top Trending Topics of 2022

December 20, 2022

Myfanwy-May Lambert

As the year winds down under a blanket of snow, we're taking a look back at some of the more important messages that emerged from the comeback year gone by, and ahead to how we can address them in the new.

Digital Snapshot | 20.12.2022

December 12, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the top iphone app of 2022, Apollo Magazine Awards and looking ahead to 2023.

Digital Snapshot | 06.12.2022

December 6, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the latest Twitter news, ONS Census Data and the release of Wayfinder.

Digital Snapshot | 22.11.2022

November 22, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...a Twitter Special, David Hockney's immersive exhibition and the publication of the 2022 Consumer Digital Index.

Digital Snapshot | 25.10.2022

October 26, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...Museums Computer Group Conference programme, OneFurther's Content Report, and analysing the architecture of Disney films.

Digital Snapshot | 11.10.2022

October 11, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the metaverse, Neeva and the importance of digital skills.

Out and About | Reflections from TPC2022½

September 29, 2022

Chris France

On what felt like a very strange first day of the working week, it was great to head along the Eccles line to the Lowry for the Ticketing Professionals Conference TPC2022½, with Louisa Hardinge & Rimi Solloway.

Digital Snapshot | 27.09.22

September 27, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the Museums+Tech 2022 conference, how the Government Digital Service are preparing for Google Analytics 4 and Trombone Champ.

Digital Snapshot | 13.09.22

September 13, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...Twitter testing their Edit button, AI-generated art and some memorable museum rebrands.

Digital Snapshot | 30.08.22

August 31, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...Oracle auditing TikTok, Amazon's 7 rules for writing memos and Seb Chan's published keynote from ICOM 2022.

Digital Snapshot | 16.08.22

August 16, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the NHLF Strategy Survey, ArtUK's launch of Tagger and an episodic story of the alphabet.

Out and About | Reflections from AMA Conference 2022

August 5, 2022

Adam Koszary

Jane Rosier

Megan Tripp

Monique Ricketts

Rosanna Cant

Rosie Hanley

Colleagues from all different departments of The Audience Agency reflect on the common themes of curiosity, connectedness and embracing change that particularly struck them during this year's big return to AMA.

Digital Snapshot | 04.08.22

August 4, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...weird medieval guys, Instagram trying to be more like TikTok and Culture24's upcoming workshops.

Digital Snapshot | 21.07.22

July 21, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including...the release of the Charity Digital Skills report, a new game based on the census and NASA's masterclass use of alt text.

Out and About | Highlights from our 'Creative Levelling Up' webinar

June 29, 2022

Richard Leeming

Richard Leeming reflects on a wide range of fascinating and impactful speakers' real world examples of how they’re delivering transformative schemes in their local areas.

Out and About | Reflections from Creu Cymru Conference 2022

May 19, 2022

Nancy Sheterline

Chris France

Nancy Sheterline and Chris France reflect on the resilience and optimism on display at Cardiff's first large in-person gathering of Welsh cultural sector professionals in 2 years.

Digital Snapshot | 22.03.22

March 22, 2022

Adam Koszary

Including... moving over to Google Analytics 4, Pokemon Go, and One Further's Cultural Content Survey 2022.

Digital Snapshot | 14.09.21

September 14, 2021

Including Twitter's new $uper Follows, the Barbican's use of Shorthand for digital storytelling and art history on TikTok.

The Learning Diaries | Resource Roundup June 2021

June 4, 2021

Ashleigh Hibbins

Lucie and Ashleigh shares some useful resources and good reads for learning, engagement and participation professionals.

The Learning Diaries | Placing lived experiences at the core of the museum

June 2, 2021

From diversifying the workforce, to co-creating programming and content. A case study from the Museum of London

The Learning Diaries | Be Patient, Be Brave, Be Stealthy, and Join In

June 1, 2021

Ashleigh Hibbins

How to become a community-led organisation. Interview with Liz Power, Director of London Museum of Water and Steam.

The Learning Diaries | Resource Roundup March 2021

March 9, 2021

Ashleigh Hibbins

Ashleigh Hibbins, Learning & Participation Consultant, shares some useful resources and good reads.

The Learning Diaries | Getting the most out of our Evidence Hub

March 8, 2021

Oliver Mantell

Key insights for learning and participation practitioners.

The Learning Diaries | Reimagining your engagement practice - principles for festivals

March 5, 2021

Monique Ricketts

We talk to Bradley Hemmings about the Greenwich Dockland International Festival's reimagining of their participation and engagement programme through the pandemic.

International Agent | The Reed That Bends

December 9, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

We’re still in a storm but the flowers continue to grow. Here we outline some of the initiatives we are involved in that are carrying on through adaptation and resilience.