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Digital Snapshot | 08.08.2023

August 8, 2023

Including...Ofcom's report on adults' media use, Wallace's Uber game and the 'unhinged social media manager'.

Out and About | Reflections from AMA Conference 2023

July 29, 2023

Dominique Triggs

Megan Tripp

Oliver Mantell

Rosanna Cant

Colleagues from all different departments of The Audience Agency reflect on a conference that very much focussed on taking the pulse of the sector’s changing approach to, and understanding of, its future audiences...

Carly Henderson

Young evaluators of South Asian heritage who have been working with us on the 'Our Shared Cultural Heritage' project discuss the unique perspectives and learnings they have brought to and taken from the experience.

Learning Diaries | Virtual volunteering through the RHS's Digital Dig

June 2, 2023

Nicky Hatton

Since June 2022, we've been evaluating the NLHF-funded Digital Dig project, which engages new audiences with the RHS through participatory video.

Out and About | Top takeaways from 'Designing Diverse Destinations'

May 31, 2023

Natelle Morgan-Brown

Co-creation and Participation Consultant, Natelle Morgan-Brown, reflects on the AMA's Inclusivity and Audiences Day, which is now in its 5th year of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) best practice from across the arts and cultural sector.

Learning Diaries | Meet the team behind the returning series

May 29, 2023

Carly Henderson

Natelle Morgan-Brown

Nicky Hatton

We've added a few fresh faces to the Co-creation and Participation team since last we all spoke, so let's get to the Who, What, Where, Why and How of them all...

Digital Snapshot | 23.05.2023

May 23, 2023

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

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

Out and About | Thoughts from the Ticketing Professionals Conference

May 5, 2023

Chris France

Head of Product Growth and Customer Success, Chris France, shares a few moments from the Ticketing Professionals Conference that particularly piqued his interest.

Digital Snapshot | 25.04.2023

April 25, 2023

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

Digital Snapshot | 11.04.2023

April 11, 2023

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

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

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

Digital Snapshot | 21.02.2023

February 21, 2023

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

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

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

Digital Snapshot | 10.01.2023

January 10, 2023

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

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

Digital Snapshot | 06.12.2022

December 6, 2022

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

Digital Snapshot | 22.11.2022

November 22, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

Digital Snapshot | 30.08.22

August 31, 2022

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

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

Jane Rosier