Blog | The Audience Agency

The Digital Snapshot

October 15, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including...Facebook's new VR social network, a Twitter game made by the Tower of London and website accessibility tips.

Digital Snapshot | 18.09.2019

September 19, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... 3D selfies, practical guidance for Mailchimp users and marketing data benchmarks.

Digital Snapshot 05.09.2019

September 5, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... Reddit's new update of live streaming, changes to YouTube algorithms and a new podcast from Matt Navarra.

Planning for People | Adeste+

August 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses developing and implementing a user-centered design thinking process through the large scale Creative Europe project Adeste+.

Boosting science capital through culture

August 16, 2019

Maya Sharma

Maya Sharma shares her learning about how arts, culture and creativity can boost science capital and increase STEM participation for under-represented groups.

Creative learning within the criminal justice system

August 15, 2019

Lucie Fitton

Reflections on practice and evaluation from poet and writer Louisa Adjoa Parker.

Community consultation – an important foundation in developing your vision

August 15, 2019

Lucie Fitton

In practice reflections about collective community memory and stakeholder balancing, from a community consultation for Hornsey Town Hall Arts Centre.

Top Tips | Observational evaluation with young people

August 14, 2019

Anya Chappell

Anya reflects on her recent work evaluating CELL – a STEM learning and dance project with Key Stage 2 pupils.

Digital Snapshot | 13.08.2019

August 13, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... new Instagram donate stickers, guides to image alt text and deep fake videos.

007.1 | Data is Forever

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

In future bulletins, we will be putting our International Agent (aka 007.1) to the test in revealing and exploring data about cultural engagement.

Evaluation | The International Dimension

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Whilst it is crucial to be able to report successes and failures back to funders, the value of evaluation goes far beyond demonstrating money well spent.

Flexit | Working on EU Projects

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses some of the core arts funding streams to emerge from Europe and their role in driving forward recent innovations in our field.

Digital Snapshot | 09.07.2019

July 9, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... Our digital service area, notable updates from Google My Business and an overview of how brands have used Twitter since its inception.

Digital Snaphot | 27.06.2019

June 27, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... Our new digital services offer, a DCMS update on the progress of 'Culture is Digital' and the astonishing integration of WeChat into almost all aspects of life in China.

Digital Snapshot | 11.06.2019

June 11, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... A 50% fall in Daily Mail online traffic, the contentions around the term 'digital native' and the 'fake news' battleground that is Trump's Wikipedia page.

Research for Everyone: participatory research and evaluation

May 24, 2019

Sophie Hobson

Research Assistant, Sophie Hobson, reflects on the particularities and similarities of creating participatory research experiences that are accessible for people with autism.

Digital Snapshot | 17.05.2019

May 17, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including...The new UK government service standards, a #MustRead from the Wellcome Collection on being 'data informed' and the morals being taught to self-driving cars.

Coming Soon | Schools Engagement Report

May 13, 2019

Lucie Fitton

Would you value an easy-to-understand report that presents a clear view of the schools you are engaging?

Forestry England: engaging families and communities with outdoor arts

May 10, 2019

Maya Sharma

Maya Sharma, Consultant, Diversity and Inclusion, discusses new guidance from the Forestry England on how to engage families and communities with wild spaces through arts.

Digital Snapshot | 02.05.2019

May 2, 2019

Katie Moffat

Including... YouTube following in the footsteps of Black Mirror, a guide to SEO for non-profit organisations and the RSC's 'magical' new approach to Shakespeare.

Highlights from the Family Arts Campaign 2019 conference

February 21, 2019

Maya Sharma

Margot Walker

Our agents talk full-family approaches to engaging kids with disabilities and the value of intergenerational learning.

Nothing About Us, Without Us

February 19, 2019

Kerry Massheder-Rigby

Our newest Junior Consultant, Kerry, talks toolkits and tips for best engagement practice with Deaf and disabled audiences.

Top Tips | Commissioning Research and Evaluation

February 18, 2019

Dan Cowley

A tick list of top tips for making sure you’re getting the most for your money when putting together a brief.

International work | Visual arts audiences in Palestine

December 18, 2018

Who is the audience of the visual arts scene in Palestine? What do we know about it and how do we develop our relationship with it?

What can we learn about arts engagement from Europe’s youngest city?

October 23, 2018

Ashleigh Hibbins

Ashleigh reflects on Beatfreeks' 2018 Youth Trends Report and Summit and what she learnt from young people from Birmingham

Finding Family Audiences

August 30, 2018

Myfanwy-May Lambert

The Audience Agency and Family Arts Campaign are joining forces to help understand, embrace and engage family audiences.

5 fantastic ways you can get young people to love evaluation

July 31, 2018

Ashleigh Hibbins

Inspired by her recent work with the Wellcome Collection's youth teams, Ashleigh Hibbins walks us through her tried and tested tips to engaging young people with evaluation.

Top Tips | Audience Spectrum

July 28, 2016

How to use Audience Spectrum in Audience Finder in your everyday work.