As a sucker for the double entendre, I’ve always had a soft spot for the phrase, ‘lie of the land’, which turns…

Emily Till shares ten top tips for press and PR, following the AMA’s summit

Liz Hill urges arts organisations not to give up if their friends are behaving more like foes

Nick Sherrard looks at the emergence of mobile-based membership schemes

It can be difficult to find membership benefits that are attractive to high-level patrons and donors. Francis Sims believes cultur…

Susie Delves shares her 10 tips for running a customer loyalty scheme

A collaboration between leading Dutch cultural organisations has resulted in a unique three-way membership scheme. Ed Foster tells…

Sarah Norton describes how a well established regional theatre is setting up a brand new membership scheme

How can I measure the effectiveness of our PR department? We need to cut our costs, and I’m finding it particularly hard to asse…

Jamie Perry considers the role and value of media in twenty-first century art galleries and museums

Robin Simpson tries to unravel what ‘Big Society’ might mean for amateur arts groups

Tim Webb celebrates 30 years of theatre for young audiences

Sarah Thelwall on a new benchmarking system for smaller arts organisations, and why the sector needs it

Claire Antrobus weighs up the risks and benefits of loan finance

Richard Slaney shares the websites he wouldn’t be without

Ivan Wadeson is Chief Executive of All About Audiences

Claire Antrobus asks whether two heads are better than one, or whether joint leadership models are double trouble

William Shaw describes a project where even the local residents joined in to make it successful

James Evans considers the value of research and of having that research at your fingertips

The methodology and dissemination of economic impact studies needs examining, says Richard Fletcher

Damian Cruden argues that economic impact studies fail to identify the true value of the arts