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Marketing and Public Relations Handbook for Museums, Galleries and Heritage Attractions » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Ylva French, Ylva French, David Fleming
ISBN-13: 9780742504073, ISBN-10: 0742504077
Format: Paperback
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Date Published: March 2000
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Ylva French

Book Synopsis

This definitive guide describes the role of marketing and effective marketing and public relations techniques any museum or heritage site can utilize.

Table of Contents

Forewordix
Introductionxiii
Chapter 1What is marketing?1
Chapter 2The marketing audit: internal factors10
Case Study 1Natural History Museum, London18
Chapter 3The marketing audit: external factors25
Case Study 2Long Beach Museum of Art, California35
Chapter 4Designing the marketing strategy39
Case Study 3Penshurst Place and Gardens, Kent51
Chapter 5The marketing plan: traditional techniques55
Case Study 4'Eternal China' exhibition in California69
Case Study 5Fishbourne Roman Palace and Gardens, Sussex83
Case Study 6Advice from an advertising professional90
Chapter 6Tourism marketing93
Case Study 7Tourism marketing in an overcrowded market place (Bath)100
Chapter 7Marketing: new techniques and how to use them104
Case Study 8The promotion of Hampshire art galleries112
Chapter 8Audience development114
Case Study 9Audience development for the Getty Center, Los Angeles122
Chapter 9Research and evaluation125
Case Study 10Economic impact--'Eternal China', California134
Case Study 11Visitor research--J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles136
Case Study 12The Tate at St Ives, Cornwall137
Case Study 13The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester141
Chapter 10Principles of public relations147
Chapter 11Public relations strategy155
Case Study 14Creating and promoting Museums Week165
Chapter 12The media overview169
Chapter 13Working with the media179
Case Study 15Press campaign for the George Washington exhibition, Huntingdon Library, San Marino193
Case Study 16Saving the Moran painting for the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery202
Case Study 17How the Angel of the North took the media by storm204
Chapter 14Communicating in a crisis209
Case Study 18Accidents and incidents--some examples219
Case Study 19Dealing with the threat of funding cuts223
Chapter 15Events as part of public relations226
Case Study 20A pre-Christmas event at the Natural History Museum, London238
Chapter 16Evaluating and measuring public relations242
Chapter 17Communicating with staff and stakeholders250
Case Study 21Stakeholders: an example from St Albans, Hertfordshire259
Chapter 18The relationship between marketing, public relations and fund-raising263
Appendix 1Extract, Museums and Galleries Commission Museum Visitor Study (MORI 1999)272
Appendix 2Resources276
References282
Index283

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