HOW CAN WE INCREASE AWARENESS AND ATTENDANCE?

smerlin · Post by **smerlin** » June 4th, 2006, 1:48 pm

I also don't think we need to re-invent the wheel. There are a handful of successfull theatre companies who have created an audience on a budget over time. There are also organizations similar to us in other cities. Perhaps tapping some of those resources would be a good idea.

I have always found that there is never a lack of good marketing ideas. There is always a lack in manpower and money.

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » June 4th, 2006, 2:38 pm

Wesley wrote:

and the only reason fart jokes is so high is chris trew.

Wesley · Post by **Wesley** » June 5th, 2006, 1:15 am

I'm not going to say it's all Chris Trew's fault, but the fart joke trend did seem to pick up at the tail end of 2005.

deroosisonfire · Post by **deroosisonfire** » June 5th, 2006, 9:44 am

wesley, i am disappointed in you. label your axes! the y-axis means nothing to me since i don't know what we're measuring - fart jokes per show? per week? per month? i cannot decide my level of outrage without knowing the data.

ChrisTrew.Com · Post by **ChrisTrew.Com** » November 22nd, 2006, 12:20 pm

I must have been too busy farting that day to read the forums because I am just now seeing this.

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » November 22nd, 2006, 1:12 pm

good fart joke, CHRIS TREW.

Christoph · Post by **Christoph** » November 22nd, 2006, 11:30 pm

cynic-fucious says...
In my experience trying to market theatre, two things worked great: Names and nudity. Stars and droppin' trou. Big kahunas and boobies. For better or worse. Life on the fringe. Also, building audience over time and selling subscriptions to build a loyal (ie pre-invested) audience, but that was kind of iffy. Big sponsors help. If Dell loves you...those that love (and fear) Dell love you. It's a tough cookie to crumble, or something like that.
For fart jokes, though, I have two words: block. buster.