10 simple social media tips
Created by house's Marketing and Engagement Coordinator, this one page document explains 10 simple ways for venues and companies to make the most out of social media.
Resources - Venues
Artist Welcome Pack
An example of a welcome pack for visiting artists and companies, from the team at Cambridge Junction.
Booking confirmation email template
Useful for both venues and companies, this email template acts as confirmation to a booking negotiation.
Building Sustainability in Creative Ways by Dr Jonathan Gross
Dr Jonathan Gross was the keynote speaker at the house venue network day The Wisdom of Being Bold, held on 19 September 2017. His talk, entitled Building Sustainability in Creative Ways, explored the nature and value of cultural opportunity. This resource is the visual presentation that accompanied his discussion.
Jonathan is based in the department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London, where he has recently co-authored two reports: Towards Cultural Democracy: Promoting Cultural Capabilities for Everyone (2017) and Caring for Cultural Freedom: An Ecological Approach to Supporting Young People’s Cultural Learning (forthcoming), and works with cultural organisations, audiences and 'creative citizens' in locations across the UK.
Captioning information for receiving venues
An information sheet dedicated to links and advice on receiving captioned performances at your venue. Kindly provided by STAGETEXT.
Creative brief template
To be used when working a with a designer, this example Creative Brief template is courtesy of Joe Roberts of the Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol.
Data Sharing policy example
We have created this Data Policy example to aid the instigation of discussion between venues and artists about how they collect and share audience data. This policy has been created using best practice recommendations from the Audience Agency and Arts Council England. This resource offers one approach to data sharing and does not constitute as legal advice
Farnham Maltings Visual Story
Sarah Wilson, house Marketing Support Officer, has recently created a Visual Story for Farnham Maltings with the aim to engage with, and welcome, community members who have autism to the building.
A Visual Story aims to support children, young people and adults with autism, communication difficulties, other learning disabilities and those with English as a second language.
Please feel free to download this Visual Story to help you create a similar document for your venue or tour.
house press guide
A guide to all things press related for companies and venues alike, created by the house press officer.
How to create Front of House video promotions
Head of Marketing at The Old Market Theatre in Brighton, Will Sawney, has created an easy to use document on how to create promotional videos for your venue.
Julie’s Bicycle Practical Guide: Team Engagement
A guide for how to engage colleagues and collaborators with your environmental commitments and initiatives.
Via Julie's Bicycle (juliesbicycle.com)
Making your website accessible
A few tips with quick and easy changes to make sure your web content is accessible to all.
Marketing captioned performances
A document of useful advice and links on how best to promote a captioned performance.
Marketing is Dead, Long Live the Audience!
Presentation given by Jo Taylor of Lateral Thinkers to house venue programmers on Tuesday 20th November 2012.
Marketing tactics for regional venues
Marketing tactics for regional venues according to regional venues