For cultural institutions looking to reopen and update for modern health and safety, contactless entry and services are a must. Many institutions have been able to actually implement these contactless safety protocols quickly, giving them the ability to reopen their doors through the pandemic. There...
Online data security is a crucial consideration when investing in cloud technology. In today’s world, we are continually inputting personal data into mobile, blue-tooth and cloud-connected devices. As such, vulnerability to ill-intentioned parties has skyrocketed, as cybercriminals bulldoze their way into unsecured systems. Customers’ credit and debit...
June 1, 2020 It has been an extremely difficult last few months for the entire globe as we navigate this new normal and battle COVID-19 by practicing social distancing techniques and shelter-in-place. Arts and cultural institutions around the world were forced to close their doors until...
May 21, 2020 Cultural and Arts institutions are rapidly preparing to re-open their doors as policies and regulations are changing daily and both visitors and staff are eager to get back to a state of normalcy with caution. Why are people yearning to get back to...
May 11, 2020 Arts and cultural institutions around the world are preparing to reopen their doors as lockdown and closure mandates are gradually being lifted. Visitors are eager to get back to these inspiring and creative places, to fill their minds and souls with the arts...
April 23, 2020 The underlying question that everyone has is when will institutions be permitted to re-open their doors? And when they do re-open, how will the current environment affect patrons' future plans to return to cultural institutions, zoos, aquariums, and gardens? The truth is, your visitors...
April 10, 2020 While brick and mortar locations are often top-of-mind when people think of cultural organizations, these institutions offer so much more than a physical space full of rich culture and artifacts, to anyone who has a thirst for learning. From online education, research and...
March 27, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to develop, it is important to not only plan for how to brace the impact today but to think about how this will change the future of tourism and how your institution can adapt to those changes. There will be...
Demographic shifts and continual technological transformations unsettle every initiative in an organization’s path including marketplace expansion, operational intuitiveness and customer relationship management. All types of enterprises feel the reverberating impacts of these disruptions, not the least of which are cultural institutions. No longer can traditional marketing...
Not too long ago in the culture industry, setting up a credit card processing system as a nonprofit would be unheard of. The additional costs and fees simply didn’t make sense for a nonprofit institution with limited resources. As we enter the third decade of the...