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Can you believe it is the last episode of this season of #HistoryBusiness already? For S2 E5 we talk to the wonderful Christina Lister about self care for #freelancers which is such an important topic!

When I worked in-house I often felt that there was a strong relationship between my effectiveness and senior management buy-in

Sounds familiar? In this piece, Christina Lister writes about how to advocate for content marketing in your org

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Loved sharing some musings about advocating for content marketing in Georgina Brooke's fab newsletter:

What trends will 2024 bring for arts marketers? Here's my list of 10 that I wrote for Arts Marketing Association, including unsettled audience trends, evolving platforms and values-driven marketing:

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My upcoming book - Marketing Strategy for Museums - is now available to pre-order straight from the publisher with a 25% off discount til 1 December! routledge.pub/Marketing-Stra…

So excited to be at the Kids in Museums #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Awards today to celebrate all the phenomenal work that museums are doing with children, young people and families

Well done to everyone for all your work for the applications and congrats to all shortlisted museums! It was a privilege to help judge one of the categories and I was blown away by the work museums are doing to make their spaces such family-friendly places. #FamilyFriendlyMuseum

🔔 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN! 🔔

What is the best museum, gallery, historic house, castle or heritage site in the UK for children and families?

From today, you can make a nomination for the Kids in Museums #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award 2023 on our website! 👉 bit.ly/3n6rU1I

Such a shame. There was an ambitious project to refurbish and transform The Halls into a regionally important cultural hub 15 years ago that sadly didn’t come to anything

I'd love to chat with a few people who work in-house in museum marketing anywhere in the world for my to be published by Routledge - please DM me or respond below if you're interested to find out more

It feels on brand and topical that the longest book chapter I've written in rough draft is on ethical marketing

Overjoyed to join the Kids in Museums board and support the fantastic work the charity does which I'm so passionate about

We're pleased to announce the launch of AIM Connected Communities a new grant scheme to help widen participation in volunteering & tackle loneliness, funded through Department for Culture, Media and Sport & Arts Council England as part of Gov’s £29m Know Your Neighbourhood Fund. Find out more: ow.ly/wF8X50MtArV

Twitter has been phenomenal for connections & learning in our sector, esp as a freelancer in Norfolk.
Highlights: introducing me to now friend for life & partner in crime Marge Ainsley, getting picked up by a publisher and nigel slater commenting on my pics of his pasteis de nata