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The Marketing Attractions Podcast

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Influencer Marketing
Google Ad Grant
Dynamic Pricing
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Salesforce
Micro Influencers
San Antonio Zoo
Diginex
Cultural Attractions
Content Creation
Tiktok
Garden Media Group
Ocean Conservation
RFM
Membership
Local Audiences
Engagement Metrics

Conversations on how zoos, aquariums, museums, gardens, and other nonprofit attractions are increasing attendance and sharing their mission through marketing. Presented by attend media.

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Most cultural attractions have no shortage of influencers asking for free tickets. The challenge isn't finding creators. It's finding the right creators.

In this episode, Jenny shares a framework for evaluating influencers through the lens of castin... more

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Social media trends move fast. But not all of them matter for your institution.

In this episode, we’re joined by Becky Paxton from Garden Media Group to break down how to separate fleeting trends from the ones that actually drive visitation, revenue... more

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Madeline Walden manages social media for the Aquarium of the Pacific — an audience of more than 3.5 million followers across platforms, including 2.8 million on TikTok.

In this Spotlight episode, Madeline shares how the Aquarium built a massive glob... more

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Email is the most important channel cultural attractions use to communicate with members and potential members. It drives renewals, upgrades, event awareness, and ongoing engagement.

This conversation explores what it looks like to level up email. W... more

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Becky Paxton
Account Executive at Garden Media Group
Garden Media Group
Episode: Translating Social Media Trends into Marketing
Madeline Walden
Social Media Manager, Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific
Episode: Spotlight: Madeline Walden, Social Media Manager at Aquarium of the Pacific
TJ Christensen
Founding partner at Blue Gator
Blue Gator
Episode: Selling More Memberships with Smarter Email Segmentation and Salesforce
Sharon Dewar
Senior Vice President of Wild Care and Conservation at Public Communications Incorporated
Public Communications Incorporated
Episode: Why Hire an Outside PR Firm for Your Cultural Attraction?
John Abramson
Former Monterey Bay Aquarium and Nat Geo Museum executive
Monterey Bay Aquarium; National Geographic Museum
Episode: Non-Traditional Revenue Streams for Cultural Attractions
Harry Thomas-Seeds
Chief Revenue Officer at Diginex
Diginex
Episode: Exploring Dynamic Pricing for Your Institution
Jacob Thompson
CX Director at attractions.io
attractions.io
Episode: Is Your Attraction Ready for an App?

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Ryan Dick
Host of The Marketing Attractions Podcast
Jenny Williams
Host of The Marketing Attractions Podcast

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 16 ratings
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    Ryan and Jenny provide an easy-to-follow approach to marketing on the digital and social platforms. Jenny’s insight into the thicket of online consumption offers a blazed trail for your next trek through the digital marketing jungle. Anyone in the attraction marketing workspace will find this podcast valuable.

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    ZooManyHats
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Selling More Memberships with Smarter Email Segmentation and Salesforce
Q: What are the key differences between Salesforce-based systems and legacy platforms like Tessitura or Razor's Edge?
Salesforce offers extensive app exchange integrations, real-time data actions, and robust deduplication capabilities, enabling deeper segmentation and automated marketing across channels beyond the limited native tools of older platforms.
Selling More Memberships with Smarter Email Segmentation and Salesforce
Q: How long does the implementation typically take for an organization starting from scratch?
For zero-to-hero setups, expect about a year to move from foundation setup to meaningful optimization, while organizations already invested in Salesforce architecture may see initial benefits within a quarter and longer-term value as automations scale.
Selling More Memberships with Smarter Email Segmentation and Salesforce
Q: Why should a cultural attractions marketer invest in this level of segmentation and automation?
Because it moves from generic messaging to personalized journeys that improve retention and unlock incremental membership revenue, potentially translating into hundreds of thousands in annual gains through careful segmentation, deduplication, and automated campaigns.
Is Your Attraction Ready for an App?
Q: What makes adoption frictionless for guests?
Offer clear value propositions with tangible benefits (planning, queue-skipping, easy upgrades), plus easy onboarding actions like Add to Wallet to enable quick access to tickets and memberships.
Is Your Attraction Ready for an App?
Q: How do you measure adoption beyond download numbers?
Focus on influence within the guest journey, such as how many family members benefit from the app during a visit, and track retention and engagement metrics like how often the app supports planning, reminders, and purchases.

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This show centers on practical marketing for nonprofit attractions—zoos, aquariums, museums, and gardens—focusing on how to grow attendance, engage audiences, and tell mission-driven stories. Episodes span influencer partnerships, email segmentation, PR strategy, membership drives, dynamic pricing, app and digital experiences, and grant campaigns, always with actionable takeaways and real-world examples. A notable strength is bringing practitioners from museums, gardens, and cultural groups together with marketing and tech experts to translate trends into scalable programs. Listeners are likely marketers, communications pros, and development leads at cultural attractions seeking frameworks, metrics, and case studies they can apply quickly t... more

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2. Madeline Walden
3. TJ Christensen
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6. Harry Thomas-Seeds
7. Jacob Thompson

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