LA STAGE ARTS CENSUS UNDERSTANDING ARTS AUDIENCES
From Big List /List-Trades to Arts Census
LA “Big List” model : List-trades only Pay to play Pay to extract
LA Big List : 92 total participating orgs in 9 years Average of 28 per year Highest number of net households in list: 350K High churn rate
List requests by phone only All names uploaded once a year List pulls at any time - no permission necessary Cost prohibitive Model was a barrier for key theaters
2008 Market Segmentation study Test case for new research model: 99 organizations participated 1.1 million unique households Over 75% of names appeared on one list
Partnerships with funders and municipal agencies: Los Angeles County Arts Commission California Community Foundation Center for Cultural Innovation/ Southern California Dance Futures Fund Santa Monica, Pasadena, Long Beach, Culver City, Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura, Riverside, West Hollywood
Arts Census USPS National Statistics: 9.7 Billion pieces are not delivered annually 18%-20% of US Households move annually Free Quarterly National Change of Address
Permission-based online system Makes list trading more efficient 24/7 access to research and functionality Lists selected from other organizations require approval before trading Automated system s trade requests to list owners and approval is a couple of button clicks away
List owner controls: Opt-in list trading by segment or household Who gets their lists, What lists they get, When they get the lists
Cross Tabulation by Genre
Cross Tabulation by Org
Demographic & Psychographic Attributes Over 200 to choose from: Age Buying Habits Children Education Ethnicity Income Marital Status Net Worth
Household Population By State ,000 – 9,999 10,000 – 99, ,000 – 2,000,000
Household Population By County 1.3 million 1,200 1
Patron SCF Maps & Org Locations Census Orgs 400, ,000 0
Patron Penetration by Zip Code
2011 Arts Census Metrics # of Organizations100+ Total File Size2.9 Million Multi-buyer Households (2+ Org) 20% Available for Trade70% Lists Created243 Exchange Requests343 Trade Approval Rate71% Names Approved8.5 Million
2011 Arts Census2008 Big List # of Organizations Total File Size2,900,000350,000 Available for Trade1,820,000350,000 Increased by 500% households available for trade
Arts Census Saves organizations time and money Engages funders and municipal partners Facilitates more trading through permission-based system Provides community-wide research Strengthens case for advocacy
LA STAGE ARTS CENSUS UNDERSTANDING ARTS AUDIENCES