For when the show must go on-line.
Tempe Center for the Arts created SHFT: AZ Art When You Want It, a virtual art performance series to connect Tempe residents with local artists during COVID. Despite the lockdown, JSR Strategies and the TCA team worked to provide excellent online programming for residents and stakeholders that re-created the experience of live shows for the audience.
Building A Virtual Audience
We knew that we had to do more than just host an online event. We wanted to create an online experience. So we built events on Facebook and eventbrite, set a social media calendar, notified audiences via the TCA newsletter and website and collaborated with the artists whenever possible. All elements had a consistent look and invited audiences to shift their perspective and join over 20 Arizona artists, musicians, sculptors and dancers live and online — every week.
Social Media Audit and Strategy Development
Because we were creating an experience online, we had to do more than just boost the events. We had to improve TCA’s social media engagement and number of followers overall.
JSR audited TCA’s social channels and developed a social media strategy for Instagram and Facebook. Our presentation included goals, channels, target audiences, content themes, measurable key performance indicators and relevant internal staff policies.
Based on the audit findings, JSR launched a paid follower campaign to increase TCA followers. This produced a 33% increase in followers on Facebook.
33% Increase
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