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Julie Bollmann posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Marketing for Birthday Parties
Hello friends!
Please share with me how you market your birthday parties? Where do you market them - social media, paid advertising, mailers? What do you provide with your birthday party? (Room, cake, table cloth, t-shirt, balloons?) Is it a set fee or do you tier them up - ie. added activity for more $?
Thanks for your feedback!
Please share with me how you market your birthday parties? Where do you market them - social media, paid advertising, mailers? What do you provide with your birthday party? (Room, cake, table cloth, t-shirt, balloons?) Is it a set fee or do you tier them up - ie. added activity for more $?
Thanks for your feedback!
John Richardson posted a reply on Re: Alcohol in the Museum
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Said: Unfortunately, restrooms provide a level privacy and "safety" for things to occur. Even with security footage, I doubt you'd see anyone drinking out on the floor. In the category of "misery loves company," I had a similar issue at my pr...
Dawn Baldwin posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Alcohol in the Museum
I feel like I shouldn't have cause to ask this question, but here goes...Twice in recent weeks we have found bee/malt beverage cans in our bathroom garbage cans. We have a strict rule regarding food and beverages on our exhibit floor. It is posted and front desk staff tells visitors about the rule. In neither instance did we see the person drinking from the cans. Any advice on how to stop this? I am stymied
Katherine Patterson-Paronto posted a reply on Re: Corporate Memberships as HR Benefits
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Said: We have only been open for two months but had a robust effort to recruit sponsors and otherwise engage local companies before we opened. We offered a certain number of memberships to our exhibit/operations sponsors as part of their...
Olivia Pekkala posted a reply on Re: New museum - Looking for a good POS system
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Said: Our museum officially opened its doors in April 2022. We utilize Altru for managing memberships, ticket sales (both walk-up and online), and gift cards. For tracking and selling gift cards, we have integrated E-Card Systems, which is ou...
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