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Audience Segmentation Ways of looking at visitors. Elaine Heumann Gurian 2007. INTRODUCTION. This was written to help museum staff dissect their users into segments.
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Audience SegmentationWays of looking at visitors Elaine Heumann Gurian 2007
INTRODUCTION • This was written to help museum staff dissect their users into segments. • This power point allows a staff to first segment their audience and then consider the needs of each subset and the best way to customize their offerings in order to better serve each group. • The concept of audience segmentation is often new to members of staff. • When using please credit.
Social groups: (volitional users) Such as: • Families • Couples • Cohorts / Friends • Individuals
Organized Groups For example: • Classrooms • Tours and Clubs • Camps and summer programs
Levels of Engagement: Examples could include: • Expert / Novice • Skimmers, dippers, divers • Number of times visiting this museum. Dallas Museum of Art: Levels of Engagement with Art.
Basic Facts • Gender • Age • Language • Occupation • Economic Status • Ethnicity • Family structure • Education • Disability • O’Neill, Mark, Museums and Their Communities, The Manual of Museum Planning, 2nd Education, Lord, Gail Dexter & Lord, Barry, ed, AltaMira Press, 1999, p.27.
MOTIVATIONS / EXPECTATIONS • Socializing / congregant behavior. • Reverential/ spiritual. • Entertainment, leisure, enjoyment. • On a personal quest. • Homework, fulfill an assignment. • Unique exhibition, blockbuster. • Good for the family, children. • Escape from chores. • Soren, Barbara J. Meeting the Needs of Museum Visitors, in Lord, Gail Dexter and Lord, Barry, The Manual of Museum Planning, Alta Mira, 1999, p.58.