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What would you ask the editor of The Stage?

Our brilliant Breakfast Briefing guest was Alistair Smith, editor of The Stage. It was great to hear about their journey from a solely print publication to today's sophisticated digital platform. All whilst being an independent voice in a cacophony of commercial shouting.

Today has been a developer discussion day. Our tech team have come together to talk platforms, protocols, access and efficiencies. We're off down the pub now but back to it at 9am.

I saw 2 brilliantly crafted shows, upstairs Soho Theatre last night. Ben Targét's Lorenzo was hugely moving and tender (and he serves coffee on the way in). liv ello and Frankie Thompson's Body Show is far from subtle but ever clever in all the right ways.

"Turning a moment we never asked for into the opportunity of a lifetime" Thanks to @rossmccall75, our brilliant Breakfast Briefing speaker, talking us through the huge undertaking of renaming and rebranding an arts venue.

It's Cog Night. We're at Young Vic for untitled f*ck m*ss s**g*n play.

In the past 6 moths, we've launched sites for Leicester Square Theatre @graeae Royal Exchange Theatre Liverpool Biennial Roald Dahl Museum Soho Theatre. Imagine how proud you would be to have project-managed those. Do just that as our new 'Website Delivery Manager'. Details: cogdesign.com/journal

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Our Head of Technology Alex Gowan-Webster is at the Museums Computer Group conference today. Here he is catching up with ex-Cog team member and MCG committee member Ed Bankes #MuseTech23

Fascinating ideas in this talk from George Oates thinking long term with data and how we share and maintain information, software and tools without relying on 4 big companies. #MuseTech23

I had a great day at Museums Computer Group #MuseTech23 on Friday. It made me hopeful about how we could have a more mindful and thoughtful internet without a crazed need to put everything online all of the time. I've written about it in the Cog Design journal here: cogdesign.com/journal/a-more…

New on the Cog Journal, Digital Strategist Nazma shares her insights from working with clients on website analytics & making the switch to GA4. Here's 5 of her top tips to take your website reporting into 2024: cogdesign.com/journal/five-t…

We send monthly Cultural Calendars on the first Friday each month. They have mini reviews and recommendations. Each is topped with a commissioned illustration. @martynamakes created this gorgeous image for January. Sign-up for future editions: cogdesign.com/about/cultural…

Our colleague Nick Kime is attending Ticketing Professionals Conference conference today in Birmingham. He’s excited and ready for 2 full days on his favourite topic 🎟️ Say hello if you spot him 👋🏻

Great opening talk from our client Timothy Colegate at Lighthouse Poole, tackling the nuanced challenges of dynamic pricing in event ticketing. Some really interesting insights into the audience perception of pricing strategies and how we communicate the rational clearly to them.

Great insights into enhancing your audience’s experience through carefully tailored and thoughtful upsells - but can technology fully replace the human touch? 🤔 Thanks Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio, Newcastle Theatre Royal and pointOne EPOS #TPC2024

Michele Alexander from AudienceView gave us a gorgeous ramble into the world of how a creative mind untangles, restructures and visualises data. Who knew data strategies could be that fun! #TPC2024

Day 2 of Ticketing Professionals Conference Conference 🎟️ Thanks Spektrix for the lovely shoutout on our work with Soho Theatre. Using Spektrix preference tags we’re able to provide ticket purchasers with personalised event recommendations as they browse the What’s On listings.

Ditch the AI chat bots says 𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕦𝕖𝕝 𝔹𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕖! Opt instead for a ‘live chat’ function on your website, connecting you with your audiences and their queries instantly. It provides a more personalised customer service and reduces strain on busy box office phone lines. #TPC2024

And that ends an insightful couple of days at Ticketing Professionals Conference conference! Here’s a closing snap of Nick Kime and our lovely clients at Lighthouse Poole #TPC2024