Facebook Beyond Small Town Borders: The Milton Theatre Story · The Milton Theatre in a nutshell…...

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John Paul S. LacapMarketing DirectorMilton Theatre

"Facebook Beyond Small Town Borders: The Milton Theatre Story"

The Milton Theatre in a nutshell…

- Built cir ca 1910- Star ted as a movie theatr e- Reopened 2014- 320+ events booked in 2019 - Seats 232- Pr esenting venue for differ ent evets

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2014800 page follows (est) 2019 (February 28)

6,624 page follows728% increase

Milton population:2,756

Post Reach: 31,525* (organic)

Post Engagement: 5,267* (organic)

Ticket clicks:768*

*weekly

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How we stack up?

6,624 page follows

3,981page follows

6,787page follows

27,009page follows

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Keeping our audience engaged

Median Live Theatregoer:

- 41.7 years old- Female- College

educated- Annual

household income : $222,120

(source: Playbill)

Median Milton Theatre patron:

- 55 (above)- Female

(source: internal survey)

30% - Lewes20% - Milton20% - Rehoboth Beach30% - others

OPPORTUNITY:- Delaware is fast becoming a prime

retirement destination (currently ranked 9th nationwide)

- Older adults use of Facebook continues to grow (source: AARP)

- Sussex County alone will add 4,000 new addresses in the next few years. Mostly targeted for seniors

CHALLENGE:- Behavioral patterns of seniors on

Facebook are very different

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How we’re different and how we take advantage

FACEBOOK MARKETING “TIP”: Peak usage - Weekdays from 1-4PM

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How we’re different and how we take advantage

Social Media Influencers Pro “Tip”: Do not post more than twice a dayMilton Theatre: 4 average posts a day with a set schedule

Between 8 - 9AMEvent Announcement

Between 11 - 12 pmEditorial

Between 1 - 4 pmPoster

5PM and beyondVideo

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How we’re different and how we take advantage

Older social media users spend time reading text and details

FACEBOOK MARKETING “TIP”: No or less text on images

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Know what sets you apart from the others

INDUSTRY TREND: The future of venue programming is variety“There’s always something for everyone!”

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Double down on your brand identity

The shows for our target demographic gives us room to experiment and expand our programming

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