Presenter
Brian Paterson
Head of Digital Division + Marketing, Laura Murray Public Relations
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Brian Paterson is LMPR’s senior strategist and go-to guy for all things digital. A classically trained actor, Brian discovered a broader stage for his talents by marrying his intimate knowledge of the arts with his skill and passion for marketing.Brian’s strong technical understanding of online and social media tools enables him to develop cost-effective and high-impact marketing solutions for his clients. As an artist, he understands how audiences make their decisions about consuming cultural content. As a professional marketer, he knows how to integrate this knowledge into informative and compelling campaigns that resonate within Vancouver’s dynamic arts scene.
A certified Google Partner, he is a strong advocate of the value of new media as a platform for marketing the arts, ensuring that his clients benefit from the low cost and high audience reach that digital components contribute to broad-based promotional campaigns. Clients who have welcomed Brian’s insight include Bard on the Beach, Ballet BC, PuSh Festival, Vancouver Opera, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the David Suzuki Foundation, and Vancouver International Film Festival.
Practicing what he preaches, Brian sits on the Board of Directors for the Firehall Arts Centre and the Dancing on the Edge Festival. He is a born and bred British Columbian whose greatest professional joy is connecting audiences to the bounty of arts experiences on offer here, which he also achieves through a bi-monthly arts column in 24 Hours Vancouver.
Our Sponsors
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Dream Warrior Group provides graceful yet technologically savvy solutions for Arts organizations. The goal-driven services focus on audience and action. As your technology advocate, we will be your ally and can manage and fully implement your online presence. Our services (à la carte or contracted) include: Web site design and development, e-marketing, e-promotion, social media management and optimization. We implement your message in a digital environment.
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InstantEncore powers over one million patron experiences every year. helps arts and culture organizations thrive. Our two innovative mobile services – Appscension and InsideGuide - breakdown barriers to attendance, increase convenience for patrons, and drive ROI for you.
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BroadwayWorld is the largest theatre site on the internet, covering Broadway, the West End and beyond to 100 US cities, 45 countries and in 12 languages worldwide. With over six million monthly visitors, BroadwayWorld delivers complete up-to-the-minute Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre news, in-depth interviews, extraordinary photo coverage, entertaining video features, lively message boards, ticket discounts, reviews, and more.
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Spektrix is a complete solution for ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and CRM, designed specifically for the performing arts. With world-class technology and support, Spektrix helps 650+ organizations across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. grow their revenue and deepen patron relationships. Powerful, intuitive software, at-a-glance insights, frequent and seamless upgrades, training, support, and strategic consultation with experienced professionals come at no additional cost - making Spektrix the fastest-growing solution for arts organizations today.
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