Museums

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Museums Resource Providers

• Presented By
• Dennis Zembower
• GuidePORT Business Manager
• Sennheiser Electronic Corporation

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Notable Quotes

• Museums do not want to be sold - from a VP of a
  design build firm announcing not to exhibit at
  any more museum shows
• I dont care if they go out of business! from
  a museum director resisting a design build firms
  need for a profit margin.

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Museums Numbers in US

• Museums 17,000 (AAM estimates)
• Yearly operational costs 12 Billion
• Current planned fund raising 42 Billion
• Museum Resource Providers 9500

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Museums Mission

• Provide the best possible experience with
  available resources
• Apply resources in the most effective manner
• Develop an experience that satisfies all
  stakeholders in the process
• Stimulate renewed interest locally

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What Museums Want

• Compelling Educational Experience
• Increased attendance
• Increased revenue to support
• Improving the programs and facility
• Stability in revenue and staff retention
• Goodwill in the community to foster
• Financial support and volunteer activity

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Resource Providers Want

• Expanding satisfied customer base
• Happy clients who bring repeat business and good
  referrals
• Increased revenues to expand business
• Profits that allow them to retain staff and
  improve their plant and production

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How We Work Together

• Establish trust and build relationships
• Creative process that delivers the story
• Establish the story you want to tell and deliver
  it with passion and coherence
• Make sure all players are truly vested in the
  project and mission.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls

• Investment by all in the exhibit mission
• Agreement on the goals and learning objectives!
• Clear understanding of the scope of work
• Reasonable timetable for completion
• Agreed upon change order process
• Punch list procedure that works.