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I am pretty sure there are no such studies. and whatever one might think about blockbuster exhibits (I suspect we agree) they do increase attendance. all that said, our next big permanent exhibition will be a 8,000 ft2 staffed design/build experience called Design Lab. So we are believers in floor staff, but its about increased engagement not more visitors. And even there, I am pretty sure there are no studies correlating increased engagement with increased floor staff. But if I am wrong, someone here will let me know.
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On Sep 13, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Paul Siboroski <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I am curious as to whether there are any studies or data that correlate floor staff presence or gallery presentations to increased attendance (more floor staff, more programs = higher visitation).
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> All this talk of ways to increase attendance but I have not heard anything about how increased staff to visitor interaction can be a shown to affect gate revenue.
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> If blockbuster exhibits = increased attendance (that's the theory right?? HA!) can the same be said of blockbuster floor experiences?
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