Love my Museum

In this really short episode, Amy walks you through a Do-it-Yourself communications audit for your museum. Doing a communications audit will give you that birds eye view of all of the places you use your brand messaging for your museum. Resources Mentioned: Blog Post: https://www.lovemymuseum.com/blog/audit-your-messaging Book a Call: https://bit.ly/20wAK Free Resources: Museum Metrics Tracker Tem...

Today Amy is talking about media relations at your museum. She gives her best tips and talks about what she has learned after doing media relations in museums for 30 years.  Other episodes mentioned: Episode 9: Creating Brand Love for Your Museum Episode 10: Brand Messaging for Your Museum Episode 11: Tacey Atkinson on Putting Customers First Free Resources: Museum Metrics Tracker Template: h...

In this episode, Amy tells the story of her first summer at a museum how her co-workers helped her with homesickness, and how they did a summer reset for fall. She shares 8 Summer Vibes tips for your summer. Sign up here for this summer’s email series: https://bit.ly/lovemymuseumbrandcamp  More free resources: Museum Metrics Tracker Template: https://bit.ly/amysmuseummetrics Planning Calendar for...

Amy welcomes her first podcast guest, Tacey Atkinson of Customers First. They talk about the connection between employee attrition and customer retention. Tacey shares her tips for creating a customer-centric culture and how it can benefit your museum. Where to find Tacey: https://www.taceyatkinson.com/ IG: @ taceyatkinson Check out Tacey’s Customers First podcast! Here are some of the episodes Am...

Episode 10: Brand Messaging For Your Museum On this episode, Amy talks about the importance of a brand, especially brand messaging. The words you choose to represent your museum will tell the world what they can expect from your museum.  Join the new Love my Museum Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovemymuseum More free resources: Download the People First Framework Guide for M...

Episode 09: Creating Brand Love For Your Museum What is brand love and why is it so important for your museum? Brand Love is Amy’s three part strategy to help your visitors fall in love  with your museum so much that they come back and bring a friend. In this episode, Amy gives an overview of each one and talks about the reason why you need all three for your visitors to become lifelong fans....

Keeping track of your museum's numbers is so important. In this really short episode, Amy teaches you how to set up a spreadsheet so that you can begin recording your numbers today.  Set up your spreadsheet. Record metrics every Monday. Review at the end of each month. Still staring at a blank screen? Grab a copy of the Museum Metrics Template here: https://www.lovemymuseum.com/metrics More f...

In this episode, Amy talks about the last of the four pillars in the People First Framework, practice. The People First Framework creates a new way to work at your museum, a way to work that will create a healthy workplace internally that you and your coworkers love. Like any skill that we want to work into our daily life, practice is essential. Practicing the processes that the People First Frame...

Museum employees find themselves being reactive instead of being able to be proactive in their work. You are reacting to the next phone call or question or external email or request. At the end of the day, you think, I didn't get anything done that I had to do today. In this episode, Amy talks about process and how creating processes can set you up to be proactive instead of reactive at your museu...

I'm Amy Kehs, and welcome to the debut episode of the Love my Museum podcast, your go-to resource for anyone that works in a museum. In this episode, we'll get to know each other a bit better and I'll share the behind the scenes story of how and why this podcast came to be. Want to learn more? Check out my website at: www.lovemymuseum.com You can also join my email list here: https://bit.ly/LMMpod...

Using her People First framework—People, Planning, Process, and Practice—Amy outlines actionable strategies for cultivating a supportive and productive museum environment. By focusing on internal communication and fostering a culture of collaboration, museums can enhance job satisfaction, retention, and overall success. Tune in to gain invaluable insights and discover the keys to ensuring museums...

Your relationships at work can impact your productivity and job satisfaction. In this episode, Amy reviews the Four Ps of the People First Framework, her framework for internal communications strategy, and then talks about the first P, people. She discusses the significance of these work relationships and gives key tips and strategies for how to improve them.  Want to learn more? Download the...

Planning is crucial for setting goals, prioritizing tasks, and managing time effectively. When done collaboratively with coworkers at your museum, it can be a game changer. In this episode, Amy talks about the impact that planning with your colleagues can have on productivity and she gives you an agenda you can use for an annual planning workshop for your museum. Download the free planning calenda...

Episode 1: Love my Museum Podcast Trailer Hey there! Do you work in a museum? Have you ever wondered, "how do we get more visitors through our museum's doors?" "How do we make them fall in love with our museum?" Well, beginning on April 2nd, join me for the new, Love my Museum podcast.  I'm Amy Kehs. I'm a brand strategist and communications expert for museums and I'll be your host. Over the...