Sarah Knox

thrive: making culture count

We started life in 2004 as Audiences NI the audience development agency for the arts across Northern Ireland. From analysing box office data to sorting print distribution, an annual conference and brilliant training, we've been in this game of knowing and growing audiences for quite a while now. But times change and so have we. We are now thrive audience development trading as thrive and we work right across the cultural sector in NI and sometimes beyond to champion greater use of insight and data in cultural organisations. We offer practical support to make real change happen in organisations and across sectors. We believe that culture can transform lives and that everyone should have access to this opportunity. To achieve this, we help cultural organisations know and grow their audiences. First, we help you to understand who your audiences are, and who they could be. We do this by using solid research and gathering the right data. Secondly, we help you use these insights to make a change. This could be anything from creating a bespoke audience development plan for a large museum to providing free-to-all marketing training events for smaller cultural organisations. Whatever your audience development stage, we have something to offer you. If you are starting your audience development journey, why not check out our free events or book a free audience appointment? If you're looking to reach the next level of connection with your audiences, we offer a range of products and services to help.