Read a summary of the discussions so far with smART talk 02 | Crack Web Marketing forum specialist guest Vicki Allpress-Hill, and ask your questions - no matter how simple they may seem. 

“When it comes to online marketing, websites and social media, there is no such thing as a stupid question - we are all learning and testing the waters," says Vicki.

The forum is open until December 3.

TBI Q&A: American museum experience designer Nina Simon is in New Zealand presenting seminars on ‘Engaging museum audiences’.  In this Q&A she talks about why exhibits should encourage visitors to engage in conversations and how the changing cultural landscape, including the social web, has affected museum audiences.

“People expect multiple perspectives on a given incident or story, and they are unlikely to consume any content—including exhibition labels—in a vacuum.”

Cultural Storytellers: Tusiata Avia - Renee Liang discusses how poetry and mythology intertwine in many cultures and interviews Tusiata Avia, a Samoan-Palagi poet, about her latest book Bloodclot.

The Creative Collide: Philip Patston argues that media inclusion of disabled people takes intentional risk and, right now, the New Zealand media is playing it way too safe.

Mark Amery: Photospace and Siren Deluxe -  The only gallery dedicated to photography in Wellington it’s big on inclusiveness, steered by a dynamo of a man with a keen eye and a passionate advocate for photographers, James Gilberd.

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