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Eugene Carr, CEO of Patron Technology, and Michelle Paul, Product Manager, will present a session on “Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century” next week in San Antonio, Texas.

New York, NY – January 10, 2012

Patron Technology founder and CEO Eugene Carr and Product Manager Michelle Paul will share their expertise in CRM technology, ticketing, and audience development when they present Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century at INTIX, International Ticketing Association’s 33rd Annual Conference & Exhibition entitled MISSION POSSIBLE: Resources, Results, Returns, that will be held January 17-19, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas.

In the spring of 2011, Eugene Carr (CEO) and Michelle Paul (Product Manager) co-authored and published the book Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century , and their INTIX morning session on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, will address advances in technology and shifts in consumer behavior that have changed the way marketers build relationships with audiences. Their book Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century, written for all those interested in audience development for the arts, proposes a new framework for arts marketing in the digital era. Today, arts marketers must break the “fifth wall” by reconnecting with ticket-buyers once they have left the performance venue with e-mail, websites, social media, and CRM.

This “Industry Trend” session is sponsored by Chairman’s Circle member Linda Forlini, of the New York Philharmonic.

Long heralded as the most important event of the year for entertainment ticketing professionals, the INTIX annual conference is designed for people directly or indirectly involved in ticketing the arts, professional sports, college athletics, arenas, fairs and festivals, ticket distribution, and entertainment management. INTIX considers the following as pivotal topics for implementation: understanding, selecting, and using the latest technology to streamline processes and facilitate communication with customers; learning how to convert data; using a database to its fullest; executing paperless ticketing, mobile ticketing, and access control; and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

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ABOUT PATRON TECHNOLOGY: Patron Technology strives to revolutionize the arts industry by offering world-class customer relationship management (CRM), ticketing, and e-mail marketing technology at a price that every organization can afford. Its PatronManager CRM system, launched in 2010 and developed in partnership with Salesforce.com and the Salesforce Foundation, is a 100% cloud-based system that integrates box office functionality, fundraising, e-mail marketing, and staff collaboration, enabling organizations to put all their vital customer information in one place, accessible by the entire staff. With PatronManager CRM, organizations can sell more tickets, target their marketing and fundraising efforts more effectively, provide better customer service at the box office and beyond, and make their organization more efficient. Founded in 2001 by Eugene Carr, the New York City-based company is the leader in e-marketing technology for arts and non-profit organizations. The company’s PatronMail e-mail service is used by over 1,800 arts and cultural clients in all 50 states and eight countries overseas. Patron Technology is dedicated to educating the non-profit community about e-marketing and, in the spring of 2011, Eugene Carr (CEO) and Michelle Paul (Product Manager) co-authored and published the bookBreaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century. The company presents a regular schedule of live e-marketing seminars across the country, monthly e-mail newsletters, blogs, and live educational webinars.

ABOUT EUGENE CARR: Eugene Carr, founder and CEO of Patron Technology, has been an innovator in the area of e-marketing for arts organizations for 15 years. In 1996, AOL invested in his first Internet company, CultureFinder.com, which became an award-winning nationwide arts calendar and online ticketing service. In 2001, Gene founded Patron Technology, and its PatronMail is used by more than 1,800 institutions in all 50 states and eight foreign countries. PatronManager CRM, launched in June 2010, is an all-in-one web-based system built in partnership with Salesforce.com and the Salesforce Foundation that combines ticketing, subscriptions, fundraising, e-mail marketing, and staff collaboration. Gene’s latest book, Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century), was published in April 2011.

ABOUT MICHELLE PAUL: Michelle Paul, Product Manager for Patron Technology, oversees the technology development of the company’s new products and services, and she is primarily responsible for guiding the development of PatronManager CRM, the company’s integrated box office, fundraising, and e-mail system. She co-authored with Eugene Carr Breaking the Fifth Wall: Rethinking Arts Marketing for the 21st Century, published in April 2011. A close observer of social media trends, Michelle has been giving seminars on the topic since 2008, including sessions at Patron Technology’s annual E-marketing E-mersion E-vent, the Arts Reach National Arts Marketing Conference, ELNYA, and the Arts & Business Council of New York, as well as Patron Technology’s webinar series, “Facebook for Arts Organizations.” Michelle is an ELNYA (Emerging Leaders of New York Arts) Fellow for 2011-12 and a graduate of Wesleyan University, with a BA in Classics.

INTIX, International Ticketing Association’s 33rd Annual Conference & Exhibition, entitled MISSION POSSIBLE: Resources, Results, Returns, January 17-19, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas, 600 E. Market, San Antonio, TX.

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Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9089233.htm