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Digital Culture Podcast Episode #10 – Visitor survey design with Nadia Sommella from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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The Digital Culture Podcast is for creative and cultural professionals to get to know the Digital Culture Network team, learn how we can help your digital skills development, and find out what’s happening across the sector.
The next ten episodes will feature award winners from the 2025 Digital Culture Awards, showcasing the very best in digital transformation, digital engagement, and use of technology in creativity and culture across England.
In this episode, James Akers interviews Nadia Sommella, Marketing and Communications Officer from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts about how they redesigned their visitor survey process. With support from the Digital Culture Network, they worked to make data collection more inclusive, accessible, and impactful.
They discuss:
Why collaborative survey redesigns led to better data
How introducing digital survey options alongside traditional paper methods improved accessibility and increased participation
What support was available from the Digital Culture Network
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The Digital Culture Podcast is for creative and cultural professionals to get to know the Digital Culture Network team, learn how we can help your digital skills development, and find out what’s happening across the sector. In this episode, James Akers interviews Ollie Couling, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Digital Marketing and Strategy.
The Digital Culture Podcast is for creative and cultural professionals to get to know the Digital Culture Network team, learn how we can help your digital skills development, and find out what’s happening across the sector. In this episode, James Akers interviews Jack Roscoe, the Digital Culture Network Tech Champion for Audience Data Collection and Evaluation.
In this one-hour webinar, join Jack, our Audience Data Collection and Evaluation Tech Champion, for a masterclass in audience surveying methods. If you’re struggling to collect enough audience surveys or are concerned about the quality and usefulness of your survey data, this is for you.