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If you’re part of the leadership team of a historic house museum or historical society, you might consider rebranding -- either renaming your organization or developing a new look – to make your organization more appealing to a younger, more diverse audience. Here’s a guide to doing that.
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Preface
Chapter 1: Meet the Thirteen History Organizations
Chapter 2: Why they Rebranded
Chapter 3: Testing the Water
Chapter 4: Making it Legal
Chapter 5: The Design Process
Chapter 6: Implementing the Launch
Chapter 7: How Much will it Cost?
Chapter 8: The Naysayers
Chapter 9: Success
Appendix: Short Summaries of the History Organizations
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In 2016, Jane Eliasof led the 52-year-old Montclair Historical Society through a rebranding as the Montclair History Center, with the tagline “Museums. Archives. Microfarm.” The new name went live on January 1, 2017, with a new website, brochures, social media, signage, and business systems. The new branding reflected the changes the organization had made in the previous six years – reinterpreting one of its sites to tell a more inclusive history, welcoming a community farm to its property, making its archives more accessible, and offering innovative programs targeted to a variety of audiences. As one new member said shortly after the rebranding, “I could never have seen myself joining a historical society, but I did join a history center.” As there were few resources available on rebranding a small historic museum, Eliasof relied extensively on experience she had gained in over 25 years of marketing for the pharmaceutical industry. As the Executive Director of the Montclair History Center, Eliasof applies her experience in strategic planning, marketing, and educational program development for healthcare organizations to history museums and historic preservation.
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If you’re part of the leadership team of a small historic house museum or historical society, you might consider rebranding -- either renaming your organization or developing a new look – to make your organization more appealing to a younger, more diverse audience. Here’s a guide to doing that.
