Interview 26791 – Caption Index: 530
Like, what are we doing to ensure our viability?… Read More
Like, what are we doing to ensure our viability?… Read More
We don’t want ’em to become dinosaurs. And with that, if we are not delivering the product, if we’re off base and haven’t done our homework, we will become a dinosaur if we’re not careful. Zoos could be a thing of the past, which would be a big shame because… Read More
Where are they?… Read More
I think zoo sustainability, coming back to the collection. Nobody seems to want to talk about it. I mean, I’m not in every meeting. Maybe they are but I’m not seeing the results of it. Read More
So where is the zoo’s future?… Read More
It’s a cool place to be. It’s just not cool when you’re a teenager. So I don’t know how you get past the, it’s the cool factor. Just don’t know. That’s a tough one. Read More
And zoos are like totally boring. I know the mother of the house is a key figure in all of this. And if she decides it’s time to go to the zoo, y’all are going to the zoo. So you’ve gotta make sure that you’re playing your cards towards the… Read More
What issues would you like to see the various national zoo and aquarium member associations to be addressing now?… Read More
One of the ways, of course, is to be a rescue rehab facility. They gravitate towards that. I think teenagers are tough. They want that thrill. Read More
They want the rollercoasters, they want all that stuff, right?… Read More
Okay?… Read More
So typically, I think it’s Gen Xers don’t like zoos unless you’re into rescue rehab and until they have children. And then all of a sudden you go way high on the list again because they can take the kids out to the zoo to visit. Read More
So how do you get that group, you know, when they’re in that period where they don’t like you to like you?… Read More
How could zoos improve their connection with kids and teenagers to height their zeal, their awareness about the natural world?… Read More
That is a tough group. Read More
Yeah, people don’t know you’re here. You’ve been here for a long time. People don’t know you’re here, that’s a marketing issue. I hear you talk about, again, different groups of people. Read More
You are the best-kept secret in Tampa. And that was an eye-opener. Read More
I mean, we had one of our new trustees years ago say, you know what?… Read More
It’s like, really?… Read More
I mean by God you don’t have a website you might as well close down. And that’s where you can catch people quickest and get ’em more engaged in you. And then all the other media and marketing stuff only supports that. At one time, it wasn’t that way. Read More