Interview 30880 – Caption Index: 484
Do you think zoos have a place in helping governments protect land masses?… Read More
Do you think zoos have a place in helping governments protect land masses?… Read More
’cause the animals are healing. Okay. They’re, it’s good for the soul, it’s good for the essence. That’s what you can get when it comes to the Lincoln Children Zoo, family time, healing time, great time for children and adults. That’s what I want people to do when they come… Read More
But when and at the children’s zoo, our zoo is so great, parents frequently come in the, come in the entrance, then they follow the kids. ’cause the kids know the zoo. I’m wanna go climb with the spider monkeys. I wanna go see the drab. I wanna go sit… Read More
And so I think that’s what zoos are really great at, is building family time healing. Zoos can be healing for people. Animals can be healing for people. Read More
I wanted them to go, I wanted them to have a great family time together. Because going to the zoo several years ago, we used to have grief groups come to the zoo. Ch families who had lost a child. Okay. But had it still had other children, they would… Read More
Why do you think people love to have their cat on their lap or snuggle their dogs?… Read More
Get paid for coming to the zoo. Okay. And so you, you keep building those relationships and you keep trying to pull those kids in and give them rich opportunities. And it’s not easy. Like I said, you’re not gonna draw every kid in. It’s just as simple. It’s just… Read More
How would you like to work at the zoo?… Read More
What was one of the main things you wanted the families and their kids to feel about the zoo when they came there?… Read More
And there’s different levels of zoo crew volunteer, you know, before you know it, after you’re doing your fourth year being a zoo crew member, you get to go help clean up after the giraffe and go in into the giraffe habitat. That’s really pretty cool when you’re a 15-year-old… Read More
Then when you turn, turn 16, gee, we know you so well, how would you like to do guest services?… Read More
You’re never gonna connect ’em all. There are just some who don’t wanna be connected to the natural world. Okay. But there are some who are just craving to be connected with the natural world. And so you gotta just keep offering those up and keep trying to reach out… Read More
You were talking about teenagers and, and, and some trips and stuff. Read More
How do you think zoos can improve the connection with kids and teenagers to heighten their zeal, their awareness about the national natural world?… Read More
What were some of the most exciting or meaningful marketing ideas that you came up with that worked?… Read More
Oh, most exciting. I think when we had the billboards out that said, next year, N-E-C-K-S next year. And we have a giraff on it. I think that was like, come to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo next year. You know, I think that that was really, really popular boy, most… Read More
And, and, and, and front of mind. It’s all about front of mind. You know, it is easy to forget about. So yeah, marketing’s very, very important. But not, not compromising your principles. Okay. Not, not being sensational, not doing it wrong, but doing it right and getting the word… Read More
Oh, you gotta market. You know, you, it’s, it’s really easy to say, we’re a zoo. Everybody’s gonna come see us. No, that’s not true. You, you, you know, in the term marketing, go, Ooh, that’s a bad word. We’re a zoo. We’re a scientific institution. We’re, we’re a conservation… Read More
That you are an important asset, that you are a gem of the community, that you provide education, that you provide recreation, that you are economic development, that you’re providing all these resources to a community that you, you’re, you’re making your city more livable and more enjoyable. That is… Read More
And what do you feel are the most important aspects of marketing?… Read More