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Apr 05
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CVSuite Client Spotlight: Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Our newest blog series, Client Spotlight, focuses on how organizations use Creative Vitality Suite data to inform their work. Q: What does the Utah Division of Arts & Museums do? The Utah Division of Arts & Museums serves the state of Utah and provides a variety of outreach services that... read more →
  • April 5, 2019
  • Sam Ortega
  • Client Spotlight
Feb 20
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CVSuite Data Dives: The Key Differences Between Industry Sales and Earnings Data

CVSuite™ Data Dives are designed to help those using the CVSuite online data tool explore and put to work the wide array of data available in the tool. This month’s Data Dive focuses on the industry sales and earnings data. This blog will explain the difference between the data and... read more →
  • February 20, 2019
  • Sam Ortega
  • Data Dives, Data Education
Dec 12
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New 2017 Data!

We are excited to announce that the Creative Vitality Suite now contains data from 2011 to 2017. We have also updated and improved some of the features in the tool for a better experience in CVSuite. New Data Order The Creative Vitality Suite will now list data years from newest... read more →
  • December 12, 2018
  • Sam Ortega
  • Data Sets
Nov 21
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Cultivate and Communicate Your Creative Economy Webinar

The CVSuite team and current users held a discussion around long-term uses of creative labor market data on November 13, 2018 at 12:00pm MST (2:00pm EST). Check out the webinar to gain a better understanding of how data can move your organization forward through programming, reporting, and marketing communications. Special... read more →
  • November 21, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, CVI, Data Sets, General
Nov 14
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CVSuite Client Spotlight: Interview with Boulder Arts Commission

By: Matt Chasansky, Manager of the Office of Arts & Culture Client Spotlight is the newest blog series that focuses on current users of CVSuite and how they are implementing  the tool to move their organization forward. The CVSuite team contacted these organizations to find more about their organization, long-term... read more →
  • November 14, 2018
  • Sam Ortega
  • Client Spotlight
Aug 27
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Use Data for Better Decision-Making | Guest Blog by Constance DeVereaux

Use Data for Better Decision-Making We Can’t Always Predict the Future, but with Data, We Can Try Constance DeVereaux, Ph.D. The biggest trend in leadership studies these days is training future leaders in the skills of good decision-making. According to Decision-Making Strategies for Leaders, “decisive leaders stand out.” In the... read more →
  • August 27, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, Data Quality, General
Jul 23
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Identifying Peer Regions

Selecting peer regions to which to compare your region’s creative economic growth can be a daunting task. The first step to identifying a peer region is to determine what your region’s economic and creative industry goals are and then look for a place that has a similar outlook. Other factors... read more →
  • July 23, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Data Education
Jun 29
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CVSuite Data Dives: Analyzing a Region's Age Composition

CVSuite™ Data Dives are designed to help those using the CVSuite online data tool explore and put to work the wide array of data in the tool. This month’s Data Dive focuses on how users of the tool can understand their region’s age demographic makeup and what that means for... read more →
  • June 29, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy, Data Dives, Data Sets, Regions
Jun 01

Arts and Culture, An Integral Element in Economic Development Webinar

On May 24, the Creative Vitality Suite hosted the Arts and Culture, An Integral Element in Economic Development webinar. Kyle Wiese, project manager at Thurston County Economic Development Council, and Debbie-Maranger-Menk, director of consulting at Emsi, discussed the trends on culture and the creative industry's impact on economic development. Watch the... read more →
  • June 1, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Creative Economy
May 15
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CVSuite Data Dives – Identifying Trends

CVSuite™ Data Dives are designed to help those using the CVSuite online data tool explore and put to work the wide array of data in the tool. This month’s Data Dive centers on the identification of data trends and includes suggestions regarding how to use trend data. While we cannot know... read more →
  • May 15, 2018
  • Natalie Villa
  • Data Dives, Data Education
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