Tbh I donât think thereâs much of a difference in hub status between the Netherlands and Australia, but I havenât been to Australia so thatâs a low confidence take
Curious what Grace thinks but Iâll chime in that Australia has a similar number of EAs and overall population across a landmass 186 times larger than the Netherlands. 2â3 live in Melbourne and Sydney, which are a 10 hour drive apart. IMO a geographic hub where itâs easy for people to congregate is one of the determinants of hub success. Not to say Australia isnât a hub, but IMO its less of a hub than EU countries with similar number of EAs.
I interpreted Huwâs question to be more about the region being a hub (or not) rather than there being a hub in the region. Although of course population density helps with general hub-y-ness
Lots of questions about her views on EA marketing and communications please! How much effort does she think we should be spending on it, what sort of stuff we should be doing (beyond what weâve already seen her do at EAA), etc. Would also like to hear her takes on why some orgs are reluctant/âstruggle to increase their investments in this area
Absolutely! Those are most of my questions, but I donât think I have one about relative priority (i.e. are community-building teams spending too much/â enough/â not enough of their effort on marketing). Iâll add something.
Excellent! Would be nice to get down to brass tacks as well. E.g., weâve been spending 6-10% of our budget on this the past couple of years, and substantial staff time.
Me and @Franare interviewing @GraceAdamsđž tomorrow evening. Is there anything youâd like us to ask her?
Why is Australia not an EA âhubâ in the same way even
lesserless-hubby-than-the-UK European countries like Germany or the Netherlands are?Hey who you calling lesser?! ;)
Tbh I donât think thereâs much of a difference in hub status between the Netherlands and Australia, but I havenât been to Australia so thatâs a low confidence take
Curious what Grace thinks but Iâll chime in that Australia has a similar number of EAs and overall population across a landmass 186 times larger than the Netherlands. 2â3 live in Melbourne and Sydney, which are a 10 hour drive apart. IMO a geographic hub where itâs easy for people to congregate is one of the determinants of hub success. Not to say Australia isnât a hub, but IMO its less of a hub than EU countries with similar number of EAs.
I interpreted Huwâs question to be more about the region being a hub (or not) rather than there being a hub in the region. Although of course population density helps with general hub-y-ness
After the World Cup result I think âlesserâ suffices at this point ;)
Lots of questions about her views on EA marketing and communications please! How much effort does she think we should be spending on it, what sort of stuff we should be doing (beyond what weâve already seen her do at EAA), etc. Would also like to hear her takes on why some orgs are reluctant/âstruggle to increase their investments in this area
Absolutely! Those are most of my questions, but I donât think I have one about relative priority (i.e. are community-building teams spending too much/â enough/â not enough of their effort on marketing). Iâll add something.
Excellent! Would be nice to get down to brass tacks as well. E.g., weâve been spending 6-10% of our budget on this the past couple of years, and substantial staff time.