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In this episode, we visit Texas, talking with Robert Stein at the Dallas Museum of Art, about their DMA Friends program. This innovative points-based loyalty program rewards patrons for visiting and interacting with the museum's exhibitions. Robert describes the launch of the program, how it works, and reports on the success of the program to date. As of this podcast, the program has welcomed more than 100,000 members, with an average of 500-800 people signing up every weekly. Panelists Robert Stein serves as the Deputy Director of the Dallas Museum of Art where he leads the staff and the DMA’s active programs of Education, Conservation, Marketing, Technology, and Research. In 2013, Stein managed the DMA’s transition from paid to free general admission and the simultaneous launch of an innovative free membership program called DMA Friends. DMA Friends strives to increase participation with the Museum through a novel loyalty scheme and generates meaningful data about museum participation that DMA