Subjects
Ex Terra Foundation; Dinosaurs; Exhibitions; Business planning; Economic research; Market research
Description
The Ex Terra Foundation has proposed the development of a traveling exhibit of dinosaur fossils. The exhibit would have a life of four to five years and would be Initiated in North America and then travel to other parts of the world, such as Asia and Europe. The Terra Foundation retained the Harrison Price Company (HPC) to conduct an independent evaluation of the proposed tours market and financial potential. The report has the following sections: Section 1, Introduction; Section 2, brief summary of major conclusions and recommendations; Section 3, the envisioned scope and content of the Dinosaur Project is described in order to establish a framework for the analysis; Section 4, outlines the evaluation process utilized to select candidate North American venues leading to the designation of the most promising sites; general discussion is also provided of other global markets for the exhibit tour; Section 5, the experience of other travelling exhibits is examined, including several recent dinosaur related shows and based on this experience attendance goals for the Dinosaur Project are delineated; Section 6, financial outlook for the project given attendance expectations and other factors; appendices A and B document the venue selection procedure.
Publisher
Harrison Price Company
Client
Ex Terra Foundation
Date Original
9-1-1989
Document Type
Report
Identifier
253; DP0004367
Language
English
Rights
Copyright: University of Central Florida Special Collections. Permission to publish must be obtained from Special Collections in writing. Contact (407) 823-2576 or online at http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Number of Pages
123 pages
Keywords
Ex Terra Foundation; Dinosaurs; Exhibitions; Financial analysis; Market research; Economic impact analysis
Type
document
Digital Reproduction Specialists
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.
Is Referenced By
http://purl.flvc.org/UCF/EAD/CFM2003-12h (University of Central Florida Special Collections Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers finding aid); https://ucf-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_UCF/6a1ouu/alma990332062850306596 (University of Central Florida Libraries Online Catalog)
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Unit
University Libraries
Recommended Citation
Harrison Price Company, "Market and Financial Analysis of the Dinosaur Project Exhibit Tour" (1989). Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers. 73.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/buzzprice/73