This is reflected in the way many museums have adopted corporate language and analysis in their every day operations. I've been in the field a while and it was once highly unusual for a director to call himself a CEO but now it is commonplace. What happens when we refer to  visitors as clients or consumers?  Using the language of advertising/corporate culture changes museums  and not always for the better. 


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From: Richard Fields <[log in to unmask]>
> The Washington Post has a good story on the resignation of Gary Beer, the head 
> Smithsonian Business Ventures. After reading it, all I can say is i want to work 
> for a quasi-government entity where the head of retail operations can earn more 
> than the President of the United States when you count salary, bonuses and 
> awards. I am glad to see the GAO is looking in the closets and under the rugs to 
> find where there may be problems. I am sure they are all very fine wonderful 
> people who love Mom and puppies, but something needs to change there.
>    
>    
>   Here is the link to the story:
>   
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051601964.
> html?hpid=topnews
>    
>   Opinions my own, laced with sarcasm, but not meant to offend.
> 
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