The marketing attractions podcast

Conversations on How Nonprofit Attractions Drive Attendance Through Marketing

Spotlight: Eric Donovan, Chief Operating Officer at Elmwood Park Zoo

Eric and the Elmwood Park Zoo are working to make their zoo more accessible, inclusive, and inviting to everyone.

We talk to Eric about how the team turned bold questions into real change—like letting dogs visit the zoo and becoming the first Certified Autism Center zoo in the world.

Eric shares:

  • The behind-the-scenes process of creating a dog-friendly program that staff and animals could all get behind
  • Why “Yappy Hours” became a marketing superpower
  • How accessibility upgrades went from “nice-to-have” to core strategy
  • The mindset shift that keeps Elmwood innovating: don’t stay in your lane


This podcast is produced by Attend Media.

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