Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Four Years Of Ticket Prices

Tue, Oct 10, 2007
by Drew McManus
Regular Adaptistration readers know that the issue of ticket price (especially the escalation of) is an ongoing topic. However, throughout the blog’s history, there was no way to conveniently track all of the useful discussion on the topic, until now. With the advent of multiple category assignment here at TypePad, I’ve taken the time to
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Will You Be My Friend?

Mon, Oct 10, 2007
by Drew McManus
If you haven’t had the opportunity to go in and see what Facebook is all about, I recommend you carve some time into your schedule and get up to speed. According to their website, “Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies
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2007 Canadian Orchestra Website Review: U.S. Orchestras, Take Note

Thu, Oct 10, 2007
by Drew McManus
Although it isn’t new for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to offer a Chinese version of their website, it is worth pointing out (once again) that it is there. Although the Chinese version is not as complete as the English version, this demonstrates that the organization understands its potential audience and is doing what is needed
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2007 Canadian Orchestra Website Review: Grades and Comparisons

Wed, Oct 10, 2007
by Drew McManus
Unique to the Canadian portion of the annual website reviews, this installment examines the similarities and differences between how Canadian and U.S. orchestra websites compared in overall grades as well as the average scores category by category. You’ll also get to see how the Canadian orchestras would fare compared to the Top 10 orchestra websites
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2007 Canadian Orchestra Website Review: Rankings & Scores

Tue, Oct 10, 2007
by Drew McManus
Between 9/25/07 and 9/27/07, 14 professional Canadian orchestra websites were examined and ranked by how well they presented their concert schedule, sold tickets, provided organizational information, facilitated making donations, and on overall content and functionality. Overall, the average Canadian orchestra website score increased from 56.01 in 2005 to 64.03 in 2007, which means they improved
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