Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Looking For Survey Ideas

Wed, Dec 12, 2008
With 2009 right around the corner, it is time to update Adaptistration’s readership segmentation data by implementing a new survey. Consequently, I would be grateful if anyone out there could pass along any info about similar surveys that were attention grabbers. I’m also curious to know what you think is important and what you’re interested

Some End Of The Year Humor

Tue, Dec 12, 2008
Thanks to a long-time reader for sending along this link to an article from the 12/12/2008 edition of The Onion which lampoons the popular multisyllabic managerial jargon. His timing couldn’t have been better as I was just finishing up a quick bid for a client that included some of the very same basic jargon for

Cultural Confidence And The Madoff Effect

Mon, Dec 12, 2008
The latest Cultural Confidence update indicates attitudes surrounding the current economic situation as well as the economic outlook among cultural institutions remained mostly unchanged since the last polling cycle. Since polling began, negative outlooks overshadow positive by no less than two to one while those who believe the current economic condition at their organization is

Not A Creature Was Stirring…

Fri, Dec 12, 2008
It is good see a number of those in the business are taking some time off. According to the quantity and content of automated out-of-office email responses to this week’s Weekly Email Summary, a number of folks are taking not only today but most of next week off. Frankly, I think that’s a good idea,

The Great Thing About Potential Is Its Resilience

Wed, Dec 12, 2008
In April, 2007 I published a pair of articles about seven orchestras I felt were in right place at the right time to accomplish truly great things. Occupying the #1 spot on that list was the Las Vegas Philharmonic (LVP) and if you’ve been keeping up with music news this week, you may have noticed
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