Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

A Clumsy Act Of Vanity

Tue, Nov 11, 2011
Still having an amazing time here at the National Arts Marketing project Convention and will write more about that later but I wanted to point out something that transpired over the weekend in Denver in what has to be a new benchmark for public ill will. The 11/13/2011 edition of the Denver Post published an

#NAMPC In Tweets

Mon, Nov 11, 2011
Tweeting at conferences has become so commonplace that if you’re a presenter and you don’t see folks in the audience with their heads buried into Smartphones, tablets, or latptops, then it’s probably a bad sign. They share tweetable tidbits from speakers, thoughts and observations about the topic at hand, and even have conversations with other

The National Arts Marketing Project Conference

Fri, Nov 11, 2011
I’m off to the National Arts Marketing Project Conference to take part in a number of conference activates, including the Your Website Is Ugly! session on Sunday, November 13 at 4:00pm, serving as a coach in the conference’s One-To-One Coaching sessions on Monday, November 14, and Hosting one of the conference’s Dine-Around events on Monday,

2011 Orchestra Website Review: Time For Some Triage

Thu, Nov 11, 2011
Typically, the Orchestra Website Reviews conclude with a pair of articles covering the best and worst of the year’s reviews as well as handing out special recognition awards. But we’re going to do something a little different this time around and revisit those installments in 2012. Instead, we’re going to do some orchestra website triage

YOUR WEBSITE IS UGLY!

Wed, Nov 11, 2011
Looking for a little take home knowledge from that awesome #NAMPC session about ugly websites? Of course you are and the panel speakers aren’t going to let you down. They’ve hand-picked the choicest cuts of prime tips you should carry with you back to your office. Share and enjoy. Content Strategy and Management Tips Embarking