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Following Up On Contemporary Music And Ticket Sales

Tue, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 124
In case you missed it, there was a fascinating discussion going on in the comment thread of the Five Articles People Should Stop Writing post that evolved into the topic of whether or not contemporary music can attract audiences and sell tickets. Within the thread, I hinted at an article in works on that very
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Get Your Government Affairs Groove On

Mon, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 022
Sarah Marczynski published an article at ArtsHacker on 3/27/2015 titled 10 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Legislator and all 10 are worthwhile tips and it made me think about one of the most overlooked areas of governance we haven’t examined in a few years: the need to establish and maintain an effective
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The Performance Simulator, Now With Realistic Backstage Ambiance!

Fri, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 030
WQXR’s Conducting Business podcast with host Naomi Lewin and producer Brian Wise published an episode on 3/26/2015 that examines the Performance Simulator, a facility located at The Royal College of Music that claims to create performance-like conditions in the confines of a regular practice room. The goal, according to the program’s guest, Dr. Aaron Williamon,
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The Venture Platform’s Next Big Thing

Thu, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
Venture Event Manager 2.5
Last month, we crossed the latest threshold in The Venture Platform’s evolution with the release of Venture Event Manager (VEM) 2.5. We’re not content with resting on our laurels following the tremendous growth in 2014 and this upgrade to Venture’s cornerstone functionality is the most profound piece of coding since we launched in 2011; moreover,
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What Everybody Ought to Know About Activating Demographics Reporting In Google Analytics

Wed, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
ArtsHacker.com
I published an article today at ArtsHacker that provides step by step instructions on how to activate one of the most important settings anyone with a Google Analytics account should be using. Ironically enough, the setting isn’t activated by default so you do need to pop in and click a single button buried inside an existing
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