Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Signs That Your PR Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Fri, May 5, 2015
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Recently, an advertisement from Microsoft masquerading as an infographic crossed my path which deserves credit because it took a moment to realize it was an ad. But once you get past that item, it becomes clear that it is an attempt to dig up out of a very deep PR hole. Titled “5 Microsoft Azure

Everything You Wanted To Know About Starting Into Google Analytics But Were Afraid To Ask

Thu, May 5, 2015
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I’m excited to announce that I’ll be leading a session at the 2015 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) in Salt Lake City, November 6-9. The Energizing Technology track session, Click. Click. Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills, will focus on the nuts and bolts of metrics and is designed as detailed guide for understanding

Let’s Talk Arts Advocacy

Wed, May 5, 2015
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Toward the end of April, I had the pleasure of participating in a series of hosted conversations by Arts Alliance Illinois (AAI); they invited Illinois artists and arts professionals to talk about arts advocacy and the issues that are most important today. Hosted by AAI Executive Director, Ra Joy, and actor Joey Bland (of Improvised

Introducing A New Series For Inspiration

Tue, May 5, 2015
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Among the numerous resources available online, some of the more useful offerings focus on providing inspiration; a great example is Chris Spooner’s Line 25 Sites of the Week, which focuses on frontend web design. It’s difficult to imagine functioning without these sorts of resources and although I need a new project like I need a

Happy Memorial Day!

Mon, May 5, 2015
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Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces…
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