Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Step Up Your Presentation Game With A Dedicated Companion Site

Mon, Nov 11, 2015
In the course of preparing for the #NAMPC Click Click Done session, my fellow panelists and I came up with the idea of create a dedicated microsite especially for the session. Dubbed SessionSYNC, it was inspired in large part by The Walking Dead StorySYNC program in that is designed to be accessed primarily through tablets

Off To Salt Lake City and #NAMPC 2015

Fri, Nov 11, 2015
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I’m en route today to Salt Lake City for the 2015 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) where I’ll be integrated into several areas of the conference: leading a panel on Developing Google Analytics Skills, providing one-to-one coaching on Inking The Right Deal: demystifying web, CRM, ticketing, and email marketing RFPs, and hosting a Dine-Around

Why Do Orchestras Carry Different Health Plans For Musician And Admin Employees?

Thu, Nov 11, 2015
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Yesterday’s post, Channeling Your Rage Over Health Care Costs, produced some fascinating discussion by way of social media and one topic in particular that emerged was the conflict created by an orchestral employer offering one level of health care to musicians and something entirely different to administrative employees, the latter of which is typically comprised

Channeling Your Rage Over Health Care Costs

Wed, Nov 11, 2015
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If you’re fortunate enough to be in a position where you don’t have to directly manage your health care, you probably haven’t noticed the flood of ire spilling out across the country in the wake of health insurance providers rolling out their costs for 2015 plans. For most, you’re fortunate if premiums are only going

Adaptistration Turns 12

Tue, Nov 11, 2015
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Today marks Adaptistration’s twelve-year anniversary and in order to celebrate, I started to compile a special timeline that covers the highlights over the last dozen years, moreover, we’ll be able to continue using it to chronicle new milestones which will allow it to serve as a living history! As of now, it covers all of