March 2016 – Page 3 – Adaptistration

Are You Looking For A Marketing Or Development Position?

Thursday, March 17th, 2016 by Drew McManus

I don’t typically point out job openings here at Adaptistration but today will be an exception to the rule thanks to an unusual set of circumstances that managed to produce not one, but two openings inside an organization for all the right reasons. In this instance, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) is looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager as well as a Development and Specials Events Manager. These openings …

Learn How To Handle Instagram Like A Pro

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Although I would caution any arts organization to avoid getting caught up in the “we have to be on every social media platform” bear trap, that’s doesn’t mean Twitter or Facebook have to be your only options. But the only way to find out if one of the other platforms will deliver the biggest bang for your buck is to try them out, so you might as well have a reliable …

Remembering That We Have More In Common Than Not

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 by Drew McManus

On the eve of the English National Opera labor showdown, I wanted to take a moment to revisit some research I put together as part of the What’s Working and Must Work session within the 2012 American Orchestras Summit, hosted by the University of Michigan. Titled What The Other Side Gets Right, I invited a cross section of managers, board members, and musicians to answer one of two straightforward questions: Orchestra musicians were asked …

If You’re Over 40 And Make Decisions About your Org’s Website, You Need To Watch This Video

Monday, March 14th, 2016 by Drew McManus

We’ve all been in one of those meetings where important decisions need to be made about something crucial to an arts organization’s success and the senior executive responsible for making the decision seems hell-bent on a direction that screams out-of-date and out-of-touch. That’s HiPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion) decision making at its worst. Although experience is worth its weight in gold, it doesn’t come without baggage and effective executives will be …

I Just Fell In Love With This Short Film About Opera

Friday, March 11th, 2016 by Drew McManus

At the beginning of the month, Opéra national de Paris released a promotional video by Bret Easton Ellis, a sharp and visceral writer best known for his novel American Psycho. Angela Natividad wrote a brilliant overview of the project for AdWeek that provides a good bit of insight from Ellis alongside her own sharp observations. It’s probably too easy to compare “Figaro” to American Psycho. But the desperation and emotional instability that laced …