Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Yes, the third presidential debate was held last night. No, we aren’t discussing it here. Instead, let’s take a moment to examine American’s for the Arts’ (A4A) ArtsVote2016 resource center. Once you get past the user interface, the A4A’s resource is an entirely useful resource when it comes to determining which candidates you opt to support based on their record and position related to the arts and arts education. As a …
One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief at ArtsHacker is getting to see what’s in store before everyone else. To that end, there’s a good post on the way about volunteers and it made me think of a four-part series here from 2004 on the topic of orchestra docents and how those programs could grow and evolve into something even more effective than the way most were designed at that time. …
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) recently announced another round of event cancellations through November 18, 2016. Although cancellations are par for the course during a work stoppage, what makes this round of cancellations unusual is they appear to be driven more by brinkmanship than an inability to reach an agreement. Failing to reach an agreement assumes both sides are negotiating but as of now, describing parties as actively bargaining wouldn’t come …
Although Google does an excellent job making Analytics user friendly and beneficial right out of the box, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it even more applicable to your organization’s needs. To that end, one of the most frequently misunderstood elements of Google Analytics (GA) is Session and Campaign lengths. In order to help provide a better understanding, I published an article at ArtsHacker today that examines why those settings matter, …
What a treat to learn that the Click.Click.Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills session was a big hit with attendees at the 2016 Arts Midwest conference and produced a 95.8 percent overall satisfaction rating! Many thanks to Arts Midwest Program Manager Brian Halaas and all of his colleagues who made our work easier and constantly made sure my fellow panelists and I had everything we needed on the day of the session. Speaking of …