Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

#TBT October Work Stoppages Across The Past Decade

Thu, Oct 10, 2017
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Knock on wood, it’s been a comparatively quiet beginning to the season regarding labor relations. Historically, strikes and lockouts tend to happen toward the front of the season and here’s a quick history of October based work stoppages over the past decade, broken down by year: 2016 How To Look Like The Smartest Person In

Can’t Someone Else Worry About It?

Wed, Oct 10, 2017
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Last week’s survey asking readers if their organization uses cross-domain tracking generated some very intriguing results in that the topic generated very little interest. The survey produced a whopping (#sarcasm) nine replies. Nine. This came as quite a surprise as the low engagement level runs contrary to both anecdotal evidence and a similar survey I

#CultureTrack17: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun…Boys, About 8% Less

Tue, Oct 10, 2017
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According to the 4,035 consumers included in LaPlaca Cohen’s Culture Track 2017 report, the single greatest motivating factor for participating in a cultural event is to have fun. That’s not an insignificant point. At the same time, when we drill down into the raw data results for just Classical Music events, respondents found having fun

Have You Read The Culture Track 2017 Report Yet?

Mon, Oct 10, 2017
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Self-described as an organization “dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing the worlds of culture and creativity through research, education, dialogue, and action” Culture Track, developed by cultural marketing agency LaPlaca Cohen,  recently released the latest edition of their triennial national research study of the behaviors and characteristics of 4,000 US cultural consumers. Reports

Do You Want To Lead The Artistic Admin Dept At One Of The Newest Halls In The Country?

Fri, Oct 10, 2017
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After $143 million dollars and 16-months, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) opened the doors to their renovated Music Hall for a grand reopening concert on 10/6/2017 and by all accounts, the renovation was a smashing success. As a frame of reference, that cost and timeline are a downright bargain given how much work was performed
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