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Mr. Rogers: Arts Marketing Guru

Fri, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
Ceci Dadisman recently published an article at ArtsHacker titled Everything I Ever Needed To Know About Arts Marketing, I Learned From Mister Rogers. She lists three primary skills and connects each with tenets of Mr. Roger’s television program. It’s a wonderfully heartwarming read and the second item from that list caught my eye: Don’t Be
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Don’t Wait, Register To Vote Now!

Thu, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
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We’re rapidly approaching the November 6, 2018 election and if you haven’t registered to vote or need to update your registration info, don’t put it off until the last moment. National Voter Registration day was Sep. 25 but that doesn’t mean it’s too late. You can kick off the registration process at nationalvoterregistrationday.org or vote.org,
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Apparently, Tuesday Was Post An Arts Admin Job Day

Wed, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
For whatever reason, a slew of new job listings went up at Arts Admin Jobs, three of which are Featured Listings. https://artsadminjobs.com/job/new-world-symphony-miami-beach-fl-24-director-of-corporate-partnerships/ https://artsadminjobs.com/job/association-of-arts-administration-educators-24-executive-director/ https://artsadminjobs.com/job/philadelphia-youth-orchestra-philadelphia-24-development-director/ https://artsadminjobs.com/job/new-york-youth-symphony-new-york-ny-24-artistic-operations-manager/ And in case you haven’t already noticed, ArtsAdminJobs.com has a new logo…because why not? Change is good and I’m in a minimalist art deco phase. And just a quick bit
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You May Be Guilty Of Using Dark Pattern Tactics But Not Even Know It

Tue, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Dark Patterns are features of interface design crafted to trick your users into doing things they might not want to do, but which benefit your organization. There are 12 types of Dark Patterns and some are as straightforward as making it next to impossible to cancel a user account or making the unsubscribe link on
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Finally, Some Positive News On Music Licensing

Mon, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
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On 9/18/18, the Us Senate passed the Music Modernization Act (MMA) of 2018, S.2334, with unanimous consent. That’s not a typo, the Senate passed legislation with unanimous support, moreover, it was legislation addressing the way mechanical licensing works. In English, that’s the process used to make sure songwriters, producers, and engineers are paid royalties, how
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