Get Your Job On
Tue, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
As we swing into the beginning of the 2011-2012 season and groups are starting to feel the benefits of the cash flush portion of the fiscal year, that typically means it is time to begin filling administrative openings. And before you go off spending your limited HR funds on buying job ads, make sure you’ve
Editorial Cartoon: Age Of Executives
Mon, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
Not every generation gets to live during a period of major transition but everyone in the business today is lucky enough to witness what I like to call the dawn of the executives. For reasons I don’t remember (likely due to the gin being consumed during the conversation), a colleague and I were talking about
Brains…Process…Brains…
Fri, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
There’s a terrific post over at Butts In The Seats from 9/6/2011 that’s worth your while to read titled Brains, Rather Than Butts, In The Seats. The gist of the article focuses on the notion that arts marketing needs to shift away from a strategic mindset as defined by subscriptions. Now before you think this
Join The Dark Side
Thu, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
At nearly three quarters of a million views and more than 700 comments, you’ve probably seen the article from the 9/5/2011 edition of cracked.com by Lillian Marx titled 5 Bizarre Dark Sides to Modern Orchestras. Keep in mind cracked.com is a comedy site so don’t go into this thinking it’s an epilogue to a Foundation
My TEDx Talk Video Is Now Available
Wed, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
I’m pleased to report that the video from my TEDx: Technology and Transformation in the Arts talk from May, 2011 is now available at the TEDx YouTube Channel. All in all, I’m grateful that the video and audio came out quite well.
Get Into The Groove With Video Commercials
Tue, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
It’s never been easier to create some really high quality, stunning video commercials thanks to recent advances in digital video editing and visual effects rendering. So even if you don’t have a budget for broadcast commercials (who does?), you can start to take advantage of creating video commercials geared toward online distribution.
Patience Cures Many An Old Complaint
Mon, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
Today’s title is an Irish proverb and one wonders if that phrase would have ever been coined if they were running professional orchestras at the time. Nonetheless, complaints seem to be a staple of the arts administration environment. Blame it on a host of reasons; inadequate resources, artistic temperaments, the economy, lack of professionalism, and
What A Treat To Be Featured At WPCandy
Fri, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
It’s always nice to get recognized for being interesting and unique and to that end, it’s an enormous honor to get singled out for those very reasons by WPCandy; one of the go-to WordPress communities, in their Behind the Site series. Granted, unless you regularly dip your toes into the world of binary code in
It's Surprising To See The Thieves Go To That Much Trouble
Thu, Sep 9, 2011
by Drew McManus
The 8/25/2011 FTM Arts Law blog post (HT Musical America) reports on a recent notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alerting the public about a recent identity theft scam directed toward performing arts groups where the crooks attempted to gather information through bogus forms. All of the advice in the blog post is spot
Ready Or Not, The 2011 Website Reviews Are Coming
Wed, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
It’s that time of year again and we’re tooling up the 2011 Orchestra Website Reviews. Everything is being set into motion a little later than normal this year in order to accommodate my consulting schedule so that means you have a little bit of additional time to make sure your site is up to date
