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The Latest Update In Opera Workplace Satisfaction: Summer 2019

Tue, May 5, 2019
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It has been just about six months since the last time we examined the value of improving opera workplace satisfaction which means it is high time to see where things are related to your efforts on increasing the quantity and frequency of reviews at GlassDoor.com from arts administrators and staffers about their respective orchestra employers. This article

Happy Memorial Day!

Mon, May 5, 2019
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Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Band Facts              

For Only $31, How Can You Not Try Influencer Marketing?

Fri, May 5, 2019
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There’s a fascinating article in the May 21/2019 edition of SocialMediaToday.com (h/t Thomas Cott) that examines a report from Klear (a marketing software platform) that begins to provide perspective on influencer marketing rates. [This] where this new report from Klear comes in – to help provide more transparency in the influencer marketing process, Klear surveyed more than

#TBT Beware of the “Music Police”

Thu, May 5, 2019
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As a follow-up to the 5/20/19 article about whether orchestra music librarians should be in the collective bargaining agreement, I want to reach way back to something written by the late Leonard Leibowitz in 2002. If you aren’t already familiar with Len’s work, he was a fundamental force inside the world of nonprofit performing arts

It’s Never Been Easier To Change Your [*******] Password

Wed, May 5, 2019
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One of the first lines of defensive in a good cybersecurity hygiene is maintaining strong passwords. Technically, May 2, 2019 was national password day but it’s never too late to indulge in some improved security measures. One of the best favors you can do for yourself is use a password manager, like the one from
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