Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

The Latest Musician Vs. Airline Incident

Thu, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Airlines
For all of the talk from United Airlines CEO, Oscar Munoz, about “doing better” in the wake of an incident that left a passenger injured, that message doesn’t seem to be reaching all of their employees. Case in point, violinist Yennifer Correia’s recent ordeal where a United Airlines supervisor allegedly attempted to wrestle away her
Keep Reading
,
No comments

It’s Time For The League Conference And you Know What That Means…

Wed, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 021
If you’re in Detroit for the 2017 League of American Orchestras conference, I hope you took the time to update your resume! Sure, the League conference is all about constituency meetings, plenary sessions, and panels but there’s no denying that at its heart, it’s a giant job fair. Consequently, it’s never a surprise to see
Keep Reading
No comments

We’re Smart Enough To Fix The Online Ticket Buying Experience (Aren’t We?)

Tue, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 124
I enjoyed a fascinating Facebook discussion yesterday that started off with someone ranting about ticket buyers being required to create accounts before being allowed to enter the online purchase process. The stream of anger and frustration from ticket buyers participating in the conversation was palpable but this problem has been known for years yet very
Keep Reading
,
No comments

Venezuelan National Guard Smashes Protester’s Violin

Mon, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
Last month, we learned about Wuilly Arteaga, a 23 year old protester in Caracas, Venezuela, who was plays his violin during demonstrations against government crackdowns. On May 31, 2017, the young musician had his violin smashed by a Venezuelan National Guardsman. BBC, CNN, and FoxNews have published reports about the incident and it appears that
Keep Reading
,
No comments

Click. Click. Done. Webinar Is Now Online

Fri, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Analytics
Last week’s Click. Click. Done: Developing Your Google Analytics Skills webinar was a real hit. Thanks to the generosity of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), it was free to all participants, moreover, they also made the entire session available on their YouTube channel. 94 percent of attendees remained for the entire one hour session and based
Keep Reading
No comments
Previous Next

Click. Buy. Done.

Connect with patrons. Streamline processes. Increase revenue.

Your patrons are used to buying experiences from Amazon, Google, and Apple, so why would you give them anything less?

Our Ticketing CRM gives patrons the experience they expect while offering powerful ticketing, fundraising, and membership features that are easy for both of you to use.

Learn More Book A Demo

Adaptistration by Drew McManus LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://adaptistration.com/about/terms-of-use-and-permissions/.

PROFESSIONAL DISCLOSURE

Given the author’s position as an arts consultant and technology provider, he does not publish articles examining or focusing on current clients without first obtaining the client’s written permission.

EDITORIAL COMMITMENT

In order to ensure accuracy and provide a comprehensive perspective on any topic, I allow any individual or person officially representing an organization that appears in any Adaptistration article to submit a response which will be published, unedited. Responses are limited to 200 words and must address the issues at hand and the individuals and/or organizations must also be willing to maintain an open dialog for continued discussion.