Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

Resource Tuesday: One Of The Best Free Tools You Can Use To Measure Page Speed

Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 042
When it comes to webpage loading times, speed is everything and one of the most common bear traps you can stumble into is assuming your experience visiting the organization’s website is like everyone’s experience. Au contraire… Fortunately, there are a bevy of free tools you can use to get a realistic idea of page load
Keep Reading
,
No comments

Fort Worth Symphony Reaches Tentative Deal And No Details From Pittsburgh Symphony

Mon, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 133
One day after a report that bargaining was stalled, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) announced it reached a tentative agreement. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), which had been mediating the negotiations, released a press statement on 12/04/2016 announcing the tentative deal. The musicians have scheduled a ratification meeting for Wednesday, 12/07/2016 but
Keep Reading
No comments

Friday Inspiration: “What Prisoners Taught Me About Music Appreciation”

Fri, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 058
Back in February, 2016 Chattanooga Symphony & Opera concertmaster Holly Mulcahy published the first article in what ended up becoming a series at Neo Classical about a program she started to bring classical music into a prison. She wanted to see if the music could heal, change lives, and inspire. She partnered with Alan Bonderud
Keep Reading
No comments

We Have More In Common With Sportsball Than We Thought

Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 165
Contrary to what you may think, selling tickets to other forms of live experience events can be just as difficult if not more challenging than what we face in our field. To that end, I came across an intriguing post from Dave Wakeman, a B2B revenue consultant who specializes in entertainment, sports, hospitality, and professional
Keep Reading
1 comment

What’s Your #GivingTuesday Story?

Wed, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Giving Tuesday
#GivingTuesday, the self described “global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration” is back for year five and took place on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Since its launch, a number of orchestras have participated so let’s open up today’s post to any group that took part in#GivingTuesday 2016 so we
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.