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Drew McManus

Still Advising Wait And See For St. Paul

Fri, Apr 4, 2013
Given the news reports over the past few days, it is certainly understandable that one might think the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s (SPCO) extended work stoppage came to an end. Unfortunately, that’s not the case and given some of the outstanding variables involved, there is still room for the potential deal to dissolve. Although most

Custom App Icon Giveaway!

Thu, Apr 4, 2013
As promised at the end of Simple Tips For Increasing Web Traffic From Mobile Devices Part 1, it’s time to give away some super cool custom designed app icons. And this time around, ten early birds get the worm as the giveaway will be first come, first serve. The Giveaway Ten nonprofit performing arts orgs

I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

Wed, Apr 4, 2013
The word deadline gets tossed around a lot during contract negotiations and yes, a certain degree of brinkmanship is expected when things are dark but it really is time for stakeholders to being demonstrating a higher degree of respect for one another by honoring a deadline. Case in point, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO)

Did San Fran Just Do An M. Night Shyamalan?

Tue, Apr 4, 2013
According to an article by Janos Gereben in the 4/8/2013 edition of the San Francisco Classical Voice it appears that the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (SFO) may not be as close to an agreement as once believed. Gereben reports that neither the SFO nor the musicians have confirmed official approval of the tentative agreement that

Simple Tips For Increasing Web Traffic From Mobile Devices Part 2

Mon, Apr 4, 2013
In Part 1, we learned about why it is important to make a dedicated icon for mobile devices and this final installment will provide details on how to make it as easy as possible for patrons to add those icons to their device home screen. First, Decide If It Is Something You Should Do Before
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