Drew McManus
Success Stories And Denver
Fri, Oct 10, 2011
by Drew McManus
There are two topics for today’s post; the first is a pointer to the second of my two blog posts the 2011 National Arts Marketing Project blog salon. This one, titled Success Stories, focuses on the bear traps arts orgs should avoid in the form of relying too much on vendor provided statistics.
Harassment? Really?
Thu, Oct 10, 2011
by Drew McManus
It was easy to miss and if you did, you should take a moment to check out the 10/4/2011 blog post from Peter Dobrin which reports on the ongoing court battle between the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) and the American Federation of Musicians’ (AFM) national pension fund. If you haven’t been following that dispute, here’s
How Low Can They Go In Louisville
Wed, Oct 10, 2011
by Drew McManus
Not that it should come as any surprise but the labor dispute between the Louisville Orchestra (LO) and its musicians sunk to a new all-time low following the facilitated labor agreement negotiations. Here’s what transpired over the past few days.
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Tue, Oct 10, 2011
by Drew McManus
I’m honored to have been asked to contribute a few posts to the 2011 National Arts Marketing Project blog salon. My initial contribution went up yesterday and focuses on the responsibility of technology providers overselling the merits of what a product can accomplish. The idea came to me after receiving a text message from a
Not Pulling Any Punches In Denver
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
by Drew McManus
Make no bones about it, the Denver Post’s Fine Arts Critic, Kyle MacMillan, has some strong opinions about the current state of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO), its value to the community, and what stakeholders need to start doing in order to make things better. In an article published on 10/1/2011, he lays out a
