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There’s more than a bit of ironic nostalgia connected to the realization that tasks which used to be complicated and time consuming are now point-and-click straightforward. Case in point, connecting Google Analytics (GA) to any one of a dozen commonly used digital services. There was a time when you had to understand every aspect of GA’s tracking snippet code and how to work with HTML in order to do something like …

Read moreWho Says This Field Doesn’t Benefit From Advancements In Technology?

Have you ever been looking at your Google Analytics reports and couldn’t remember what caused a traffic spike? The good news is you’re human and the better news is Google has your back with handy little tool they call annotations. I published an article at ArtsHacker yesterday that walk you through what annotations are and each step in the very short process required to create them. Seriously, these little buddies are …

Read moreIf You’ve Ever Forgotten What Caused A Spike In Your Analytics, This Is The Solution You’ve been Looking For

One of the most common frustration points I encounter with Venture users is how to deal with exceptionally long donor lists so they look good on their website. For groups with enough of a budget, we can handle all of that for them, but for everyone else, the pain points emerge when finding a solution that looks good but doesn’t require more time than it takes to organize them in a …

Read moreTired Of Clunky Looking Donor Lists?

Did you know ArtsHacker has a contract category? The bulk of content is authored by Joe Patti and covers a wide range of contractual considerations for everything from individual artists through presenters and touring groups. Inside the classical music field, it never ceases to amaze me how little some key executives, board members, music directors, and musicians know about their own collective bargaining agreements and basic labor law. The amount of …

Read moreTime To Level Up Your Contract Knowledge

Have you ever wanted to make an animated video but don’t have the skills to do one in-house or the budget to hire a provider? Fortunately, the field of online video builders has progressed tremendously over the past few years and while this isn’t an area where I have a great deal of experience, I know people who do. To that end, I was very happy to meet Morgan Berman, Founder …

Read moreCreating Animated Videos Might Be Easier Than You Think