Audience Development
Have You Read The Culture Track 2017 Report Yet?
Mon, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
Self-described as an organization “dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing the worlds of culture and creativity through research, education, dialogue, and action” Culture Track, developed by cultural marketing agency LaPlaca Cohen, recently released the latest edition of their triennial national research study of the behaviors and characteristics of 4,000 US cultural consumers. Reports
Forget Walking A Mile In Their Shoes, Try A Stream Of New Concertgoer Inner Monologue
Tue, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
There’s an entertaining and thought-provoking article in the 1/7/2017 edition of The New Yorker by Kirk J. Rudell that provides an exclusive broadcast of his inner monologue as a first-time concertgoer. There is no shortage of amusing entries in his attendee stream of consciousness but the entire exercise reminded me of a Take A Friend
Don’t Ask Me How I’m Doing If You Don’t Really Care
Thu, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
I’m going to steal something today from Joe Patti; specifically, his post from 1/3/2017 where he shares some insights from serving on the evaluation panel from ArtsHacker’s Most Creative People In Arts Administration. In his post, Patti dives into the deep end of one submission that ultimately tied for top honor: Aubrey Bergauer’s blog at California
How Inviting Is Your Organization?
Mon, Jun 6, 2016
by Drew McManus
From 6/10/16 through 6/12/2016, Chicago was home to the America’s Cup series. Since the races took place right next to my condo building and it was the first time in 165 years the series was held on a fresh water course, it was exciting to walk down Navy Pier each evening and watch the preparations,
Are We Suffering From Self-Inflicted Ageism Syndrome?