Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar

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Joe Patti posted a thought provoking article at Butts In The Seats on 11/11/13 title Sometimes They Just Want To Go Home which examines the bear trap of over analysis and searching for profound meaning where none exists. Patti’s post comes at a good time and serves as a practical anchor to remind us that in the meticulous search for answers to improving the audience experience, it can be easy to …

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NAMPC 2013 Overview & Presentation Slides

As always, the National Arts Marketing Project Conferences (#NAMPC) are always a treat to attend and the 2013 Portland conference was no exception. Far and away, the NAMPC events are genuinely upbeat, inspiring affairs and much, much different than just about every other service organization conference around. In fact, all of those other groups could learn a lot from how NAMPC creates such an enriching environment. Apparently, attendance was up a …

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Off To Portland and #NAMPC

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I’m off to Portland, Or for the 2013 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) where I’ll be taking place as a panelist for the Winning Websites: Optimizing The Patron Experience session. I’ll be participating on the panel alongside Opéra de Montréal Director of Sales and Marketing, Guillaume Thérien and moderator Ceci Dadisman, Palm Beach Opera’s Director of Marketing & PR. Here’s what you can expect via the official session description. Your website is not only …

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It’s Now Or Never!

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Today is the final day to register for the 2013 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC), November 8-11 in lovely Portland, OR. If you’re all signed up and have your travel and lodging booked then you’re all set but it isn’t too late to make a snap decision and if you do, make sure you carve out time on Sunday 11/10/13 from 1:45pm – 3:15pm PST for the Winning Websites session. …

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Changes Afoot

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The next two weeks usher in big changes to Adaptistration, albeit more behind the scenes than out front. The single biggest component is relocating from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park to the very heart of downtown Chicago and even though we won’t be dropping any publication days, it does mean a few scheduled projects are going to be moved forward a bit until everything related to the move is complete. …

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