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Increase Your Subscriber base by 50% In One Day

Fri, Sep 9, 2010
That’s precisely what the Joffrey Ballet accomplished through a Groupon “deal of the day” offer in the Chicago area. Details are available in the 9/3/2010 edition of the Chicago Tribune in a blog post by Chris Jones but in a nutshell, Joffrey leveraged Groupon’s popularity (as a Chicagoland resident, I can say it’s great) but

“Women Still Fight for Seat in Major Orchestras Worldwide”

Thu, Sep 9, 2010
That’s the title of Rory Williams’ article in the latest edition of Strings magazine which examines the Vienna Philharmonic’s past practice of no girls allowed along with the role female musicians play in leadership positions within US orchestras. Williams draws on figures from the orchestra compensation reports here at Adaptistration and his piece certainly gets

Catastrophic Tunnel Vision

Wed, Sep 9, 2010
Perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the byproducts from the ongoing Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) labor dispute is discussions about the connection between artistic excellence and compensation. After all, that issue seems to be at the heart of the PR oriented end of the DSO’s struggle: musicians claim artistic levels will crumble in the absence of certain

The Futurist

Tue, Sep 9, 2010
The fine folk(s?) over at properdiscord.com have been at it again. This time, the video satire is focused squarely on consultants. As a consultant, I find it hilarious not because it pokes fun at consultants (although that is fun) but because it thumbs a sardonic nose at a certain well defined subset within the cultural-industrial

Happy Labor Day!

Mon, Sep 9, 2010
It’s going to be a busy fall here at Adaptistration. The annual website reviews are coming up at the end of the month and since we’re living in “interesting times,” there are no shortages of topics to cover until then. With that in mind and in keeping with the Labor Day holiday, yesterday’s Who’s Minding
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