Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Marketing

More Fun With Video Commercials

Tue, Sep 9, 2011
At the beginning of the month I published an article about a new wave of resources for putting together high quality video commercials along with an example in the form of a promotional video I put together using some of the options provided in the list of resources. Since then, dozens of arts managers have

Brains…Process…Brains…

Fri, Sep 9, 2011
There’s a terrific post over at Butts In The Seats from 9/6/2011 that’s worth your while to read titled Brains, Rather Than Butts, In The Seats. The gist of the article focuses on the notion that arts marketing needs to shift away from a strategic mindset as defined by subscriptions. Now before you think this

Get Into The Groove With Video Commercials

Tue, Sep 9, 2011
It’s never been easier to create some really high quality, stunning video commercials thanks to recent advances in digital video editing and visual effects rendering. So even if you don’t have a budget for broadcast commercials (who does?), you can start to take advantage of creating video commercials geared toward online distribution.

A Reminder About The Value Behind The Live Concert Experience

Thu, Jul 7, 2011
It never ceases to amaze how much perception can change from one individual to the next and even though it’s no secret that a live concert event is a very subjective experience, we don’t always have a chance to read about it from two very divergent views. Yes, there are music critics but there are

The Cute Fluffy Kittens And Classical Music Challenge

Tue, Jul 7, 2011
Wouldn’t it be nice if all of classical music’s marketing could be so easy to include cute fluffy kittens? You know, like the Kitten vs. Scary Things videos. You haven’t seen the Kittens vs. Scary Things videos? Well then, brace yourself…
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