Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

There’s A New eBook In Town And It’s Free

Thu, Feb 2, 2009
Hot off the heels of the Reader Segmentation Study, it is time for the latest installment in the series of Adaptistration publications: The 2009 Readers Segmentation Study Report. The 28 page color report contains expanded material from the original series and if you have internet access while reading your copy you can take advantage of

Readership Survey Results Part 3

Wed, Feb 2, 2009
The first two articles in this series examined reader demographics as well as media and culture habits along with blogging and online habits. This final article will examine how readers have been interacting with Adaptistration along with reviewing topic suggestions and which culture blogs, besides Adaptistration, respondents visit most frequently…

Readership Survey Results Part 2

Tue, Feb 2, 2009
Part 1 in this series examined the 2009 Readership Segmentation Survey demographics and this installment will continue by examining and comparing respondent’s media and culture habits along with blogging and online habits. Undoubtedly, these sections produced some of the most fascinating and constructive data from the entire survey and will serve as some of the

Readership Survey Results Part 1

Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Let me guess, you’re between 35-55 years old, male, Caucasian, do not have children, are well educated, are at the high end of the IRS 25% tax bracket, and reside in one of five states with the most electoral college delegates. At least that’s how the data from the 2009 Readership Segmentation Study describes the

So That’s Who You Are

Fri, Feb 2, 2009
The 2009 Reader Segmentation Survey received hundreds of responses and out of that mix, one lucky entry was selected at random to win the free three month subscription to the Naxos Music Library. Thank you to every reader who completed a survey; the response was incredible and although I wish everyone could receive a prize,

Checking In On Charleston

Thu, Feb 2, 2009
The 2/18/2009 edition of the Charleston City Paper published an article by Greg Hambrick that does a good job outlining the current situation at the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. According to the article, the organization projects a major cash flow deficiency sometime in March and is pressing musicians to reduce the number of salaried members. We’ll

Putting Out Some Fires

Wed, Feb 2, 2009
Yesterday’s article generated a good bit of direct email messages from managers across the country. Some enjoyed the article and found it enormously useful and others were very upset. In the case of the latter group, the issue mentioned most often could be summed up as displeasure over focusing on the negative without offering solutions

Scorched Earth Governance In 10 Easy Steps

Tue, Feb 2, 2009
Since Adaptistration’s inaugural post in 2003, the business has witnessed a number of destructive conflicts between stakeholders over which course of action the organization should engage to best navigate challenging environments. Consequently, it doesn’t take long to begin identifying patterns and although they are filled with the latest trendy bits of business idioms, the underlying

A Question Of Live Music

Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Amidst all of the recent news about smaller budget opera and ballet organizations cutting back and cancelling operations, I decided to find out what groups in the Chicago-Milwaukee-Madison triangle are planning to do for next season. The responses were intriguing…

Friday Thoughts

Fri, Feb 2, 2009
If you haven’t done so already, this is your last opportunity to complete the 2009 Reader Segmentation Survey and be entered for a chance to win a free three month subscription to The Naxos Music Library – a $75.00 value. The data from completed surveys has been fascinating so far and I’m looking forward to
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