The 2005 CANADIAN Orchestra Website Review
Sun, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
At the conclusion of the 2004 Orchestra Website Review, I began to wonder about Canadian orchestra websites. In particular, I began to speculate on whether or not having a system which, by comparison to American orchestras, is heavily sponsored by the federal government would have any impact on how Canadian orchestras designed their websites…
Ticket Prices Yet Again
Fri, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
There’s a timely article in today’s St. Louis Post Dispatch by Michael Sorkin about the 50% increase in the SLSO’s lowest price concert ticket that’s worth your time…
More On The Great Ticket Debate
Fri, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
It seems like the issue of ticket prices is quickly making the rounds among the usual blog suspects. I’m glad to see so many people jumping on board with the discussion, although I know some managers are sick to death of it; it’s something which deserves this level of scrutiny…
Hurricane Benefit Concert Updates
Wed, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
It’s time for an update regarding some of the benefit concerts which have taken place in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina…
It’s More About Ticket Prices Than You Think
Tue, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
Back at the beginning of the month, Philadelphia Inquirer music critic, Peter Dobrin, published one of the best articles on classical music and orchestras I’ve read in the mainstream media this year. Unfortunately, it was swallowed up by the more pressing news events of Hurricane Katrina. Nevertheless, it’s worth examining now…
Comparing Publicity
Mon, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
In the wake of the 2005 Orchestra Website Review, I had some intriguing discussions with a few soloists. We were talking about how their managers employ PR professionals to create an online image to promote their public image. Each conversation eventually led to the differences between how their PR professionals work at publicizing them as
Value Added Value
Fri, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
The position that having an orchestra around is good for a community’s bottom line is almost obligatory in an orchestral organization’s grant writing and fundraising environments. My blog neighbor, Andrew Taylor, has published some really fascinating material on the topic which examines whether or not all of those numbers hold up to scrutiny. A recent
What’s In a Name? Part 2
Thu, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
In response to yesterday’s article, I received numerous email messages from readers wondering why I only focused on mostly “Big 5” and other big budget orchestras in the examples in Part 1. The short answer is simply “time”…
2005 Orchestra Website Review Surprise: What’s In A Name?
Wed, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
When it comes to an orchestra’s domain name, you can easily apply the old real estate adage of “location, location, location”, but in the case of a domain name the “location” is really all about how simple it is for potential visitors to reach their internet address. As it turns out, some orchestras had the
The Best & The Worst of The 2005 Orchestra Website Review
Tue, Sep 9, 2005
by Drew McManus
Here’s a list of the best and worst from the 2005 Orchestra Website Review. Make sure you read down to the part about online transaction security…
