Resource Wednesday: Free Streaming Webinar with Companion Slide Deck
Wed, Apr 4, 2020
by Drew McManus
Last week’s free Google Analytics webinar was recorded and is now available to stream, free of charge. If you’re more of a audio/visual learner then this will be right up your alley. At the onset of the video, one of the participants kept unmuting their mic so you’ll catch a bit of working from home
Don’t Overlook This Crucial Remote Work Related Metrics Task
Mon, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
If you manage your organization’s Google Analytics account, there’s a critical task you need to complete in order to filter out all of the incoming web traffic from remote working locations. Good news is you can leave all of these new filters in place once everyone returns to the office. You can find step by
Examining Coronavirus Orchestra News
Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
For the most part, it’s genuinely heartening to see the degree of care and accuracy of news related to Coronavirus related news about the orchestra field. Having said that, there have been a few small exceptions worth examining. One that would benefit from some added clarity was from an article in the 3/23/2020 edition of
Yes, Audiences Will Come Back
Thu, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
Anxiety over losing audiences not just during periods of social distancing but beyond is something I hear a lot from arts managers these days. The good news is this has been figured out for you already. Spoiler: people do miss it. They down right yearn for it. In the course of her work with Arts
Advocacy Alert: Don’t Let Old-School Culture Wars Nonsense Sideline Relief Funding For The Arts
Tue, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
By the time this article is published, congress may have passed the $2 trillion stimulus package. If not, I strongly encourage everyone to begin contacting your elected representatives and advocate for the inclusion of arts funding. Sadly, relief funding for the arts and culture sector has become a flashpoint for stereotypical political ideology that either
Today’s FREE Google Analytics Webinar Just Got An Upgrade
Tue, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
Since announcing the webinar last Saturday, registration has been fantastic. At the time this was written, there are 20 seats left. This webinar is an online version of what would have been my Click. Click. Done. Must-Have Google Analytics Settings session for #20NTC. While preparing the slide deck for the new webinar format, it dawned
Choose Your Modifiers Carefully
Mon, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
During times of crisis it is not unusual to see formal communication include more than its fair share of adjectives and adverbs to help set a narrative. While the need for transparency and expedient communication is strong, it’s worth a few extra moments to perform a formal modifier check. Case in point, I’m seeing a
My #20NTC Session Is Now A Free Webinar
Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
While the decision to cancel #20NTC was disappointing, it’s been equally heartening to see the community members and the organization step up to help fill the void. To that end, NTEN has been aggregating a list of free webinars developed from what would have been conference sessions. We’re excited and humbled to see so many
A Matter Of Shared Sacrifice As Layoffs And Furloughs Increase
Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
When the housing bubble fueled economic downturn hit, we heard a great deal about the concept of shared sacrifice. This is where one group of stakeholders won’t be asked to make larger concessions than others. While the concept was implemented with varying degrees of sincerity, groups that engaged in a meaningful approach to shared sacrifice
Why The “If You Aren’t Playing, We Aren’t Paying” Rationale Just Doesn’t Work