The Latest Example Of An Orchestra Benefitting From The Decision To Maintain Activity Over The Pandemic
Tue, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
As a quick follow-up to yesterday’s post, I wanted to point out an article by Janelle Gelfand in the 11/6/21 edition of the Cincinnati Business Courier that examines the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) recently ratified collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Nutshell: The CSO opted against shuttering over the pandemic and instead, the stakeholders worked to find
Adaptistration, By The Numbers 2021
Thu, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
As promised, it’s time to take a deep dive into what Google Analytics tells us about the last year. In addition to the 2021 review, I’ve included notes and commentary connected to 2020 data in italics. Audience Number of pages per session went up by 3.73 percent. Overall traffic decreased 7.88 percent. What’s interesting here
Adaptistration Turns 18
Wed, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
Today marks Adaptistration’s 18th anniversary. Each year brings something new, wonderful, and unique…even during the pandemic. Typically, I post something with highlights from the last year’s content along with some geeky analysis. But as I was going through the data it just dawned on me that, for whatever reason, I didn’t post an anniversary article
It’s Never Too Early Or Too Late To Learn About Eye Tracking In Mobile User Experience Research
Tue, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today to point out an excellent article by Mariana Macedo at Smashing Magazine that examines eye-tracking within mobile devices, an endeavor most nonprofit performing arts orgs won’t have the luxury of exploring. As a result, resources like this are that much more valuable in that they allow groups insight into larger
How To Avoid Facebook #ShareFail
Mon, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
You might think Facebook would care about sharing correct and current information from your website. Okay, now that you caught your breath after a good laugh, you probably know accuracy and Facebook have an estranged relationship. For example, one problem that has been around for years is you publish a new webpage or blog post
I’ll See Your Study And Raise You A Proposal
Fri, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Recently, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) released a report examining how arts and culture institutions that accepted Payroll Protection Program (PPP) handled staff layoffs. It’s a good report and if you’re interested in a deeper dive, you can find some good analysis and commentary from Hakim Bishara at hyperallergic.com and
Making Tough Decisions For Good Reasons
Thu, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Yesterday, I made the decision to discontinue offering Venture Event Manager as a standalone plugin in the WordPress plugin repository. Not to be confused with the Venture Platform, the managed website development solution for Arts & Culture organizations, these are just the stand-alone WordPress plugins. While the plugin had good traction and the paid upgrade to
I Wish I Could Say Things Are Better
Wed, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Back in 2014 I wrote an article about the emergence of strategic decision making that was defined more by extreme voices at either end of a political spectrum than anything else. Keep in mind, this was a full year and half before the 2016 national election. At the time, those extreme voices were still moving from
Forget New Normal, Just Focus On The New
Tue, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
There’s an excellent article by Tim Diovanni and Jerome Weeks in the 10/18/21 edition of The Dallas Morning News that examines the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) decision to maintain all of the broadcast equipment they invested in over the pandemic. They used that equipment to produce virtual events and I’m thrilled to see the organization
The Pandemic’s Impact On Us Vs. Them Syndrome