Looks Like Concern Over COVID Related Injuries Has A Ceiling
Fri, May 5, 2021
by Drew McManus
I am officially declaring defeat on finding a pair of CEO guests to for the executive decision maker installment of the series of podcasts I was doing about what orchestras of all budget size should be considering when planning for post-COVID concert activity. It is genuinely disappointing to see that this is such a third-rail
Let Me Say This Plainly: We Need A Cultural De-Jargonizer
Thu, May 5, 2021
by Drew McManus
This seems to be a week of realization when it comes to a larger need to move away from jargon and toward more accessible language. Joe Patti posted something yesterday that introduced me to a wonderful article by Trevor O’Donnell that espouses the need for dejargonizing marketing material. Hot on the heels of Joe’s post
Good Busy
Wed, May 5, 2021
by Drew McManus
It was a busy day and I’ll need to circle back to the blog originally planned at another time. What’s keeping me busy is two new website launches in as many weeks. The first was New York Choral Society’s new site and yesterday saw the Lakes Area Music Festival site go live. Both projects were
Scamming Scammers And The Scams They Love
Tue, May 5, 2021
by Drew McManus
I had a client reach out toward the beginning of 2020 in a bit of a panic saying they were being targeted for a website accessibility lawsuit and word “leaked” from the plaintiff’s legal firm that local businesses could avoid getting caught up in the lawsuit if they used a particular accessibility compliance widget. After
More On The Dynamic Costs Of Doing Business In The Immediate Post-Pandemic Environment
Mon, May 5, 2021
by Drew McManus
The 5/1/21 edition of The Washington Post published an article by David Lynch and Yeganeh Torbati that examines the spike in costs for rental cars due to those companies’ decisions to slash the size of fleets to save costs over the pandemic. Nutshell: those cuts combined with the amount of time it takes to restock
The Met Is Out Through The End Of 2021
Fri, Apr 4, 2021
by Drew McManus
Among the unions The Metropolitan Opera’s executive leadership is waging war, is International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local One. While all of the Met’s union employees require lead time to adequately prepare, IATSE deadlines are firmest. The union employees, which include stagehands, technicians, and skilled craftspeople, actually build everything you see on stage.
#TBT Navigating Frustration
Thu, Apr 4, 2021
by Drew McManus
While cautious optimism is paving the road ahead, it’s worth remembering that there is no shortage of stakeholders returning who have been out of loop long for quite some time. Consequently, there could be instances of frustration flare ups after the initial warm and fuzzies surrounding being back. In order to deal with that when
Live Fast, Die Young, And Leave A Beautiful Corpse…Or Apply For The Baltimore Symphony CEO Gig
Wed, Apr 4, 2021
by Drew McManus
The embattled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is losing its embattled CEO. According to an article by Mary Carole McCauley in the 4/26/21 edition of the Baltimore Sun, the BSO’s CEO, Peter Kjome, is leaving the group after his contract expires in January 2022. In light of the fact that the BSO’s Music Director, Marin Alsop,
Let’s Use This Opportunity To Rid Ourselves Of Some Bad Habits
Tue, Apr 4, 2021
by Drew McManus
As groups are beginning to gear up for concert activity in one form or another in the post-pandemic environment, it’s worth taking advantage of some opportunities to shed ourselves of bad habits. Case in point, streamlined program notes and marketing content offers an opportunity to excise the Adjective That Must Not Be Named (Beloved) and
Fraud Contributed To Net Neutrality’s Demise