#TBT Artist Promo Photos…NSFW Edition
Thu, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
No, this isn’t a post about NSFW artist photos (although that could certainly be a topic). Rather, an arts marketing colleague recently posted a note on FB lamenting the amount of effort it was taking to secure suitable promotional photos from artists. I’ll be the first to admit this is a trigger issue for me
A Classy Response To An Ugly Stereotype
Tue, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
The 4/22/2022 edition of cbc.ca published an article by Aidan Cox that examines the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra’s (NBYO) elegant response to the latest outbreak of corporate foot-in-mouth disease. It started with an ad for the 2022 Infiniti QX60 that touts the vehicle’s sound proofing, but does so by pulling out an ugly stereotype. https://youtu.be/AvV6ufWJqN0
Stop Using Carousels And Sliders For Content Delivery
Mon, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
For the past decade, I’ve been helping clients through the reasons why they should avoid using website carousels and sliders for content delivery. The most common place this counterproductive practice appears is on a homepage where organizations attempt to stuff concerts, fundraising messages, and more into a carousel thinking they’ll all have comparatively similar conversion
Sick Day (Again)
Mon, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
I thought I was past the worst of it and on the way to getting back up to full speed but it turns out this bug had other ideas 🤨 As such, I’m taking another day or two to scale back and will (hopefully) be back in the saddle by mid-week.
I’m Not Sure HR Mulligans Count
Fri, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
The 4/6/2022 edition of SFCV.org published an article by Tom Jacobs that examines some of the aftermath of Long Beach Opera (LBO) and the mass resignation of Alexander Gedeon (minister of culture), Derrell Acon (associate artistic director), and Elijah Cineas (education manager). That resignation was due to those individuals feeling the LBO “a culture of
The Cost Of Doing Business Online Is Going Up And It Has Nothing To Do With Inflation
Thu, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
While it may not seem like a big price increase, .com domain registrations and renewals are going to go up 6.9 percent. That’s likely just the beginning thanks to the sweetheart deal the company that owns a monopoly on .com registrations, Verisign, received from the Trump administration in the form of a no-bid deal that
Sick Day
Mon, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
It’s not COVID but it is an intense flu that has me down for a bit so I’m taking a day or two off.
So Much Baltimore
Fri, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
Of all the organizations that appear at Adaptistration, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has the fourth highest number of articles (others being Detroit, Minnesota, and Philadelphia respectively). More often than not, they appear thanks to some sort of questionable governance practice, labor strife, or musician behavior. Here are the most popular articles as determined from when
Well This Was Unexpected (Again)
Thu, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
In July 2021, we took a quick look at the sudden and unexpected departure of then San Francisco Symphony CEO Mark C. Hanson. At the time, I indicated this type of abrupt departure raises eyebrows. Fast forward several months and Hanson turns up as the new CEO at…wait for it…Baltimore. According to the orchestra’s press
This Is How You Draw A Line In The Sand