Oh boy! I can’t believe (or maybe I can), the headline today of a professional violinist berating a child for coughing during her performance. We in the arts have enough challenges to become more inviting to the younger generations. Embarrassing, chastising, and being condescending are not the best ways to create the bridge to the…
During being a fly on twitter for an industry conference, I noticed that the way we are using Twitter has changed significantly, and I attribute it mainly to the Favorite feature. I did a little research, and there are many reasons why we use this feature: To “like” a comment and show our agreement or…
I wasn’t able to attend the National Arts Marketing Project Conference this year, yet I did “attend” via Twitter (with a cat in my lap). Twitter hashtags are an easy way to keep in the loop as much as possible. Of course, it would have been more constructive if I could have attended the…
Happy Halloween everyone! Here are your 2014 Halloween YouTubes. Click if you dare! Howls to yappy and boiled audiences, Shoshana Shoshana Fanizza Chief Audience Screamer
Gracie Gold at Skate America I have taken some time off, dear reader, for a trip to Chicago in order to attend Skate America with my family. This was a special birthday present for my mom so she could attend with her two daughters. My sister splurged on the VIP package, which sounded spectacular…
I am carving out some time this week to do reading for the good of myself and for business. To be honest, I am thinking about my next steps and projects – the planning for 2015. One of the books I am reading is “Becoming Enlightened” – translations of the Dalai Lama’s teachings. One of the main teachings…
Again, I am inspired by an article this morning – from the BBC Culture page: Does pop belong to the past? The article ends with: Rock, pop, classical – music is music, and the future is right here. I recall seeing a few articles and performances to showcase what the arts will be like in…
The Wallace Foundation’s current audience development initiative is floating around the arts world these days. They will be providing funding for supporting an additional “up to 25 performing and visual arts organizations to the tune of $40 million over a six-year period.” The NPQ did a write-up recently: Infographic: Nine Effective Practices for Building Audiences for…
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I have a quick thought for today. How do you respond when you receive feedback? Do you thank someone for taking the time to email you a comment? Do you simply roll your eyes and forget to comment back? Do you email back with a defense such as “we do it this way because…” Or,…
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