Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Catalouge of Independent Arts by Rebecca Coleman

It’s been a rough year for us in the Independent Vancouver Theatre Scene. The biggest thing that rocked our world this year was the closing of the Playhouse. But, life goes on, there i…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:02PM
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Usability for Charity and Non-Profit Websites by Rebecca Coleman

It’s my birthday! So today is a guest post.  Using a web site to sell a consumer product is not as easy as buying the right domain name and setting up a PayPal account; there is a pre…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:52AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Compfight: My New Fave WP Plugin by Rebecca Coleman

I just finished teaching the module on Blogging this past week to my BCIT classes. I love introducing people to WordPress. It pretty much is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Part of wh…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:04AM
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Creating an E-Newsletter Archive with MailChimp by Rebecca Coleman

I‘ve been writing a monthly e-newsletter for three years, now. It took me a while to find my niche for the e-newsletter, but I’m fully into it now: every month, I share a “…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:28AM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Back to the Basics by Rebecca Coleman

These last few weeks, I’ve been both a student and a teacher. While teaching my classes at BCIT, I’ve also been taking a class–one that teaches me how to teach my class onl…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:08PM
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Microvolunteering: Koodonation by Rebecca Coleman

I‘ve long been a proponent of microlending programs. For only a small amount of money, you can give a woman in a developing country like Africa the means to feed her entire family, by …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 01:58PM
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shooting Professional-Looking Video by Rebecca Coleman

You know how I’m always harping on about how you should be using video to promote your organization or business? I do it because you’re awesome, and I want you to be successful. …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:23AM
Friday, April 20, 2012

NFP E-Book Now Available! by Rebecca Coleman

Woot! Today’s the day–my new E-book, Getting Started with Social Networking for Non-Profit and Charity Organizations is now available! You can purchase it in an immediately-downl…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:03AM
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Social Media Marketing Case Study: Whole Foods by Rebecca Coleman

My world, and my business, are in a constant state of flux. Social Media is still so new, and it changes on an almost daily basis (both G+ and MailChimp recently got overhauls, have you noti…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:24PM
Friday, April 13, 2012

Social HR Camp by Rebecca Coleman

On May 16, I’ll be leading a session called Advanced YouTube, at the very first Social HR Camp. It should be fun, because it’s an un-conferince, which means that my role is less …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 05:37PM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Non-Profit Workshop and Book Launch: April 20 by Rebecca Coleman

I have some very exciting news. For the past year or so, I’ve been doing some work with IdeaVibes, the Ottawa-based company that has created the Canadian crowdsourcing engine, FundChan…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:07AM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Come Join Me at BCIT! by Rebecca Coleman

It’s spring, and I’m starting a whole new speaking cycle! Lots of great workshops and classes over the next couple of months, and I’m going to share them with you this week…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:52AM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Creating an RSS feed for Hashtags by Rebecca Coleman

Despite RSS feeds seeming to be harder and harder to find these days, they still are really, all kinds of awesome. And here’s a good example of how they are awesome. Let’s say th…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 09:28AM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Number One Thing You Should Be Doing With Your Facebook Page by Rebecca Coleman

I‘ve been looking at a lot of Facebook pages lately. I often do audits for clients: I’ll look at their page, and then give them suggestions as to how they can improve it. Basical…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:31AM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Getting a Job Using Social Media by Rebecca Coleman

Interview with Rene Thomas–Hootsuite’s newest intern! A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Rene Thomas, who was using his social media super powers to try to get a highly-c…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:29AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Driving Traffic to Your Blog Via Pinterest by Rebecca Coleman

I think it’s fair to say that Pinterest has pretty much taken the Social Media world by storm. Barely two years old, Pinterest boasts 10+ Million users and over 9 Million unique page v…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 09:56AM
Thursday, March 15, 2012

It Might Be Time to Retire by Rebecca Coleman

I feel like my world has been in free fall since last Friday. You see, last Friday, The Vancouver Playhouse announced that it was closing up shop. Done. Kaput. Just like that–the secon…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:16AM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

KONY 2012 (Part 2: Interview with Pamela Smith) by Rebecca Coleman

This is the second of a two-part post. You can read Part 1 here. Meet my friend and Marketing/PR Colleague, Pamela Smith. For the past 10 years, she has been running a PR Company called Elev…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:41AM
Monday, March 12, 2012

KONY 2012 (Part 1: Social Media Case Study) by Rebecca Coleman

This past week, the world witnessed what is likely the most powerful social media campaign to date. In case you were under a rock (meaning, you’re not on Facebook), here’s what h…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 09:44PM
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Creating a Page Using Facebook’s New Timeline by Rebecca Coleman

I knew it was coming. In my experience, Facebook beta-tests new things on personal accounts first, and then they introduce them to Business Pages, so I had a sneaking suspicion this day was …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:32PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Buffer by Rebecca Coleman

You know I’m anti-auto-posting. I hate that stuff. I unfollow and unsubscribe to people all the time because I hate it so much. Still. In principle, it can make our lives easier. On th…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:45PM
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Marketing for Hippies by Rebecca Coleman

On February 14, I went to an event called Valentine’s for Strangers at The Irish Heather. It was put on by the lovely and talented Jorge Amigo, whose rise to fame in this town become s…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:50AM
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

RSS Feeds by Rebecca Coleman

If you are blogging already, or you are considering starting a blog, I’d encourage you to get a blog reader account and start following some blogs. For me, my greatest inspiration for …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:10AM
Thursday, February 23, 2012

hitRECord by Rebecca Coleman

My love affair of with Joseph Gordon-Levitt began a couple of months back. Sure, we’ve all seen him in Third Rock from the Sun, and he’s hosted Saturday Night Live and done lots …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:46AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Facebook’s “Subscribe” Feature (Among Friends) by Rebecca Coleman

Last year, I wrote a post about Facebook introducing the Subscribe Feature. This particular post was focused on subscribing to people who were NOT your friends. It basically is a really cool…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:51AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012

More Cutbacks for Arts Coverage in Tradional Media by Rebecca Coleman

Last week, I got this email from Jo Ledingham, the theatre critic at The Vancouver Courier: As a freelance theatre critic, I reviewed more than a hundred local theatre productions on the pag…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:44AM
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ch-Ch-Changes! by Rebecca Coleman

Oh, gentle reader, what a long journey we have been on together. On September 27, 2009, I wrote my very first blog post on The Art of the Business. I had been guest-posting on Simon Ogden…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:48AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day! by Rebecca Coleman

Okay, so you know how I’m always harping on about what a powerful marketing tool video is? I’m doing some work these days for a new kid’s art school that’s opening up…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:15AM
Monday, February 6, 2012

Tagging Other Facebook Pages on Your Page by Rebecca Coleman

I dunno about you, but I’ve been super frustrated lately when I’ve tried to tag other people’s pages on Facebook pages that I administrate. Why would you want to tag other …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:29AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Creating Ambassadors for Your Biz by Rebecca Coleman

Yesterday, I bought a new pair of shoes. That, in and of itself, is not much of a shocker. I don’t even bother to try to hide my shoe obsession. What I did, however, after buying the s…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:16AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Starbucks App by Rebecca Coleman

Witness my love/hate relationship with Starbucks. While I resent them for being a huge, faceless corporation that sells, for the most part, terrible-tasting, too sweet, overpriced caffeinate…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 09:57AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards