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Recently, fellow ArtsHacker, Ceci Dadisman, and I enjoyed giving a presentation to attendees of the Institute of Outdoor Theatre 2016 conference on how to use Google Analytics (GA) to make d…
One of the best hats that I get to wear is that of “Volunteer Coordinator.” My organization works with about 60 different volunteers during our concert season, another 100 who vo…
It should come as no surprise to learn that attrition rates for arts managers are high but does that mean those moving to new jobs find what they're looking for?
That's exactly what we wante…
In other posts here on ArtsHacker, we covered how contracts should be viewed as part of a communication process, preferably one of the final steps. Because the contract memorializes what has…
Did you know that the standard browser version Google Analytics (GA) offers a series of keyboard shortcuts? Surprise! They currently come in two types: application shortcuts and date range s…
Once you've completed must-have configuration and settings modifications to your Google Analytics (GA) account, such as activating demographics reporting and search tracking then filtering o…
We are so pleased to learn that the Click.Click.Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills session was a hit with attendees at the 2016 Arts Midwest conference and produced a 95.8 p…
This post is related to a couple of earlier ones about basic concepts arts organizations should understand about contracts as presented by Brian Taylor Goldstein and Robyn Guillams from GG A…
If you're responsible for managing content inside a WordPress platform, you know that mass editing pages or posts isn't always easy due to those admin panels only listing 20 items before …
Let’s talk about program books. I love looking through them at other organizations’ performances or exhibits, but they are a pain to pull together. Â There is an ungodly amount…
What Makes A Valid Contract? Believe it or not, there are only three basic elements required to form a valid contract: Offer, Acceptance, Consideration. Obviously there are almost infinite d…
After attending different regional conferences over the last couple decades the one subject that it seems will never grow stale is contract law. Any session in the subject is always well att…
There is one metric you can "throw down" that is often impressive to listening ears. No matter what level in the arts hierarchy you may be placed, having a large number of Facebook page like…
In our lives as arts administrators, it is all about the art, right? Everything we do is to showcase the art and the artists, whether they be opera singers, ballet dancers, violinists, paint…
Recently, you learned about meeting scheduler tools from Ceci Dadisman but do you ever wonder how much it costs in labor to hold that meeting? Thanks to a handy web app from Harvard Business…
Since its launch in December, 2015 ArtsHacker has grown a great deal and all of the new content and features floating around have reached a point where they demand an enhanced layout and des…
The new season is upon and I’m sure many community engagement managers out there spent the summer making plans for a variety of initiatives. Â Probably high on that list were “…
When backstage technical staff have a negative interaction with performers, they will frequently mutter something along the lines of “if not for us, you would be shouting yourself hoar…
Three ArtsHacker authors will be leading a pre-conference session at the 2016 Arts Midwest conference (@ArtsMidwest) in Milwaukee on Tuesday, 9/13/2016. The session, Click. Click. Done. Deve…
Drew eloquently described how to easily activate internal search tracking in Google Analytics. Let's look into how you can use the data from the report. As you can tell, the internal search …
Do you have specific pieces of data that you always want to see when you’re checking your Google Analytics? (Because I know you are checking  your Google Analytics regularly, right?…
You probably hear plenty of chatter about why GA is important but really, it's one thing to login and view default dashboard metrics (quantitative, numbers-oriented info such as visitors per…
You're doing it wrong. Do your online ads simply link to your homepage? Maybe you link directly to an event page or ticketing page. Okay, you're doing better, but you're likely still missing…
We're less than a month away from the 2016 Arts Midwest Conference in Milwaukee and we're excited to announce that the preconference in-depth seminar Click. Click. Done. Developing …
It's always interesting to see the various advertising campaigns directed towards the LGBTQ market during the month of June and during pride festivals around the world over the summer. I rec…
