If you've been looking at your Google Analytics data (which I know you are), you've probably seen traffic coming from "l.facebook.com". You might be asking yourself, "What the heck is that?"…
There's a great article from Adam Molina on soundguys.com that walks you through all of the considerations for selecting a microphone to use when creating online content. It's clearly writte…
For the longest time, I've used Doodle to schedule online meetings. It's still a great tool but since Covid-19 shutdowns began, I've discovered that Vyte.in is just as effective and tends to…
As it becomes more clear that social distancing practices aren't going to end anytime soon, our attention is turning to how to leverage our online offerings to build future audiences. Many o…
In another post, we had shared some general guidance provided by the Downtown Professionals Network for re-opening arts and cultural venues as Covid-19 restrictions ease up. The Event Safety…
There's a fascinating article (h/t Rainer Glaap) at ActivityStream.com that examines very positive results from efforts to science our way through maximizing revenue during live eve…
In the beginning of all the closures, most museums heavily promoted their virtual tours. (Or, if they didn't have one already, they created one.) Many saw increased engagement in the tours i…
As live-streaming performances moves from being quickly assembled, impromptu performances organizations were using to keep connected with audiences during Covid-19 quarantine toward being a …
A new experiment looks for definitive data on whether a plain text or a designed email will result in more donations. KUOW Public Radio is Seattle's NPW news station. Their independent, nonp…
It's been one month since we started asking readers to complete a short, two question survey designed to measure how the employment status of arts administrators and independent contractors …
A a non-representative survey by Rainer Glaap, Germany Bremen, April 26, 2020: The streaming offer of cultural institutions has massively increased with the beginning of the corona pandemic …
If you are looking for advice on best practices for arts and cultural entities once they are allowed to re-open, Downtown Professionals Network (DPN) has created a website specifically focus…
Given that we're all using written communication more than usual, it's a good idea to take a step back and consider tone. Unless you're all-in on injecting emojis into everyday business comm…
Google Grants have been around for a decade already and are still a great way for your organization to appear at the top of search results. That said, unlike in the early days, there are mor…
On April 12, we asked readers to complete a short, two question poll designed to measure how the employment status of arts administrators and independent contractors is being impacted by cor…
Do Your By-laws Allow For Online Meetings? If you live in the United States, you may remember there was much ado when members of the House of Representatives had to return to Washington D.C.…
Last week, I launched a poll at my orchestra management blog asking readers share their employment status in the wake of coronavirus related shutdowns. The responses were so strong, I decide…
Automating emails can be a huge time-saver, not to mention provide more relevant messages to the recipients. In addition to the standard automated emails sent when people sign up for your li…
Regular readers have likely noticed the updates we've been rolling out over the last few weeks and now that we have all of them in place, we wanted to take a moment to give everyone a little…
Thanks to fellow ArtsHacker Ceci Dadisman for putting a bug in my ear about reminding everyone who manages a Google Analytics (GA) account to add all of the remote and work from home IP addr…
I'd be willing to bet that not everyone to which you send emails opens them. Am I right? If this is the case, you've probably got some people on your list who haven't opened any of your emai…
While the decision to cancel #20NTC was disappointing, it's been equally heartening to see the community members and the organization step up to help fill the void. To that end, NTEN has bee…
I don't have to tell you about the immense toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our industry. In light of so many organizations going dark for an undetermined length of time, the question…
As event cancellations have started to mount due to the growing number of Covid-19 cases around the country, there has been a lot of concerned conversation occurring about the invocation of …
No need for any backstory here, we're all well aware of how much COVID-19 is impacting operations and one of the more pressing challenges is communicating organizational announcements to pat…