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March 29, 2007
Want to Fundraise More Effectively? Strengthen Your Organizational Culture
For the last several years we’ve been doing a lot of research and development work regarding the impact of organizational culture on various aspects of organizational and individual performance. We’ve examined the impact of culture on overall management, revenue performance,...
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March 28, 2007
City of London Festival's Brilliant Moves
While I was in London last week, I had a fascinating conversation with Ian Ritchie, the Festival Director of the City of London Festival, about this summer's program. This year’s Festival, which runs from 25 June to 12 July, will...
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March 26, 2007
Mahler 7 by Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra
Last Thursday night I heard the London Symphony Orchestra perform at the Barbican. It was the first night that their new Principal Guest Conductor, Daniel Harding, conducted the orchestra in his new role. It was a special night for me...
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March 15, 2007
Slammed Yet Again
My work schedule is pretty intense these days, so it will be awhile before I'm posting regularly again. In the meantime, check out some of the blogs on my blogroll. There are some terrific ideas and thoughts there. And you...
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March 10, 2007
Web Ticket Sales - Upsides and Downsides
Rarely does a day go by that someone doesn't talk to me about the tremendous growth of the online ticketing sales channel. Many organizations are selling close to 75% of their tickets via web commerce. While this shift in consumer...
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March 06, 2007
The Dynamics of Desire and the Attraction Economy.
Kevin Roberts, who writes for the Branding Strategy Insider blog predicts a shift into what he calls an attraction economy: “This year will see the emergence of the Attraction Economy. Driven by the fundamental shift in control from manufacturers and...
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March 05, 2007
Shakespeare and Signature Theatres Seize the Moment
Despite the fact that theatre audience numbers are down from last year, two Washington-area theatres are mounting strategies to grow their audience share. Shakespeare Theatre (no affiliation) and Signature Theatre (a former client) both recently opened new and improved venues...
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Signal Your Focus
As a part of updating my blog - and hopefully creating more value for readers - I've added a polling feature that will help guide future content development in the blog, in our seminar series, and in the services we...
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March 02, 2007
After second thought....
Well, a number of email messages and discussions have led me to reconsider my earlier decision to unpublish past entries. Evidently there are a lot of links to these articles that would cease to work. Obviously this creates a lot...
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