trashman

Breaking Up With A Social Network

Hey is your organization on Peach? What about Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Slack, Periscope, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google+, Flipboard, Snapchat, Myspace… (Myspace?! Okay, now I am just gratuitously listing social networks.) As new social media sites emerge, we are often faced with the question of whether there is any value to the organization in becoming involved with the trending service. Equally as important is the question of whether the organization should stick with the ...

Material Design

Begin Thinking About User Experience As Your Brand

Does your organization still design print material first then use that as the basis for your online design? If so, you’re not only behind the marketing curve, you’re losing ground at record speed. Case in point, take a good hard look at Google’s Material Design language, their formal effort to begin standardizing user experience with specs that continuously evolve. Without getting into too much of the geeky details, Material Design shatters the notion that brand ...

How To Build Social Media Editorial Calendars

Planning content for social media should be a priority, but it is often left at the bottom of a to-do list. I think many arts managers would agree that having a focused plan unveiling their organization or artist’s content is the preferred method, but with the many pressures of office work it does not get done. One remedy that I have found helpful is a seasonal and weekly editorial calendar. The seasonal calendar plots out ...