COVID-19

The Status Of Required Vaccination Policies Among Nonprofit Performing Arts Orgs

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The  Vax Policy Database has been gathering data since August 20, 2021 and it’s been adding new records daily. Over the holiday weekend, I added additional view to the database making it easier to see exactly which organizations require all stakeholders to be vaccinated, which provide all stakeholders except ticket buyers, which only require artist employees and staff, and the sliver that have a defined “no required vaccination” policy. At the time this article was written, there were 182 organizations listed across the following sectors: 68 orchestras (+16) 27 opera and chorus … Read more

Cross Pollinating Ideas About Moving Into The Realm Of Digital Experiences

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There’s an excellent article in the 6/23/2020 edition of SmashingMagazine.com by Suzanne Scacca that examines the ways COVID-19 is forcing the restaurant sector to radically rethink the way they approach websites. Restaurants are notorious for having some of the worst websites. To a large degree, it’s the byproduct of having services like Yelp and OpenTable become the source for revenue generating traffic. As a result, a lousy web design with outdated info wasn’t as big of a problem as it would be for an online retailer. Then came COVID-19. Almost overnight, restaurants … Read more

Applying A Little Math And Science To Social Distancing Ticket Revenue

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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 events if halls reopen with social distancing regulations in effect. It’s a positive step in the direction we examined from 5/6/2020 in that Activity Stream’s work includes maximum effort analysis to begin calculating optimum seating configurations for sales of single and group adjacent seating. They take things to the next level by creating an algorithm to automatically adjust available seating options when anticipated reductions in distancing requirements roll out. Do yourself a favor and … Read more