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Category: arts marketing

A thorn between two roses

See what happens when you start a blog? I’m sitting a panel at the 2008 Making a Scene Conference today … More

miss 604, rebecca bollwitt, rebecca coleman

Show time

I should be sleeping right now. I have to get up soon and put together some cocktails and canapes for … More

the 21st floor

A check in the ‘pro’ column for the effectiveness of web marketing…

Got this in the inbox today. Go ahead, click it, it’s real.

barack obama, twitter

New on the V-list: Stuff Happens

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Something I don’t do often enough…

…quoting Adam Thurman. Here’s some now, in what seems to me to be a direct address to my train of … More

adam thurman

The Art of the Business Part 10 – The importance of a good publicity photo

If you are producing a play, you know you need them. Gone are the days of putting the word out … More

rebecca coleman

Selling at the fringes

A new approach to theatre marketing from a Canadian sellout By guest blogger Ian Mackenzie I cringe when I hear … More

Ian MacKenzie, praxis theatre

The Art of the Business Part 7: Welcome to the Blogosphere

To listen to the interview in its entirety, click here. (27 minutes) If you are reading this, you already have … More

artists, blog, blogging, interview, RSS, Shane Birley, Susannah Gardner

Towards a sticky theatre

I got myself into a spirited debate the other day. Nadine is an ensemble member in my company who works … More

sticky theatre

The Art of the Business Part 6: Managing your Flow…

For a downloadable or streaming audio podcast of this article, click here. A bunch of years ago, when Julia Cameron … More

accounting, artists, cash flow, income taxes, small business

Your City and You: When Ambitions Collide

What influence does your city have on you as an artist? And I’m not talking about the personal components that … More

Miranda Duffy, Paul Graham

Fringe Marketing

With Mag North behind us, our festival thoughts turn towards the country’s un-juried festival circuit: the Fringe is on its … More

fringe, montreal fringe, stage

The Punks of the Industry

Resolved: In the interest of its proliferation and popularization, Canadian theatre needs more creative marketing solutions. Magnetic North kicks off … More

punk marketing, richard laermer

Vancouver Prepares to Host Magnetic North

There is now but one short month between us and the resonating thud of the 2008 Magnetic North Theatre Festival … More

theatre festivals

The Art of the Business, Part 4 – Repeat After Me: “Facebook is my Friend”

For a downloadable or streaming audio podcast of this article, click here. You could not possibly be a bigger holdout … More

facebook, rebecca coleman

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  • “What have you done to save theatre today?”
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  • Critics are your friends. Meet your new friends.
  • Fixing theatre, one tweet at a time
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  • Theatre is Dead, Long Live Theatre

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