Marc van Bree

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  • Evaluating Social Media: Step 4. Identify your audience

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    Organizations often take the easy way out and measure what’s easy to count, such as visitor numbers for their Web sites. But those numbers won’t tell you what those visitors did with the information or content they found. According to the authors of the guide, “you’re ultimately trying to move an audience; therefore, getting feedback…

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  • Evaluating Social Media: Step 3. State your objectives

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    The communications environment is in constant flux, which means that many things might change on the way to your goal. A typical communications plan looks ahead 12-18 months, which is a much shorter time frame than the five or ten year goal. However, a five or ten year goal informs your communications plan. The plan…

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  • Take A Friend To the Orchestra: Flip the Funnel

    This week, Drew McManus’ Take A Friend To the Orchestra 2010 kicked off on his Web site Adaptistration. I was invited to write a guest contribution this year and was immediately inspired by a book I was reading: Joseph Jaffe’s Flip the Funnel: How to Use Existing Customers to Gain New Ones. So, head over…

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  • A response to Symphony Magazine’s article on social media

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    The March/April issue of Symphony Magazine takes a look at social media and how orchestras around the country are using it. I was flattered to be contacted due to the Orchestras and Social Media Survey that was published around the article deadline. The main point I was trying to get across was that orchestras are…

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  • Orchestras and Social Media Survey: Key Findings and Full Report

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    Last Friday, I introduced you to the Orchestras and Social Media Survey. Today, the full report is available for download. You can download the report from my Web site at mcmvanbree.com In short, the survey found that social media activities, familiarity and usage seem to be widespread among orchestras. Managers find social media important and…

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    Marc van Bree