Are you agonizing over the copy for your season brochure? It’s hard to know the right tack to take when everything in your patrons’ world is in flux. You certainly can’t drag out the same copy you used last year. “7 Ways to Recession-Proof Arts Marketing Copy� will help. It’s an article ...

It’s been a busy week. Hard to believe it’s Friday already. Time to look at a few interesting bits on arts marketing and social media that you might have missed. ON TWITTER Listening to Twitter – In this TED talk, twitter co-founder Evan Williams notes how the use of twitter has evolved in une...

Filed under: Auctions, Art Once the undisputed land of conspicuous wealth and consumption, the United Arab Emirates is being squeezed by a large drop in oil prices. It's a shame this comes after the region's addiction to art has become fully entrenched. Sotheby's is planning its first contemporary a...

There was a piece in the New York Times yesterday about the Metropolitan Opera movie theater broadcasts and the small, but inevitable, backlash. You know something has really arrived when there’s a backlash. It sounds to me like there are two unhappy camps: 1. people who think the Met broadcasts e...

One of the problems I have with writing this blog is the tendency to be sort of scold-y and preachy. My thoughts on arts marketing strategies and tools are often prompted by efforts that seem misguided to me. It’s hard to talk about these issues without sounding all superior. There must be times w...

Yesterday I wrote a post inspired by Paul Boag’s piece in Smashing Magazine, called “ 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Web Sites .� His advice is just as relevant to arts nonprofits and small businesses as it is for large corporations, so please, go read the whole piece. I gave you my thoughts ...

Paul Boag in Smashing Magazine has a great piece entitled “ 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Web Sites .� (Hat tip to @KursaalTom .) Please substitute “corporate� for “arts nonprofit� and read some of his tough love. My favorites are numbers 4 (Your Website Cannot Appeal to Everyone) and ...

The Reality of Feb 09 Art Auctions - artmarketblog.com The first round of major art auctions for 09 have proven that there is still a considerable amount of money available to be spent on top quality and rare works of art provided the price is right. Fresh works from private collections appeared to ...

New York City Opera is doing something interesting. For those of you who haven’t followed this story… hmm, how can I make this short? Let’s see… The Metropolitan Opera is starting to thrive under the direction of Peter Gelb, who has introduced all kinds of forward-thinking changes. In a bid ...

An Important Message for Art Buyers - artmarketblog.com If you take a close look at the available data, information, opinions, analysis and reviews that relates to the art market you will find that a very large majority comes from the art market professionals whose livelihood depends on the ability ...