A word to anyone out there considering a job in arts marketing for a small or medium-sized arts organization. There will be days when your job is so far from “marketing” that you will shake your head and wonder what happened. Days, for example, when you get an email like the one below, and nodContinueContinue reading “Things non-profit marketers must know”
Author Archives: JGB
Retracing steps
You know those management personality quizzes? Every time I take one, it tells me that I’m the kind of person who likes to “get things done”. It also tells me that this trait, while valuable in a manager/leader, may also backfire. And I can tell you from experience, it does. I have gotten into trouble, onContinueContinue reading “Retracing steps”
Losing everything but my mind…hopefully
When I look back on this week, I am thoroughly shocked that I have managed to be here, on my couch, with my dog beside me and a casserole in the oven. Surely, at any moment, I’m going to realize something disastrous I have done, or forgotten to do. I just know it. Because, y’all, it’s notContinueContinue reading “Losing everything but my mind…hopefully”
Florida Interlude, Part 1: Disney Adventures
It’s time for a travel post! It’s been a while, and it feels weird to write about Florida, a place I’ve visited dozens of times. But really, especially when one lives in the Northeast, Florida is a different country. So let’s get to it. This visit was brought to you by my new employer, FromContinueContinue reading “Florida Interlude, Part 1: Disney Adventures”
In defense of the boring birthday
Here’s the thing about grand life adventures, y’all. If you approach them with the right attitude, they are awesome. They are exhilarating and challenging and bring the world into bright, vivid focus in a way that normal life makes tough to achieve. They are also exhausting. I have hit that point in this grand adventureContinueContinue reading “In defense of the boring birthday”
Everything and a Racehorse 