I'm taking the next week off from YCM while I'm traveling.   

You've Cott Mail will resume the week of July 22.   --Thomas

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Twitter Feed Crossover Edition

THE BIG PICTURE

> Does this happen at your arts org? "The Problem with Executive Isolation" (via @HarvardBiz)

> Royal Winnipeg Ballet School accused of kicking out a promising student for doing gay porn video  

> Report on NYC tourism hopes to stimulate dialogue with mayoral candidates, spur public debate

> Why seek to transform the study of Arts & Humanities, in response to a crisis that isn't happening?

FINANCIAL / FUNDRAISING

> As UK gov't funding drops, Royal Opera House seeks new revenue with 1st-ever West End transfer

> Why large music festivals like Bonaroo & Coachella are turning away big-name sponsors

> Downside of administrators who waive some/all of their salary or otherwise subsidize an arts org

> Broadway success has a price: $2,500 for a Tony Award statue 

MARKETING / AUDIENCE / SALES

> @ricklestertrg: "We have to recognize engagement by diverse audiences is not a marketing issue."

> Are Australian audiences too reserved?

> France tests next generation of secure payment, using fingerprint ID instead of PIN #s or signatures

> Email "reactivation" campaign for Denver performing arts center sees a 506% ROI

DIGITAL / SOCIAL / MOBILE

> Why are nearly all e-book downloads in Russia pirated copies (vs 12% in the US)?

> Vine vs. Instagram, round 2 and revining

JUST FOR FUN

> New way to experience music: wireless headphones that let concertgoers hear what the band hears