tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485677035908306929.post3716421756413125642..comments2024-02-10T03:48:46.059-05:00Comments on THE CHARLEBOIS POST - CANADA: Blog: Critical Condition, November 16, 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485677035908306929.post-83229390128127239002011-11-16T19:07:54.262-05:002011-11-16T19:07:54.262-05:00What bugs me is that theatres - the essence of soc...What bugs me is that theatres - the essence of social networking - don't realize that FB and Twitter are wonderful extensions of the conversation. If they are going to retweet fanz, why not tell us why what the fan says is important. The best was COC who put one of their marketing people in the chorus of an opera and he was tweeting all sorts of delightful things, none of it clearly geared to selling tickets. I don't mind if theatres don't tweet pans, but wouldn't it be delightful if they did and added, "Look what fuckbrain is saying this time!"THE CHARLEBOIS POSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217129925286207040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485677035908306929.post-77247259448216234352011-11-16T16:30:43.529-05:002011-11-16T16:30:43.529-05:00I agree completely.
I was often gagged when I ma...I agree completely. <br /><br />I was often gagged when I managed the twitter feed for one of the large, local subscription-based companies.<br /><br />Anything that cannot be meticulously spun or controlled by a Director of Communications is seen ultimately as a threat, a potential affront to stakeholders, an excuse for funding to get pulled, and outside the scope of marketing to the bread-and-butter that is 50+ crowd.<br /><br />I think the direct quote I got was "On peut pas faire n'importe quoi, on n'est pas La Chapelle, nous autres, on a des comptes à rendre."<br /><br />I believe this attitude to be key in driving theatre directly into irrelevance.Nanette Soucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430518574768662399noreply@blogger.com