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How Googlers Avoid Burnout (And Secretly Boost Creativity)

Sunday, June 11, 2017

For many of us it's hard to detach ourselves from work. We've got so much going on that it's difficult to truly enjoy the weekends and our time off because our minds are constantly running with things to do. Chade-Meng Tan noticed this within himself and among his fellow Googlers and, in an effort to fix the issue, created a 7-week mindfulness mediatation course for Google employees called Search Inside Yourself. This course helped his coworkers learn how to separate work from their personal lives, and Google saw it as such a necessity that they asked him to teach full time for their Personal Growth department. Being intentional about resting is so crucial—not just for the obvious personal reasons, but to help boost your creativity and promote success for your business. So relax! Stop what you're doing and go for a quick run/walk, even take a nap, or check out this article to see some other helpful relaxation methods. Our best ideas come when we're least expecting them, so do yourself (and your business) a favor and rest.

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Wired
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Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness

Q&A with Three Stellar Content Creators in the Arts

Thursday, July 6, 2017

We all have our own sources of strategy, but it helps to take a look at what other people are doing to see if there are areas we're not tapping into. Capacity Interactive sat down with Lauren Fitzgerald (Director of Marketing and Communications at the New 42nd Street), Amanda Fowler (Marketing Manager at Charlotte Ballet), and Aly Michaud (Digital Marketing Manager at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) to pick their brains about the world of content creation.

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Capacity Interactive
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Lauren Fitzgerald, Amanda Fowler, Aly Michaud

10 Productivity Apps Every Freelancer Needs

Task management, goal setting, invoices, and contracts—all made easier!
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Every marketer has a period of time when every waking moment they have the power to work—but there are those moments when you'd much rather stay in bed and go on a Netflix binge. Well, 99u has 10 possible solutions to help bring that spark to your work day! Take a look at these apps to help boost your productivity.

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99u
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Allison Stadd

The 7 Best Office Music Playlists for Productivity

Monday, July 31, 2017

It's amazing how music can factor into your productivity. Sometimes it's the mellow singer-songwriters that get you through the day, while other days need some upbeat pop music. No matter your mood, HubSpot's got 7 playlists to match your work mood and boost your productivity!

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HubSpot
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Carly Stec

How I Grew My Twitter Following by 2,400 Percent

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Having trouble gaining Twitter followers? See how Sam Kern from Influence & Co grew his following by 2,400% and take a look at these easy fixes for you to have follower success!

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Influence & Co
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Sam Kern

Twitter for Business in a Nutshell

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Pam Moore is the CEO / founder of Marketing Nutz and is ranked as one of the Top 10 Social Media Power Influencers by Forbes. In this episode of her podcast, SocialZoom Factor, she takes you through the do's and don'ts of Twitter for your business. From giving a background of her start to outlining how to create a strategy to develop your brand, learn how to use Twitter to its fullest potential.

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SocialZoom Factor
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Pam Moore

Music Therapy and Military Populations: A Status Report and Recommendations on Music Therapy Treatment, Programs, Research, and Practice Policy

The American Music Therapy Association is pleased to present this briefing paper to military leadership, military support personnel, federal government officials, representatives of arts and other related organizations, music therapy professionals, and non-profit policy makers. The purpose of this briefing paper is to outline the status of music therapy in the military. This information provides the groundwork to improve access to music therapy services among military populations and inform strategic plans for expanded and prioritized implementation of music therapy programs, research, and practice policy in the military. The overall intentions are to keep pace with the current needs of service members and to support mission readiness and a resilient military and veteran population. The paper includes four sections: Background, Model Programs, Research, and Recommendations and Conclusions.

The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is a professional organization representing 6,000+ music therapists nationwide and in some thirty countries around the world. The profession has a tradition and steadfast commitment to program and research excellence for service members and their families. This commitment spans all phases of military service.

In 1945, the U.S. War Department issued Technical Bulletin 187 detailing a program on the use of music for reconditioning among service members convalescing in Army hospitals. This program demonstrated how music could be incorporated in multiple therapeutic services including recreation, education, occupational therapy, and physical reconditioning (U.S. War Department, 1945, pp. 2–3). Following WWII, music therapy grew and developed as a profession and as a direct result of research endorsed by the Army and Office of the Surgeon General. However, the seeds planted early on in the military have not mirrored the rate of growth and development of the profession relative to other public and private practice settings. Recommendations to address this variance are included, herein, in the areas of research, practice policy, and treatment and program development.

The briefing paper does not attempt to conduct a comprehensive review of all clinical populations served by music therapists among the military’s wounded, ill, and injured. However, the paper focuses on service members and veterans involved in more recent deployments. Music therapists provide services to military personnel, their families, service members in transition, and veterans nationwide. These music therapy programs are on military installations, in military treatment facilities, in Veterans Administration healthcare facilities, in communities, and elsewhere. A sampling of exemplary programs is highlighted and includes both active duty and veteran programs. [Executive Summary]

The American Music Therapy Association presented this 2014 briefing paper focused on music therapy programs provided to military personnel, their families, service members in transition, and Veterans on military installations, in military treatment facilities, in VA healthcare facilities, and in communities.  It includes four sections: Background, Model Programs, Research, Recommendations & Conclusions.

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Else, Barbara; Clair, Dr. Alicia; Elis, Elisha; Farbman, Dr. Andrea; Garrison, Julie; Haynes, Tina; Hunter, Dr. Bryan; Pinkerton, Judith; Reuer, Dr. Barbara; Rook, Jenni; Rorke, Dr. Margaret; Simpson, Judy; and Vaudreuil, Rebecca.
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Music Therapy and Military Populations: A Status Report and Recommendations on Music Therapy treatment, Programs, research, and Practice Policy
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American Music Therapy Association
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Else, Barbara; Clair, Dr. Alicia; Elis, Elisha; Farbman, Dr. Andrea; Garrison, Julie; Haynes, Tina; Hunter, Dr. Bryan; Pinkerton, Judith; Reuer, Dr. Barbara; Rook, Jenni; Rorke, Dr. Margaret; Simpson, Judy; and Vaudreuil, Rebecca, American Music Therapy Association, 2014
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pARTnership Movement Tool-Kit: Using the pARTnership Movement Ad Campaign

The pARTnership Movement is a campaign from Americans for the Arts designed to reach business leaders with the message that the arts can build their competitive advantage. Did you know that, among other resources, the pARTnership Movement has a ready-made, free advertising campaign that you can download and easily use to promote arts and business in your community? Check out the latest pARTnership Movement tool-kit on the ads, chock full of what to expect when you download them, how to partner with the business community promote them, ways to inexpensively use them in your community, and examples of how other organizations around the country have effectively used the ads.

The pARTnership Movement is a campaign from Americans for the Arts designed to reach business leaders with the message that the arts can build their competitive advantage. Did you know that, among other resources, the pARTnership Movement has a ready-made, free advertising campaign that you can download and easily use to promote arts and business in your community? Check out the latest pARTnership Movement tool-kit on the ads, chock full of what to expect when you download them, how to partner with the business community promote them, ways to inexpensively use them in your community, and examples of how other organizations around the country have effectively used the ads.

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Shue, Jordan
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January, 2016
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Americans for the Arts
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Cast Study: West Valley Fine Arts Council

The West Valley Fine Arts Council (WVFAC) is a not-for-profit organization committed to presenting high quality programming that reflects the cultural diversity of the West Valley region in Phoenix, AZ. Trying to develop their audiences, WVFAC decided to reach out to the growing Hispanic people by creating an event called \Mariachi Espectacular\.This case study outlines it strategies, implementation and results to use as a benchmark within your own organization.

The West Valley Fine Arts Council (WVFAC) is a not-for-profit organization committed to presenting high quality programming that reflects the cultural diversity of the West Valley region in Phoenix, AZ. Trying to develop their audiences, WVFAC decided to reach out to the growing Hispanic people by creating an event called \Mariachi Espectacular\.This case study outlines it strategies, implementation and results to use as a benchmark within your own organization.

Case Study
Frankel, Marina and Peeler, Julie
ArtsMarketing.org Case Study: Best Practices
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January, 2003
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Americans for the Arts (ArtsMarketing.org)
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Americans Speak Out About the Arts: An In-Depth Look at Perceptions and Attitudes About the Arts in America

It’s undeniable—the arts transform people and communities every day. But how do United States citizens feel about the arts? Do they value artistic activities and arts education? Do our country’s citizens feel the arts are an important part of their lives and do they support government funding for the arts?

There’s no need to guess at the answers for these questions. New research by Americans for the Arts provides an in-depth look at the perceptions and attitudes about the arts in the United States. An Americans for the Arts and Ipsos Public Affairs survey of more than 3,000 American adults over the age of 18 in December 2015, provides current insight on topics including support for arts education and government arts funding, personal engagement in the arts, the personal benefits and well-being that come from engaging in the arts, and if/how those benefits extend more broadly to the community.

This report is an in-depth look at the perceptions and attitudes about the arts in the United States. An Americans for the Arts and Ipsos Public Affairs survey of more than 3,000 American adults over the age of 18 in December 2015, provides current insight on topics including support for arts education and government arts funding, personal engagement in the arts, the personal benefits and well-being that come from engaging in the arts, and if/how those benefits extend more broadly to the community.

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Americans for the Arts
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January, 2016
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Americans for the Arts
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