what a mighty storm asheville had yesterday… this is what happened to the corn in the garden…
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mountainx tweeted a questioned yestarday: could… the power of social media save pop asheville? now native ashevillians are tweeting & facebooking about solutions to the ‘crisis.’
someone on facebook has the audacity to suggest (during a recession where i know several unemployed designers & cultural creatives) that people pay $50 for advance all-access tickets to pop asheville (last january the price was $15 for an all-access wristband). i suspect the person in question has completely zero, i repeat, zero marketing or events-planning experience.
first, an organization does not penalize the early birds for buying tickets (you penalize the lazy phish fans for showing up the day of the show hoping to score a miracle ticket).
second, if an organization is going to raise the tickets to $50, then consider this option:
- offer advance ticket at $20 per ticket – offer good until Oct. 31, 2009
- offer special rate of $35 per ticket – offer good until week before the festival
- then charge full rate of $50 per ticket the week/day of the event
this is a well-tested, & proven business model. for those interested, i can explain how this business model works & the dynamics involved.
however, there’s another economic force at work regarding pop asheville: marketplace evolution. in short, if an organization can not adapt & survive, then it will die.
somethingchanged: 162. Papers (via tom gauld) LInk via f*ckyeahreading
just got this email notice based on this RT…
brocatus: Venn Diagram – Happiness in Business (on budcaddell’s flickr, via mikearauz : zehnuhr)
i love info graphics…
The south garden patch
the south garden patch on the last day of may: since i lost almost all the spinach plants in last week’s excessive rains, i may rename the south garden the pepper & tomato patch (since that’s the only thing left). again, going with the found, native, organic gardening goal. the waddle fence boarder is from spring trimmings. the tomato plants aren’t high enough for trellis work. maybe in a couple weeks. the pine boxes to the east of the patch (your left) are recycled from and old bookshelf and are home to various herbs: basil, oregano & chives.
The north garden patch
the north garden patch on the last day of may: the goal for this year’s garden is found, native, organic gardening. the stones are from the creek. the pea poles & tomato trellis are from spring trimmings. the wood boarders are from winter deadwood. the only thing i bought was the jute & twine for the trellis work.
yes… i my new, cheap coffee press… & other morning accouterments…
The north patch
the north patch : containing corn, peas, pumpkin, tomatoes, cucumber, sugar peas, cantaloupe, zucchini & winter squash…
the south patch : containing cherry tomatoes, peppers (bell, jalapeno, cayenne & bannana), cabbage & spinach…
scumblr: beverlyhasablog: Oh my gosh this is amazing. My music sound so much clearer. Edit: This doesn’t sound too great with my heavier songs. The sound blurs together a bit. jayrobinson: If you’re look for the perfect setting for your iTunes Equalizer, look no further. Set it to Manual to calibrate, then “Make Preset…” once you’re done. db +3, +6, +9, +7, +6, +5, +7, +9, +11, +8 db
i want one of these for lunch… but i’m still working…
scumblr: semisetadrift: unicornology: (via bebelestrange)
// corn, tomato and sundry seedlings come forth ::
but don’t plant the corn & tomato next to each other in the garden… they are not companion plants & may harm each other’s growth if planted close together…
// spinach seedlings ::
// pea seedlings break forth ::
GPOYW – backyard earth tent edition (made from tree trimmings, old tarp, & t-shirt scraps) + kidlinger posing…
fluffynotes: somethingchanged: topherchris: Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world — where the experience we’re having right now is less interesting than what we’ll tweet about it later. Ted Talk
this charts displays the recession’s effect on book sales as it relates to the revenue earned per web page view…
this charts shows the recession’s effect on book sales for the department i work in…
Coffeehouse Junkie 