The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra1 Assignment
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra1 Assignment
Daniel Gardiner and Charles Weinberg
At an afternoon meeting at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) offices, three executives, concerned with the marketing of the VSO, were discussing some of the challenges they currently faced.2
Ed Oscapella: We’ve got to do something, and do it fast, to get out of this diffi- cult situation. Time is running out of the 1987/88 season.
Jane Corbett: From my point of view, I’ve got to find out who wants what: Do sub- scribers want something different than nonsubscribers? If so, what? We’ve got all this information that needs analyzing and I’m hoping it will be useful in marketing the 1987/88 season.
- Douglas Hughes: I’ve got to decide on an appropri- ate theme or themes to communi- cate to the segment(s) we go after. We’ve got to give the printers sufficient lead time to get our brochures out, so I need to know what to focus on in the promotion.
Armed with the computer data from a recent audi- ence survey completed January 6, 1987 (four weeks ear- lier), the three knew that they had to sift through all the information very carefully. Within two weeks, they had to come up with a set of specific and actionable recom- mendations. The VSO’s Board had already voted to cancel many concerts in June so as to lower its deficit.
All three agreed that perhaps their immediate task was to build ticket sales for the remaining four months of the 1986/87 season. The guest artist and concert schedule from February through June is shown in Marketing Research in Action III-1. During this time period, two subscription series were offered. The first was a six-concert “Seagram Pops” series. The second was a five-concert celebration series. In the prior year, a “Musically Speaking” series and “Jubilee” series were both offered.
Background Situated midway between Asia Pacific countries and the United Kingdom and approximately 40 miles north of the United States, Vancouver is Canada’s third largest city. Home to more than 1.3 million people, Van- couver is the largest metropolitan area in Western Canada and is an emerging center of international trade and investment.
Vancouver is rated one of the five most beautiful cities in the world, and in addition to varied recre- ational and sports attractions, Vancouver has many cul- tural and theatrical attractions as well. These include
1 Ed Oscapella, Executive Director; Jane Corbett, Director of Marketing; and E. Douglas Hughes, Director of Communications for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. 2 The data for this case are available; see your instructor.
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VSO Guest Artist and Concert Schedule February–June 1987
Date Series Conductora Soloist
Feb. 7, 9 CS#1 R. Barshai I. Kipnis, harpsichord
Feb. 13 Recital V. Ashkenazy, piano
Feb. 15, 16, 17 J#8 R. Barshai C-L Lin, violin
Feb. 19, 20, 21(2) Bal #2 P. N. Balet Vanc-Cantata Singers
Feb. 24(2) School P. McCoppin K. Rudolph, pic., E. Volpe, hp.
Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 2, 3 POP#2 S. Dankworth No soloists
Mar. 8, 9, 10 J#9 H. Holliger Cond & ob soloist
Mar. 12 Recital M. Perahia, piano
Mar. 14, 16 CS#2 G. Sebastion B. Tuckwell, hn
Mar. 18 Benefit Concert M. J. Fox, T. Banks, B. Zarankin, piano/E. Northcott
Mar. 19, 20, 21(2) Bal #3 E. Stafford Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Mar. 24 SP Bal P. McCoppin R. Nureyev and Friends
Mar. 29, 30, 31 J#10 Y. P. Tortelier W. Klien, piano
April 3, 4, 6, 7 POP#3 R. Hayman The Cambridge Buskers
April 6 Tea & Trumpets P. McCoppin E. Northcott, sop, O. Lowry, host
April 12, 13, 14 J#11 K. Akiyama L. Lortie, piano
April 18, 20 CS#3 T. Otaka A. de Larrocha, piano
April 21 SP P. McCoppin Visions: Mission Andromeda
- Buckley
Apr. 24, 25, 27, 28 POP#4 M. Miller No soloists
May 3, 4, 5 J#12 R. Barshai Bach Choir: J. Coop, piano: M. Collins, sop; S. Graham, mezzo; G. Evans, tnr; D. Garrard, bass
May 9, 11 CS#4 R. Barshai E. Mathis, sop
May 22, 23, 25, 26 POP#5 J. Everly and Bach Choir S. Woods, sop/M. Paris, mezzo D. Eisler, tnr/B Hubbard, bari
May 30, June 1 CS#5 K. Akiyama C. Parkening, guitar-May 30 Norbert Kraaft, guitar-June 1
May 31 F. Pops#3 P. McCoppin Jarvis Benoit Quartet
June 5, 6, 8, 9 POP#6 K. Akiyama M. Martin, soprano; B. Zarankin, piano Y. Guilbert, piano
a Rudolf Barshai is Music Director and Principal Conductor and Kazuyoshi Akiyama is Conductor Laureate of the VSO.
MARKETING RESEARCH IN ACTION III-1
SOURCE: VSO files.
the Vancouver Museum, the Queen Elizabeth Play- house, the Arts Club, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Vancouver Opera Society, and the Vancouver Sym- phony Orchestra.
The VSO is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Vancouver, with its inaugural concert held in 1897. Reg- ular seasons were offered in the 1930s when the orches- tra came under the patronage of Mrs. B. T. Rogers. The orchestra’s original repertoire included mostly big band
music. Over the years, the repertoire expanded to reflect more classical and romantic symphonic works, changing in response to the tastes of the various musi- cal directors. As well, the regular season was length- ened and the number of scheduled programs and series increased.
The orchestra, among the 10 largest in North America, has been plagued with financial, managerial, and artistic problems over the past two years.
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Subscription revenue has steadily declined in the last five years, putting pressure on the symphony to empha- size sales of single tickets and to heavily promote each event. With 122 scheduled performances in the 1986/87 season, a 15 percent decrease in regular sub- scribers (to the “Jubilee” and “Musically Speaking” series), the sluggish economic climate in Vancouver post-Expo ’86, and a deficit of $811,000, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra faced an enormous challenge just to maintain the status quo, let alone reduce its deficit.
While small consolation, symphony orchestras throughout North America were going through difficult times (Newsweek, January 5, 1987, pp. 54–56). In September 1986, the Oakland Symphony declared bankruptcy and closed its doors; others, such as the San Diego Symphony and the one in Halifax, Nova Scotia, had suspended oper- ations for a season or more. The Chicago Symphony, despite playing to a 98 percent capacity, was able to pay back only 62 percent of its $20 million operating budget. On the other hand, the symphonies in Montreal and Hamilton were enjoying record attendance levels and renewed financial support.
Decline in Attendance At one point in the 1970s, the VSO enjoyed the largest subscription base of any orchestra in North America. However, the number of subscribers has been steadily declining. In 1985/86, subscriptions dropped by 18 per- cent. In 1986/87, the decrease in subscriptions could approach 20 percent, for an overall decline since 1984/85 of over 30 percent. Plans were being made to revise the
subscription packages for the 1987/88 season in order to reverse this trend. However, the program for the cur- rent season was set.
Single-ticket sales had also been decreasing, but at a slower rate than subscriptions and were becoming relatively more important in terms of total attendance. They accounted for 36,701 tickets sold in the 1985/86 season. In 1984/85, regular subscribers accounted for 79 percent of the total attendance. However, the pro- portion of subscribers for 1986/87 was projected at only 70 percent of total attendance.
The Free Concert One of the ways to offset declining revenues may
be to focus on nonsubscribers. After a date to make a recording of the VSO was postponed, it was decided in early December that a “free concert” be given in order to obtain “trial” by the nonsubscriber group. This con- cert was held in the evening on Tuesday, January 6, 1987. People had to go to the VSO’s administrative office located three miles away from the Orpheum Theater (where the VSO performed) to pick up tickets. After being heavily promoted on a local FM radio station, the concert was an immediate “sellout” with all 2,761 tickets distributed. So as to obtain information about the concert- goers in a cost-effective manner, a questionnaire was developed and given to audience members. Because of time constraints, an initial draft of the questionnaire was pretested only on VSO office employees. A photore- duced copy of the survey is shown in Marketing Research in Action III-2 along with relevant response
Audience Questionnaire VANCOUVER SYMPHONY
Audience Questionnaire
Dear Patron,
We at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra want very much to provide the best possible musical experience for our audiences and the Vancouver community as a whole. In our continuing efforts to improve our performances and make your concert-going as satisfying and enjoyable as possi- ble, we ask that you take a little time to answer the following questions. Your opinions and sug- gestions are extremely important and will be most useful in helping us to evaluate our programs, as well as our manner of presentation.
When you leave tonight’s concert, please be so kind as to place the completed questionnaire in one of the special boxes located near the exits and the VSO Gift Shop. If you do not have time to complete it this evening, we would request that you mail it to us at your convenience. On behalf of the members of the orchestra and the staff, thank you very much for your assistance.
Edward Philip Oscapella Executive Director Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
400 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., V5T 1X2—875-1661
MARKETING RESEARCH IN ACTION III-2
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1.aAre you a subscriber (i.e., purchase series tickets) to the VSO? 19% 1-1 ___ Yes, currently 29 1-2 ___ No, but formerly 51 1-3 ___ Never subscribed
- Have you ever purchased tickets to an individual VSO event? 22% 2-1 ___ Yes, since September 1986 51 2-2 ___ Yes, but only before September 1986 26 2-3 ___ No
- Since September 1986, how many times have you attended a VSO performance? 56% 3-1 ___ I haven’t attended a VSO performance since September 1986 18 3-2 ___ Attended once 12 3-3 ___ Attended 2–3 times 7 3-4 ___ Attended 4–5 times 5 3-5 ___ Attended more than 5 times
- If you have ever attended previous VSO performances, we would like to know why. Please indicate the THREE most important reasons from the list below. (1 � Most Important, 2 � Second-Most Important, 3 � Third-Most Important). Write 1, 2, or 3 on the appropriate lines. i.b ii. iii. 42%a 19% 39% (4- ) ___I wanted to see and hear classical music performed live 2 16 81 (5- ) ___The VSO under Maestro Rudolf Barshai is an excellent
orchestra 7 44 49 (6- ) ___I think the Orpheum is an excellent setting for great
music 13 31 54 (7- ) ___The choice of music appealed to me 13 37 50 (8- ) ___I wanted to see famous guest artists and conductors
Please list any additional reasons below: (9- ) ___ _________________________________________________________________________
(10- ) ___ _________________________________________________________________________ (11- ) ___ _________________________________________________________________________
- Overall, what is your rating of the VSO on the following characteristics? Put a checkmark on the appropriate lines.
EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR (4) (3) (2) (1)
___ Performance of Orchestra 65%a 33% 1% 0% (12- ) ___ Guest Artists 43 53 2 2 (13- ) ___ Music Selection 22 59 10 8 (14- ) ___ Acoustics in Orpheum 56 39 3 1 (15- ) ___ Prices of Tickets 13 46 35 6 (16- ) ___ Convenience of Parking 12 41 33 13 (17- ) ___ General Atmosphere of Orpheum 63 34 2 1 (18- ) ___ Service from VTC-CBO 26 57 13 4 (19- )
- Please give us your opinion about the amount of each type of music played by the VSO.
TOO ABOUT TOO MUCH RIGHT LITTLE (3) (2) (1)
___ Classical (e.g., Bach, Mozart) 6%a 72% 22% (20- ) ___ 20th century music (e.g., Debussy, Stravinsky) 14 71 14 (21- ) ___ Pops (e.g., Mantovani, Williams) 20 62 18 (22- ) ___ Canadian (e.g., Schaeffer) 24 60 16 (23- )
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- What concert times do you prefer? 12%a 32-1 ___ Matinees (2:30 P.M.) 34 32-2 ___ 7:30 P.M. 55 32-3 ___ 8:00 P.M. 7 32-4 ___ 8:30 P.M.
- What day of the week do you prefer to attend concerts? 18%a 33-1 ___ Sunday 21 33-2 ___ Monday 27 33-3 ___ Tuesday 17 33-4 ___ Wednesday 17 33-5 ___ Thursday 25 33-6 ___ Friday 32 33-7 ___ Saturday
- From where do you get most of your information about VSO events? 47%a 34-1 ___ From VSO mailings 46 34-2 ___ From ads in daily newspapers (e.g., Sun, Province)
3 34-3 ___ From ads in community newspapers 32 34-4 ___ From radio ads
3 34-5 ___ From television ads 10 34-6 ___ From reviews and feature stories
34-7 ___ Other—please specify
- Which daily newspaper do you read most often? 71%a 35-1 ___ Vancouver Sun 24 35-2 ___ Province
7 35-3 ___ Globe and Mail 6 35-4 ___ Other—please specify ________________________________________
- Are you 39%a 36-1 ___ Male 61 36-2 ___ Female
word-of-mouth 9% nonword-of-mouth 3
International Performers & $20 price
Orchestra & $20 price
International Performers & $14 price
International Performers & Balcony
vs.
vs.
vs.
- 33
27-2 67
27-1
23 26-2
77 26-1
70 25-2
30 25-1
56% 24-2
44%a
24-1 New, Promising Performers & $8 price
Balcony & $14 price
New, Promising Performers & $8 price
New, Promising Performers & Orchestra
Orchestra & $20 price
International Performers & $20 price
Orchestra & $14 price
International Performers & Orchestra
vs.
vs.
vs.
- 41
31-2 59
31-1
54 30-2
46 30-1
37 29-2
63 29-1
74% 28-2
26% 28-1
Balcony & $8 price
New, Promising Performers & $14 price
Balcony & $8 price
International Performers & Balcony
- Below are presented eight pairs of events characterized by reputation of performer, seating arrangements, and single ticket prices. Assuming everything else about each pair is identi- cal, please check your preference in each case.
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- To which age group do you belong? 2%a 37-1 ___ Under 18 6 37-2 ___ 18–24
16 37-3 ___ 25–34 17 37-4 ___ 35–44 21 37-5 ___ 45–54 22 37-6 ___ 55–64 19 37-7 ___ 65 and over
14 Please specify your postal code See EXHIBIT
- If you prefer to purchase tickets to individual events (as opposed to subscription tickets), why is this so? Please indicate below. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
- All things considered, what would it take to get you to attend VSO performances on a regular basis? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE OF THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY.
When you leave tonight’s concert, please place the completed questionnaire in one of the special boxes located near the exits and the VSO Gift Shop. If you do not have time to complete it this evening, we would request that you mail it to us at your convenience.
Audience Survey c/o Vancouver Symphony Society 400 East Broadway Vancouver, B.C. VST 1X2
a Percentages given in questionnaire are for all respondents. bi � most important; ii � 2nd or 3rd most important; iii � not ranked in top 3.
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39
40
41
42
MARKETING RESEARCH IN ACTION III-2 (continued)
frequencies for each question for the entire sample. Respondents had the choice of dropping off the instru- ment at various places in the Orpheum or mailing it in later. A total of 614 completed questionnaires from the 2,400 people actually in attendance were returned. Since almost everyone attended in groups of two or more, this was considered a good response rate by management.
The data from the survey is in a file called VSO. Marketing Research in Business III-3 provides a sequential listing of the variables in the file and each variable corresponds to a specific question in the sur- vey. For example, SUBSCRBR is the first variable and corresponds to Question 1 on the questionnaire. POST- COD5 is the last variable and refers to the sixth digit of the respondent’s postal code as asked by Question
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- RESPID refers to respondent identification and was inserted after receiving the research instruments. It is to be noted that no quantitative analysis can readily be performed on Questions 15 and 16.
Given all this information, Ed, Jane, and Doug sat down to analyze it and work on a report for the Board of Directors. They knew that any recommendation(s) they make must be supported by the data.
Variable Listing
Variable Rec Start End Variable Rec Start End
SUBSCRBR 1 1 1 MATINEE 1 32 32
INDPURCH 1 2 2 SVNTHRTY 1 33 33
ATTEND 1 3 3 EIGHT 1 34 34
LIVEMUS 1 4 4 EGHTHRTY 1 35 35
VSOGOOD 1 5 5 SUNDAY 1 36 36
ORPGOOD 1 6 6 MONDAY 1 37 37
CHOICE 1 7 7 TUESDAY 1 38 38
FAMOUS 1 8 8 WEDNESDAY 1 39 39
OTHER1 1 9 9 THURSDAY 1 40 40
OTHER2 1 10 10 FRIDAY 1 41 41
OTHER3 1 11 11 SATURDAY 1 42 42
ORCHSTRA 1 12 12 VSOMAIL 1 43 43
GUESTS 1 13 13 PAPERADS 1 44 44
SELETION 1 14 14 COMMPAPR 1 45 45
ACOUSTIC 1 15 15 RADIOADS 1 46 46
PRICES 1 16 16 TVADS 1 47 47
PARKING 1 17 17 STORIES 1 48 48
ATMSPERE 1 18 18 OTHRSRCE 1 49 49
SERVICE 1 19 19 VANCSUN 1 50 50
CLASICAL 1 20 20 PROVINCE 1 51 51
TWENTITH 1 21 21 GLBEMAIL 1 52 52
POPS 1 22 22 OTHRPAPR 1 53 53
CANADIAN 1 23 23 GENDER 1 54 54
PAIR1 1 24 24 AGEGROUP 1 55 55
PAIR2 1 25 25 POSTCOD1 1 56 56
PAIR3 1 26 26 POSTCOD2 1 57 57
PAIR4 1 27 27 POSTCOD3 1 58 58
PAIR5 1 28 28 POSTCOD4 1 59 59
PAIR6 1 29 29 POSTCOD5 1 60 60
PAIR7 1 30 30 RESPID 1 61 61
PAIR8 1 31 31
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Questions for Discussion
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of this mar- ket research project?
- What information can you derive from the data? State specifically the managerial questions you are
hoping to resolve and how the data would help you. Make at least one specific recommendation based on the results of this research.
RUBRIC
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Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). 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APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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