InstantEncore is the leading provider of mobile solutions to performing arts organizations around the globe. Our partners use the InstantEncore platform to power their mobile apps, enhance live experiences and create deeper relationships with their audiences. InstantEncore partners include Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Curtis Institute of Music and Dallas Summer Musicals. With Tessitura™ Network, Inc., our partners include the New York Philharmonic, The Shaw Festival and Santa Fe Opera.
Congratulations and thank you to all of the artists and arts organizations who launched apps with InstantEncore’s mobile suite in 2012! Below is a slideshow spotlighting our Mobile Class of 2012 from individual musicians, ensembles, orchestras, theatres, opera companies, ballet companies, ticket offices, and more. InstantEncore’s Mobile Class of 2012 from InstantEncore. Maximize for best…
Push Note of the Year 2012
Earlier today, Sarasota Opera sent out the following push notification to their mobile app subscribers: This is a great example of how to use a short burst of humor when communicating with your mobile fans. Congrats to Sarasota Opera on snagging the title of 2012 Push Note of the Year!
A Gallery of Push Notification Examples
Earlier this year, we introduced the concept of push notifications – short text messages sent directly to your Apple and Android app subscribers. Since then, a number of our partners have explored how to use push notifications in the service of different communication goals. Check out these examples! To view the most detail, expand the…
Connecting Your Mobile App with Google Analytics
An overwhelming number of artists and arts organizations use Google Analytics to track traffic coming to their websites. This free tool can also provide a lot of rich data for your InstantEncore mobile apps and website, including unique visitors, traffic data for individual areas of your app, exit rates, and much more. In turn, this…
Social Media and Your Mobile App, Pt 2 – Custom Tabs and a Centralizing Submenu
While syncing your social media feeds with the Buzz area of your mobile suite will centralize your dynamic content into a single area for your mobile audience, you also want to provide your fans with the ability to like your Facebook page, follow you on Twitter, etc. The video below shows you two simple ways…
Social Media and Your Mobile App, Pt 1 – Feeding Content into Your Buzz
The Buzz area of the InstantEncore control panel provides dynamic content for your mobile app – in the What’s New section of the home page as well as its own separate Buzz tab. Many artists and arts organizations publish fresh content online through social media platforms and social networks. So how can you bring this…
Keep Your App Subscribers Engaged with Push Notifications
Adding new content to your app on a regular basis is a great way to keep your mobile audience engaged over time, but people have busy lives and may not always remember to check your app for updated events, videos, music, etc. How can you keep your fans apprised of new additions to your mobile…
CIM to Stream Van Cliburn Commencement Address via Mobile App
On Saturday, May 19, the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) will live video stream its Commencement exercises at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on www.cim.edu and on its mobile optimized website and smartphone apps powered by InstantEncore. The ceremony will feature iconic music figure, pianist Van Cliburn, as CIM presents him with an honorary doctorate. He will…
Connecting QR Codes to Tabs in Your Mobile App
QR codes are two-dimensional images that can be linked to online content. The image is scanned using a smartphone’s camera, and the mobile user is taken directly to the content. In this video, we walk through the process for connecting content from your InstantEncore mobile app with QR codes. The codes can be included in…
5 Tips for Customizing Your Mobile App’s Background Image
It may seem trivial, but the custom background makes a world of difference for your mobile app. The background of an app can enhance the visual palette, fortify your brand recognition, and provide graphical context for the mobile experience. To Manage Your Background Image Log in to your Control Panel Find Mobile in the options…