Adriaan Fuchs Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

• LaPlaca Cohen is the only strategy, design, and advertising firm in the US that exclusively serves the creative and cultural sector, with a client roster that includes leading organizations such as The Metropolitan.
• Act as project lead on strategic planning processes for the Natural History Museum of LA County (the largest such process ever undertaken by LaPlaca Cohen), and the New York City Chapter of the American Institute of.
• Develop a multi-pronged content strategy for the 2017 iteration of Culture Track (the largest national tracking study of the behaviors of US cultural consumers), that includes content for a new website and social media.
• Participate in the development of key themes and survey questions for the 2017 Culture Track research study.
• Assist in compiling new business proposals and case studies.

Greater New York City Area

• Through its many performance, education, recording, and broadcast activities, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) brings the exhilarating experience of great chamber music to more people across the world.
• Compiled performance programs, selecting artists and repertoire for all of CMS’ touring performances and residencies in consultation with the Artistic Directors.
• Handled negotiations with CMS artists, touring partners, managers, and booking agencies, establishing fees, setting budgets, drafting contracts, and overseeing logistical arrangements, for all CMS touring engagements.
• Oversaw many “firsts” for the organization: CMS’ first ever tour to China, its first summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, the first ever visit by the LG Chamber Music School.
• Developed new relationships, while maintaining and building existing partnerships, for CMS with presenters across the US, Europe, and in Asia.
• Established new management and booking relationships and agreements for CMS with managers and agencies in Europe and Asia.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• The Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy provides learning solutions in digital marketing to clients and staff of Ogilvy, part of the international Ogilvy & Mather group of advertising agencies operating in more than 120.
• Contributed to revenue growth of more than 20% for FY2013.
• Developed a highly successful social media campaign for VarsitySportsSA, a major inter-varsity sporting event founded by Francois Pienaar, the prolific South African rugby player who led his team to victory in the 1995.
• Consulted to Tessa Graham (strategic brand consultant to Jamie Oliver and Stella McCartney) and “human polar bear”, environmental campaigner and pioneer swimmer, Lewis Pugh, on email marketing.
• Developed learning solutions for a number of high-profile corporate clients, including: Discovery, Investec, Primedia, Game, Kraft Foods and Pearson Education.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• New Media Publishing (NMP) is South Africa's leading custom publishing agency. Clients include some of South Africa’s largest corporations, including Multichoice, Woolworths, Mercedes Benz, FNB, Sun International and.
• Managed an annual operating budget of R11 million ($1.3 million).
• Increased sales of VISI magazine by 16%.
• Worked closely with the magazine’s distribution service provider, On the Dot, to reduce magazine returns from 48% to 18%.
• Added 1,000 new retail outlets to VISI’s distribution footprint.
• Implemented a new subscription pricing strategy that successfully maintained subscriber numbers.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• As Africa’s premier opera company, and South Africa’s largest non-profit performing arts organization, Cape Town Opera (CTO) provides a stage that allows local talent to launch international careers and attracts.
• Secured a three-year R31.5 million ($4.7 million) grant from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.
• Increased overall donated income for FY2010 by 89%.
• Increased contributions from individual donors by 121% for FY2010.
• Grew donated income to 52% of total revenue for FY2010.
• Established new corporate sponsorships and partnerships with, amongst others, Montblanc, Louis Vuitton, WBHO and Distell.

Stellenbosch, South Africa

• The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (SICMF) is the largest classical music festival dedicated to chamber music in Africa, and draws top international artists from across the globe to Stellenbosch.
• Grew donated income budget by more than 475% from 2004 to 2007.
• Established new funding partnerships with city and local government, foundations, embassies, and corporate sponsors.
• Contributed to an increase of more than 70% in the number of festival participants between 2004 and 2007.Managed a team of 10 staff members involved in the organisation of the festival, including Operations & Logistics.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy, Cum Laude

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil), Music Technology, Cum Laude

Bmus, Cum Laude