Review
We are both connected as we listen. We’re not drawing on subject matter expertise, we’re connecting over our response to music. A prized exchange.
22nd February 2023
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There’s nothing complicated about classical music. It’s just music.
Thoroughly Good celebrates classical music, demonstrating how the art-form has a life-affirming impact on the lives of others
The stories we tell about the things we love have the power to inspire others to embark on a journey of discovery.
Thoroughly Good uses this principle as a starting point for every piece of content published on its channels.
This authentic Thoroughly Good approach triggers the curious and open-minded to embark on new discoveries.
About Thoroughly Good
Thoroughly Good provides digital content services for arts organisations in the UK, building strategies, creating plans, and producing fresh and authentic content that reaches new audiences.
Jon Jacob set up Thoroughly Good in 2005 first as a blog and podcast documenting his love of the BBC Proms and the Eurovision.
Since building a wide and varied network, he launched Thoroughly Good as a digital content and training and development consultancy in 2017.
Clients
Thoroughly Good now works with organisations in the arts, media, broadcasting, education, manufacturing sectors in the UK and across the world.
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