Most of you youngins won’t remember, but on August 1, 1981, at 12:01am, MTV changed the music world as we know it. Originally slated to be to be “Music Television”, hosted by VJs playing videos 24/7/365, that has long been abandoned. Moving ahead 28 years or so, online video sites are as popular as ever. I wonder if MTV can be duplicated?
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Nov 202009
What have you done to actively recognize your fans? What do you do on any given day to keep your band fresh in their minds? More importantly, what have you done to increase sales via fan interaction? Procrastination is a career killer! Don’t wait for CD Baby or iTunes to sell your music. Don’t expect fans to patiently wait for your next release. Make them a part of it!
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Nov 082009
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Nov 052009
This is a reprint of a music marketing idea I posted several months ago, before my website went hard down. I had questioned why bands hadn’t utilized YouTube for an “As Seen On TV” style marketing campaign. In the post, I used my fictional band, Dead Rage, as an example. I found out today that Weezer has done a similar ad campaign with Snuggie, as part of the marketing for their CD, “Raditude”.
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Nov 022009
This is an idea (I’m sure not an original one) I have toyed with for a couple of years now. Agreed, illegal downloads are a crime, but if a band/label chooses to allow free downloads, it’s marketing genius. What better way to build loyal fans than bribery? 
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There has been a lot of talk about Niche Marketing as of late. In fact, you can’t visit a music marketing blog without the resident guru screaming, “Musicians MUST Identify Their Niche, Then Sell Music/Merchandise To That Niche“. But what does that mean, exactly?
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