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Has Social Media failed you?
Recently I have heard a lot of musicians worry about their reach on social media. They are not reaching as many followers as they have reached before. Rumors are out that social meda platforms intentionally limit their users’ reach to … Continue reading
Posted in Music Business, Music Marketing, Music Promotion
Tagged campaign, marketing, music marketing, music promotion, pr, social media
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Direct Marketing for Musicians (Part 2)
We have already discussed the meaning and impact of direct marketing in part one. In this part we want to take a closer look at a number of direct marketing methods in the music business. And how we can „work“ … Continue reading
Direct Marketing for Musicians (Part 1)
Direct marketing is probably the most effective way to create awareness for products and services. Even to musicians this method is being regularly recommended since it is (initially) cost-effective and delivers high conversion rates. Despite all the advantages, though, the … Continue reading
Music Theft 2.0
A new wave of music theft is about to roll in – and this time it’s not the „fans“ who use illegal means to avoid the purchase. This time musicians are making unauthorized use of other musicians’ tracks and call … Continue reading
Posted in General, Music Business
Tagged copyright, music business, music marketing, music promotion, music theft, protect music, steal music
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Super Fans
The term „Super Fan“ has become a regular in the field of music marketing. Let’s define this species a little more thoroughly and have a look at where we can most obviously find and convert potential candidates.
Musicians Taken For Idiots
The excess supply of ever new music services and ever weirder business models and all the sage advisors out there are currently raising a new breed of musicians that are ready, willing and able to be cheated and taken for … Continue reading
The 7 Month Music Marketing Challenge
The hardest part of DIY music marketing is not really the promotion of a new album. What’s even harder is staying on top of everyone’s minds during the long, often dry period that stretches from one record release to the … Continue reading
The Next Steps in the Music Business
In part one of this little two-parter we discussed ways to attract fans with the help of our first couple of finished songs, all with regards to a subsequent album release. This time we move another step further and look … Continue reading
Your First Steps in the Music Business
You have just finished a few songs – but what now? How do you proceed as a musician in order to make money from your art one day? When is the right time for certain action? While I must admit … Continue reading
Posted in Music Business, Music Marketing, Music Promotion, Social Media
Tagged build a fan base, building a fan base, fanbase, music biz madness, music business, music business advice, music marketing, music marketing advice, music promotion advice, musicbiz madness, musicbizmadness, musicbusiness, social media
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