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What To Expect When You Hire A Music Publicist
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Related: Hiring a Publicist: Is It Worth It? While many artists may believe that hiring a music publicist will solve all their problems, this is sadly far from the truth. Here we look at a few things artists ought to keep in mind when considering bringing a publicist on board. It’s a common misconception in the music industry that hiring a publicist will make all your dreams come true, and that to make this happen you won’t have to lift ...
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How To Use Video E-Cards For Holiday Music Marketing
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If you're short on ideas for how to connect with fans and share content this holiday season, a well placed e-card can be just the thing to engage fans and add some levity to an otherwise stressful season. Guest Post by Team FanBridge on the FanBridge Blog The Holiday season is here! If you feel yourself running out of time or without something to send to your subscribers: don’t worry. Spread holiday cheer this season by sending a festive video e-card. ...
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How Musicians Can Benefit From SEO
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If you have any hope of being found via a Google search, Search Engine Optimization is key. That said, SEO works differently for bands and artists than it does for other organizations like businesses and bloggers. Here we look at how. Guest Post by Eric Brantner If you want to be found in Google results, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is essential. But does SEO work for bands like it works for small businesses and bloggers? The short answers is yes, ...
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12 Questions To Ask Before You Make That Post
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Simply having a presence on social media is no guarantee that, as a band or artist, you're using it effectively. Here we examine twelve questions you should ask your self in advance of making a social media post to ensure you focus your content for the best possible impact. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 As I’ve said many times here and in my book Social Media Promotion For Musicians, just being on a social network doesn’t mean that you’re ...
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Marketing Your Music with Seasonal Spotify Playlists
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When the holiday season rolls around, it can be challenging, as an artist, to come up with seasonally themed content to share with your fans. Spotify has your back however, and a festive playlist share can be just the thing to engage fans. Guest Post from Team Fanbridge on Fanbridge It can be tough to think up holiday content to share with your audience. On top of all the usual chaos of the holiday season, you may be at a ...
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End Of The Year Is The Perfect Time To Get All Of Your Contract Riders In Order
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For touring artists, contract riders are an important piece of information to provide venues with. Besides simply detailing what the artist wants for lunch, they also outline the requirements which will allow you to put your best face forward as an artist. By author, teacher and artist consultant Jeri Goldstein of Performing Biz It's time to get your contract riders in order before you set out for the next year's tour dates. You know those additional documents you might attach ...
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Drive Traffic With These 5 Killer Social Media Hacks
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The growing ubiquity of social media has made it challenging for artists to get their web presence tostand out amidst the clamor for users attention, but by following these five guidelines, bands and musicians can actively drive traffic towards their social media. Guest post by Payman Taei, founder of Visme We use social media all the time; on our way to work, in our downtime, even early mornings. Naturally, businesses can take advantage of this; having your own Facebook page ...
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Analytics In An Artist's World [Bruno Guez]
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Revelator CEO Bruno Guez explores how the latest evolution of data driven niche marketing by companies such as Netflix could be applied in different ways to the music industry, particularly as music streaming occupies an increasingly large segment of the market. Guest post by Bruno Guez, Founder and CEO of Revelator Few companies have created the same level of buzz over recent months as Netflix, the company that has completely redefined the way premium television content is distributed, consumed and produced. ...
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