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Shazam Is To Apple As The Echo Nest Is To Spotify [Mark Mulligan]
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From Mark Mulligan of MIDiA: Shazam finally found a buyer: Apple. Ever since its affiliate sales revenue model crumbled with the onset of streaming (there’s no business in an affiliate fee on a $0.01 stream), Shazam has been trying to find a new business model. It doubled down on providing tools for TV advertisers but never ...
Apple To Acquire Shazam For $400 Million [REPORT]
Apple is reportedly days away from acquiring music and audio recognition app Shazam for a $400 million. The startup, which had been valued as high as $1 billion, had previously raised $143 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins, DN Capital and IVP, as well as, Sony Music, Universal Music and Access Industries, which owns Warner Music. Apple is ...
5 Must-Dos Of Email Marketing
Although many may believe otherwise, email marketing is far from dead, and is in many ways ahead of channels like social media when it comes to effectively capturing the attention of potential consumers. Here we look at how to maximize the effectiveness of email marketing. Guest post by Chris Appelgren of Eventbrite Despite what some folks may ...
Inside Music Analytics: Chris Stapleton Has More In Common With Etta James, Van Morrison, Otis Redding Than You Think
In this piece Glenn Peoples looks at the rise of Chris Stapleton's cross genre success with is cover of “Tennessee Whiskey" and how the soulful country number has been able to capture the attention of audiences typically more focused on R&B/soul legends. Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora, of Medium “Tennessee ...
Streaming Grew Profits For Warner Music Group In 2017
Warner Music Group Corp. today announced its fourth-quarter, reporting growth in revenue, as well as, a net loss. “We’ve now had five consecutive years of global revenue growth in constant currency, and the last two were up double digits,” said Steve Cooper, WMG CEO. “Our momentum reflects the tremendous talent and appeal of our artists and ...
Co-Founder Glenn Dicker Talks Seminal Indie Label Yep Roc
In this interview Glenn Dicker, co-founder of Yep Roc records (now in its twentieth year), chats about the origins of the label, the value of genre diversity, suggests some essentials from their catalogue, and more. Guest post by Will Hodge of Noisetrade It’s always an incredibly fun opportunity to chat with the industry professionals that help ...
Distribution And Label Service Company Ditto Music Expands
One of many music aggregators out there, Ditto is growing to become one of the bigger players in distribution and label services, and has been rapidly expanding to become one of the major player in digital distribution along with companies like TuneCore and CD Baby. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 There are plenty ...
Top 3 Things To Spend Your Marketing Budget On
As independent musician, where you funnel your marketing budget is incredibly critical. According recent polls, the following are what people in marketing departments consider the areas in which they have seen the highest return on investment in for their precious marketing dollars. Guest post by Tim Brown of Symphonic Blog Recent polls of what people in ...
Indie Record Store Black Friday Sales Up 13.8%, reports CIMS
Black Friday sales reports from the Coalition Of Independent Music Stores are in and they were universally positive, according to Michael Bunnell, CIMS Executive Director. Less comprehensive data showed an up day on Small Business Saturday, as well. Sales reports from most Coalition Of Independent Music Stores show Black Friday sales increases ranged from +5% to an astounding +53%, ...
Music Sustainability: The State Of Streaming
As streaming's dominance in the music business to grow, we're taking a moment to look at the current state of streaming, as well as where it might be headed in the near future. Guest post from Rethink Music by Allen Bargfrede, original article on Slush Music “Alexa, play some Tom Waits.” That’s how my children will grow up ...
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