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The Number of Sites Offering Illegal Content Has Sextupled Since 2007...
And you thought that file-sharing was going down? Maybe as a percentage, but this is a pie that is definitely getting bigger—and a lot more complicated. “It is true that P2P's percentage share of total traffic is down from previous years; but in large part this is attributable to increased use of streaming servicesand cyberlockers as ...
Why Are Some Records Outperforming Singles?
This post is by Katie Reilly of Intern Like A Rockstar. Follow her on Twittter. By now everyone knows the day that we will never forget is actually just the day The Beatles became available on iTunes. Big deal, right? The story may not be as newsworthy as Apple indicated in its teaser message. However, perhaps it ...
Is Music Moving from Rip and Burn to Watch and Share?
Last week Forrester analyst Mark Mulligan tweeted: “Need some help: if 'Buy & Listen' was 20th cent. music consumption, 'Rip & Burn' the 1st digital generation, what's it for Digital Natives?" The question was part of research Mulligan and his team are doing for an upcming study “Digital Natives, the Generation Music Product Strategy Forgot." Some early ...
Highlights from SF MusicTech: Unify, Engage, Find Social Sweet Spot, Personalize and Monetize
Yesterday Hisham Dahud attended the 7th San Francisco Music Tech Summit as a correspondent for Hypebot. Each year the summit brings together leaders in music and tech, along with the developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations. Here are the highlights: Engaging Your Fans Chris Vinson of Bandzoogle recommends using the artist website as ...
The Advantage of Keeping It Local
If twenty or so independent bands are asked where they printed their CD's, a good majority of them will say Disc Makers. Ask the same bands how they get their record digitally distributed, and many will say CD Baby. If you start asking about other product, such as posters, stickers, banners, and t-shirts, you will probably ...
Connect or Die: How Artists Succeed in Music 2.0
This presentation is a little dated. However, the message is meaningful and still relevant. It's things you've heard before. They're just packed better. Does the presentation have a good point or are outsiders barking up the wrong tree? If you'd like to hear this ad agency's thoughts on the music business, Hypebot will pursue an interview ...
10 Success Strategies for DIY Musicians, Managers, and Promoters
The holiday season is upon us and Bob Baker is presenting a gift to readers of Music Think Tank: a new, six page report called 10 Success Strategies for DIY Musicians, Managers, Promoters and More. Head to Music Think Tank to get your copy! "I encourage you to share this free report with anyone you feel ...
Why Vinyl is the Next Format to Crash...
We already know the story on a-la-carte song downloads — they're flat and declining in the US (down 0.2 percent during the first half). And, after three quarters this year, digital albums sales are also looking problematic. Billboard analyst Glenn Peoples recently dropped into the data on digital albums, and found some serious warning signs based ...
The Plastic Disc Business Languishes
It should be no surprise that the plastic disc business is languishing. In a piece in the Guardian, Adam Sherwin documents the DVD industry crisis. The reasons for the decline range from the proliferation of streaming through Netflix, the fledgling need of consumers to buy a TV show box set to view a missed episode, and ...
3 Things the Music Industry Can Learn from Gaming
On the MIDEMblog, Albin Serviant, the CEO of interactive music company offers some critical lessons music professionals could learn from the video games industry. #1: Consumers like to be social while they are entertained #2: Consumers like to personalise their entertainment. #3: Consumers want to gain status through competition. “Today's fan wants more than just a ...
