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# 7 Promotional Stunts You Can Pull With Your Leftover CDs
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/7-promotional-stunts-you-can-pull-with-your-leftover-cds-draft/
- Published: 2016-04-12T10:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-04-12T10:40:00.000Z
- Description: While merch sales remain a strong source of revenue for artists, CDs no longer bring in the cash they once did. Still, compact discs can still serve a variety of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/04/7-promotional-stunts-you-can-pull-with-your-leftover-cds-draft.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Marketing, Music Think Tank, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![3](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c830fae1970b-150wi "3")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c830fae1970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)While **merch sales** remain a **strong source of revenue** for artists, **CDs** **no longer** bring in the **cash** they once did. Still, compact discs can still serve a variety of **valuable functions** when it comes to **marketing** and **promoting** your band.

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In this recent post on [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Bjorgvin Benediktsson** discusses how artists who may be having a difficult time selling their CDs the conventional way can offload them on fans through more unorthodox promotional techniques.

*"The first thing to remember is that *your CDs aren’t worthless* just because people aren’t buying them. It’s just that the CD format holds less value for your audience. It’s not that they don’t want to have a copy of your CD, it’s that *if they have a more convenient solution they will always choose that one."**

*[\[Continue Reading\]](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/7-promotional-stunts-you-can-do-with-your-leftover-cds.html?ref=hypebot.com)*

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