How to Use Internet Trends To Market Your Band
You’ve probably seen all those Internet memes and animated .gif’s floating around online. There are so many trends and viral content out there on the Internet so…Why not make the. Continue reading
Death Grips: The Weird Turn Pro[motional] With The Money Store
Death Grips is a very intense band that has a rough approach to marketing that fits their music though, arguably, it's all just their art and some of it can. Continue reading
Sway.fm – Collecting Songs From Discovery Apps Into Existing Libraries
Sway.fm is a browser application that consolidates a user’s favorite songs found through music discovery apps (denoted by giving a thumbs-up, hitting the “like” button, or sending to their favorites). Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: EU Approves Sony + EMI, Chirpify, Primary Wave Adds UK, Grooveshark, Cash & More
The European Union has approved Sony's $2.2B acquisition of EMI's publishing business, creating the world's largest music publishing group with 2M songs and a 30% market share. In exchange, Sony. Continue reading
Anontune: Hackers Anonymous Launch Music Service
Coders claiming to be part of infamous hacker activist group Anonymous have launched a social streaming music service called Anontune. But unlike MegaUpload and others, "Anontune will never host any. Continue reading
Social Media Marketing Tools Updates: Google+, Twitter, Webdoc, Instagram & More
The ongoing flow of news regarding new and updated social media marketing tools worth considering for music marketing can be a bit overwhelming. Roundups like this give you a chance. Continue reading
Independent Record Stores Dominate Vinyl Sales [CHART]
According to stats shared by Nielson, this Saturday's Record Store Day should give U.S. indie music stores something to sing about , thanks in large part to strong vinyl sales.. Continue reading
What Spotify + CocaCola Means For Music
Guest post by David Chaitt who works in social media advertising by day. At night, he focuses on Music Tech organization SoundCtrl and his music food video series Backyard Brunch. Continue reading
Developing Your Social Strategy: Which Social Media To Use & When [Infographic]
What to take you social media strategy beyond posting a few updates, hitting the Like button and snapping a random photos with your iPhone? The problem is where to start.. Continue reading
Tyler Hayes: Apps vs. Music
Guest post by Tyler Hayes, founder of Liisten.com, an independent music discovery site.. Spotify will lose close to $900 million this year. Are we still sure that subscription services will. Continue reading