Spot.IM Gives Social Media Marketing a Facelift
The brainchild of a former TechCrunch Disrupt winner, Spot.IM is demanding the attention of the social media marketing community. Allowing any website to become a social network with two lines of code, the company puts website. Continue reading
PledgeMusic President Shares 9 Proven Direct-to-Fan Strategies
By Jayce Varden from the Sonicbids Blog. One of the most rewarding opportunities for loyal fans in the 21st century is the ability to watch the artists they love create. Continue reading
8 Steps to Creating an Effective Sales Promotion Strategy for Your Music
By Bobby Borg on Sonicbids.com Sales promotions are short-term incentives intended to stimulate a quick buying response in your target customer. Coupons, one-time exclusive offers, customer loyalty programs, two-for-the-price-of-one discounts, and limited-time prizes with purchase are all examples. Continue reading
How To Become a Digital Music Marketing Superhero
With album sales on steady decline, being able to convert marketing into monetization is more important than ever. Of course you're pushing promos to social media, ads to targeted websites,. Continue reading
Project Music Is Ready To Fund $20,000 Seed Round For 6 – 8 Startups
Eight music and entertainment companies have committed to providing seed investment funds to select startups through a 14 week music tech accelerator at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The six to eight. Continue reading
Meghan Trainor Claims #1 on Billboard Hot 100 Charts for 7th Consecutive Week
No one expected IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) winner Meghan Trainor to dethrone Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj or Iggy Azalea, but that is exactly what she's done for seven weeks. Continue reading
Top 5 Networking ‘Strategies’ That Will Make People Hate You: CMJ Edition
By Kim Kelly on Sonicbids Blog New York City's annual CMJ Music Marathon festival is right around the corner, and I thought this year's music industry conference-slash-festival-slash-shitshow would serve as a handy setting for. Continue reading
7 Quick Reminders To Improve Your CMJ Experience
CMJ is happening right now and you are all probably overwhelmed. It's ok. If you are not there or if you are, you can use these things in every day. Continue reading
Creating a New Genre is a Serious Gamble
by Matthew Ebel from MatthewEbel.com Sometimes it frightens me what my fans give me the courage to attempt. I’m trying to stay calm and collected about this whole High Orbit Saves The Pandas thing,. Continue reading