Hypebot Interviews Spotify’s “Secret Weapon” – Artist In Residence, D.A. Wallach
D.A. Wallach holds an undeniably unique position within the music business, being deeply involved on both ends of the spectrum. On one side, D.A. is an accomplished recording and performing. Continue reading
Build Your Fanbase Through Gamification
Building your fanbase through gamification is not about being a player or playing your fans, though some may approach it in that manner. Gamification is about bringing game-like behaviors into. Continue reading
Google+ Hangouts Add YouTube Playlists For Intimate Music Parties
Google+ continues its slow transformation into what is hoped to be a social media powerhouse with the addition of YouTube playlist parties to Google+ Hangouts. One of the potentially more. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 3 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the third episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hypebot's Hisham Dahud (also of Fame House).. Continue reading
Paul Buchanan’s “Mid Air” Debuts At #3 [Essential Case Study]
Guest post by Tom Allen (@tomallen400) of Essential Music and Marketing via Topspin. Friends and colleagues at Essential Music and Marketing have detailed their Paul Buchanan campaign which received exceptional. Continue reading
Checkthis: Instagram For Social Publishing
Checkthis is a site that allows users to create visually appealing one-off and single-purpose web content, created with the hopes of finding a middle ground between people who desire to. Continue reading
7 Things To Do 1 Week Before Your Album Release
Guest post by indie rapper Kosha Dillz writing for Audible Hype. If you are anything like me, which is an obsessive compulsive hustler that would rather sort through 500 business. Continue reading
Card Included: Low Cost DIY Music Download Cards & Custom Download Pages
Card Included is a brand new service that makes music download cards cheap and easy to do. You create a customized landing page, design a download card and then download. Continue reading
2 Social Media Power Tools: FanMix & Mingly
Our recent discussion of Engagio led to other tools designed to organize one's social media conversations. FanMix is related to Engagio in that it manages one's conversations across social media. Continue reading
Want To “Borrow” Another Band’s Fans? ReverbNation Enables Facebook Fan Targeting
ReverbNation has added a new update to their PROMOTE IT product – a platform that simplifies and adds a layer of analytics to Facebook advertising for artists, labels and promoters.. Continue reading
The Value of Fans Sharing Brand Messaging: Insights Into Social Currency [CASE STUDY]
Guest post by Eric Hahn, Fame House Marketing Mgr. We’ve all seen how direct-to-fan principles have been successful for established artists, but not so much for artists that don't yet. Continue reading
