6 Rules To Make A Band Website That Rocks
GUEST POST: As the founder of music website generator and marketing platform Bandzoogle, Chris Vinson is no stranger to artist web sites. In the 90's, after his own band broke. Continue reading
Why Justin Bieber Is Such A Big Hit
(UPDATED) GUEST POST: Jay Frank is the author of Futurehit.DNA and SVP Music Strategy of CMT. You can download a free chapter of his great book on his blog FuturehitDNA.com. Continue reading
Free Tour Marketing Handbook From Artist Farm
Music marketer and manager Ben Coe of wonderfully named Artist Farm has released a free tour marketing handbook that really is a must read for any artist or music industry. Continue reading
Interview: Mike King of Berkleemusic and Online Music Marketing with Topspin (Pt. 1)
Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor — Read Part Two (UPDATED) Over the course of the last ten weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of taking Online Music Marketing with Topspin through Berkleemusic. Continue reading
Essential: Text Initiated Email List Sign Up
(UPDATED) We've been asking industry types in Austin, "What are some of the creative uses of social media and/or technology that you have seen recently that made you think, '. Continue reading
Our Favorite SXSW Cheap Promo Tool
#SXSW – Online marketing is great, but sometimes it's important to get back into the physical world as Skyline Music's Patrick May explains from Austin: "Forget flyers or CD's. I. Continue reading
Topspin Expands Platform, Opens API
# SXSW - Fan aquisition and monetization platform Topspin used SXSW 2010 to announce the public availability of a suite of APIs that more seamlessly integrates their e-commerce and promotional tools into major website. Continue reading
Whose On Your Email List? Flowtown Will Tell You.
You've got hundreds, even thousands of emails on your mailing list. But who are they? Many email programs use ISP addresses to pinpoint with some accuracy the email address. Continue reading
Guest Post: With Mixtapes & Social Media, Is The Album So Far Gone?
Alex Mann is the director of Trendrr, a business intelligence platform for social and digital media. You can read more by Alex on his blog here and follow him on. Continue reading
Telling The Rock Sugar Story
Selling is about telling a story; and in this age of too much information, the more quickly the story can be told, the better. Telling that story can get difficult. Continue reading
