Music Marketing

Meebo Brings Chat & Ads To Artist Sites

Meebo, an IM and chat service, today announced marketing partnerships with DashGo, Nettwerk Music Group, Sparkart, and Wind-up Records. The deals mean that ads will be added to the chat. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Buzznet Adds The Gauntlet

Buzznet has added hard rock and heavy metal destination The Gauntlet to its growing portfolio of  music blogs and communities which include Stereogum, Absolute Punk, Idolator, Vampire Freaks and FOE.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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80% Ignore Professional Music Reviews

Need more proof that viral marketing is time better spent than wooing your local music reviewer?  A new Trust Index Survey from e-commerce consultancy Avail Intelligence says that: 8 out. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Last.fm Streams Radiohead On Demand

Radiohead is using Last.fm for free, ad-supported on-demand streaming of "In Rainbows". The full album will be made exclusively beginning this afternoon here. The rights were licensed through the one. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Starbucks Dumping Most Music

Starbucks who recently turned its record label over to partner Concord, is about to scale back its music ambitions further. According to Silicon Alley Insider, by September the chain will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/25/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (4)
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What Is Yahoo’s Ian Rogers Up To Now?

TOPSPIN LAUNCHES When Ian Rogers stepped down from Yahoo Music a few months ago TechCrunch declared that Yahoo! had "lost their music soul".  Lofty praise. But if passion for music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/24/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools

Every week brings the launch of another online service to connect musicians and fans.  Beyond spending endless hours on MySpace and Facebook, what are the best affordable online tools to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (29)
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ReverbNation Adds Twitter Support

FACEBOOK STATUS NEXT ReverbNation, a growing online marketing and promotions platform for music has added Twitter to its artist profile pages.  Member artists can import and display their Twitter posts,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/16/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Gydget Expands Reach With Fests & MySpace

There’s a lot of hype about widgets and dozens of new companies promoting their solutions, but Gydget seems to gaining the most traction with its free multi-use widget garnering 1400+. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/16/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Metallica Aplogizes To Blogs, Blames Mgt.

If you haven’t been following the silliness, Metallica invited a few bloggers to a listening party for their new CD, then demanded take-downs when they posted reviews.  Now the band. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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