Twitter Invests $70 Million In Soundcloud
Two years ago, Twitter wanted to buy SoundCloud. Now it has settled for taking a $70 million stake in the music company as part of what appears to be a. Continue reading
Email Marketing: Do’s And Dont’s For Musicians
If you want your music to be more than just a hobby, and are trying to find a way to share your work with fans and potential fans, email marketing. Continue reading
We’re Live Tweeting Today’s Apple #WWDC Announcments At 1PM ET + Thanks For Helping Us Surpass 52,000 Twitter Followers
First, thank-you for helping us amass more than 52K Twitter followers (52,626 to be exact). We're live tweeting all the announcements live during today's Apple WWDC conference starting at 10AM PT/1PM. Continue reading
How To Go From Band To Brand
For many contemporary bands and artists, success has become closely dependent on being able to successfully build an online fanbase, to which they can then market themselves. Here we look. Continue reading
Best Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram 2016: The Science Of Social Timing [INFOGRAPHIC]
In social media, timing matters. Your goals should always be to send messages when someone is around to see them, and that can vary from platform to platform. It's important. Continue reading
Could Record Release Dates Be Played Out?
With more and more high profile artists like Beyoncé, Radiohead, and even David Bowie eschewing traditional record release dates in favor of surprise album drops accompanied by massive social media. Continue reading
Kanye Tweets Late Night NYC Concert, But It’s A Surprise To Venue
The power that musicians have to drive fan behavior on social media is a two edged sword. Fortunately for Kayne West, this time his misleading tweets did not lead to. Continue reading
BEWARE: The New Instagram Algorithm Is Live
You've spent months building an Instagram following and you're finally starting to see results. Not so fast. Just as he did with Facebook, Zuckerberg controlled Instagram is now controlling the. Continue reading
Power Of Promotion: How To Get Your Band’s Name Out There
Although talent and hard work are certainly an important part of music industry success, advertising and promotion are an unfortunate necessity as well. Here we look at some essential tips. Continue reading
Google Launches Free, Simple Tool To Test Your Website’s Speed And Mobile Friendliness
DO THIS NOW: People are 5 times more likely to leave a site if it is not mobile friendly or not load quickly. That plus new stats that show that. Continue reading
17% Of Fans Represent 61% Of All $’s Spent On Music [CHART]
We've written often about the importance and profitability of concentrating your efforts on reaching and selling to your hardcore fans. Just how important that is and how rare super-fans are,. Continue reading
