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How Darius Rucker Uses Ampsy, Hootsuite To Connect With Fans [CASE STUDY]

During a recent tour, Darius Rucker's team were able to use Ampsy for Hootsuite to identify the artist's superfans and offer them a VIP experience. Here we look at what. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atari, Atari Video Music, Charleston SC, concert, Country Music Television, Darius Rucker, Hootie & the Blowfish, Instagram, social media, Twitter

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7 Tips For Running A Music YouTube Channel

Having a YouTube channel can be an excellent way to promote your music and make it available to a broad audience, but as with so many platforms, knowing how to. Continue reading

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Tags: Africa, Airbnb, Arsenal F.C., Fan (person), Joseph Kahn, music video, NPR, Taylor Swift, Video production, YouTube

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Labels & Managers: Are You Helping Or Hurting Your Artist’s Growth?

Much of the work that labels and managers have traditionally taken care of in the industry, such as distribution and recording/mastering, can now be done by the artists themselves, and. Continue reading

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Tags: Airplay, Berklee College of Music, Blake Shelton, Do it yourself, Fast food restaurant, Happy Meal, independent music, iTunes, McDonald's, United States

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Using FanBridge To Promote Episodic Content

If you're an artist who regularly releases episodic content such as a podcast, video series, or even just new music, FanBridge can be a useful resource for collecting information from your fans while simultaneously promoting your content.

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Tags: China, Economy of Russia, Facebook, independent music, International relations, iTunes, podcast, social media, Soundcloud, YouTube

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Universal Music Removes Twitter Pun Parody Of Nirvana Song

A new Twitter-themed video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a song which has a historically been ripe for parody, was recently shared on Twitter and met with a very warm. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberdeen, Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ASAP Rocky, Grunge, Kurt Cobain, Los Angeles, Nirvana (band), Smells Like Teen Spirit, social media, Washington

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Thank You For Helping Hypebot Pass 50,000 Twitter Followers!

Thanks to you all for helping us exceed 50,000 followers on Twitter last week! Now that we've reached this milestone, should we try some regular Twitter chats? And in case. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood, Instagram, internet, music, musician, new features, social media, Twitter

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Vine Introduces New Features For Musicians

A platform that has traditionally focused on visuals, Vine is working to make itself more musician friendly including, among other things, a button for identifying tracks used in videos and. Continue reading

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Tags: Android (operating system), independent music, IOS, musician, Shawn Mendes, Shazam (service), Snap, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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The Difference Between A Successful And An Unsuccessful Band

Curious about why no one is showing up at your band's shows, or why it's such a struggle to even book them in the first place? Can't figure out why. Continue reading

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Tags: 'N Sync, Ali Hewson, Angie Hart, Archie Roach, Audio engineering, Billboard Magazine, Facebook, One Direction, social media, Twitter

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3 Ways To Discover New Hashtags

Though an integral part of search engine optimization, the world of hashtags is so cluttered and complex, finding ones that are actually effective can be a struggle. Here are three. Continue reading

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Tags: Advertising, Albus Dumbledore, Anheuser-Busch brands, Big data, Facebook, Hashtag, Instagram, musician, social media, Twitter

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Watch The Weeknd, John Travolta’s New Apple Music Service Commercial Part 1 & 2

Just after it launched, Apple let it be known that aggressive promotion of its new streaming music service would begin last night with MTV's Video Music Awards. While it was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Goliath tracked mine, IPhone, iTunes, John Travolta, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Award, Spotify, Streaming media, The Weeknd

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The Rise Of Emojis And How They Can Help Promote Your Music

In a mood for some smiley tunes? Since their introduction in 1999, emojis have attained massive popularity and are now littered across all social media platforms. So why not start. Continue reading

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Tags: All Music, Apple Inc., Google, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Microsoft, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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