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un:hurd expands automated Music Marketing Toolkit, adds funding

Music marketing platform un:hurd has raised a new funding round to expand its suite of data and AI-led features to help artists build, nurture, and monetize their audiences…..

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Paid Artist Marketing on Spotify: What works and what doesn’t

Spotify is expanding its paid artist marketing options, but what works and what doesn’t…..

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What Are Music Marketing Drivers and Why Do You Need Them?

Selling music is about telling a story that makes the recipent want to take action – to listen, to share and perhaps to purchase. Good marketing drivers help tell that story and just as importantly help it to stand out…

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Superfan Week Recap: Everything you need to know about this hot topic

Last week was Superfan Week on Hypebot. With the help of some experts, we explored: What is a superfan? What superfan strategies and tools work? Is focusing on superfans smart,. Continue reading

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4 proven strategies to turn Casual Fans into Superfans

“Streaming platforms like Spotify are essential for artist discovery, but to cultivate lasting superfans, you must extend beyond streaming,” writes the smart team at Single. “Superfans crave exclusive content, unique experiences, and. Continue reading

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The best ways to serve and even spoil your Superfans

This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday post resurfaces a guide to keeping a community of superfans loyal and happy. In it, musician, teacher, and artist advocate Ben Weinman explains how to. Continue reading

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Searching for Superfans: Forget the numbers; concentrate on community

As we continue Superfan Week on Hypebot, Janelle Borg weighs in with a piece on how Superfans are particularly important in this era of algorithms and a stark reminder that. Continue reading

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What is a Superfan & Why do UMG, WMG (and everyone else) care so much?

Everyone is talking about the importance of music superfans to propel and monetize an artist’s career. But what is a superfan, and why do the CEOs of UMG and WMG,. Continue reading

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It’s Superfan Week on Hypebot!

From major label executives to startup founders and the artists they’re both hoping to monetize, the term “superfan” is everywhere. But what is a superfan? How do you find them,. Continue reading

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6 ways musicians can use an EPK

Electronic press kits (EPKs) offer musicians a simple way to bring their accomplishments on social media, streaming, live, and more together in an attractive package that can be shared with. Continue reading

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Why do we stop discovering new music as we get older?

This week’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces a post that may have music marketers rethinking their career choices. It’s a study that shows how our musical tastes calcify as young as. Continue reading

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