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5 Marketing Truths Most Musicians Have Ignored For Too Long

Most artists would rather focus on their creative output than getting bogged down with the business side of things. That said, marketing is an inherent part of being a successful. Continue reading

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Tags: Account-based marketing, Facebook, Instagram, music industry, RED Distribution, social media, Social proof, Sonicbids, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

In this week's deluge of tips and good advice, we offer suggestions on using fan feedback to make better music, how songwriters can avail themselves of Instagram's new story feature,. Continue reading

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Tags: Blog It, Business Insider, California, Exponential growth, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, Social network, Twitter

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Make Better Music Using Fan Feedback

One of the greatest challenges when it comes to self-improvement as a musician is being able to judge one's own music objectively. For this reason, it can be important to. Continue reading

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Tags: African American art, Facebook, music industry, music video, musician, record label, social media, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube

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Instagram Stories For Songwriters

By taking a leaf out of Snapchat's book and adding 'stories' to its platform, Instagram has created a new avenue through which artists can reach their fans, allowing songwriters to build. Continue reading

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Tags: Advertising, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, Bobby Goodlatte, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, Social network, Twitter

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New Hashtags Dos And Don’ts

Promotion via social media is a complex and ever-changing beast, with little consistency. Here we look at several dos and don'ts when it comes to marketing using hashtags, such as. Continue reading

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Tags: Best practice, Facebook, Google, Great Comet, Hashtag, Instagram, musician, social media, Sonicbids, Twitter

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How To Sneakily Promote Your Music Without Actually Talking About It

While the idea of self-promotion without talking up one's self may seem backwards or impossible the reality is that, as an artist, more subtle forms of marketing and promotion can often be the. Continue reading

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Tags: Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Instagram, Learning, Musical ensemble, musician, Never Miss a Beat, Promotion (marketing), social media, Sonicbids

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Building a good website as a musician: Important Steps to Take

Modern day musicians understand the fact that websites are vital to their establishment in their target market and beyond. This is because websites help musicians to engage with their fans. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Do it yourself, Facebook, Marketing strategy, music industry, social media, Sonicbids, Target market, Twitter, web design, Website

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Dropbox For Music Biz Webinar Tuesday: FREE For Hypebot Readers

Dropbox is already in use throughout the music industry. On Tuesday, the fine folks at Music Biz are sponsoring a webinar to share how Dropbox is streamlining workflows, powering secure collaboration,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A/B testing, Adult education, Alex Mitchell (musician), ArcGIS, Artist, Barack Obama, Eastern Time Zone, music industry, social media, Web conferencing

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Using Radio, Music Blogs To Promote Your Tour

For touring musicians, the best time to begin promotion is before they hit the road, but there're still plenty of ways to attract media attention even if you've already begun. Here. Continue reading

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Tags: Alabama Shakes, Apple Inc., Artist, Blake Babies, Business model, Business plan, music industry, record label, social media, Soundcloud

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

For our do-it-yourself, independent readers this week, we're offering advice on how targeting can help you grow your fanbase, instances when it's better to turn a gig down, six things. Continue reading

admin on 08/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, Adobe Photoshop, Alibaba, Audio engineering, Do it yourself, Facebook, fashion, music industry, Philadelphia, social media

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