Pictures Speak Louder Than Words – A Musician’s Guide To Pinterest
Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon yet? On Music Think Tank, IndieAmbassador.com posts a guide to Pinterest for musicians, tips to get started, and drawbacks to the social media. Continue reading
How to Write Engaging Newsletters: Ariel Hyatt’s Greeting, Guts & Getting
According to research firm, Chadwick Martin Bailey, most people still prefer to use email to pass along items of interest. The study found that 86% of respondents said they used. Continue reading
Debunking The Myths Of Odd Future’s Free Music And Non-Marketing Strategies
Odd Future, including Tyler, the Creator, were in London recently where they set up one of their pop-up stores. The BBC's Stephen Smith did a feature for Newsnight pondering whether. Continue reading
In Defense of 1,000 True Fans: How Kat Parsons Has Built Her Mailing List to Over 10,000 Strong
On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt has a new post in her “In Defense of 1,000 True Fans” series. In the post, Ariel interviews Kat Parsons who has taken the. Continue reading
The Viral Power of Fan Communication: A Fleet Foxes Case Study
On Music Think Tank, we've discussed communicating and connecting with fans in many posts. It’s great to see when a musician has done a good job with direct-to-fan communication. On. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Five Bucks & Much More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Scott Honsberger: Five Bucks Adam Bernard: Fan Friction – How The Internet is Failing Artists by Adam Bernard Daren Smith: How To Sound. Continue reading
Ariel Hyatt’s Social Media Food Pyramid
Remember learning the food pyramid and what foods you should eat and foods that you should eat sparingly? Well, Ariel Hyatt uses the food pyramid model to help you craft. Continue reading
PledgeMusic CEO Benji Rogers On Direct To Fan: Social Is What You Are Selling
Guest post by Benji Rogers, Founder & CEO of PledgeMusic. I don't want to buy things on Facebook. I reconnect with old friends, share pictures and see what other people. Continue reading
Why Play On The Facebook Freeway? Meet Me In My Inbox Instead.
Artists have a multitude of options to communicate with fans. On Music Think Tank, Glen Brown talks about how email can be more useful than social media when contacting people. Continue reading
Bridge The Digital Divide: Connect With Fans Online, Meet Up Offline With Uberlife
There are so many ways for artists to connect with fans online. Tools like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Path help people share their lives with others. But what about tools. Continue reading
