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3 Music Marketing Hacks You Should Know

Posted: Feb 14, 2022

Category: Marketing

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**Guest post written by Anthony Pacheo, founder of ground-breaking marketing analytics platform PromoteKit.

 

PromoteKit


"As a marketing consultant, I get asked the golden question on the daily: what is the best way to market your music? The answer? There is no best way! The best way is the way that works for you. And that is exactly what we will be discovering together in this blog post. Here are 3 music marketing hacks you need to know before you release your next track."

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Live Music Industry Predictions For 2021

Posted: Jan 11, 2021

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post written by Jordan Gates, of Megaphone Agency.

 

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"Even through all the challenges this year has brought, the industry hung on through remarkable resilience. Live streaming, drive-in shows, fundraisers, even lobbying the government – there’s nothing we won’t do to keep the culture alive and the music playing. Music isn’t going anywhere. It’s only a matter of time before we can get back to that unparalleled feeling of experiencing it live and in person again."

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What I learned on our cross country tour (An Infographic)

Posted: Jun 8, 2020

Category: Touring

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**Guest post written by Bug Hunter, a "thoughtful, self-reflective pop" singer-songwriter out of Seattle.

 

Bug Hunter 2019 Tour Infographic


"It started as a plan to play a couple East Coast shows while attending our old drummer’s wedding in North Carolina. Eventually our radius got so big that we just decided: “Hey, let’s just drive out there and play a show every night along the way”. So we packed up the minivan in Seattle and drove for 15 days, playing 14 shows without any prior experience in the markets we were visiting (save for Seattle and Portland)."

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6 Marketing Strategies Which Are Helpful for Music Promotion

Posted: Feb 3, 2020

Category: Promotion

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**Guest post written by Rahil Verma of Promoly, a software that helps record labels and publicists keep on track with their promotion.

 

6 Marketing Strategies - Rahil


"Even though any promo is better than none, it’s undeniable that some music marketing strategies are better and more effective than others. That means that choosing how you’ll promote your music is half the battle. These are the six music approaches we recommend you start out with."

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8 Tips to Help You Maximize Your Efforts With Social Media Marketing

Posted: Dec 9, 2019

Category: Social Media

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**Guest post written by Wassim Awess, founder of the Music Career Guide.

 

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"Understanding the importance of social media in this day and age is not enough to take you to the next level. It’s very much about testing, seeing what works out for you when you use the platform and how you use it. Here are 8 tips to help you maximize your efforts with social media marketing..."

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Find Your Fans: Using Data to Analyze Your Audience

Posted: Jun 3, 2019

Category: Fans

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**Guest post written by Jordan Gates, of Megaphone Agency.

 

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"In this digital age of music streaming and social media, it is easier than ever to objectively measure an artist’s reach and influence. Whether you like it or not, every social media site and music streaming platform is collecting loads of data about their users. This information can be used to your advantage to draw powerful insights about your audience."

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Your Three Communities Part 3: Your Ambient Fans

Posted: Sep 17, 2018

Category: Fans

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**Guest post written by Ariel Hyatt, originally featured on the Cyber PR Blog.

 

3 Communities Ambient Fans
"...your Ambient Fans. These are the ones who are in your orbit, but they don’t know you really at all. They key is to create reasons for them to know you and to do this you need to have systems and you also need to make the time to convert them."

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Your Three Communities, Part 1: Your Super Fans

Posted: Sep 4, 2018

Category: Fans

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**Guest post written by Ariel Hyatt, originally featured on the Cyber PR Blog.

 

3 Communities Super Fans
"In the desperate desire to try to connect with as many fans as possible artists are forgetting something: not everyone “out there” is the same. Some may be following you simply because they liked your sunglasses or your cat and have no idea you are even a musician, while others are waiting to like and comment on every post. You need to understand the differences and create a separate way of communicating with each community."

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Stop Selling To Everybody. Find Your Dream Fan Instead.

Posted: Aug 27, 2018

Category: Fans

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**Guest post written by Scott Aumann, originally featured on The Legit Musician blog.

 

Dream Fan Legit Musician


"One of the biggest pitfalls we fall into as musicians is trying to sell to everybody. We think if our music is really good then everybody will like it...Once you know who really likes your music then you can market yourself more effectively. So stop selling to everybody, and start selling to your DREAM FAN."

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[Free eBook] 23 Ways Musicians Can Make Money

Posted: Aug 23, 2016

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post written by Bandzoogle.com.

 

"One of the biggest challenges facing musicians is generating income. Although sales of recorded music have dropped significantly, there are many new sources of income available to musicians. Bandzoogle have put together a free eBook called “23 Ways Musicians Can Make Money” to help musicians and bands find ways to generate more money for their careers."

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