Music Marketing

ReverbNation Adds Twitter Support

FACEBOOK STATUS NEXT ReverbNation, a growing online marketing and promotions platform for music has added Twitter to its artist profile pages.  Member artists can import and display their Twitter posts,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/16/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Gydget Expands Reach With Fests & MySpace

There’s a lot of hype about widgets and dozens of new companies promoting their solutions, but Gydget seems to gaining the most traction with its free multi-use widget garnering 1400+. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/16/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Metallica Aplogizes To Blogs, Blames Mgt.

If you haven’t been following the silliness, Metallica invited a few bloggers to a listening party for their new CD, then demanded take-downs when they posted reviews.  Now the band. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Winning Fans: Metallica vs. Nine Inc Nails

Metallica, who have often been critical of file sharing, are finally joining Music 2.0…soft of.  For $25 fans can join their Mission:Metallica fan club as a platinum member and get. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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ASCAP Partners With Nimbit

NIMBIT’S ARTIST SERVICES PLATFORM WINS NEW FANS ASCAP will now include Nimbit’s direct-to-fan sales & catalog management tools as part of the basic membership package for more than 320,000 ASCAP. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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US Ranks 8th In Musical Intelligence

More than 26,000 respondents from 25 countries took an eMusic sponsored Music Intelligence test designed to determine whether they have a well-rounded music collection.  The survey revealed that Icelandics have. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Gydget Gets Band Widgets Right

Few music 2.0 tools have gotten higher adoption rates as widgets. These little pieces of code are popular because they encourage viral promotion. Plus if you keep the widget updated,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Attn. Marketers: Blogs Matter

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Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fancorps & Gydget Team For Fan Engagement

Two companies helping to power band to fan engagement come together as Fancorps integrates Gydgets into its street team management software. The custom solution developed by Gydget dynamically generates fan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Coldplay vs. Radiohead vs. NIN

DOES FREE MUSIC = MORE POPULAR? How does "free music" effect a band’s popularity?  An analysis by Hitwise (via DMW) showed that Radiohead’s release was much more popular than either. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/12/2008 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (8)
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