If you live on Earth, you have heard about the deal between Country Music Legend Garth Brooks and mega super store, Wal-Mart. Brooks, who has always proved to be a marketing innovator, has inked a deal that is sure to set the music industry on fire. Recently parting from his label, Capitol Records, the deal [...]
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Promoting your CD to radio takes a lot of organization and time management skills. Let me help organize your process. First you need to find radio stations that are willing to accept submissions from independent artists (Contact names, addresses, phone and email for radio stations across the globe are listed in “The Indie Guide To [...]
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Dating…isn’t that a scene right out of High School? We’re haunted by memories of our first date and the nervous tension that resulted from the anticipation of it: “Did I pick the correct outfit?” “Will I smell good to them?” “What will I say during those awkward moments of silence?” Things haven’t changed that much [...]
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How often do we get in the way of our own success? Often we map out a strategy and goal chart and then set sail on an unknown ocean in order to achieve that which we truly desire, only to end up crashing into the reefs. “The best laid plans of mice and men often [...]
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No. It’s a two letter word that can instantly send chills down the spine of the strongest “strong man – woman” and knocks the wind out of anyone’s sails. In the entertainment industry it’s a word you may hear a million times…”No.” Even if you hear the word “No” one million and one times, never [...]
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Guerilla Marketing is the use of unconventional marketing techniques intended to get maximum results from minimal resources, which let’s face it; most indie musicians have minimal resources. Today, guerrilla marketing is a non-traditional, low-cost, and highly effective marketing endeavor, which when used properly can reap many rewards for the diligent user. So what can you [...]
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In past headlines it read, “Ax may be hovering over Mariah Carey…recording giant ready to drop singer.” Now wait a minute, didn’t Mariah Carey sell well over 50 million albums since 1990? (Strictly speaking in the dollar terms, that’s roughly 649 million dollars in album sales alone.) And wasn’t she one of the hottest acts [...]
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How do you meet the woman or man in your life if you haven’t already done so? If you’re tired of the same old dating scene, meeting at a bar or conversing on the Internet, then I have a few really great ideas that may help brighten your prospects. If you don’t already have a [...]
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