by Michael Brandvold | Mar 3, 2011 | Marketing, Music Marketing
I was at local networking event last week and ran into someone that told me about ThingLink, the more I listened, the more I thought how this is something a band would love. ThingLink can add another level of interactivity to their website… through photos. I...
by Michael Brandvold | Mar 3, 2011 | Music Marketing
Social networking is about communicating. Bands, this means you HAVE to talk to your fans. Online and offline. Below are eight tips on how to talk to your fans. I want to call out tips number three and six. Keep Your Promises, I know music is filled with hype, but...
by Michael Brandvold | Mar 2, 2011 | Music Marketing
photo © 2009 Pip R. Lagenta | more info (via: Wylio)Author David Meerman Scott made a honest and realistic quote, “if you want 20,000 fans you must do 2000 different things that each generate 10 fans.” This was my favorite quote from 2010 and I am going to take this...
by Michael Brandvold | Feb 25, 2011 | Marketing, Music Marketing
Website Magazine just published a article titled, So Long Twitter, Hello Facebook. Yes Facebook is a much bigger force than Twitter, but I think it is foolish to write off Twitter. As the report states, ” just 16.4 million US adults, or 9% of the adult Internet...
by Michael Brandvold | Feb 25, 2011 | KISS, Marketing, Music Marketing
Update: Download a free copy of my ebook KISS School of Marketing: 11 Lessons I Learned While Working with KISS. I am a KISS fan, going back to 1976 when my mom first bought me Rock N’ Roll Over. I remember taking heat in the late 70s at school for liking the...
by Michael Brandvold | Feb 24, 2011 | Marketing, Music Marketing
I had been meaning to write my own article about this exact topic, purchasing followers on Twitter or Facebook. I hear from a number of bands who wonder if this is something they should invest it. Social Media Today wrote I great article that I decided to share. The...
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