Letterman Learns to Twitter
March 17th, 2010 Filed Under General
There were two really interesting things that caught my attention on Letterman last night – First, Snoop Dogg read the Top Ten list which I thought was very funny – the topic was “”Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By Snoop Dogg”. On that list, number 2 in fact, was something to the effect of “My CD is available on 3/23 and if you illegally download it, I’m coming to your house” I am glad to see an artist of Snoops stature draw attention to the fact that illegal downloading is nothing more than stealing. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for giving out samples and bonuses to allow people to “fall in love” with your music before they buy, but I am the one who gets to decide what the free sample will be and where and when they can get it etc. – Big difference.
One of the people who recently took the survey contacted me and pointed out a membership site that he has set up called FFFfighters. The purpose of his site is to unite artist who are concerned about the issue of illegal downloads. You can get visit his site at www.ffffighters.ning.com. Additionally I want to draw your attention to NARAS , the Recording Academy, (the Grammy organization) as they provide strong representation for us in Washington on this and many other issues. They provide many great information and networking opportunities as well, not to mention they give out the Grammys. If you are not currently a member you might want to check them out at www.grammy.com
And yes, you very likely qualify for membership.
The second interesting thing that happened on The Late Show was that Dave performed his very first Tweet – It was funny. You can watch it at
When I first heard about Twitter I thought – “oh please, I don’t have the time for that”. Then I found our that Dell made $3 million using Twitter, according to Wired Magazine’s web article published on June 12, 2009. This is chump change for Dell but more and more businesses are using Twitter basically because it is free or close to it and it is effectively adding to their bottom line.
Twitter, as it turns out is not just for people who brag about the fact that they are at Disneyland on a Monday when you and everyone else is at school or work! It is an awesome marketing tool for businesses and especially for the independent musicians who don’t have a ton of time or extra cash. I just set up a Twitter account for this blog about three weeks ago – I am getting a lot of visitors from my 140 character tweets. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/musicmarketings
If you have not yet taken the survey, take it soon because I am taking it down shortly and sending out the results to everyone who “opted in” to receive the information. If you are not sure if you opted in, simply sign up with name and email in the box to the right and you will receive some useful information including the survey results when they are complete. For more information on Music Marketing and Online Strategies for Independent Musicians visit my home page at www.musicmarketings.com
Cheers,
Elizabeth Edwards
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Thank You
March 3rd, 2010 Filed Under General
Thank You for taking the survey, visiting www.musicmarketings.com and joining the conversations on music marketing. Be sure to check your email and confirm my email address so my emails don’t get stuck in the junk filter. Your report and the survey results will be sent via email.
I look forward to talking to you soon.
Elizabeth Edwards
Singer Songwriter
Publisher -Sassy Girl Publishing
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