Direct to Fan is the practice of identifying people with an interest in your music, creating a relationship with those fans, promoting and marketing your music to them and going direct to them to finance your career by monetizing that relationship.
Some of the topics covered include:
Fan management
Brand management
Sales
Marketing
Distribution
Manufacturing
Crowd Funding
Event management
Merchandizing
Warehousing
Fulfillment
1. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Direct-to-Fan
Music Marketing 101
Hosts:
Michael Brandvold - @michaelsb
Brian Thompson - @thornybleeder
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2. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Direct-to-Fan is no longer an option —
it's a necessity.
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3. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Popular Direct to Fan Strategy:
Free Download for Email Address
•Topspin •CD Baby (coming soon)
•Nimbit •Wildfire.fm
•Bandcamp •Noise Trade
•Reverbnation
•Bandzoogle
•Soundclound via
www.emailunlock.com
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4. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Other Direct to Fan Strategies:
•Merch Bundles at Various Price Points
•Using Digital Music as a “Loss Leader”
•Limited Edition (scarce) Physical Products
•Pre-Release Orders with Exclusive Bonus Items
•Exclusive Fan Membership Clubs
•Private & Exclusive Online Events for Fans (StageIt, YouTube)
•CrowdFunding
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5. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Direct to Fan =
Fan & Email Management
Mailchimp •Hostbaby
•Mad Mimi •Bandzoogle
•Topspin •Constant Contact
•Nimbit •iContact
•Fanbridge •aWeber
•Reverbnation
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6. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Brand Management =
Watch, Listen & Respond
•Google Alerts
•SocialMention.com
•Hootsuite
•Twitter Mentions & Searches
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7. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Marketing: Spread the Word
•Your Blog
•Facebook
•Twitter
•YouTube
•Your Fans
•PR to Bloggers
•Upload Songs to Internet Radio & Spotify/Rdio/MOG/Deezer
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8. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Merch Sales
•PayPal •Big Cartel
•Bandcamp •Reverbnation
•Topspin •Spreadshirt
•Nimbit •CafePress
•Bandzoogle •Zazzle
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9. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Physical CD Distribution
•CD Baby
•Amazon
•Topspin
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10. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Digital Distribution
(to Digital Music Stores)
•Tunecore
•CD Baby
•Ditto Music
•Reverbnation
•One RPM
•Nimbit
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11. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
On-Site Integrated Music Players &
Digital Sales
•Bandcamp •Noise Trade
•Soundcloud •iTunes
•Topspin •Amazon
•Nimbit •YouTube
•Reverbnation
•CD Baby
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12. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Crowd Funding
•Kickstarter
•Pledge Music
•Rocket Hub
•Indie GoGo
•PayPal
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13. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Event Management
•Facebook •eTickets.to
•Topspin •Tekiki
•SongKick •ArtistData
•EventBrite
•Ticket Leap
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14. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Video of this Presentation
Is Available
web5.MusicBizWeeklyPodcast.com
Only $5 for the entire webinar, on demand
Also available:
How to Use Facebook to Promote Your Music
How to Use Twitter to Promote Your Music
How to Use WordPress to Build Your Band’s Website
WordPress Plugins For Musicians
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15. The Music Biz Weekly and Hypebot Present:
Thank You!
Michael Brandvold - Michael Brandvold Marketing
www.MichaelBrandvold.com
Twitter - @michaelsb
Email - me@mikebrandvold.com
Brian Thompson - Thorny Bleeder and The DIY Daily
www.thornybleeder.com
www.thediydaily.com
Twitter - @thornybleeder.com
Email - brian@thornybleeder.com
Hypebot - Music. Technology. The New Music Business
www.hypebot.com
Twitter - @hypebot
Michael Brandvold @michaelsb and Brian Thompson @thornybleeder
Notas del editor
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The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n
The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n
The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n
The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n
The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n
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Website needs to be center to all your plans, online and offline. \nDon’t cut corners. \nIf you opened a physical store would you get a cheap location and a poor building.\nDon’t spend foolishly either.\nFirst impressions mean everything. How serious you are.\nThe internet can place everyone on the same level.\n
The look, the feel, the design, the presentation.\nHow you make money.\nHow you interact with your customers.\nOwn your customer data.\nWhat does the future hold for new developments. With your site you can react much more quickly.\n