We have some exciting news about iTunes Ping. Apple’s new social networking component to their iTunes player has an open door policy and is available to major label & indie … Continue reading
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CD Baby News: Album Pages Now Have Twitter and Facebook Sharing!
If you’ve taken a look at your CD Baby album page recently, you’ve probably noticed two new little buttons on the left side of your page, underneath your Genre and … Continue reading
Facebook Ads in Plain English
Social networking enthusiasts can sometimes get carried away with lingo, codewords, and confusing data-talk. Thankfully, music marketer Chris Rockett has written a great article for GenYRockStars.com about why, when, and … Continue reading
Before you write off MySpace…
While a lot of artists seem to be slipping when it comes to maintaining a consistent presence on MySpace, you might want to think twice before neglecting your account. MySpace … Continue reading
Using your Facebook feed to drive music sales
Making your Facebook band page the snazziest on the block, may not be the most effective way of gaining album sales. Granted, there are some cool tools out there that … Continue reading
Don’t Frustrate Your Fans! – How to Properly Create a Facebook Event for Your Shows
When you have a show to promote, you’ll want to use every means available to promote it. This is very easy (and effective) to do with Facebook events, however a … Continue reading
Facebook 101: why a band page is better than a personal profile for music promotion
[Updated August 27, 2015.] So what do I do with this Facebook band page anyhow? In part one of our tutorial (click here to read Pt 1), we covered how … Continue reading
MySpace Analytics – Know who is listening and drive sales of your music!
MySpace recently launched their beta artist analytics area so that you can get deeper insight into who is listening to your music. MySpace is still the primary social network for … Continue reading