When you are making a big push to get yourself recognized and make sure that everyone in your city knows your business ideas, mixers and networking meetings are essential. Many of the people at these events already feel a bit intimidated, and the mood can feel rushed and stressful. Statistics …
In the race to make wallets obsolete and just use smart phones for payment, the realm now covers bill paying applications as well. In 2008, Dwolla seriously disrupted the industry when they launched and were all about figuring out a way to use the internet to exchange payments without high …
Using Google plus to reach an audience base can take place in many different forms, with the use of communities and the new opportunities it provides to reach them. In many ways it took a little while to catch on, with so many users just using the usual social channels …
We are absolutely in one of the technology-led, all encompassing and pinnacle times for Indie artists that want to be a part of streaming radio’s exposure. When well known celebrity Ellen took a few pictures and shared them via the web, it broke a record this year for viral sharing; …
When you are first starting a brand, a venture, an entity, or even a website, you can really scramble for finding information, and even hire out consultants right away that may not be needed. In all stages of the marketing game, just finding what you need online is a tremendous …
The mixture of the absolute best marketing wisdom and having an incredibly cool product are all part of the perfect plan to get your new brand’s name out there and flourish. Having a list of some good things you can do to build your brand will be an iconic first …
There are many things that you need to do to get audiences ready, plan for your launch, and make sure that the launch of your product goes smoothly. Getting true, worthy, organic attention has gotten a bit more difficult, as the pace of news has picked up, and getting national …
Once you design and implement a killer product, there are many hurdles you have to jump through as far as getting people to know about it. From a professional marketer’s standpoint, there is nothing like watching the wheels of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram spin for you while you are spending …
The network that really imploded with musicians, businesses, and everyday people alike was founded in 2003 by Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson in Beverly Hills. Just under a year after its launch, it had a million unique visitors to the site. Among the reasons for its success for the way …
The wildly popular and easy to use device from Apple was revealed during October 2010 and has since become a pinnacle device for marketers, families, travelers, and artists all over the globe. Particularly the Mini and the Air models are ideal for looking at anything, playing games, or marketing productivity …
There is an incredibly true statement out there in the marketing world about publicity and the ways in which you can obtain it. “Some of the most successful people out there are not necessarily the most talented, but the best marketed”. Now, we all know there are amazing exceptions to …
The 31st biggest city in the US and by many standards the most exciting and exotic, Vegas has long been known as THE place for conferences, weddings, gambling, and blowing off steam. Having long been a top tourist destination globally, the masses are always looking for things to do here. …
Summer is a time when techies swarm to mass gatherings to learn about the newest happenings, and the timing couldn’t be better. From Texas to Germany, ideas, community, swapping tales, and showing your ideas on the projector take precedence. Add to the equation good weather, global reach for your products, …
Learning about changes happening to your past contacts, updates in education status, and also as a safety net of sorts if things get lean are among the many reasons to have a professional social media profile. From the management standpoint, it’s a good way to look through talent while on …
As in any innovative year, there are tons of great gadgets to keep a watch on this spring. Owning any of these will bring you productivity bursts, ability to speed up your process of accomplishing your daily goals, and simply wow your keen techno senses. In the near future we …
Here are some reasons to have a great sponsorship proposal In the music and entertainment realm, sponsorship is parallel to gigs and performance; yet still amazingly beneficial. Being embraced by a brand of sweatshirts, skate or surf gear, shoes, or guitar strings is always a plus. If you are willing …
Launched in early 2007, Tumblr is a blog hosting platform that instantly saw 75,000 users and was acquired early on by Yahoo. One of the platforms that users really swear by for feed features and tweakability, it is not just blogs that are spread around here; there are also images …
To be fair, there are so many applications out there that would make a musician’s life easier, it is hard to start the process or even narrow them down. The actual recording process has so many different apps that many of them could be claimed upon to be number one. …
Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or beyond, there are a few things that can make your profile stand out from others. Design elements, keeping things current, and other things you can do to make your profile attractive are going to put you WAY above the others in terms of getting …
To say the least, we now know that being a business owner involves tough decisions, thinking outside the box, and finding new ways to innovate and drive revenue as efficiently as possible. Articles and trade publications on the web are an excellent way to keep up with what is happening, …