Author Archive: David M Ross
Journalist, entrepreneur, tech-a-phile, MusicRow magazine founder, lives in
Nashville, TN. Twitter him @davidmross or read his non-music industry musings at Secrets Of The List
Sales Trilogy Part Two: Catalog Is Cool, Again
Sales Trilogy: Part Two will put the year’s achievements in perspective across genres, by artist, by sales format and by market share.
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Sales Trilogy Part 1: 2011 Country Sales Mostly Flat
Another country sales year is now in the record books and it was a sixteenth-note type finish. Not as close as this year’s Republican presidential Iowa Caucus (8 votes), but hopefully more memorable. […]
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Klout Creates New Class Of Brand Promoters
If you are a frequent social networker, chances are you already know your Klout score […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
One Sales Week To Go
The song we’re a’ singing has changed from “Jingle Bells” to “Auld Lang Syne” which means there is only one week left in the Nielsen SoundScan year. Yes, soon we’ll be talking about 2011 in past tense. But WAIT! We’re not there yet! First, let’s see what happened last week during country music’s biggest single sales week of 2011. […]
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Pandora Tussles Traditional Radio Over Ad Revenue
As recently as three years ago there was little or no mention of Pandora at the annual country radio broadcasters event in Nashville, CRS. Now a public company, Pandora is very much on radio’s radar […]
Country Stars Unlikely To Mimic Comic Sales Model
Comedian Louis C.K. recently earned over $1 million selling a DRM-free comedy special, direct-to-fans from his website for $5 […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Garner’s Beyond The Hits To Help Others
What has 20 tracks from 20 hit artists, is now available on iTunes and will help support St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, the ACM’s Lifting Lives and the CMA’s Keep the Music Playing charities? If you guessed the first project from syndicated radio personality Blair Garner, then give yourself a gold star. Garner, award-winning host of […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Subjekt TNT HeadPhones Offer Sonic Surprise
Earphones, headphones and over-the-ear phones have become an essential accessory in today’s digital life. But each device has its own personality and therefore no one style is the absolute best for everyone. […]
Galante Adds Sales Perspective To 2011 Performance
Industry veteran Joe Galante checked in with some astute comments regarding this morning’s sales article which attributed lagging 2011 country album sales to a weak release schedule. […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Weak Release Schedule Blamed For Lagging Sales
The 2011 albums race is almost over, with scarcely two weeks remaining to be tallied. Are we going to fall behind last year? “Most assuredly.” The question is simply, “By how much?” […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Digitally Thinking: Albums Sales, Ringtones and stretchy silicon
Improve your iPad’s keyboard touch; ringtones remain register friendly; plus advance weekly album sales looking good…
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
