Category: Sales/Marketing
Charting A Combined Course: Singles And Album Sales by Artist
Like a giant cruise ship returning home from the party, the music industry is slow to alter its direction (or perceptions). For decades we have been judging weekly sales based upon album units. But fair-minded industry observers are beginning to feel the impact from digital singles.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Netflix Enjoys Strong Streaming Lead But Future Is Cloudy
According to NPD VideoWatch Digital tracking service, Netflix’s share of digital movie units, downloaded or streamed totaled 61% during Jan. and Feb. 2011. Comcast earned 8% and DirectTV, Time Warner Cable and Apple enjoyed a three-way tie with 4% each. The data for this study was gathered via online interviews with U.S. consumers age 13 […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Bigger Picture Acquires Idea Den
Nashville’s Bigger Picture Group has acquired online marketing and creative services company Idea Den, which will allow BPG to offer a wider array of services to its clients. The acquisition also means staff expansion for Idea Den, which has added former Music City Networks partners Jon Wright and Dennis Thompson to the roles of Production […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Do Artists Need A Combined Sales Chart?
Grammy fever has cooled, Valentine’s ardor has calmed and [ouch] Top 75 country album sales are down 32% compared with last week. Adding to the somber report, YTD country album sales are off 12.4%. But wait. Are we missing something?
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Is Digital Music Heading To The Clouds?
Look up! Is it a bird or a plane? No. It’s the clouds. The music industry waters are set to begin rippling again later this year, possibly as early as summer when, according to Financial Times, Apple, Google and Spotify jump into the cloud with music. Exactly what this will mean, may be a bit […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Sales: Thank You Edition
Yes, this week’s SoundScan report was heavily influenced by the Grammy telecast (2/13) and the holiday of hearts. Country album sales climbed 10% over the previous week, all-genre sales jumped 12%. But it can all be summed up in three words, “Need You Now.”
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Two-Screen Viewing Enhances TV Experience
How many nights a week do you sit in front of the TV with a mobile device in your hand or a notebook computer in your lap? Well, marketers are on to you—and they’ve named it “two-screen viewing.” A new study by Deloitte’s media and entertainment group shows that three-quarters of television viewers are also […]
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Hot Schatz PR and Noise New Media Join Forces
Hot Schatz PR and Noise New Media are teaming up to expand their service offerings. The new partnership will combine Hot Schatz PR’s 18 years of experience in traditional media with Noise New Media’s web design, social media and fan engagement campaigns. The companies say it will help clients bring a consistent message to fans […]
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New Smartphone Apps Connect Consumers To Artists
The booming smartphone market is providing new opportunities for fans to connect with artists, and tech-savvy companies are leading the way with cool new apps. Kenny Chesney has partnered with digital syndicator Qello for the release of his 2009 concert film Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D. The Chesney App is Qello’s debut product and gives […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Sales Chart—Music Biz’s Fickle Mistress
Valentine’s shoppers shared some love with the music biz, but hold the bubbly—it’s not all champagne and roses in sales land.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Grammy Ads Feature Growing Number of Celebs
Nearly one out of four advertisements during last night’s (2/13) Grammy Awards featured a celebrity endorsement, according to a report by Greenlight, a company specializing in licensing and rights clearance. Among the other findings of the GreenLight Ad Gauge: • celeb ads were up 47% over last year, and up more than 250% from 2009 […]
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