What you’ll learn:
How do I demystify the ways and means to get abundant press coverage?
How do I write an effective press release fast?
How do I identify media outlets and opportunities?
How does one develop newsworthy hooks?
Where do I find, and how do I effectively communicate with, editors, journalists and reporters?
How do I overcome fear of pitching myself and deal with rejection?
How to write for best search engine returns.
How to use your website with social networks.
How to use Facebook and Twitter to promote your music.
Online Marketing & Social Media Workshop. What Rock Stars & Porn Stars Know About Online Promotion That You Don’t… But Need To!
1. Michael Brandvold Marketing Presents:
Rock Stars & Porn Stars
What They Know About Online Promotion And
You Don’t
Twitter @michaelsb
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2. Taken from the book: KISS School of Marketing: 11 Lessons I Learned While Working With KISS
Love Me or
Hate Me...
Just Spell
My Name
Right!
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3. Taken from the book: KISS School of Marketing: 11 Lessons I Learned While Working With KISS
The Secret to
Success is to
Offend the
Greatest
Number of
People
Quote by George Bernard Shaw, repeated by Gene Simmons.
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4. What Does Social Media
Friendship Mean?
The dotcom bubble burst because everyone thought
eyeballs to a website were all that mattered. Eyeballs,
Likes, Followers mean nothing if they don’t convert.
Facebook and Twitter Mean Nothing if You Do Nothing to
Convert Those Fans
Traffic • Email Address • Purchase
Share • Like • Tweet • Retweet
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5. Reality Show
• Understand Your Limit.
• Go Right to Your Limit.
• Show it All, Talk About it All.
• Knows No Borders or Territories.
• Follow Your Ego, You Are a Star.
• Post with Passion.
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6. Remember the 80/20 Rule
• Your prime motive is NOT to sell. It’s to connect.
• But you’re still allowed to share your news
• With every 10 posts, 2 can be about you... the other 8
should be about conversing with the community and
sharing content with them which they’ll like
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7. How To Use Twitter To
Promote Your Music
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8. Do Not Sync
• Update your Twitter feed on its own, apart from
Facebook
Unlink any Facebook-Twitter auto-posting
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9. Find Fans of Similar Bands
• Twitter Search is one of your most valuable tools!
• Do your fans also like BandXXX? Then use twitter
search to find who’s talking right now to BandXXX!
• How? Search: “@BandXXX”
• Shazaam!
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10. Search Music Blogs &
Entertainment Papers
‘Contact’ Pages for New
Tweeps to Follow
• Find them, List ‘em... and Engage!
• (not just once either... create an ongoing relationship,
make them know you!)
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11. Engage!
• Twitter is ALL about conversations. NOT about selling
or promoting or spamming people to listen to your
music.
• Create new relationships!
• Intrigue fans & industry with your personality
• Pull them in so they want to click on your links
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12. Create Intriguing Tweets
• Funny always wins online
• Share photos, videos, other band’s music, interesting
articles relevant to your community
• Write regular blog posts and share
• Record video blogs and share
• Content is #1
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13. How To Use Facebook To
Promote Your Music
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14. Profile vs. Page vs. Subscribe
Profile - You the Person, No Apps
Page - The Band/The Business, Use Apps
Subscribe - Follow like on Twitter, Whatever is Public
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15. What is EdgeRank
•Secret Formula for Who Sees a Post
•Only 14% of Your Fans Likely to See a Post
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16. Events
Change Title Weekly
Invite Only Those Who Could Attend
Use for Internet Events
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17. Facebook Ads
Very Targeted
Fans of Other Artists
Birthday Greeting
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18. Increase Likes & Comments
Post Something Fun & Happy for Likes
Post Something Controversial for Comments
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19. Search Public Posts
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20. Photos and Video
• A picture says a thousand words
• Gold to Facebook EdgeRank
• But videos say more - watch the length
• Terms of Service
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21. How Often?
• Facebook - 3 to 4 per day, average life of a
post is 3 hours. Only 14% will see the post.
• Twitter - 8 to 10 per day
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22. Recognition
• Fans want to be recognized.
• Fan generated content.
• Acknowledge their contribution.
• Like their comment.
• Retweet their comment.
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23. Andy Gibson - @AndyGibson
• It’s Not About the Size.
• 1.5 Million Fans vs.
12,000 Fans.
• Fans Want Recognition.
• Say Thank You.
“OMG. You DO know my name! :) That
is the first you used my name in a tweet!!
I could cry!! Its the little things... :)”
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24. SEO
Title - Tag - Content
Good Title - Greg Kihn releases his new album Best of Beserkley on October 15th.
Bad Title - I released my new EP today.
Good Content - Today Greg Kihn released his latest album Best of Beserkley. You can
purchase and download Best of Beserkley from Apple iTunes and Amazon.
Bad Content - I released my new album today and you can buy it online at any of your
favorite websites.
Think As Someone That Is Searching.
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25. Successful Rock Stars
CARE
•C onnect
•A cknowledge
•R equest
•E ngage
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26. Thank You!
Visit http://kissebook.michaelbrandvold.com and
download KISS School of Marketing for FREE!
Twitter michaelsb
Facebook www.facebook.com/michaelbrandvoldmarketing
Web www.MichaelBrandvold.com
Email me@mikebrandvold.com
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Notes de l'éditeur
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I want you to leave this presentation with some real tips and tactics. Please ask questions!\n
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Many Twitter users do not see everything in the stream, therefore if you post only once there is a good chance it might be missed. Repost old stories, you will see a jump in traffic when you do this.\nFrom Meredith Chin, Facebook: How many Facebook posts per day - 3 to 4\nHow many Twitter posts per day - 8 to 10\nHow many blog posts per week - 3 to 4\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
Stars know that their life online is a reality show.\nBe sure to have a ego online, be a star, that is who fans want to follow.\n
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Back to the mid 90s when AOL ruled the world, ruled the internet. All about AOL Keywords.\nMySpace appears, they ruled the world especially for music. Ghost town now.\nFacebook not going away, but what does the future hold.\n\n