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Added for You - What Do Musicians And Businesses Have In Common?
Yes, Nurses can be entrepreneurs. In today’s market place nursing has a unique service to offer not only to hospitals but nursing homes, private care and doctor offices. We as nurses have the skill, knowledge and motivation to be successful entrepreneurs. Nurses are tired of being told how much our services are worth. The economy is ripe for the nurse entrepreneur. Why wait? The nursing shortage is just
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans
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We are a local band that is trying to get a wider audience. We have been around for two years playing local clubs and we have a small following. After listening to several of your shows we’ve gotten some great ideas; but we were wondering if you have any fast ways we can get our band more exposure?
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Fred: You’re not alone. According to Myspace there are nearly one million Indie bands in the world and I am sure there are a lot more. The reality is that not all will make it big. Aside from having good music, it takes marketing and promotion to get the buzz going.
Lyna: Musicians. Artists, Trades people- in fact even our radio show is really no different than any business in that regard. Fred and I are constantly brainstorming on new ways to keep our listenership growing.
Fred: What we find time and time again is that the most important thing in any business is the client. Or in this case, your fans, Word of mouth is so powerful. If your friend tells you about a new music group that they love, what is your reaction?
Lyna: Mine would be, “I’ve gotta check them out” And when I did, I’d already be thinking that I’d like them because they came by a recommendation.
Fred: So if your fans are the strongest and quickest way to get more exposure; perhaps it would be wise to show them your gratitude. This is where you can really have fun.
Lyna: As with any business, you should already have a web site. This could have action shots of the band, a bio page, tour listings and newspaper reviews. In fact- if you have CD’s of your music, offer an audio of a minute of a few songs you’ve recorded. Why not dedicate a page to members only for your fans? If you put a message board up they can touch base with other fans and you can hear all the good things they tell each other about you.
Fred: You can even offer your fans incentives. I know a group that gives free t-shirts, CD’s and even tickets to gigs to the fans that bring 10 or more people to the bands mailing list. They send out a monthly newsletter to keep their fans updated and even profiles their #1 fan of the month.
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans
No matter where you travel, where you shop or what you do, there is a candy vending machine nearby. Why? It’s because so many people love the convenience of being able to grab a snack or favorite piece of candy without standing in the long supermarket lines. This is why many entrepreneurs are looking to invest in a candy vending machine. From potato chips to cookies and candy bars, there is a wide select
Lyna: Musicians. Artists, Trades people- in fact even our radio show is really no different than any business in that regard. Fred and I are constantly brainstorming on new ways to keep our listenership growing.
Fred: What we find time and time again is that the most important thing in any business is the client. Or in this case, your fans, Word of mouth is so powerful. If your friend tells you about a new music group that they love, what is your reaction?
Lyna: Mine would be, “I’ve gotta check them out” And when I did, I’d already be thinking that I’d like them because they came by a recommendation.
Fred: So if your fans are the strongest and quickest way to get more exposure; perhaps it would be wise to show them your gratitude. This is where you can really have fun.
Lyna: As with any business, you should already have a web site. This could have action shots of the band, a bio page, tour listings and newspaper reviews. In fact- if you have CD’s of your music, offer an audio of a minute of a few songs you’ve recorded. Why not dedicate a page to members only for your fans? If you put a message board up they can touch base with other fans and you can hear all the good things they tell each other about you.
Fred: You can even offer your fans incentives. I know a group that gives free t-shirts, CD’s and even tickets to gigs to the fans that bring 10 or more people to the bands mailing list. They send out a monthly newsletter to keep their fans updated and even profiles their #1 fan of the month.
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans
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Lyna: Mine would be, “I’ve gotta check them out” And when I did, I’d already be thinking that I’d like them because they came by a recommendation.
Fred: So if your fans are the strongest and quickest way to get more exposure; perhaps it would be wise to show them your gratitude. This is where you can really have fun.
Lyna: As with any business, you should already have a web site. This could have action shots of the band, a bio page, tour listings and newspaper reviews. In fact- if you have CD’s of your music, offer an audio of a minute of a few songs you’ve recorded. Why not dedicate a page to members only for your fans? If you put a message board up they can touch base with other fans and you can hear all the good things they tell each other about you.
Fred: You can even offer your fans incentives. I know a group that gives free t-shirts, CD’s and even tickets to gigs to the fans that bring 10 or more people to the bands mailing list. They send out a monthly newsletter to keep their fans updated and even profiles their #1 fan of the month.
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans
Well, you need to know that it is MORE than just ideas.On the surface, finding fundraising ideas is easy. Get together a group of co-workers or co-volunteers into a brainstorming session, and you will likely get a list of ideas ranging from jumble sales to door-to-door selling to a direct mail campaign. Type in "fundraising ideas" into any Internet search engine and you are likely to get thousands o
Fred: You can even offer your fans incentives. I know a group that gives free t-shirts, CD’s and even tickets to gigs to the fans that bring 10 or more people to the bands mailing list. They send out a monthly newsletter to keep their fans updated and even profiles their #1 fan of the month.
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans
Everyone loves to be appreciated, and when that thanks is expressed with a gift, you’ll make extra points with the gift recipient. Corporate gifts are often thought of as expensive, one-of-a-kind executive style gifts that your company sends out at holidays, but there’s another level of corporate gift-giving that can mark you and your firm as a thoughtful, appreciative company with whom to do business.
Lyna: Wow-That’s an incentive! How about asking them to bring your band to their town? Your fans can set up the gigs, get friends to be their “street team” to locally promote you and you’ll have an instant crowd to perform to.
Fred: Another way to grow your exposure could be to network with other bands. Promote each other by introducing your fans to them and they can tell their fans about you.
Lyna: They can also be your ticket into playing at a venue that is tough to get. My friend JB tried for months to get booked in one of Atlanta’s hot spots. This venue had a regular Group of bands that played there and they had no reason to change this. Fortunately, JB met a singer who is one of these regulars. One night she brought him on as her opening act and the crowd loved him. So now he can play there pretty much whenever he goes to Atlanta.
Fred: Networking, building alliances, catering to your clients- sound familiar? These are all concepts we share with any business that wants to get more exposure. The way you do this just depends on what your “stage” looks like.
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