Ariel Publicity / Cyber PR

Want Top Increase Your Bottom Line? Focus On Your Fans! Its here! A whole new Decade Paying attention to this article could be the difference between you making a little money off of your music in the New Year vs. making A LOT of money! All of the current news surrounding the music business is bad news. Music industry professionals are getting laid off left and right and CD sales continue to drop. But I think that this is a very exciting time to come up with some alternatives and... Read Full Story

Happy  ALMOST 2010 from Ariel! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season full of joy and family and friends and reflection. I know it was a heck of a year for a lot of us with the economy in great turmoil, but I have a feeling next year will be much better for us all! So, to start you off right for 2010, I want to share my passion with you: Social Media and online marketing and how to how to use them to make more fans, make more money, and share your own passions. I’m throwing... Read Full Story

What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School (a bestselling book) talks about a research study that was conducted at Harvard between 1979 and 1989: “In 1979, the MBA graduates were asked, “Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?” Only 3 percent had clear written goals and action plans to achieve them. Thirteen percent of the graduates had goals, but they were not in writing. The other 84 percent had no specific goals at all. In... Read Full Story

The First Round Of Contestants Are Announced! Congratulations to all of you who have opted in to participate in the Music Success In Nine Weeks Blogging Challenge! Our judges may be watching you and commenting on your progress as you go along! Follow Them on Twitter!: http://www.twitter.com/andrealane1 http://www.twitter.com/bfrankemusic http://www.twitter.com/colinrink http://www.twitter.com/tonevibe http://www.twitter.com/freqtheater http://www.twitter.com/heidihowes... Read Full Story

This I am humbled and flattered and very moved by this  blog post by Alexis Rodich which was originally posted at http://views.washingtonpost.com/on-success/woman-warrior/2009/12/while_in_business_school_i.html Thanks Alexis!  You made my day;) On Success - Woman Warrior by Alexis Rodich Lay it on thick While in business school I spent a fair amount of time thinking about how businesses can have a uniquely positive impact on their communities, without necessarily being nonprofit... Read Full Story

http://www.astralaudio.net Q: How can contemporary artists make more money on the internet? A: Models like what Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and Mark Mosher have given potential buyers a choice of what a particular song or album should be priced at. Their success along with keeping things drm free encourages fans to obtain works from the artists. Perhaps if artists gave fans the chance to rate individual songs or the entire album as a whole, then a higher rating could mean that fans are... Read Full Story

We would like to congratulate Corey Smith on the release of his new album, ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses.’ We all went out to his show at Highline Ballroom last night and were absolutely blown away; what a phenomenal performer! We just got word that Corey Smith has debuted at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts! If you would like to order a copy, check out his online store: http://coreysmith.shop.mus ictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=1 1623_25505 Bloggers/Podcasters/Internet Radio Hosts: If... Read Full Story

Q. What are your favorite blogs/audio blogs featuring new music do you like to visit? A. Believe it or not I love BlogCatalogue.com. Blog Catalogue is a directory of just about every blog mentionable..  I usually go to the music section of blog catalogue and just enjoy the array of music blogs.   When it comes down to the nuts and blots of getting the latest on what’s happening in quality music blogs it’s the Hype Machine ( hypem.com ) Q. What inspired you to start site? A. WSF... Read Full Story

I have been a strong believer in Kevin Kelly’s 1,000 true fans theory that he wrote about on his blog in March ’08. If you are not familiar with it is well worth reading: http://tinyurl.com/1000TrueFans As I travel around to music conferences and speak I hear people who say that this theory is not viable and impossible for artists to prove and I totally disagree with these naysayers. I am out to explore the 1,000 true fans theory and I will be doing so each and every week at Music Think... Read Full Story

My phone rang last week and it was Tom Silverman from Tommy Boy calling to discuss my panel for his upcoming Chicago New Music Seminar. Tom was half amused and half disgusted. “Have you seen Billboard this week?” He asked. Since Billboard is a publication I largely ignore, I fessed up: “No. Why?” “You have to see this article,” he said. “It’s the most ridiculous thing ever.” In a few moments, I was reading it and I was laughing out loud. Here are a few excerpts: From the September 26... Read Full Story