Chris Brogan: Social Media Starter Moves for Entertainers
Ricardo Bueno
· 1 year ago
I think this is an excellent set of recommendations already. Especially the recommendation to create balance (a.k.a. stretch out). The perfect balance amongst all social media avenues is a great way to find 'new' people. After all, they help keep your content fresh!
Tammy Lenski
· 1 year ago
Chris, thanks for introducing me to Grace with your post.
I was reminded of the way that singer Christine Kane (www.ChristineKane.com) uses blogging in ways similar to Grace. She writes about her music, yes, but she also writes about her life and weaves funny, insightful stories that echo the stories in her songs.
But most importantly, when I met Christine in person, I found her to be just like the person in her blog and I appreciated even more that she writes just like she is.
Laura Rebecca
· 1 year ago
Chris, thanks so much for posting this series (is it a series?) of "social media starter moves" articles. After your last one for small businesses, I've made major overhauls to how I market my biz on the web, and now this article has even more suggestions that I will use and pass on to friends.
PS a music producer I'm collaborating with said that once he put himself on Myspace, his business increased tenfold---so there is proof that it works!
Youlay
· 1 year ago
And I found it really interesting to press play, listen to her, while reading your post. It is more likely to focus on what you are writing while listening. You should do that more often.
Stretching Intervals / Grace
· 1 year ago
Chris,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful post. I really feel as though you understand what it is that I'm trying to do - of course, I learned a great deal about social media from reading your blog!:)
I just started using these social media tools a few months ago, and so far I'm not really sure what the impact will be overall on my career. I'm also waiting to see how traditional and conservative colleagues in my field will react. However, I must say that I am enjoying blogging, Twitter, and these other outlets so very much, especially because of the interesting people that I get to meet. They have provided me with another set of tools to connect with people in a different way.
EggManJohn
· 1 year ago
Great post! I would add that stumble and digg also definitely have a lot of scope for promotion of entertainers. The most likely for the above two sites would be a publicity stunt, as these are the types of things that would generate a bundle of digg/stumble traffic and votes.
david usher
· 1 year ago
i love all the things shes doing on her blog, the only thing i question is the ads, im curious how much money she is really earning from them and if it helps "the brand" david
natasha
· 1 year ago
The thing I love about utilizing social media to promote our creative professions is that its free and opens up opportunities to advance compared to the traditional methods. I've recieved opportunities with television, movies, and editors because of places like myspace. Its priceless! I talk about how to utilize social media for artists on the EBSQ art blog.
Kevin Lockett
· 1 year ago
This is great! I've started on Social Media campaign for the City of Akron's summer concert series and this post has given some new things to work with.
I'm fairly new at trying to promote my new website, but definitely have some new things to try after reading your posts. Thanks for the suggestions and ideas. I'm definitely bookmarking this site in my favs!
If anyone out there is interested in video, them may I shamelessly promote Rootclip.com. We plan on launching our "official" site on the 28th of this month. Check us out at...
Musicians, comics... and many other variety acts such as magicians and hypnotists are making substantial use of social media. Brilliant illusionist Cyril Takayama is a "YouTube star"-- gaining hundreds of thousands of English-speaking fans even as he performs his magic in Japanese! His magic is just as astonishing with no subtitles.
It's a new American century. Weird Al Yankovic released his "Trapped in the Drive-thru" video exclusively on MySpace.
tinku gallery
· 1 year ago
Hi Chris,
What a great blog. I am trying to find ways to use social media for my contemporary art gallery, starting with the gallery blog and moving through to our website. I was reading something Seth Godin wrote about how technology can level the playing field for small businesses and that applies to people in the arts as well -- look at how many musicians are building up a following and bypassing the mainstream labels.
I agree with David Usher's comment that the ads can be a bit distracting - not sure I would want too many ads on an artist's site. I am definitely not using ads on my blog.
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I was reminded of the way that singer Christine Kane (www.ChristineKane.com) uses blogging in ways similar to Grace. She writes about her music, yes, but she also writes about her life and weaves funny, insightful stories that echo the stories in her songs.
But most importantly, when I met Christine in person, I found her to be just like the person in her blog and I appreciated even more that she writes just like she is.
PS a music producer I'm collaborating with said that once he put himself on Myspace, his business increased tenfold---so there is proof that it works!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful post. I really feel as though you understand what it is that I'm trying to do - of course, I learned a great deal about social media from reading your blog!:)
I just started using these social media tools a few months ago, and so far I'm not really sure what the impact will be overall on my career. I'm also waiting to see how traditional and conservative colleagues in my field will react. However, I must say that I am enjoying blogging, Twitter, and these other outlets so very much, especially because of the interesting people that I get to meet. They have provided me with another set of tools to connect with people in a different way.
david
Kevin Lockett, Social Marketing
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I'm fairly new at trying to promote my new website, but definitely have some new things to try after reading your posts. Thanks for the suggestions and ideas. I'm definitely bookmarking this site in my favs!
If anyone out there is interested in video, them may I shamelessly promote Rootclip.com. We plan on launching our "official" site on the 28th of this month. Check us out at...
http://rootclip.com
It's a new American century. Weird Al Yankovic released his "Trapped in the Drive-thru" video exclusively on MySpace.
What a great blog. I am trying to find ways to use social media for my contemporary art gallery, starting with the gallery blog and moving through to our website. I was reading something Seth Godin wrote about how technology can level the playing field for small businesses and that applies to people in the arts as well -- look at how many musicians are building up a following and bypassing the mainstream labels.
I agree with David Usher's comment that the ads can be a bit distracting - not sure I would want too many ads on an artist's site. I am definitely not using ads on my blog.
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