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Popkomm All Set To Relaunch In 2010

Popkomm is all set to relaunch in 2010. Boasting an innovative location, quality networking opportunities and an open day for the public, as a platform for the industry and all music fans it is now more important than ever before. "This is a rapidly changing industry and we are meeting the challenge with new ideas", said Dr. Ralf Kleinhenz, Managing Director of Popkomm GmbH. "As part of the Berlin Music Week Popkomm now no longer only gathers members of the industry, but networks

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Added by MusicDish on September 3, 2010 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Tinderbox Music Festival Announces Lineup; Proceeds To Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls + Girls Write Now

Tinderbox Music Festival, which will be held on September 26, 2010, at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY, aims to promote the music of an eclectic group of 19 female artists including:

Bitch
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers
Jenny Owen Youngs
Hank and Cupcakes
Larkin Grimm
Kalae All Day
Denitia Odigie
Alyson Greenfield
Misty Boyce
Jessie Murphy in the Woods
Brit & the Calvary
Charlene Kaye and the Brilliant Eyes

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Added by MusicDish on September 1, 2010 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Brazilian And Latin Sounds Romance Brooklyn's Pete's Candy Store On Sept. 14th

September 14th promises to be an exotic adventure at Brooklyn's Pete's Candy Store when singer/songwriter Maya Solovey hits the stage to take the audience on a journey to the land of Saudade, the theme for the evening. Be prepared for a night of reminiscence, love and passion as you let your thoughts go and flow while Solovey romances you with Brazilian

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Added by MusicDish on August 31, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Online Media Sales is a community of strength

Don't be intimidated by someone's title. Working hard and hustling is what sets you apart from the rest. If someone has a big bad title, reach out to them anyway. Even if you are new to the industry; If you contact someone over your head they will put you in touch with the appropriate person in order to develop new business. Remember, in the modern business world it's impossible to know from someone's title how relevant they are to your business until you actually speak to them. Call everyone. L… Continue

Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 30, 2010 at 3:52pm — No Comments

Popkomm 2010 - Networking Agents Now Helping Participants To Set Up Contacts And Do Business

Popkomm is due to significantly broaden the range of international networking events at its relaunch in 2010. This global event for the industry will offer participants professional assistance for setting up international business contacts. At Popkomm 2010 professional networking agents will be on hand for the first time at a specialist music event to make it easier for exhibitors and trade visitors to establish the right contacts. The networking agents will be available througho

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Added by MusicDish on August 27, 2010 at 4:02pm — No Comments

Tomas Doncker Invited To Play Shanghai World Expo American Pavilion

Global soul musician Tomas Doncker has been invited to perform the American Pavilion at the World EXPO 2010 Shanghai on September 29 and 30 as part of his "Small World" tour. Presented by online media site MusicDish*China and St. Barths-base

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Added by MusicDish on August 27, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Using the right creative's is the key to Affiliate Marketing...

All creative's are created equal-so not true! Try different types of creative's (Trackers/Banners) and see what your users prefer. Mix it up with some animations, static graphic or text based ads. Sometimes pretty doesn't necessarily equate to higher revenues, so test the waters and see what works for you. Babylon Affiliate Marketing Programs offering CPA, CPC & CPM Cash Payouts. New affiliate advertising campaigns and Download Bundling Partnerships Available… Continue

Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 25, 2010 at 3:12pm — No Comments

Indian Summer/Harvest Moon Comes To Brooklyn's Pete's Candy Store On September 7th

On September 7th, Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn will be transformed by singer/songwriter Maya Solovey into an ambiance and experience entitled "Indian Summer/Harvest Moon". Enjoy the tranquility of summer's transition to fall, and celebrate the beautiful full moon as it nears its equinox -- romantic and soothing. Not only will Solovey perform that night,

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Added by MusicDish on August 24, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Affiliate Online Marketers Going Mobile

With so many mobile networks popping up now a days, if you really want to dive into the mobile space, you can start by creating a mobile version of your website. Since mobile internet usage is growing at a rate of more than 20 percent a year according to Mobile Marketer, this is a good start. Building a mobile version of your site is a cheaper option than building a full mobile app for your brand. If you need some pointers, feel free to reach out to me anytime. Babylon Affiliate Marketing Progra… Continue

Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 24, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Online Marketers are now following up with simple hellos via email, chat, phone or the biggest of all…Face to Face!

Take all of those business cards from the show and CALL every one of them. That is how you pay for the shows, and the drinks and the food and the parties. Babylon Affiliate Marketing Programs CPA, CPC & CPM Cash Payouts! New Affiliate Advertising Campaigns available http://budurl

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Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 23, 2010 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Marilyn Music Release A Guitar-Driven Ode To Automotive Flirtation

California-based songwriting and publishing partners Marilyn Music have released a third track from their debut album Pure Rock. "Take a Ride in My Car," is now available for digital download as a single or as part of the

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Added by MusicDish on August 20, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Collecting data can improve affiliate campaigns

Consider collecting names and email addresses on your landing pages and SEO sites. This data can be extremely valuable for cross promoting similar offers for months to come and will ultimately bump up the ROI of your site.

Babylon Affiliate Marketing CPA, CPC & CPM Cash Payouts! New Affiliate Advertising Campaigns available.

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Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 19, 2010 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Singer/Songwriter Maya Solovéy Brings Music & More During September Brooklyn Residency

Award winning singer/songwriter Maya Solovey has been invited to do a residency at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn, New York. Maya will perform every Tuesday throughout September at 10:00 p.m. Bringing a new spin to the residency format, each performance will have a theme for the night, from Indian Summer/Harvest Moon to Instant Grati. To complement and the

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Added by MusicDish on August 18, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Affiliate Marketing Trends

Almost everything I had mentioned in my trend tip several weeks ago is currently being reflected. Many have been out of work for over a year. People can't pay their bills. The job outlook for grads, even those who graduated in 2008 or 2009, is grim. People who are out of work have very few options except to go back to school. Homes have lost up to 50 to 100 percent of their value. People wan

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Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 18, 2010 at 3:25pm — No Comments

Great - Advertising doesn't sell stuff

I loved this blog piece by one of the hallowed gentry of the advertising business, Dave Trott, and I thought I'd share it with you all.

I always loved Bill Berbach’s advertising for the VW Beetle.
But I never bought one.
I loved John Webster’s Honey Monster advertising.
But I never ate Sugar Puffs.
I also loved John’s advertising the Guardian.
But I never bought it.
I loved David Abbott’s advertising for The Economist.
But I never read it.
I love

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Added by JonClarke on August 18, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Making the Affiliate Summit work for you!

New York, New York, if I can make it there....."It's the end of summer which can only mean it's Affiliate Summit New York. My main advice to all the ladies...wear comfortable shoes because this show historically is action-packed and busy busy busy. Take the time to walk the entire show room floor and 'meet market' - you never know who you will run into which could result in business. Also when you attend the thousand parties BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!! At 2:00 am after a few cocktails I don't ca… Continue

Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 17, 2010 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Video: Neenah Taylor - Gotta Be Me

The young singing sensation Neenah Taylor offers up a scorching new music video for her single "Gotta Be Me." In it, she appears before a panel of music industry big-whigs who mock and dismiss her. As she begins to sing and dance the panel slowly changes its attitude until they are all rocking out with her. "Gotta Be Me," is about freedom from major labels and expectations and being yourself. Taylor shows us that she can both sing and dance beautifully. She is definitely an artis

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Added by MusicDish on August 17, 2010 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Video: NB Holla ft. Lil Lue - Tiger Woods

"Tiger Woods," the latest music video from NB Holla featuring Lil' Lue is a story about life in the fast lane, making money on the street, fancy cars, fast houses and even faster women. This edgy portrayal of a hustler's life at the top is well produced and very candid. The infectious beats and racy rhymes are set against scenes of expensive cars, fat cigars and high fashion. NB Holla displays his skills with the ladies as he seduces multiple women.

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Added by MusicDish on August 12, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Contact your Affiliate Manager for special offers

Communication & timing is everything in this industry. You can't always control timing. But, if you continue to build your communication skills, when the time comes you will be in a position to make something happen.
Following up and communicating with your partners is not a 'some of the time' thing, it is an 'all of the time' thing. Know your own personal competencies and be sure to practice and refine them. This way, once again, when the time arises you can flip the switch and capitali… Continue

Added by Babylon Affiliates on August 12, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments

The 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival Performing Arts Fair 2010

Email: chinasounds@musicdish.com
Website: http://www.chinaspaf.com/

The 12th China Shanghai International Performing Arts Fair (SPAF) will launch in the Shanghai Grand Theatre from Sep. 26 to Sep. 29 2010. With the Wo

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Added by MusicDish on August 10, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

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Lebedev in the Money
It seemed at best an unlikely plan when it was announced last year that Alexander Lebedev and his team intended to move the Evening Standard from paid to free distribution. However after just 9 months the paper has begun making money. Doubling the print costs and bidding farewell to the revenue made from newspaper sales, in the middle of a recession no less, was a tremendously bold move. But research has shown that all those additional copies are actually being read, and the beneficial effect this has had for advertisers has seen the coffers filling up once more.

Captain Kickback says: “with politicians stopping you in the street and patting down your pockets for loose change before taking your shoes and sending you on your way, this switch to free distribution was an intuitive masterstroke. The Standard used to sell 1,600 papers at Oxford Circus on a good day. Today, they can easily give away 20,000 copies there. Although owned and managed by the same team, it’s doubtful that the ailing Independent will follow the Standard into free distribution, but there are bound to be some interesting changes afoot.”

Metr0
Associated spent a day in court recently, taking out an injunction against the humorous politickists who published a spoof version of their free commuter newspaper, Metro. Metr0, as it was called, drew attention to the new government’s stance on immigration law by leading with a fake story that Gordon Brown was being forcibly repatriated to Scotland. 20,000 copies of the paper were given out in central London, none of the paper’s other 32 areas of distribution were targeted.

Ad Decline slowing
Reports on ad spend for the first quarter of 2010 have shown that the news for local newspapers is still bad, but is getting worse slower than it has been of late. The amount spent on local press advertising Jan-March was 5.2% down on the same period last year. So far, so bad, but if you consider that Oct-Dec 2009 was 14.1% down on Oct-Dec 2008, things suddenly start to look like they might be bottoming out.

Captain Kickback says: “much of this almost-improvement will be due to classified advertisers finding the money once more to do more than just pay the wage bill and hope that nobody asks for the rent, however media mix is also playing a part here. Over the last 2-3 years many advertisers will have eschewed print media in favour of an entirely digital campaign. Now that the budget allows it, many will now be recognising the value of a more varied schedule.”

6Music
No real news for advertisers here you might think, but BBC 6Music’s 11th hour rescue is solid news for DAB broadcasting. The BBC’s commitment to raise the station’s profile and listener base rather than close it down is shoe in foot with the government re-opening discussions on a switch off date for FM broadcasting: if we are all finally going to make the switch to DAB, the Beeb will have a vital role to play in creating and promoting DAB content worth listening to. The station’s survival could also be seen as a victory for social media, as campaigns on Facebook and activity on Twitter contributed to the BBC Trust receiving more than 25,000 emails asking that the station be kept open.

Captain Kickback says: “we need to either conclude our ablutions promptly or get off the pot with all this DAB business. The technology is nearly 30 years old and we’re still arguing about the switchover. It’s chickens and eggs though- the investment in signal strength will only come when listenership is high enough, but listenership will only be high enough once the signal strength is sufficient for DAB car stereos to be worth having. While we’re on the subject, since it is necessary by definition that a chicken has to have been born from an egg, but not similarly inherent in the nature of eggs that they must be laid by a chicken, clearly the egg came first. Furthermore, since mutation occurs only during reproduction, it’s surely inescapable that the first chicken as we know it will have been born from an egg laid by a not-quite chicken. But I digress.”

The Manchester Wall has Fallen
Having the confidence and the business acumen to beat Murdoch to the punch and put a paywall around your website is terrific. Not realising that almost nobody will pay up to £60 a year to read local gossip and restaurant reviews on Manchester Confidential is a terrific way to alienate users, lose face all over the shop and save yourself the bother of having to send out invoices to advertisers. Publisher Mark Garner won’t reveal how many of ManCon’s 260,000 free readers signed up to be paid-for subscribers to his website, but having reverted to a free model, is no doubt relieved that instead of being termed ‘a failure’ in the trade press it’s largely being described as ‘an experiment’.

Captain Kickback says: “It’s both unfair and inaccurate to compare ManCon to the Times, but nuts anyway. So long as a similar product is available elsewhere for free, it’s difficult to see why anybody would pay for their news online. It’s a brave or foolish imaginary media superhero who suggests that Murdoch has it wrong, but nuts anyway. Forcing users to pay for content will put a huge dent in user numbers, impacting advertising revenue, and while people can visit the BBC’s offering free of charge, why wouldn’t they?”

If you would like more detail on any of the issues discussed in this email, your Space and Time contact will be delighted to help.

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