Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Class Review

As the owner of a music publishing company and the owner of a song-writing company some of 
the material we did cover in the class really does relate to my business but that is ok
because some of the sites we reviewed gave me an idea or two.
As I did say in a previous post here are the main sites I use to contact with other singers and song-writers
and music publishers:
www.myspace.com/kevinmichaelferguson
www.americanveteranproductions.com
www.reverbnation.com/brainmenders
http://thenashvilleuniverse.com/profile/KEVINMICHAELFERGUSON

Reverb-Nation and Myspace are huge sites for music makers to connect with each other and to exchange
material with each other.
After we reviewed Twitter and a few of the other sites they have no way to upload music and upload
music videos and that is the main part of my business.
The one idea that you did have that I did like that works for my business and any business is the monthly
e-mail advertising idea:
http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp
As I said in a previous post:
As the owner of American Veteran Productions I do see a certain benefit of having a monthly newsletter. 
I could let music publishers and let music engineers know and let musical singers know what projects I have completed.
I did enjoy trying out the constant-contact monthly e-mail advertising, and it is the one idea from this class
that I can take with me in regards to using the e-mail advertising on a weekly or monthly basis.
I can use Twitter and some of the other sites we discussed on a less frequent basis because I don't make
Music Videos every-day so when I do make a new Music Video I can use Twitter and some of the other
sites to send a message and link to my latest project.

You-Tube is a big forum for music makers and it would be nice at least for music business
owners in the class if it was covered more so that music business owners can work
on projects that would help their business out.
Like I said I did enjoy talking about the monthly or weekly newsletter idea so I will implement
that into part of my business plan.



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4 comments:

  1. charlieMay 7, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Kevin, I think you made an extremely important point: the business owner needs to recognize the specific needs and constraints of their own business. That insight may lead them to decide social media isn't the right fit. You didn't actually say that, but you did identify some other online sites that are useful for your business:

    www.myspace.com/kevinmichaelferguson
    www.americanveteranproductions.com
    www.reverbnation.com/brainmenders
    http://thenashvilleuniverse.com/profile/KEVINMICHAELFERGUSON

    Ultimately we all need to recognize that what is successful for one company may not be useful for us. That being said, I think some experimentation is warranted to make that type of decsion-- and I think that was the success of this class, we got to experiment with different social media that we may not have known about before.

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    1. UnknownMay 10, 2013 at 8:58 AM

      Thanks.
      Do you have a way to send me an e-mail please with the assignment and lecture
      that is due on Sunday?
      I can't find the lecture any-where in black-board or the assignment directions.
      My e-mail is:
      kferguson7@yahoo.com

      Thanks.

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  2. Melissa ClarkMay 8, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Good post! It is interesting to see different businesses perspective on social media. You have done your homework in finding other platforms to promote your business besides the typical ones.I agree that Youtube and Constant Contact are great resources for getting the word out!

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    1. UnknownMay 10, 2013 at 8:57 AM

      Thanks.
      Do you have a way to send me an e-mail please with the assignment and lecture
      that is due on Sunday?
      I can't find the lecture any-where in black-board or the assignment directions.
      My e-mail is:
      kferguson7@yahoo.com

      Thanks.

      Delete

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