I’m sitting in the airport in Memphis during a layover enjoying the decor, which reminds me of a Catholic grade school built in the 60′s, and has all the charm of a rusty switchblade. It does, however, smell like barbecue throughout the place, which is never a bad thing. Anyway, I thought I’d take a [...]
Tomorrow, Thursday the 15th at 11am. Eastern Time, FanMail will be hosting in conjunction with ExactTarget a #NexusCafe Twitter chat. We’ll be discussing apps and integrations within the ExactTarget platform and how to make the most out of these resources. You can find a preview of the questions below. It’s looking to be a good one and should be [...]
Heavy-metal and hard-rock label, Roadrunner Records, recently released a new web site that is worth checking out. The new site is clean, provides tons of functionality, and with the help of FanMail has new integration features with Janrain and ExactTarget that allow for an improved UI, single sign-on, and cross functionality capabilities for users between [...]
Time to put aside the weekly geek and bring out the inner freak! You get something special when you combine Halloween and concerts that helps create a unique musical experience that can be hard to match…thus making it one of our favorite times to checkout the scene!!! Depending on what locality you live in, below [...]
Recently, my esteemed colleague, Joshua “Jimmy Jam” York, inspired us all with his list of 7 SXSW Tips You Can Use. Being a rather contrary and generally sarcastic fellow, I was inspired to produce an anti-article to Josh’s positive advice. Instead of telling you how to make SXSW the best it possibly can be, [...]
It is indeed that time again. When every musician, manager and marketer will descend upon Austin, TX for two weeks of music, debauchery and mayhem. To make it through unscathed is an unlikely expectation, but let’s look together at ways to make the most of our time together. I consider these my seven essential tips [...]
Our clients are awesome and every one has interesting stories to tell. Some of them, like FanManager, are really pushing the innovation needle to drive their business and communicate with their fans. FanManager is about as cool as it gets: They offer creative, full-service solutions to artists and festivals. They manage musician’s on and off-line [...]