SXSW
7 Ways to Ruin SXSW
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, [...]
7 SXSW Tips You Can Use
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 [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
Well, spring is creeping around the bend and that can only mean one thing: SXSW IS HERE! That’s right, once again the FanMail team has made the long, arduous journey to the center of the Lone-Star State for that one of kind event that brings the best brightest minds in interactive marketing, film, and (of [...]
SXSW, CMJ, A2IM and Connections ’09
Just a heads up that today is the last day to use the SXSW panel picker to choose which panels you might want to see. Take 2 seconds and give the FanCentric Future panel a vote: http://tinyurl.com/lec5mh For those who missed it last year… check out the overview and the slide deck. ——— On October [...]
SXSW Fan-Centric Future Assets
Thanks so much for those who attended our Fan-Centric Future presentation during SXSW and to Jeff Rohrs, Josh York, Josiah Kaiser, SuzAnn Brantner, Ian Rogers, Sarah McGoldrick, Jeff Kreinik and Jeremy Rosen who all contributed to helping make it a success. H Here is the PPT slides from the event. Even without the audio from [...]
SXSW Fan Based Marketing Panel – 3:00 pm
Saturday of SXSW, 3:00 Fan interaction is a core resource for musicians. Artists’ efforts from the studio to the stage are aimed at creating new fans and serving the overall base of support. Which services dedicated to this idea are most effective? Moderator: Brian Zisk Creator/Owner/Exec Producer, SanFran MusicTech Summit http://www.sxsw.com/music/talks/schedule?action=show&id=MP060519 David DeVore
Howdy Y’all, Greetings from SXSW
Well we made it. The FanMail team has officially arrived on the scene in Austin for SXSW. David has been down here for a couple days already, but Josh and I just got in last night. We took it easy yesterday evening. We got dinner at Threadgills WHQ, the site of our Fan-Centric Future event [...]
Make Friends Through Best Practices
This time next week I will be in sunny Austin, Texas at South by South-West with a couple thousand of my closest friends from independent artists to record company moguls. I know, my life is hard, but don’t worry about me. I put myself through such suffering for you. Fan marketing and FRM (fan relationship [...]
South by Southwest or Bust
Yup, it is SXSW time and we are thrilled to be returning to Austin for the music industry’s biggest party. Over the past year, I have had the fortune of hanging out in Austin quite a bit. Four trips in all to work with our friends at Front Gate Tickets and C3 Presents. These visits [...]
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