MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How to Get Into SXSW & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Simon Tam: How to Get Into SXSW
• Tom Dennehy: Forget Your Business Model. What is Your Vision?
• Leena Sowambur: My TEDx Talk - The Fan Experience

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 4 Steps to Convert Goals into Results & More

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The Music Industry

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• Katie Kernoodle: Maximizing Your Engagement - Dillon Francis Case Study [Infographic]
• Cheryl Engelhardt: 4 Steps to Convert Goals into Results
• Ariel Hyatt: Cyber PR® Presents: Musician’s Guide To Mobile [Free White Paper]
• Wes Davenport: Summer NAMM Public Day Offers Networking, Retail, and Educational Opportunities

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited for Music Industry & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Ariel Hyatt: Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites - Official.fm
• Ben Sommer: Why Copyright Is Evil
• Derek Miller: Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited to The New Music Industry
• Cameron Tyler: Critical tech for musicians to take on the road

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Boosting Views on Your Videos & More

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The Music Industry

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• Tom Dennehy: Can the Cloud Satisfy the Streaming Audio Demands of Bit Snobs?
• Simon Tam: Boosting Views on Your Videos and Engagement with Your Fans
• Musician Wages: Half a Million Downloads and 500,000 Dilemmas
• Bob Baker: How to Stand Out: Go Really Big or Get Really Small

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: The Rise of Vinyl & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Corey Crossfield: Mobile Engagement With Applications
• Simon Tam: How to Get a Sponsor or Endorsement: The Sponsorship Packet/Proposal Outline
• Joe Petro: The Rise Of Vinyl

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: The Music Industry versus The Internet & more

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The Music Industry

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• Marcus Taylor: What Do You Enjoy the Most About Being a Musician?
• Bruce Warila: The Music Industry versus The Internet
• Musician Wages: How I’m Building a Career as a Songwriter

A big Thank You to CD Baby for naming Music Think Tank as one of the Top 10 Music Marketing and Promotion Resources! Thanks!

Join MTT’s Online Networking Party & Introduce Yourself To Our Community

Thanks CD Baby

Thank you to CD Baby for naming Music Think Tank as one of the Top 10 Music Marketing and Promotion Resources in your Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter blog post!

Check out the post here: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/07/the-top-100-must-follow-music-resources-on-twitter-pt-6-music-promotion/

Also, thank you to all the contributors and readers of MTT. Create the Chaos.

  — From all of us at Music Think Tank and Hypebot.com

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The Music Industry

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Join MTT's Online Networking Party & Introduce Yourself To Our Community

Today, many Americans are celebrating Independence Day. MTT and Hypebot like to hold occasional online networking parties during the holidays so we’re holding one this week on Music Think Tank. 

In the comments section here, tell us a little about yourself, what you’re working on, and your thoughts on the music industry. Include links that you think might be of interest to others and I suggest adding your name and email or some way that other readers that are interested in collaborating can find you. 

Shameless plugs are allowed. 

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How to Create a Successful Kickstarter Campaign & more

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud

• Ariel Hyatt: How To Make Your Facebook Timeline POP!
• Simon Tam: How to Create a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
• Tom Dennehy: Research Says Young Listeners May Embrace CD Quality Audio. Habit Says It Won’t Be on CD.
• Jamie Leger: The Indie Artist Launch Plan - Part TWO

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: What if your Band only had One Fan & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Joey Flores: Rich Band, Poor Band - Why You Should “Invest” in Pull Marketing
• Chris Seth Jackson: What if your Band only had One Fan?
• Marcus Taylor: Are you reflecting on your goals as an artist?
• Bobby Owsinski: Quality Is A Moving Target

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 4 Key Traits of Successful Independent Musicians & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• James Aviaz: Q&A: How Music Supervisors License Music
• Shaun Letang: 4 Key Traits Of Successful Independent Musicians
• Jamie Leger: The Indie Artist Launch Plan
• Ariel Hyatt: 8 Simple Steps to Formatting a Proper Press Release

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Why Buying Followers is a Bad Idea & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Simon Tam: Why Buying Followers is a Bad Idea
• Marissa: 7 Mobile Apps Musicians Need NOW!
• Stephen Carmichael: How Google And Search Engine Optimisation Changed The Music Industry
• Joey Flores: Bands - Don’t Contact Me, Unless…

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 10 Reasons You Shouldn't Wish For Overnight Success & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Brian Thompson: 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Wish For Overnight Success
• Chris Hacker: Marketing Plan Tactics For Independent Musicians – Part 3 of 3: Content Is King
• Dave Cool: The Four P’s of Playing Live Shows: Post-Show
• Ariel Hyatt: Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites - ReverbNation Mobile Apps
• Derek Miller: Brainstorming Doesn’t Work

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How Vinyl and iPods Ganged Up to Kill the CD & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Ariel Hyatt: Marketing Plan Tactics For Independent Musicians - Part 2 of 3: Album Launch
• Tom Dennehy: How Vinyl and iPods Ganged Up to Kill the Audio CD
• Mark Knight: Can You Recover From Free Music?
• Simon Tam: How to Get Gigs on Sonicbids