A useful development in social media marketing, Chris Robley here breaks down the how-to of adding instant lyrical moments to your Instagram stories, as well as warning against some of the negatives to watch out for. __________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog Make instant…
Category archives: Social Media
How Entrepreneurs Can Start Benefiting From Social Media Batching
Batching solves the problem of social media distractions without giving up social media
How To Eventize Your Band and Brand
Rather than broadly promoting a tour, artists like Garth Brooks instead ‘eventize’ every show, giving each performance its own personalized swathe of marketing leading up to the show, as well as producing a weekly livestream featuring a concert recap and debuting new video content. So how can you apply this…
Is Instagram About to Eclipse Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music for Artist Discovery?
Artists are increasingly using Instagram Stories as a mega-tool for promoting their songs. Is that already casting a shadow on streaming platforms? In fact, Instagram’s recent music enhancements are only fueling a pre-existing behavior towards sharing…
Facebook & Instagram Bring Music Enhancements for Stories Into Brazil
Facebook and Instagram have updated their music-related capabilities in Brazil. To date, the social media platforms have optimized their music functions for users in more than 40 countries, with Brazil being the latest to receive the enhancements. Braz…
3 Ways to Use Instagram Stories to Boost Your Brand
With Stories disappearing after 24 hours, they become your chance to experiment with different creative content.
The Latest Best Practices For Instagram Hashtags
While hashtags remain a key part of Instagram, the rules of when and how to use them have shifted over the last couple years, and former best practices have fallen out of vogue. Here we look at what new data can tell us about the most effective and smart ways…
Facebook Reverses Led Zeppelin Album Cover Ban After Public Outrage
After public outrage over an aggressive ban surrounding the Houses of the Holy album artwork, Facebook has reversed their decision. The company even promised to restore the previously deleted posts. A spokesperson for Facebook addressed the issue after…
Video Premiers: Facebook vs YouTube
Both YouTube and Facebook have made it an option for those uploading videos to "premier" their content, allowing you and your fans to experience the video together as one big happy family. In this piece, Brian Hazard of the project Color Theory offers his data from a side by side…
Just Because You Can Take a Selfie Doesn’t Mean We Want You To
We can all agree that a picture in front of the Parthenon is a fair game, but that post-workout flex? Maybe not.