Insights for Succeeding in Today’s Music Industry – A Conversation with Carl Bahner “The way to get your rates up is to make them realize that you’re like the supply, and demand works in your favor if the supply is one, right? If you’re the only person doing this thing, not the only person mixing, […]
Turning Passion into Profit in the Music Industry: A Conversation with Carl Bahner – Part 1 “It was when I started figuring out, without knowing what it was called, because I also didn’t have any marketers in my life growing up. But when I was finding gigs for myself when I was the freelancer, […]
“Audio has this very interesting quality of embedding itself in your head. We all know about those earworms: ‘oh gosh I can’t stop singing this song.’ Imagine you have a nice jingle, it’s a way for the brand to get into the heads of folks, I’m not saying that’s a good thing necessarily, but that’s […]
“But often, and this is fairly universal when I talk to people, whether they’re individuals or businesses, is, on one hand, anyone with an iPhone can pick up and start a podcast. There’s a very low barrier to entry, which is fantastic. And, like most things when you get into it, it’s a little more […]
*Please be advised – there is some strong language at the end of this episode.* “Since our brains are wired for community almost above everything else, social media can be a replacement for in-person community. And social media, if communities are built and authentic value is being brought to the table and all of that, […]
“We are loyal and loyalty is very common in business, but it’s what he calls ‘polygamously loyal.’ And essentially what that means is exactly what it sounds like: we’re loyal to a handful of brands.” Austin Franke This week’s guest is the founder and behavioral strategist at Woo Punch, a brand communications consultancy. As a […]