From Ariel October 29, 2008 Newsletter #66 Hello from Ariel! In This Week's Issue:
Join us on Twitter! Cyber PR is in the process of making some much needed upgrades to our system. One which you may have noticed is the Twitter field in your Basic Info tab. Cyber PR is now on Twitter and would like to follow you on Twitter as well! Just login and add in your Twitter URL. Follow us here at Cyber PR: http://twitter.com/cyberpr Where's Ariel? November 4 - ELECTION DAY! Please make sure everyone in the States gets out and votes today. Let your voice be heard! Sound Advice Ezine: Tips from Ariel Publicity We are now adding a new addition into our Pre-Cleared and Podsafe newsletter, Ariel's SoundAdvice Ezines. Ariel Publicity's SoundAdvice is a free bi-monthly e-zine for musicians & entrepreneurs who want marketing, promotion and PR tips for navigating the new music business. Feel free to repost these articles on your site as well! Musicians Twitter Roadmap I recently interviewed my friend Laura Fitton AKA Pistachio (that's her twitter handle) and I asked her to walk with me through creating a musicians roadmap for Twitter. It answers the question: If you wanted to create a community to promote yourself as a musician on Twitter and you didn't really have a lot of technological "social networking know how" How do you do it? Step One - Think About Your Brand First (Set up and account and use your brand name, your band, whatever name it is that you want people to be able to find using Google. That's very important. Don't just pick a name you like. Whatever name you choose on Twitter becomes very Googleable. So choose the thing you want fans and prospective fans to find you as. If you're just starting out, you might use a generic like singer/songwriter or something. But choose something you're comfortable with, that you want to do well in search results and that's the name you want to get out there. You can continue reading this article as well as the full interview on my blog here: http://www.arielpublicity.com/blog and I encourage all of you to please go to my blog and leave your feedback. THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTISTS With election day right around the corner we've got some great political themed tunes for your blog, podcast, and internet radio station!
Hot Buttered Rum
SNAC - Songs for the New American Century
The Devil and George Bush
Manze Dayila & The Nago Nation A BLOG, A PODCAST, & A STATION
Featured Podcast:
Featured Internet Radio Station:
New Media Pioneer: Jim and Dave of Boomer Buddies Blog Talk Radio Show http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Boomer-Buddies Boomer Buddies Barbershop Banter With Indiana Dave and Jim Two Baby Boomer Practicing Pundits talking about the topics you want to hear about and solving problems our elected officials can't seem to figure out. Q: How long have you been broadcasting? A: Dave and I started what is now Barbershop Banter with Indiana Dave and Jim on BlogTalkRadio in June of this year. We started with the idea that we wanted to support the troops somehow. Dave is a musician and writes and performs songs that are supportive of the troops. He has written several parodies that involve winning this war on terror and also several original songs like his song titled "America Is My Home." We quickly saw that the Bloggers that were the most popular were the ones talking about politics. We fell into that for a short time and made many good friends. Our hearts just weren't in it for all the mud slinging. For another thing Dave and I are probably complete opposites when it comes to our political views. So we have changed our format to talk about the great job our troops are doing and we also like to feature songs by Independent and unsigned artists. We prefer songs that support the Troops but we play a good variety. Q: In your opinion, what does a good song need to consist of? A: A good beat that compliments the sentiment of the song, meaningful lyrics and a hook that keeps the song in your head all day. Q: What is your favorite band or favorite genre of music and why? A: Prior to being introduced to Ariel Publicity I would have answered with something like Bob Seger/Classic Rock. Now While I still enjoy the Classic Rock I prefer Alternative, Indie Rock, Indie-Pop and Acoustic Rock, Funk,Folk and Jazz. Q: What changes in content laws, broadcasting rights, etc. have affected you most? A: We are still too new to have realized any changes in this area, we are still learning a lot of the do's and don'ts Q: A recent study found blogs to be more effective than MySpace in generating album sales, do you feel internet radio has the same power? A: I absolutely do. I think if done properly a blogtalkradio show can create and increase the number of long lasting fans. In the short time Dave and I have been doing this show we have introduced several dozen artists to a group that would not have listened to them otherwise. Our listeners come out to hear Dave and I and as a side benefit they are treated to a variety of GOOD artists that are a breath of fresh air to what they get on the celestial radio. Blogtalkradio has all the benefits of a Blog and A radio show. ABOUT US Ariel Hyatt founded Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR 12 years ago and her firm has worked with over 1,000 musicians and bands of all genres. The Ariel Publicity mission states that all artists deserve to be heard and there is a place for artists of every level to receive exposure. Ariel Hyatt has managed to place tens of thousands of artists in countless outlets from national magazines and TV to the most grassroots online fanzines. Her company is now 100% digital and helps artists increase their online exposure. She is also the co-founder of Bandletter.com, a company that creates newsletters for musicians. Ariel Publicity's SoundAdvice
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