A couple days ago, I shared a post about Facebook where I asked Does Hate Make You Feel Better? I had a couple comments that I thought were good to share as well. I had a couple days to think about them. So here are my thoughts. Gary wrote: I read (part of) an interesting article today […]
Tag Archives: Seth Godin
Marketing My Music Off the Shelf
Seth Godin’s blog of the day talks about how crowded it is on store shelves these days. There are too many products vying for the same space. If you truly want your product to be seen, you have to stand out from the crowd. It’s easier said than done of course. I’ve spent a large […]
Grateful for Adventure (and Adventurers)
In 1989, I moved to Italy to live with my mom for my senior year of high school. We traveled a lot. In fact, while the rest of my senior class went to Rimini to get drunk over Spring Break, my mom and I went on a pilgrimage following the artwork of Piero della Francesca. […]
Do You Believe in Yourself?
One of the fun things about driving to conventions is I get a lot of time to listen to audio books. Seth Godin is one of my favorites. Seth is a idea entrepreneur and one of the premiere marketers on the web. He is read by millions and has a ton of great advice about […]
Why My Own Blog Is Better Than Facebook Or Twitter
I must be getting old. Now I’m either a lot wiser or more fearful of change. Maybe both. When I first started promoting the Brobdingnagian Bards online in 1999, I was overzealous. I signed up to every newsgroup or mailing list that was related to our music. I spammed them constantly. I didn’t know spamming […]
Be Safe, Be Sorry
That’s the title of Marcia Yudkin’s weekly email newsletter. Marcia is a fantastic copywriter. I’ve been a subscriber for several years. This latest email is one of many reasons why. Marcia wrote, “With ‘me too’ marketing, you spend the same to get your message out as for a more distinctive idea. Yet you enjoy a […]
Negative Comments and Musical Extremism
Today, I got my first negative feedback from one of the hobbit songs. Like most people, I don’t like to hear negative comments about my art. But I want to hear them anyway, especially when they are well-thought out and not attempts to be just plain malicious. This one was regarding “A Well-Dressed Hobbit“. The […]
