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Leveraging Consumer Passion for Music and the Power of Social Networking
  • How Record Companies are Using Online Communities To Connect With Consumers And Understand The “New” Terms of Engagement
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“A Long Long Time Ago…”
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Current State…
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It Use To Be Easy…
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…and that worked quite well for some time.
Why?
  • 2 Choices…







  • No Computers, Cable TV, Video Games, etc
  • Music was novel and exciting
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…everyone tuned in!
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Labels Continued To Innovate
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And Then…
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And Then…
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Uh Oh!
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And then…
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Discovery
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The Challenge
  • The Music Industry Landscape has changed dramatically
    • New channels of marketing and distribution disrupted the playing field to the point of no return
    • No longer can the major record companies rely on legacy practices
      • Marketing activities & new initiatives need to be precise and demonstrate ROI
    • New rules of engagement between the music manufacturer and consumer are required…

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What are the new rules?
  • What are the terms of engagement between music company and consumer?
  • What are the best channels to reach the consumer?
    • The best messaging?
  • How can the impact of marketing be tracked?
    • Retail, Online, Non-Traditional?
  • What new formats/configurations/features is the consumer most likely to react to?


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The Components

  • Online Community


  • Quantified as needed via an Online Panel


  • CRM Campaign Implementation
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People Like To Hook Up
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…It’s In Our DNA
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CRM Campaigns
  • Utilize insights from the Community to inform the formulation of a direct-to-consumer campaign
    • Messaging and imagery that speaks to the target audience; Channels that are best to reach them.
      • Use email, print, online, retail, TV, etc
        • Uniquely “tag” all vehicles
      • Drive to an online destination to reinforce the story
      • Incent the consumer to engage and to share info
      • Encourage to buy direct (iTunes, Amazon) or at retail
      • Follow-up to track response & impact channel by channel

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Summary
    • …an “Always On” mechanism at their finger tips to continually gauge consumer perception, awareness, and interest in new offerings, initiatives, promotions


    • …inform strategy, product development, and gauge impact of marketing activities


    • …create direct-to-consumer awareness, drive sales, and measure ROI across channels

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Let’s Rock!
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“UberFoodies” – 200 Person Community Aimed At Better Understanding Foodie Trendsetters
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Avery Advocates /
400 Member Community Selected From The 6,000 Member Online Panel (Avery Advisors)
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