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RECORD LABEL MARKETING
Record Label Marketing
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Second Edition

By
Tom Hutchison, Prof. of Marketing, Department of Recording Industry at MTSU. He has worked with a wide range of popular artists including Faith Hill, The Dixie Chicks, Sonic Youth and Beck. Tom has conducted market research projects for Sony, MCA/Universal, DreamWorks and Warner Music Group.
Paul Allen, Associate Professor in the Department of Recording Industry at Middle TN State University and Co-Author of Record Label Marketing.
Amy Macy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recording Industry at MTSU.

Description


Record Label Marketing offers a comprehensive look at the inner workings of record labels, showing how the record labels connect commercial music with consumers. In the current climate of selling music through both traditional channels and new media, authors Tom Hutchison, Paul Allen and Amy Macy carefully explain the components of the contemporary record label's marketing plan and how it is executed. This new edition is clearly illustrated throughout with figures, tables, graphs, and glossaries, and includes a valuable overview of the music industry.

Record Label Marketing has become essential reading for current and aspiring professionals, and for music business students everywhere. The book also has a companion website located at www.recordlabelmarketing.com.

Record Label Marketing?
* Gives you an exclusive and complete look at SoundScan and how it is used as a marketing tool
* Presents essential information on uses of new media, label publicity, advertising, retail distribution, and marketing research by record labels
* Offers insight into how successful labels use videos, promotional touring, and special products to build revenue
* Includes important specialized marketing strategies using the tools of grassroots promotion and international opportunities
* Reveals how labels are managing within their transitional digital industry
* Looks to the future of the music business – how online developments, technological diffusion, and convergence and new markets continue to reshape the industry



Audience
Students in music business or industry programs at college or university level. Students in music recording programs. Entry-level personnel in the music industry in marketing, sales or distribution. Entrepreneurs seeking entry into the music business. Aspiring musicians/managers. Junior to medium management in music and media. Musicians and songwriters/composers. Junior media practitioners in music-related fields.


Contents
1. The Basics of Marketing 2. Market Segmentation and Consumer Behaviour 3. The Industry Numbers 4. Marketing Research 5. Record Label Operations 6. Profit and Loss Statement 7. SoundScan and the Music Business 8. How Radio Works 9. Charts, Airplay and Promotion 10. Publicity of Recorded Music 11. Advertising in the Recording Industry 12. Distribution 13. Music Retail Environment 14. Internet Marketing /Grassroots Marketing 15. Music Videos 16. International Marketing 17. Tour Support – Promotional touring 18. Special Products and Special Markets 19. The Recording Industry of the Future 20. The Marketing Plan

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 448 pages, publication date: AUG-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81238-0
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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