Monday, July 28, 2014

How To Choose A Good Digital Music Marketing Agency

By Ashis Jain


The music industry has gradually evolved. Unlike in previous years, today, it is easier for music artists to get their music and releases to their audiences. With the introduction of digital marketing and an abundance of online music promotion, music advertising and digital marketing agencies, artists are laughing their way to the bank. As an artist, there are very many factors that must be of consideration while embarking on the process of choosing a good music marketing agency that offers ideal services.

Every professional agency must have all the required certificates. Business and content distribution licenses are a must have for any reputable firm. It is well within your rights to make sure that you choose a firm that is registered under a suitable body. This will help you determine the authenticity of the said firm. There are losses of millions of dollars annually due to illegal sales of content.

It is also important to make sure that the ideal agency has a physical office. A physical office and address will be of great importance if you need to contact the firm or pay them a visit. You find that due to the nature of digital products, it may be easy for a firm that does not have a physical address to defraud the artist off their hard work.

A vibrant distribution platform is very important for any reputable and artist friendly agency; look out for this. A good distribution network will translate into more money for you and a wider fan base. In fact, this should be one of your major considerations, seeing as to how the main purpose of a marketing agency is to get your content out there for people to buy.

Another important factor that you must and should consider is the e-commerce platform of the agency. A vibrant e-commerce presence will translate into more money for you. A good platform should be easy for your fans to use and make payments to and should also be for them to find your music regardless of how much other content is available for sale.

A vibrant marketing and public relations department is another thing that you must consider. A good agency will have a very vibrant and "alive" marketing team. This is to enable them spread the word as fast as is possible. Today, with the introduction of social media marketing, it is also good to look out for a team that has a well equipped social media marketing team.

Most digital content is hosted on virtual servers. Due to internet downtime, you may find that sometime these servers are down. It is good to make sure, if an agency has a reliable server and hosting network. This will make sure that your content is always available to all the fans out there looking to buy your music. A good agency should have servers that experience very minimal downtime.

It is also important to look for a firm that offers impeccable legal services and advice. This is because you may find that some agency may include a clause in the contract that is not favorable to you as the artist. This may be a clause that offers the agency a larger share of the sales remittances than you would have liked.




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