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October 24, 2012

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The Rock Star Branding Podcast Ep. #38

When Does A New Band Need To Start Thinking About Branding?

When do you start piecing together your brand identity? When do you build your online presence?

Photos, logos, websites, videos, blogs, social media, song samples, videos, merch, rehearsals, live performances, showmanship, stage presence... there's so much to think about.

What's the process? Is there a strategy to follow?

How you create and define your brand will determine on whether people will take you as a serious professional band… or just another local, weekend-warrior, party band.

Get people involved right from the beginning.
Start creating an audience now, months prior to the release of your music.

Press play or download this 15 minute podcast below to hear the advice that me (Brian Thompson), Michael Brandvold and Steve Jones have for new bands or projects just starting out...

Listen here

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Today's News, Links & Tips:

1.) Trent Reznor Explains His Decision to Go Back to a Major Label...
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2.) 9 Hidden Songs And Messages In Music That You Probably Never Noticed
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3.) In case you missed yesterday's Apple Event: iPad Mini, 4th Generation iPad, New iMac, Mac Mini, 13″ Retina MacBook Pro
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4.) Is Facebook Advertising For Bands Worth It?
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5.) This could be huge... Chirpify Expands To Instagram For In-Steam Commerce
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6.) What Do Artists Owe Their Fans?
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7.) It Was 2012. And Streaming Hadn't Yet Gone Mainstream... and Another Service Enters The Mix, Rara.com
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8.) 'All You Can Eat' Music, In 1992... remember these?
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9.) Indie Artist Andy Othling did a small experiment... What happens when your music is free for a day? Sales Skyrocket.
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10.) The Thinking Mindset vs. The Doing Mindset: Pick One (And Only One)
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11.) 30 Simple Ways to Simplify Your Life
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12.) 5 Tips To Increase Your Band's Reach On Facebook Despite Recent EdgeRank Changes
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13.) Disc Makers' New Free Guide to Music Promotion
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14.) Pay Attention to the Feedback You Get in Life
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15.) Six Keys to Standing Out on the Social Web [Infographic]
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16.) How images convince people you’re not lying...
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17.) Twitter Observations From a Newbie: "15 Things I've Learned In 10 Months of Tweeting"
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18.) An Economist's Defense Of Perpetual Copyright? It's Best To Just Ignore The Economics.
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19.) Here's a great follow up to my blog on Pitching: How to email influential people (and get responses FAST)...
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20.) The Power of Asking Yourself Questions...
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21.) Finally! Square Takes Its First International Step: Payment Service Now Live In Canada...
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22.) Hands-On With Apple’s New iPad Mini: Good Things Do Come In Small Packages...
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