how to build your band's fan base and promote your gigs on social media
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My presentation at the Musicians Making A Difference Conference - Access All Areas - in February 2011 at the Seymour Centre. The presentation is on how to build your band's fan base and promote your gigs using social media.TRANSCRIPT
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MMAD Conference – Access All Areas
Seymour CentreSaturday 26th February 2011
How you can use social media to build an event or fan base
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Australians love social networking.
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Australians love social networking.
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1 out of 2 Australians use social networking on a regular basis.
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1 out of 2 Australians use social networking on a regular basis.
On average, Aussies are members of 2 different social networking platforms.
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Two topics today:
• Building a fan base• Promoting gigs and events
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Building a Fan Base
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Building a Fan Base
BlogFacebookTwitterYouTube
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Building a Fan Base
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Blog
Short for web-log.150 million blogs circulating the internet.Free blogging platforms.Host your own blog.Secondary revenue stream.
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The most popular social networking platform in Australia and worldwide.More than 550 million users.Works in 75 languages.9.7 million users in Australia alone – that’s almost half of us!That number has more than doubled in the last 12 months.
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29% of all time spent online by Australians is on Facebook.Over 60% of people check Facebook everyday.49% of 18-34 year olds check Facebook when they wake up with 28% doing so before even getting out of bed!If Facebook were a country, it would be the 3rd most populated on Earth.
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24 million connect with Facebook Pages every day.
Who has the biggest?
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Michael Jackson 29,152,206Eminem 28,917,066Lady Gaga28,892,176Rihanna 23,394,349Shakira 22,132,433Justin Beiber 21,885,412Bob Marley 20,307,944Katy Perry 19,436,510Taylor Swift 17,890,427Beyonce 16,328,174
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
Do something differently
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
Do something differently Fan-only content
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
Do something differently Fan-only content Give them what they want
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
Do something differently Fan-only content Give them what they want Let your fans find/make other fans
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How do you use Facebook to build your fan base?
Do something differently Fan-only content Give them what they want Let your fans find/make other fans Target your audience
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100 Women5,112,840
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100 Women5,112,840 Engaged 201,300
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100 Women5,112,840 Engaged 201,300 NSW59,760
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100 Women5,112,840 Engaged 201,300 NSW59,760 30-40 years old 32,980
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Australia9,775,100 Women5,112,840 Engaged 201,300 NSW59,760 30-40 years old 32,980 “Travel” 520
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Estimated Reach 520
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Estimated Reach 520 Budget $50 per day
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Estimated Reach 520 Budget $50 per day Sales $16,240
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Facebook Ads Campaign - Honeymoons:
Estimated Reach 520 Budget $50 per day Sales $16,240 Spend $27
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Facebook Ads Campaign – Skin Care:
Australia9,775,100
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Facebook Ads Campaign – Skin Care:
Australia9,775,100 Men4,431,020
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Facebook Ads Campaign – Skin Care:
Australia9,775,100 Men4,431,020 Single1,027,720
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Facebook Ads Campaign – Skin Care:
Australia9,775,100 Men4,431,020 Single1,027,720 13-20 years old 703,440
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Facebook Ads Campaign – Skin Care:
Australia9,775,100 Men4,431,020 Single1,027,720 13-20 years old 703,440 Birthday 30
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Facebook Ads Targeting: Location Age Gender Likes and Interests Connections Interested in.. Relationship Status Languages Education and Workplace
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Building a Fan Base
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Twitter grew by 1150% in the last 12 months.300,000 new users are added everyday.75 million ‘tweets’ each day.Only 4 out of 10 new users continued to use Twitter and many of them quit Twitter within a month of signing up.
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Some Aussie(ish) Tweeters
Guy Sebastian 33,682The Temper Trap 31,690Ladyhawke 13,269Kate Miller-Heidke 10,842John Butler Trio 10,924Hilltop Hoods 9,073Megan Washington 8,750Clare Bowditch 8,509 Bliss N Eso 6,834Cat Empire 6,709
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80% of Twitter usage is on mobile devices which means when someone has a bad live music experience, they can tell everyone – right there, right then.Twitter Search.
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justin beiber
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justin beiber
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Twitter Advanced Search:
You can search: WordsPhrasesGeographic
LocationDatesAttitudesQuestions
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Building a Fan Base
BlogFacebookTwitterYouTube
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YouTube
YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world after Google.
In 2006, Google paid $1.65 billion to acquire YouTube.
24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute.
46 years of video is watched on Facebook every day.
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YouTube
2 billion videos are watched on YouTube every day.
That’s 2,000,000,000 …
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Promoting Gigs and Events
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events YouTube Video
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events YouTube Video Twitter including hashtags
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events YouTube Video Twitter including hashtags FourSquare and Facebook Places
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Promoting Gigs and Events
Facebook Ads Facebook Events YouTube Video Twitter including hashtags FourSquare and Facebook Places Posse
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