Comments on: The Sid & Nancy of artist marketing http://blog.storybird.com/2009/06/the-sid-nancy-of-artist-marketing/ Collaborative storytelling for family & friends Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Twitted by lttlbgGrl http://blog.storybird.com/2009/06/the-sid-nancy-of-artist-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 Twitted by lttlbgGrl Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:19:52 +0000 http://blog.storybird.com/?p=825#comment-3153 [...] This post was Twitted by lttlbgGrl [...] [...] This post was Twitted by lttlbgGrl [...]

]]> By: Andy McNally http://blog.storybird.com/2009/06/the-sid-nancy-of-artist-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 Andy McNally Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:13:17 +0000 http://blog.storybird.com/?p=825#comment-1778 Thank you for another interesting post/twitter thread. Amanda Palmer and Michael Nobbs are both incredibly talented artists. It is one thing to be talented in your chosen art, but it is another thing entirely to have marketing/distribution skills. Both of these artist are successful because of the way they use their creativity to market their art, and engage their fans. Their distribution methods and use of technology fit who they are, and further their relationship with their community of friends and followers. They have built a reputation over time, which encompasses their art and who they are. Whether you are a fan, friend, or fellow artists you feel like you are a part of something and you want to take part and participate with them. I'm new to trying to make a living from my art, and a very long way from being self sustaining. I rethink often, what works and does not work for me. I'm always taking notes and learning from my peers. Amanda and Michael have my undivided attention. Thank you for another interesting post/twitter thread. Amanda Palmer and Michael Nobbs are both incredibly talented artists. It is one thing to be talented in your chosen art, but it is another thing entirely to have marketing/distribution skills. Both of these artist are successful because of the way they use their creativity to market their art, and engage their fans. Their distribution methods and use of technology fit who they are, and further their relationship with their community of friends and followers. They have built a reputation over time, which encompasses their art and who they are. Whether you are a fan, friend, or fellow artists you feel like you are a part of something and you want to take part and participate with them.

I’m new to trying to make a living from my art, and a very long way from being self sustaining. I rethink often, what works and does not work for me. I’m always taking notes and learning from my peers. Amanda and Michael have my undivided attention.

]]> By: Anne Collier http://blog.storybird.com/2009/06/the-sid-nancy-of-artist-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1768 Anne Collier Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:31:23 +0000 http://blog.storybird.com/?p=825#comment-1768 A couple of observations from watching this fascinating evolution/experiment over the past 10 years: 1) Maybe tunes are "talking points" in an ongoing conversation between artist and fan. 2) Marketing 2.0 maybe does 2 things: a) brings more fans to the ongoing multi-party, multi-directional conversation or "salon" (the conversation among parties - in this case artists and fans - to an existing relationship), and b) shapes or adds value or significance to the parties to that relationship. I think the marketing formula artists arrive at and its effectiveness are necessarily very individual - unique to each artist, band, author, painter, journalist.... Great stuff, Storybird! A couple of observations from watching this fascinating evolution/experiment over the past 10 years:
1) Maybe tunes are “talking points” in an ongoing conversation between artist and fan.
2) Marketing 2.0 maybe does 2 things: a) brings more fans to the ongoing multi-party, multi-directional conversation or “salon” (the conversation among parties – in this case artists and fans – to an existing relationship), and b) shapes or adds value or significance to the parties to that relationship.

I think the marketing formula artists arrive at and its effectiveness are necessarily very individual – unique to each artist, band, author, painter, journalist…. Great stuff, Storybird!

]]> By: Mark http://blog.storybird.com/2009/06/the-sid-nancy-of-artist-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Mark Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +0000 http://blog.storybird.com/?p=825#comment-1765 We had a ton of @replies and DM's on this, so we'll leave the comments open for a while and see what's on your mind. Know any artists who are rethinking how they engage? Success stories? Failures? What are your thoughts on Amanda and Michael? Are they going about things in the right way? Is there a right way? We had a ton of @replies and DM’s on this, so we’ll leave the comments open for a while and see what’s on your mind. Know any artists who are rethinking how they engage? Success stories? Failures? What are your thoughts on Amanda and Michael? Are they going about things in the right way? Is there a right way?

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