Part 2 of “How To Get ‘IN’ With Venues” follows directly on from part 1.
If you haven’t read part one, you can catch up with it here http://www.musicandevents.co.uk/me_article/how-to-get-in-with-venues-part-1/
So you have secured a meeting with the big venue that has entertainment just about every week of the year.
First of all, don’t underestimate how big a deal that actually is, you have done really well to get this far. These places are busy for a reason, they don’t waste… Read more
An article written by ‘Mike Collins’ the singing minstrel.
The music at your ceremony is very important. Many people like the idea of having a spiritual element to the ceremony without actually having an organist playing hymns. For a lot of people attending the wedding this might be their only visit inside a church. Perhaps you have decided not to have your wedding in a church but you feel that you still want a christian element to the service without… Read more
Not too many years ago the corporate scene was buzzing and musicians, entertainers and performers were taking advantage of a huge market that spent a lot of money on their parties and events.
Whilst things are not quite as good as they used to be, there is still lots of work in this area if you know how to find it.
There is a myth that you can only get corporate gigs if you go through an agent. Some of the… Read more
In a previous article I talked about how networking can get you ‘in’ with some venues.
But what about those ones that don’t network? You know the ones, they always seem to be full and always seem to have music and entertainment going on. If you know the sort of places I am talking about but have never played there before, do you ever wonder ’how can I get a gig there?’
Do you know what the 4 main reasons some people… Read more
In a recent article we talked about how networking can get you more corporate gigs. The truth is, you can also get lots of Wedding gigs from networking as well as every one there probably knows someone who is getting married. Make sure they are spreading the word for you!
Aside from networking and online advertising, a great way to get more Wedding gigs is to start exhibiting at Wedding Shows and Exhibitions. Just like networking, try typing… Read more
If your inbox is like ours then you probably get your fair share of emails from people telling you how they can improve your business and increase your sales. The ones I read all seem to focus on the obvious and quite frankly get extremely boring.
Because we try to tailor what we write to help the people who actually read them, and because going with the crowd has never been something Music and Events has been interested in, we have come up with what we think are 5… Read more
An article written by ‘Mike Collins’ the singing minstrel.
The first singing telegrams started to appear in the early nineteen eighties, quickly followed by the kissagram and the strippergram. The singing telegram, even from the beginning was usually a professional entertainer and arrived in a specefic costume to sing a specail song all about the person. This fully personalised approach impressed it’s audience but shortly after the business was hit by something called the kissagram and the strippergram. The kissgram… Read more
Some more helpful advice for Music and Events’ ‘Featured’ & ‘Premium’ Members.
In part 2 of ‘What do your potential customers really want to know’ we are going to cover your pictures, video & demos and discuss the best way to present these on your Music and Events page.
Pictures
Your pictures should do a similar job to your testimonials but add that extra something that words on their own cannot do. With this in mind, try to upload pictures of you performing live and try to get the audience in… Read more
Some more helpful advice for Music and Events’ ‘Featured’ & ‘Premium’ Members.
When deciding what information to add to your Music and Events page, take some time to consider what people really want to know as this will give you the best chance of success.
Description
As an example, if you are a band, avoid the bog standard ’we are a 6 piece covers band playing songs by Bon Jovi, Queen, The Beatles…..etc…
Why?
The most obvious reason is because that… Read more
If you have a Featured listing with Music and Events but don’t know where to start here are some helpful tips…
Your page within the Music and Events directory has been custom designed so you can create a mini version of your own website within ours and with thousands of visits every month it is vital to feature as much information as possible to maximise your chances of referrals.
On your page (where applicable) you can feature:
Your Act Or… Read more