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Get Your Show Info Published in Atlanta & the Southeast's Local Print & Online Media Would you have a party & not invite guests? So why book a show & not tell anyone? by G. Cole exclusively for atlantajams.com (aka/jamgrrl.com) copyright 2006. all rights reserved. |
DON'T JUST TELL FRIENDS AND FAMILY - TELL ATLANTA - TELL THE WORLD
Most print newspapers offer free or low-cost calendar or "happenings" or "events" pages and for some, it's easy to submit your show information online. Most college newspapers are set up this way...and more and more local and regional newspapers offer this advantage, as well. So whether you submit a press release for each show or not, it's good practice to take advantage of print and online resources for posting your show... perhaps build a schedule of activities for every show.
Plan of Action: Give yourself a full 6-8 weeks to launch a decent promotion for each show. Posting your event to online calendars at least 2 months out, will generate quite a few views, especially by people who rely on these resources from other towns (i.e., visitors). Atlanta is one of the world's most sought after destinations for business & leisure travelers. Millions of visitors pass through Atlanta's hotels annually. They're definitely looking for some fun most nights of the week, and have a high probability of checking both print and online resources to find out what's going on - before during & after their travels. Wherever you can, include a hotlink or mention to your website. And, start using your website as your 24/7 publicity machine, keep it updated, include fan photos, ask visitors to join your street team, include posters or handbills, and other art work for folks to download.
Even if all your blood, sweat, and promoting tears generate only 5 new people to your show... it's the experience you deliver that night that defines the story those 5 people tell their friends and family - wherein the growth of your fan base hopefully begins. And, remember, if you're just starting out, the feet on the street, passing out handbills at major shows, finding and exploiting free online & print calendars, finding an artistic friend that will design posters and band art for free just for a credit on your website, hanging posters at least 2 months out at each venue, building an email fan database, offering fans a way to subscribe online to a weekly newsletter or show announcements, spending the money for good equipment, spending the money for a stage banner to hang during gigs, posting your show to jambase.com before you do anything else - is what it takes to make it. No shortcuts...it's a business first & foremost...the buying and selling of talent, for a profit.
The more people who know who you are, the more people wanting to buy your music when it's published. Someone has to get the word out. Someone has to tell the people to come to the show and get them excited to be there. Last but not least, must-do! immediately following jambase.com, post your local and southeast show info on Atlanta's own online music calendar at atlantajams.com.
"There are no guarantees in the Music Industry, just like life, you take it one minute at a time and hope that God has mercy on the steps you are taking to make your dreams come true." -Unknown
ALSO SEE: Marketing 101: Band Elevator Statement
ATLANTA Public Broadcasting: Submit Your Event
2 FAV Online Newspaper Links: Athen's Flagpole, Gwinnett Daily Post,
Most Often Overlooked High Return FREE Online Event Posting Tools:
EVITE.COM, Creative Loafing's Online Happenings, CraiGs LiSt,
Consider Online Printing Providers (Clubflyers.com, PKGraphics, etc.) for Quick Turn-around and Discounted Pricing.
Area Code 229
The Albany Herald - Albany
Thomson South Georgia Newspapers - Valdosta
The Citizen News - Edison
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Atlanta Journal and Constitution - Atlanta
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The Courier Herald - Dublin
Macon Telegraph - Macon
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Athens Banner - Athens
Augusta Chronicle - Augusta
Columbus Ledger - Columbus
LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange
Rome News Tribune - Rome
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The Daily Tribune News - Cartersville
Rockdale Citizen - Conyers
Griffin Daily News - Griffin
Clayton News Daily - Jonesboro
The Daily Herald - Jonesboro
Gwinnett Daily Post - Lawrenceville
Area Code 912
The Brunswick News - Brunswick
Savannah Morning News - Savannah
Statesboro Herald - Statesboro
Waycross Journal - Waycross
State of Georgia Nondaily Newspapers/TV
State of Georgia College Newspapers
PR Resources - Go International.
Prepare and distribute press releases & reach millions around the globe. So many online sites seek original content for news, etc., and many subscribe to PR sites for fresh new content filtered via key word searches. Be sure your press releases contain key words for genre description, band name, any & all "big name" stars you can quote or refer to (reasonably so)- i. e., you "shared the stage w/....", web links, contact info., etc. in your press release.
what a feeling to have an article on your music published in japan! it happens all the time. prweb.com is my fav... & will teach you how to create a press release for maximum effectiveness. best of all it is free!
Ecola Jump site for more than 8,400 newspapers and magazines and 1,100 TV stations
eReleases Service that delivers your releases to general and targeted media contacts by e-mail
FREE 4 ALL'S Free 4 all's are pages that allow most pages to be submitted to there page but just putting in link and description, there millions of these throughout the web however we just posted ones that we feel will get you the most hits. The only disadvantage of Free 4 All's is the fact that some times a site that may not be proper for all ages is added, and can be viewed very easily
Gebbie Press Links to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations that are on the Internet
Guest Finder For $199 a year, get a listing that attracts bookings on radio and TV; especially suitable for authors
iMediafax Service that faxes topical news releases to editors and producers nationwide for $.25 a page
MediaINFO Unlike other online media directories, this one also includes city guides, syndicates and news services
Internet
News BureauEmail news release distribution service for Web-related material
News365 Another media jump site, not as complete as Ecola or Newslink but contains topical Web sites that the others miss
Newslink Find links here to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations worldwide
Pressbox Post your media releases here for free (yes, FREE!)
PR Newswire Like BusinessWire, but geared to distributing releases on general (not business) topics
PRLeap.com Another free press release distribution site, more established than Pressbox
Press Flash Fax distribution of Internet-related stories
Radio-TV Interview Report Crack copywriters help you appeal to talk show producers
US Newspaper Links Extensive although incomplete links to U.S. newspapers, radio stations and TV stations by state and locality
Women in Business If you have a woman-owned business, you may submit your press release free here
ATLANTA MEDIA
Atlanta's Amateur Radio World
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta International Magazine
CNN Interactive
Creative Loafing
Ga. Association of Broadcasters
Spiv - Magazine
Telefilm-South Oz Magazine
Turner Broadcasting
The Weather Channel
WAGA-TV Channel 5
WATL Channel 36 TV
WCNN - 680WFOX - 97.1 - oldies.
WGST - 640/105.7 - news radio.
WMWR - 940 - news talk radio.
WPCH - 94.9 - light rock station.
WQXI - 790 - The Zone sports talk radio.
WSB - 750 - news talk radio.
WZGC - 92.9 - classic rock.
For the most exhaustive listing of legitimate online music services and information about
music online visit www.pro-music.org
For copies of IFPI's educational resources including the Childnet parents guide"Young People, Music and the Internet" and free software Digital File Check, go to www.ifpi.org
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