Thursday, October 2, 2008

Great Billboard piece from last week:

Industry Experts (some questionable) were asked to rank the top 1000 ways to create BUZZ and SALES. Here's what they came up with (see below). My only question... When did SHOE ads become so cool? (Nike, Converse, Adidas and Reebok -- all cited).

1) Sync placement in iTunes TV campaign

2) Performance on Oprah Show

3) Song placed in TV ad campaign that runs during significant event (Superbowl)

4) Song featured as iTunes FREE single of the week

5) Song covered on FOX’S American Idol

6) Sync placement in Activision’s Guitar Hero

7) Song played during hit movie’s opening credits

8) Synch placement in high-rotation TV ad for Nike

9) Performance on Lollapalooza main stage

10) Synch placement in MTV’s RockBand video game

11) Video on YouTube’s Most-Viewed videos page for music

12) Cover story in Rolling stone

13) Synch placement in Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto

14) Synch placement in HBO’s “Entourage

15) Video on the front page of YouTube

16) Synch placement in Grey’s Anatomy

17) Any single or video listed in the FREE on iTunes section

18) Single played on Radio Disney

19) Performance on Bonnaroo’s main stage

20) Synch placement in CW’s “Gossip Girl”

21) Performance on NBC’s Today Show

22) Album display at Wal-Mart

23) Performance on Coachella’s Main Stage

24) Performance on one of MTV’s Award Shows

25) Performance on Main Stage of Van’s Warped Tour

26) Cover story in spin

27) Album featured in iTunes “New Music Tuesday” Email

28) Synch placement in EA’s Madden NFL

29) Song played over a Hit Movie’s end credits

30) Synch placement for high-rotation TV ad for Converse

31) Starring role in a reality show on MTV

32) Performance on OzzFest main stage

33) Album display at Target

34) Video link on perezhilton.com

35) Performance on Howard Stern Show

36) Song played on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”

37) Synch placement in MTV’s “The Hills”

38) Interview/feature in Rolling Stone

39) Cover story in “Entertainment Weekly”

40) Interview/feature in New York Times

41) Album display in Starbucks

42) Performance on Late Show with David Letterman

43) Video on MySpace music homepage

44) Synch placement in TV campaign for Adidas

45) Cover story in Vibe

46) Performance on ABC’s Good Morning America

47) Album/single listed on Amazon’s main music page

48) Album/single listed as “What we’re listening to” on iTunes

49) Album promoted in Target Circular

50) Album/single review in Rolling stone

51) Video in Rotation on MTV

52) Added to medium rotation at Urban Radio Station in Top 100 market

53) Performance on NBC’s “Tonight Show”

54) Added to medium rotation at Country Radio station in Top 100 market

55) Performance n Lollapalooza second stage

56) Video on Yahoo Music Page

57) Coverage in Vanity Fair’s annual music issue

58) Performance at the Virgin Mobile Festival

59) Performance on NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”

60) Video in rotation on VH1’s “Top 20 Countdown”

61) Single played on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes eclectic”

62) Performance on NPR’s “World Café”

63) Performance on Bonaroo’s secondary stage

64) Album displayed in Best Buy

65) Album/Single review on Pitchfork.com

66) Mention on perezhilton.com

67) Performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live

68) TV performance on key Latin Awards show/Grammy’s

69) In-store performance at Borders

70) Headline performance at SummerStage

71) Interview/feature in SPIN

72) Cover story in People En Espanol

73) Performance on Points West Main Stage

74) Video on CMT’s “power Picks”

75) Interview/profile in Wired Magazine

76) Album/single review in SPIN

77) Synch placement in CW’s “One Tree Hill”

78) Album mentioned on Wal-Mart’s in-store Video Network

79) Video in rotation on CMT

80) Showcase performance at SXSW

81) Acting role in a movie

82) Video in rotation on VH1

83) Song played on FOX’S “So You Think You Can Dance”

84) Song used as theme song for Telenovela

85) Starring role in a reality Show on VH1

86) Performance on Walmart.com “Soundcheck”

87) Review in Entertainment Weekly

88) Single played on NPR’s World Café

89) Perf on Coachella second stage

90) Video streamed on mtv.com homepage

91) Perf on Live with Regis and Kelly

92) Hosting spot on MTV show

93) Album/single streamed on AOL homepage

94) Synch placement in Showtime’s “Californication”

95) Added to medium rotation on Adult R&B station in Top 100 market

96) Perf on Rockstar Mayhem Fest’s main stage

97) Synch placement in TV add for Reebok

98) Interview/feature in Vibe

99) Added to medium rotation on Rock Station in top 100 market

100) Added to medium rotation on Top 40 station in a top 100 market

Billboard - Sept 27, 2008 issue

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