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Comment by Mandy Mason on June 17, 2009 at 2:01pm

PROMOTION!!!
I HAVE KNOWN SO MANY WRITERS, ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS THAT HAVE PUT THEIR WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC MUSIC ON THE SHELF AND LET IT SIT THERE FOR YEARS AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HIRE A PROMOTIONAL TEAM AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PROMOTE IT THEMSELVES. WHEN I TAKE SOME OF THESE FRIENDS OUT AND THEY WATCH ME PROMOTE, THEY SAY "OH, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT EASY AND THAT LOOKS FUN!!" WELL, IT IS EASY AND A LOT OF FUN. YOU WILL ALSO MEET A LOT OF REALLY GREAT PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY (ESPECIALLY HERE IN TN!) AND MAY MAKE A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDS TOO! DON'T LOOK AT PROMOTING AS A JOB OR A TASK, LOOK AT IT AS ANOTHER WAY TO SHARE YOURSELF AND WHAT YOUR DOING WITH OTHERS. YOU MAY BE VERY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WILL REALLY LOVE YOUR MUSIC AND ALSO LOVE YOU AS A PERSON. BUILD YOUR NETWORK. ALL FRIENDS WERE STRANGERS ONCE!! YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS. ESPECIALLY IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. HERE IN TN WE ARE ALL STRIVING FOR THE SAME THING AND LOVE REACHING OUT AND HELPING ONE ANOTHER WHENEVER WE CAN. ALWAYS HAVE YOUR PROMO PACKAGE READY AND AN EXTRA ON HAND. ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA COPIES OF YOUR MUSIC ON HAND BECAUSE HERE IN NASHVILLE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU MAY RUN INTO AT THE WALLIEMART OR WHEREVER! DON'T BE AFRAID TO INVITE SOMEONE TO LUNCH IN A PUBLIC SETTING AND NOT ONLY FOR BUSINESS REASONS BUT ALSO FOR GRRRRRREAT FOOD, YOU MAY WANT TO TRY ARNOLDS ON 8TH AVE. S. THEY ONLY SERVE LUNCH BUT YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY BUSINESS DEALS GO DOWN AT ARNOLDS AND WHO YOU SEE EATING THERE. WHERE PROMOTION IS CONCERNED, AS I ALWAYS SAY, NO DOES NOT MEAN NO. IT JUST MEANS "THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY! BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. "YOU CAN DO IT!!"
MANDY MASON