Is Entering Our Song Contest In Your Best Interest?
May 18th, 2010 by Lior ShamirSeth Godin, best selling author and popular blogger, writes:
Sometimes (and too often) marketers work to manipulate people. I define manipulation as working to spread an idea or generate an action that is not in a person’s long-term best interest.
How should We Are Listening ensure the long-term best interests of our song contest participants?
Share your thoughts with me >>
May 19th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
I think the only way to get better is by having your material compared to others, to see where you stand.
May 19th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
How about sending a critique for every song submitted automatically. This way songwriters who have entered have verification that there song was reviewed and that the panel of judges took time too actually listen and communicate among each other if there is talent hidden withing the song.
Lior Reply:
May 20th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Next month, we’ll be sending a score card to EVERY song contest participant. I’m afraid that we can not yet finance a detailed critique but we do offer the service at an additional fee.
May 19th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Not having to pay an entry fee would be a start. Everyone wants money nowadays and most people don’t have any! Especially struggling artists. I stopped even looking at song contests because I know it’s always going to end with a dollar amount-and it’s ridiculous because the industry needs new artists just as much as we need them-so having to pay for rejection is out of this world. So anyways-I guess this more of a long term way to keep artists coming back to your company rather than somewhere else.
Lior Reply:
May 20th, 2010 at 11:55 am
We’re not in the business of selling “rejection”. If you’re participating in song contests with the belief that you’ll be rejected, why bother? Enter to win. Or learn. Or both, in my opinion.