Comments on: Singing News goes Digital http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765 Positive Daily Commentary on Southern Gospel Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:43:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: GospelMusicFan http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10517 GospelMusicFan Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10517 Singing News or Salem surely will find a way to allow the artists to be part of their sales team. It really makes a lot of "cents" to keep a ready built sales team moving forward. Ask Gaither.com how they they sign up new members to their site at the Homecoming concerts. Come to think of it, I think Salem/SN might all ready know how that could work in the future for the artist and them.. SN is really starting to come of age these days. Singing News or Salem surely will find a way to allow the artists to be part of their sales team.
It really makes a lot of “cents” to keep a ready built sales team moving forward.
Ask Gaither.com how they they sign up new members to their site at the Homecoming concerts.
Come to think of it, I think Salem/SN might all ready know how that could work in the future for the artist and them..
SN is really starting to come of age these days.

]]> By: Donna http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10516 Donna Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10516 I love it! And I believe a lot of the elders are more Internet savvy than we give them credit for! As far as the groups selling SN, I am not familiar with the "behind-the-scenes" processing work, but I bet those details could be worked out, too. I love it! And I believe a lot of the elders are more Internet savvy than we give them credit for! As far as the groups selling SN, I am not familiar with the “behind-the-scenes” processing work, but I bet those details could be worked out, too.

]]> By: David Stuart http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10514 David Stuart Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:47:43 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10514 I hate to be a profit of doom, lol, but , i think this will be the beginning of the end to the Singing News Magazine as we now know it. I hate to be a profit of doom, lol, but , i think this will be the beginning of the end to the Singing News Magazine as we now know it.

]]> By: Digital Singing News magazine « Coomer Cove http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10510 Digital Singing News magazine « Coomer Cove Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:47:15 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10510 [...] Singing News magazine Posted on March 17, 2008 by coomercove As Daniel Mount has pointed out, the Singing News is now offering a digital (pdf) version of the magazine for download as well [...] [...] Singing News magazine Posted on March 17, 2008 by coomercove As Daniel Mount has pointed out, the Singing News is now offering a digital (pdf) version of the magazine for download as well [...]

]]> By: Charles Brady http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10509 Charles Brady Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:22:57 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10509 Changes may come more quickly than anyone realizes. CCM ceasing in print after 30 years may just be the beginning of what could become another corporate media meltdown. Salem is already selling off some of their flagship radio stations and their stock has been hovering at a 52 week low. From 14.00 dipping down below 3 bucks a share at times over the past few weeks. Last year the company was over 350 million in debt and with changes in lending practices is most likely working overtime to cut out anything and everything they can. And since the religious right doesn’t have a candidate they can hang their hat on in this presidential campaign what do the talk jocks have to talk about these days on Salem’s Talk radio network? I think the biggest potential backlash may come from the artists themselves. Its one thing to sell a magazine subscription to a fan and have the paperwork to show for it (to make sure you get paid) but this online download may completely disrupt that artist/fan sales cycle. (Great for SN but not so good for the Singing Magazine Sales force which could soon be out of a job.) I’m just not sure how long artists will continue to push a magazine that no longer adds to their revenue stream. After all, the artists made more money per unit off selling a magazine subscription in the past than they did off their latest project. Wouldn’t that be a novel thought… Artists selling music at concerts again! WOW!!! Charles Brady Changes may come more quickly than anyone realizes. CCM ceasing in print after 30 years may just be the beginning of what could become another corporate media meltdown. Salem is already selling off some of their flagship radio stations and their stock has been hovering at a 52 week low. From 14.00 dipping down below 3 bucks a share at times over the past few weeks. Last year the company was over 350 million in debt and with changes in lending practices is most likely working overtime to cut out anything and everything they can. And since the religious right doesn’t have a candidate they can hang their hat on in this presidential campaign what do the talk jocks have to talk about these days on Salem’s Talk radio network?

I think the biggest potential backlash may come from the artists themselves. Its one thing to sell a magazine subscription to a fan and have the paperwork to show for it (to make sure you get paid) but this online download may completely disrupt that artist/fan sales cycle. (Great for SN but not so good for the Singing Magazine Sales force which could soon be out of a job.) I’m just not sure how long artists will continue to push a magazine that no longer adds to their revenue stream. After all, the artists made more money per unit off selling a magazine subscription in the past than they did off their latest project.

Wouldn’t that be a novel thought… Artists selling music at concerts again! WOW!!!

Charles Brady

]]> By: The Digital Singing News « Burke’s Brainwork http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765/comment-page-1#comment-10508 The Digital Singing News « Burke’s Brainwork Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:19:40 +0000 http://www.southerngospelblog.com/archives/765#comment-10508 [...] 17, 2008 by burkesbrainwork As Daniel Mount has noted, the Singing News is now offering both an online subscription to the magazine at $15/yr, which is [...] [...] 17, 2008 by burkesbrainwork As Daniel Mount has noted, the Singing News is now offering both an online subscription to the magazine at $15/yr, which is [...]

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