Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:27am EDT
2,000 music artists sign with Nimbit in past month to promote, market, and sell
directly to their fans on Facebook.
2,000 music artists sign with Nimbit in past month to promote, market, and sell
directly to their fans on Facebook.
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Nimbit (www.nimbit.com), the leader in Direct-to-Fan music marketing and
commerce, today announced that in the first month since it was introduced nearly
2,000 music artists have signed up and deployed its new Nimbit MyStore for
Facebook, the music industry`s first social commerce solution.
Introduced on September 8, 2009, Nimbit MyStore for Facebook is the first
direct-to-fan commerce solution that provides musicians, managers, and labels
with the ability to easily market and sell their music, merchandise, and
eTickets directly within their Facebook communities.
Go to YouTube for a quick, 2-minute video on how to "Sell Music & Merch on
Facebook with Nimbit`s MyStore App": http://bit.ly/SellURMusic-Merch
"Nimbit makes online sales easy for independent musicians artists," said Randy
Wong of The Waitiki 7 (a hot group leading the resurgence of Exotica music).
"Through Nimbit MyStore for Facebook we can see where our sales are coming in
from, and our fans can easily put our stores on their own pages and websites!"
Within the past month, thousands of music artists, managers, and emerging labels
have set up their own Nimbit MyStore for Facebook accounts in order to better
connect, communicate and sell to their fans. Artists using Nimbit MyStore and
other Nimbit products span the gamut of musical genres from rock to jazz,
hip-hop to alternative, including these performers:
Ellis Paul
You`ve heard his songs in the soundtracks of several Farrelly Brothers films,
now folk singer Ellis Paul is using Nimbit MyStore for Facebook to help market
the 150 concerts he does each year, as well as pre-sell his new album (The Day
After Everything Changed), letting his fans buy the album early, before its
official release in January 2010: bit.ly/ellispaul/facebook
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Nimbit is providing the Bosstones with soup to nuts release management helping
this classic new wave ska band to issue its first new release in several years
and doing it 'sans label'. The upcoming album is attracting attention from loyal
fans and new listeners alike-- generating raves and revenue. The Bosstones are
offering a free song download at: http://bit.ly/BosstonesMyStore
London Symphony Orchestra
Classical Music fans in need of a fifth of Beethoven or an earful of Elgar have
been wild about the London Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1904. Now,
thanks to Nimbit, aficionados of the `world`s most recorded orchestra` can buy
digital downloads of award-winning LSO recordings, follow them on tour, watch
videos and more: http://www.facebook.com/londonsymphonyorchestra
The Net is Abuzz about Nimbit Direct2Fan
At this week`s CMJ Music Marathon in New York, A2IM (The American Association of
Independent Music) encouraged indies to embrace new technologies such as
Nimbit`s #Direct2Fan platform as a new model that will be essential to "the
music industry's future viability."
Beyond the thousands who`ve signed up for the App, Nimbit MyStore for Facebook
has won kudos from top music industry observers and blogs including @Billboard,
@DigitalMusicNws, @MusicAlly, and KnowTheMusicBiz.com -- building buzz
throughout the Twittersphere:
@Hypebot - "(Nimbit) enables higher artist profit margins, capture of fan
information and more control over the artist's brand."
@MakeItInMusic - "We love Nimbit (and its) amazing direct-to-fan marketing
tools"
@Musformation - Nimbit is an "Awesome Service… for the Independent Artist"
@TheStreetcom - Nimbit: "Turning Facebook Fans Into Customers"
Pricing & Availability
Nimbit MyStore for Facebook is now available at no cost for anyone with a Nimbit
account. Nimbit makes it easy and affordable artists to promote and sell their
music and merchandise online, while retaining high margins. To set up an account
and establish a Nimbit MyStore for Facebook, visit www.nimbit.com/MyStore .
About Nimbit
Founded in 2002, Nimbit, Inc. is the music industry's leading direct-to-fan
platform for musicians, managers, and emerging labels. Nimbit powers the brands
and businesses of thousands of successful artists by giving them the ability to
easily market and sell their music and products (digital and physical) directly
to fans, wherever they are (web, gigs, social networking sites, etc.) A complete
online solution for fan engagement and monetization, Nimbit ensures musicians`
long-term sustainability and success by fostering strong, interactive, lifelong,
and profitable fan relationships. For more information, go to www.nimbit.com.
Nimbit, the Nimbit logo, Powered by Nimbit, Nimbit Direct-to-Fan, and Nimbit
MyStore are trademarks of Nimbit, Inc. All other company and product names may
be trademarks of their respective owners.
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For Nimbit
Patrick Rafter, 617-901-2697
press@nimbit.com
www.nimbit.com
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