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David Meerman Scott

I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.

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Sometimes, the best way to build fans is to deliver your product with thoughtful packaging and a few bonus items. This past weekend, I received a pre-ordered t-shirt from Tour Bus with packaging so remarkable that I’m compelled to share with you now.

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Recently, I discovered Stoned Immaculate, an online clothing store that immediately captured my interest with a super-cool, retro vibe. I guess that’s because I’m (partly at least) a Modern-Day Hippie, the buyer persona that Stoned Immaculate’s Creative director Elliot Hans ...

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Last week, tickets for the first dates of Bruce Springsteen’s 2023 tour went on sale via Ticketmaster. Features built into the ticketing platform including “Verified Fan” and AI-powered dynamic algorithmic pricing of “Platinum Tickets” did what they are supposed to do, respo...

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I’ve noticed that more organizations are using scarcity as a marketing strategy. Some examples: Apple announces the new iPhone 13 models to much hoopla, but you must wait to get one; clothing companies announce limited edition product drops and invite customers to join a wai...

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Music artist Lil Dicky released a music video on Friday featuring Leonardo DiCaprio together with 30 music artists including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Bad Bunny, PSY, Zac Brown, Miley Cyrus, Sia, Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg and more, all to send a message about saving...

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While most marketers understand visual branding with images, colors, logos, and the like as well as branding using the written word, very few of us understand that it is possible to create (and own the rights to) your own sounds and music that align perfectly with your brand...

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This summer I’ve seen some great live music including Eminem, St. Vincent, Beck, Aerosmith, and Ryan Adams (covering the entire Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street album). Two bands I saw stuck me as a fascinating contrast of performance styles: U2 and Dead and Company. It g...

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I co-founded Signature Tones, a sonic branding studio, and I wanted you to be among the first to know about it. It’s crazy exciting to establish a business that combines my marketing geekdom with my massive passion for music. Sonic branding is a wide open and little understo...

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