Another Great Promotion!, Closer is Itunes single of the week Options

[janine5683]

I have a receipt for the digital album I bought and everything. However, I guess it is Topspin media's fault and not TGF.

I have gotten many offers of help from others on here though. Thanks to everyone who messaged me.

This post has been edited by janine5683: Sep 14 2010, 9:23 am

[thefunkyredcaboose]

I always admit when I'm wrong. I said that most TGF promotions have been failures. I don't think I am wrong about that.

The Itunes single of the week is nice, but the jury is still out on whether it will increase actual sales for TGF. When you give something away for free, sometimes it is hard to get people to pay for it.

Name one promotional failure besides Drive for 25, which was hardly promoted in the first place.

[OutToDry]

Can't say Drive for 25 was really a promotion. They've done 10 other things in it's place for the fans since that.

[SJN1279]

Name one promotional failure besides Drive for 25, which was hardly promoted in the first place.

The biggest failure so far by TGF was the incorrect tracklisting. That was a really careless error by the band and made them look amateurish.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

The biggest failure so far by TGF was the incorrect tracklisting. That was a really careless error by the band and made them look amateurish.

THAT ISN'T A PROMOTION.

[SJN1279]

THAT ISN'T A PROMOTION.

Well as for promotions, I have gotten Facebook ads on my wall for Gracious Few shows more than 7 hours from my house. That is almost as bad as buying a Billboard in an area that doesn't have the CD or a show to promote.

[OutToDry]

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This post has been edited by OutToDry: Sep 14 2010, 10:19 am

[OutToDry]

The US CD is correct, the Euro one is the fault of the printing company in Europe.

Here's the Biggest Failure of all:


TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF 2010 IN THE USA AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 (per Neilsen Soundscan)

01 - 2,593,000 - NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
02 - 2,420,000 - RECOVERY - Eminem
03 - 1,707,000 - MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
04 - 1,353,000 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa
05 - 1,249,000 - SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade
06 - 1,051,000 - RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher
07 - 1,034,000 - THANK ME LATER - Drake
08 - 980,000 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
09 - 926,000 - ANIMAL - Ke$ha
10 - 806,000 - MY WORLD (EP) - Justin Bieber
11 - 783,000 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band
12 - 707,000 - THE FAME MONSTER EP - Lady GaGa
13 - 703,000 - I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
14 - 663,000 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift
15 - 661,000 - REBIRTH - Lil Wayne
16 - 660,000 - NOW 33 - Various
17 - 642,000 - THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - Alicia Keys
18 - 625,000 - TO THE SEA - Jack Johnson
19 - 576,000 - CRAZY LOVE - Michael Buble
20 - 539,000 - PLAY ON - Carrie Underwood
21 - 529,000 - BATTLE OF THE SEXES - Ludacris
22 - 498,000 - STILL STANDING - Monica
23 - 480,000 - RATED R - Rihanna
24 - 477,000 - REVOLUTION - Miranda Lambert
25 - 440,000 - TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE - Soundtrack
26 - 433,000 - LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR - Carole King & James Taylor
27 - 432,000 - STRONGER (WITH EACH TEAR) - Mary J Blige
28 - 431,000 - GLEE: THE MUSIC VOL.3: SHOWSTOPPERS - Glee Cast
29 - 419,000 - ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKUEL - Soundtrack
30 - 393,000 - CONTRA - Vampire Weekend
31 - 392,000 - IRON MAN 2 (OST) - AC/DC
32 - 389,000 - LADY ANTEBELLUM - Lady Antebellum
33 - 386,000 - B.O.B. PRESENTS THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.O.B.
34 - 380,000 - NOW 34 - Various
35 - 377,000 - HOPE FOR HAITI NOW - Various
36 - 374,000 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback
37 - 369,000 - TEFLON DON - Rick Ross
38 - 365,000 - READY - Trey Songz
39 - 360,000 - ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
40 - 350,000 - THE ORACLE - Godsmack
41 - 350,000 - SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO - Train
42 - 342,000 - WE ARE YOUNG MONEY - Young Money
43 - 330,000 - KISS AND TELL - Selena Gomez & the Scene
44 - 329,000 - PLASTIC BEACH - Gorillaz
45 - 325,000 - BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
46 - 320,000 - THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
47 - 320,000 - WIDE OPEN - Jason Aldean
48 - 317,000 - GLEE: THE MUSIC VOL.1 - Glee Cast
49 - 309,000 - RELAPSE - Eminem
50 - 308,000 - HAYWIRE - Josh Turner
51 - 307,000 - OCEAN EYES - Owl City
52 - 306,000 - FUNHOUSE - P!nk
53 - 303,000 - JOURNEY TO THE REGIONALS (EP) - Glee Cast
54 - 297,000 - GLEE: THE MUSIC VOL.2 - Glee Cast
55 - 295,000 - HERE I AM - Marvin Sapp
56 - 295,000 - THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
57 - 292,000 - VALLEY OF NEPTUNE - Jimi Hendrix
58 - 292,000 - NIGHTMARE - Avenged Sevenfold
59 - 291,000 - CRAZY HEART - Soundtrack
60 - 290,000 - MOJO - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
61 - 289,000 - FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT - Adam Lambert
62 - 287,000 - ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon
63 - 282,000 - THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
64 - 282,000 - NEW AMERYKAH PART TWO: RETURN OF THE ANKH - Erykah Badu
65 - 281,000 - TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry
66 - 276,000 - BROTHERS - Black Keys
67 - 275,000 - NUMBER ONES - Michael Jackson
68 - 257,000 - NOW 32 - Various
69 - 255,000 - LEAVE THIS TOWN - Daughtry
70 - 255,000 - KIDZ BOP 17 - Kidz Bop Kids
71 - 253,000 - 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various
72 - 247,000 - THE LAWS OF ILLUSION - Sarah McLachlan
73 - 245,000 - THE POWER OF MADONNA (EP) - Glee Cast
74 - 245,000 - CAN'T BE TAMED - Miley Cyrus
75 - 243,000 - BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
76 - 240,000 - HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton
77 - 235,000 - BIONIC - Christina Aguilera
78 - 233,000 - EASTON CORBIN - Easton Corbin
79 - 231,000 - LEARN TO LIVE - Darius Rucker
80 - 227,000 - SEX THERAPY: THE SESSION - Robin Thicke
81 - 224,000 - THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Soundtrack
82 - 222,000 - JASON DERULO - Jason Derulo
83 - 221,000 - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX - Phoenix
84 - 220,000 - I AM…SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce
85 - 218,000 - DOIN' MY THING - Luke Bryan
86 - 215,000 - THE SEA - Corinne Bailey Rae
87 - 213,000 - THE BRIDGE - Melanie Fiona
88 - 207,000 - THE SOUND OF MADNESS - Shinedown
89 - 206,000 - GET OFF ON THE PAIN - Gary Allan
90 - 202,000 - THE STATE VS RADRIC DAVIS - Gucci Mane
91 - 201,000 - DEAR AGONY - Breaking Benjamin
92 - 200,000 - FEVER - Bullet For My Valentine
93 - 199,000 - SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
94 - 199,000 - AWAKE - Skillet
95 - 198,000 - SONGS FROM THE HEART - Celtic Woman
96 - 197,000 - THE RESISTANCE - Muse
97 - 194,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
98 - 194,000 - EXILE ON MAIN ST - Rolling Stones
99 - 193,000 - TIME OF OUR LIVES EP - Miley Cyrus
100 - 192,000 - FREIGHT TRAIN - Alan Jackson



Notice the abscense of someone.



This post has been edited by OutToDry: Sep 14 2010, 10:19 am

[SJN1279]

The US CD is correct, the Euro one is the fault of the printing company in Europe.

Here's the Biggest Failure of all:
TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF 2010 IN THE USA AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 (per Neilsen Soundscan)


Notice the abscense of someone.

Next week we will able to notice the absence of another band as well.

[+Ed+]

The biggest failure so far by TGF was the incorrect tracklisting. That was a really careless error by the band and made them look amateurish.

THAT ISN'T A PROMOTION.

no, it is, and the band also prints the covers to the CDs and burns the disks at home on their PCs. More than that, they printed a billboard and placed it in a very bad place.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Well as for promotions, I have gotten Facebook ads on my wall for Gracious Few shows more than 7 hours from my house. That is almost as bad as buying a Billboard in an area that doesn't have the CD or a show to promote.

You promote events on Ed's Facebook that are in different countries. How is that any different? Oh wait it isn't.

So, we've now gone from most of their promotions failing to one failure and one (the billboard) that you only think is a failure because it isn't how you would have done it.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Next week we will able to notice the absence of another band as well.

I don't expect to see it on there either, but are you really comparing one week of TGF sales for the Ed K CD that has been out since the beginning of July?

[SJN1279]

You promote events on Ed's Facebook that are in different countries. How is that any different? Oh wait it isn't.

It is very different. Facebook ads cost money. To make the most out of your ads you have to put them in the correct geographic location.

[SJN1279]

I don't expect to see it on there either, but are you really comparing one week of TGF sales for the Ed K CD that has been out since the beginning of July?

No, but TGF will never sell enough albums to come close to making on that chart at all.

I never expected Ed K.'s CD to be a big seller in the US. Certain TGF are expecting huge sales for the album, and it is just unrealistic.

[Existentialist]

Ned points to absurdly obscure things as failures while conveniently ignoring prime ESPN national placement and downplaying better iTunes promotion than the gay man could dream of. You can argue the efficiency of the spending all you want, but promotion is promotion and that's why you're hear talking about TGF with every active member of the site and there are fucking crickets over on the gay side of things here.