[115] Musicians' Sept. 28 'Master Class' Targets Social Media As Moneymaker

FOR RELEASE: Sept. 24, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Joseph Akins, jakins@mtsu.edu

MUSICIANS’ SEPT. 28 ‘MASTER CLASS’ TARGETS SOCIAL MEDIA AS MONEYMAKER
MTSU Event Open to Public, But Seating May Be Limited

(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry is sponsoring a “Musicians' Online PR and Marketing Master Class” with Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity and Cyber PR on Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Room 101 of the Bragg Mass Communication Building.
The 90-minute master class, which is set to begin at 6 p.m., will walk participants through combining social media—such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs—to create online conversations. Combining those conversations with traditional marketing techniques, Hyatt says, will shorten users’ paths to amassing a larger fan base and earning money on- and offline with their music.
Hyatt’s New York-based digital firm connects artists to blogs, podcasts, Internet radio stations and social-media sites. She also is the author of Music Success in Nine Weeks: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use Social Media & Online Tactics to Supercharge Your PR, Build Your Fan Base and Earn More Money.
The event is co-sponsored by MTSU’s Distinguished Lecture Committee. It's free and open to the public, but seating is limited and may be first-come, first-served.
For more information, contact Dr. Joseph Akins at jakins@mtsu.edu.


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IN BRIEF: MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry is sponsoring a “Musicians' Online PR and Marketing Master Class” with Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity and Cyber PR on Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Room 101 of the Bragg Mass Communication Building. The 90-minute master class, which is set to begin at 6 p.m., will walk participants through combining social media—such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs—with traditional marketing techniques to create a larger fan base and make money on- and off-line with their music. It's free and open to the public, but seating is limited and may be first-come, first-served. For more information, contact Dr. Joseph Akins at jakins@mtsu.edu.


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