Are you looking for a company where you can order customized flash drives? Whether you’ll use it for your music, film, games, or even educational videos…whether it is a flash drive with cool designs or just a plain USB with logo, Unified Manufacturing can be that company. Let me tell you the main reasons why […]
Author: James Hill
Vinyl Packaging: METTYU (Student Project)
via We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful vinyl packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool vinyl packaging, get a quote or shoot […]
Building your brand: How to effectively promote your small business
As a small business owner, you probably rely on an array of methods to help get the word out about what you do. Whether you have enlisted the help of a high-powered ad agency or you are more of a one man (or woman) show, one of the most effective ways of spreading the word […]
How to really get the attention of your target audience
Your potential customers are bombarded by thousands of advertising images every day from the moment they wake up to the time they hit their beds. You have to find a way to get through all the noise to have your message heard by your target audience. For musicians, this means that you have to find […]
How to brand your band? Answer these five questions
OK Go, Madonna, Daft Punk, Lady Gaga. These are very famous musicians but there are certainly many artists that sing better than them. But why are they so famous? The answer is simple: they have created a brand. You might cringe thinking about branding as if it’s a disease, as if it can ruin your soul, […]
[INFOGRAPHIC] What Is The World Listening To?
Check out this cool infographic that shows what people are listening to around the world. Where in the world would your band thrive? The International Music Summit found (surprisingly!) that South Africans love country more than Americans, New Zealanders love dance/electronic and Finns love their heavy metal. ___________________________________________________________________ James Hill is a veteran of the music industry. […]
Dropping a new album in the era of online streaming
As services such as Pandora and Spotify are becoming popularized, the music industry has taken a step back to survey the potential damage. Big artists like Beyonce and Taylor Swift have chosen to keep their albums from being available to stream, blaming the decline in music industry sales on streaming services. But what does that […]
Stay relevant by investing in engaging branding
Businesses act as living organisms, constantly changing as the attention of the market is focused and refocused. Advertisement can make or break a company as that focus realigns itself, which has made engaging branding a crucial part of an effective part of business management. In order for companies to become or stay relevant, they must […]
The decemberists announce new album in the best way
Bedford Ave & North 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY @thedecemberists pic.twitter.com/YxkadLv740 — Capitol Records (@CapitolRecords) October 24, 2014 The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy took to the streets in Brooklyn to promote the band’s new album “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.” Meloy sang a new song, “Make You Better” for passersby who happened to be […]
Answers to Your Startup Financing Questions
At Forbes.com, expert Elizabeth MacBride talks about financing and developing your startup. Branding and developing prototypes are crucial in the beginning stages of financing your startup. Without a concrete model of your idea or product, it can be difficult for investors and backers to get on board. Depending on whether you are selling an idea […]