Blog 17: Answer 3 

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     How can the American recording industry most improve its relationship with artists?

2.  Answer 3 (thesis statement) 

      Creating an effective marketing strategy will help the artist with promotion. 

3.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each. 

• Social media helps play a big role in promoting an artist 
•  Most bands or artists use an e-mail list to engage and build their fanbase
•  Marketing is necessary for promoting an artist 

4.  What printed source best supports your answer?

        Helgeson, Lance. "11 Ways To Make Your Next Showcase A Smash Success" MusicBizAcademy.com. September, 2002. Web. 3 October, 2014

5.  What other source supports your answer?

       Kerin, Rodger. Marketing. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011 Print. 

6.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

       Marketing is an easy skill to establish and is useful for expanding an artist's fanbase. Marketing will create longevity in the artist's career.