Rob Wilson, Founder
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| 10/26/2007 12:52 PM |
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Want to become more involved with jamuse?
Let’s work together on organizing some ideas.
Examples:
- Welcoming
committee
- Contests
and Events
- How can
we promote jamuse so businesses can find you better; search engines, trade
publications and so on.
- Public
Relations by city, state or country
- Others???
As discussed in our site advisory board meeting today, start
posting your ideas here. I will be contacting
you direct as well.
Talk to you soon - Rob
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Director Fox
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| 10/26/2007 9:41 PM |
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| I've talked to a few colleagues about the site, and they all seem interested, but they're busy people, and playing around with a new website just isn't a priority. For that reason, I think the idea of jamusers working together on self-initiated projects (like the pro bono/public service ideas that have been discussed for some time now) would be a great way to show what the site can do. Once we have something specific - and good - to show our friends and colleagues ("Hey Joe, check out this poster I'm doing on jamuse.com with a team from all over the world ..."), I think word-of-mouth will start spreading rapidly. |
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Rob Wilson, Founder
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| 10/27/2007 8:54 AM |
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Good idea Alex, let's start something.
I like the concept of people working together for the greater good. Maybe a contest is the place to start? |
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Mungo Studios
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| 10/27/2007 9:55 AM |
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| yes, contests are great way to get some visibility fast. can we mix it up, just throwing an idea out, what is we got a member from each category to donate a prize, i.e. a graphic artist does a $100 coupon towards service a photographer the same, and then we get some business to win the prize. One that can demonstrate how they best support the "cause" would get the members offering the prizes a lot of visibility as well as getting companies to look at the site, may be a lot of smaller businesses. So could be a win a marketing makeover by jamuse, business logo, letterhead, brochure etc, all with combined talent from accross the country using jamuse. Something along those lines. Details from marketing gurus please. |
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Allan Burch
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| 10/27/2007 1:58 PM |
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I think if everyone felt like they were benefiting, on a social and business level, wide participation may have the highest chance of success. Using a pro-bono environmental awareness poster contest as an example, adding a business on the ground-level as a sponsor and judge could bring added attention to a contest. In return for sponsoring and judging, the partnered business's logo is part of the design. Jamuse and the sponsor receive advertising and are identified with a worthy cause, and the artist receives prizes and recognition in addition to contributing to a worthy cause.
Another thought. Somehow Jamuse could partner with events already scheduled and play a part in their promotional efforts (posters, etc.). For example, there may be a benefit concert to raise awareness for an environmental issue in Atlanta. It's a small group putting this concert together and aren't strong in their promotional materials. Somehow, Jamuse finds this client and partners with them to create posters and maybe other promotional materials catered to the strengths of the unique disciplines represented here. It would be a real project, so the artists leery of pulling time away from billable clients to participate in a contest would have another reason to add their talents. This may be similar to David's concept in the "Give Back" thread. |
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Director Fox
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| 10/28/2007 2:56 PM |
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| I agree completely with Allan (as usual). As I pointed out in the "give back" thread, a plan for eventual distribution has to be in place prior to the inception of any kind of pro bono project. Nobody wants to spend hours collaborating on great work that never makes it out of the jamuse forum.
Allan's idea of finding events to promote - as opposed to causes - is an excellent one.
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_sobule design
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| 10/29/2007 8:55 PM |
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Good points as usual, gents.
Supporting/promoting events just *feels* like a better approach... What kinds of events are out there that are both high-visibility and could benefit? It would be interesting to do something that could involve both collaboration across the Jamuse community both virtually and actually physcially/geographically if possible. Could be interesting.
Mungo's idea of donating time is good too, but I'd be worried about geography as far as the donators and prize winners could be concerned. Any thoughts/comments there?
To really hit home Jamuse would need to partner or collaborate with either a paper supplier or a printer to really make its support pro-bono. Anyone friends with a paper-company? Sappi does a lot of promotion as do many of the other major mills. Maybe there's something that could be arranged that way, which would have the added benefit of cheaper or *free* paper or printing... |
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ZachRyals
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| 10/30/2007 11:35 AM |
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I think jamuse could work with graphic arts/ photography/ art students in general to help them get clients while they're still in school. Maybe by offering discount rates to college students or even letting certain schools or teachers buy accounts in bulk for their students. This is going to be a perscription based service, right?
Or maybe offer a service for charities, so artists on jamuse can volunteer if they want to and they would be put on some sort of list saying they are willing to volunteer, you could let charity organizations go through that list and look for people that could offer there time.
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james_orear
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| 11/01/2007 4:03 AM |
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| On the promotional front why not a wikipedia entry? I went there first when trying to find out what a jamuse was, no entry at all. |
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David Fritsche, Founder
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| 11/01/2007 2:48 PM |
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| James, Can you add one for us...? |
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Rob Wilson, Founder
Posts:62
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| 11/01/2007 3:03 PM |
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Guys…good comments. It’s been a busy week on the home front. A lot your requests are being incorporated to the jamuse and museworx sections now.
We have multiple paths we can go for a contests or really good causes. Everything from having one of our Madison Ave partners joining, to having a fortune 50 client endorsing or to have a U.S. Senator participating. We have access to the right people. Just need a great idea and plan. We can kick around concepts soon.
Alex and Allan I will be following up direct with you in a bit. Also good idea on wikipedia! Viral marketing is the best, keep thinking of new ways.
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james_orear
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| 11/01/2007 4:38 PM |
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| Sure thing! |
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james_orear
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| 11/02/2007 6:49 AM |
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OK, my first question is what would you classify jamuse as "company-wise"?
A technology company, service company, ????
From perusing the wikipedia definitions I think it fits in a technology company. Here's an index of companies having stubs written about them (pre-wikipedia entries):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Technological_company_stubs
Writing the article will go quickly once we find the right area to place it, and being wikipedia anyone can contribute/edit the article when they're available to do so.
Thoughts and contributions most welcome.
Cheers, |
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EMM
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| 11/02/2007 12:24 PM |
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Wow yall all have really great insights.
I was thinking and i hope this is on subject, well at least a little. There are so many people on here from different areas around the world. ANd in each area there are certain services that are more applicable than others. so if there was a page where all the artists were split into regions it might help with a business locating what they are interested in. Like what promotion can all the artist in the south eastern united states work on to promote their businesses. It would be more site specific and help companies find artisans in their own area or in an are they may be extending to. and it my encourage artists to come along side one another in that region to see and discuss what is possible for that area. i hope that makes some sort of sense. if not ? |
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David Fritsche, Founder
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| 11/06/2007 6:10 PM |
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James,
Working on something...just for you... Actually I'll get you a statement. |
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LaDonna Brezik
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| 11/09/2007 8:33 AM |
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Promotion Ideas - Google ads work really well - they target specific areas, and everyone with websites are beginning to use adsence because it is free. So jaMuse ads would show up everywhere -
Google ads are a pay-per-click form of advertising.
-LaDonna |
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Chad Hughes Photography
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| 11/10/2007 12:31 AM |
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As a twenty year old generation-X male ( as some may call it ) I have a lot of expierence with spreading the word amongst my age group, the 18-24's. I think contests are a great idea, as it can generate a lot of heat between young, competing artists, and the networking aspect of them telling people to vote for their work on Jamuse.com would cause an outburst of new members and artists joining and entering contests themselves, it's a win win situation. Also, I think a public relations official in each town, city, or county that is willing is very important. I know myself I'd be more than willing to wake up at 7am and make phone calls, work on methods of exposure, hand out business cards, etc. There are plenty of others who would jump at the chance as well, and that would work well, I think.
Also, maybe viral marketing? I can see something like (thisisjamuse.com). Something along those lines, keeping it secret, something like the sublymonal (sprite) viral marketing scheme, so when they visit this is jamuse.com they get certain secrets revealed until the site launches. Those are some of my ideas.. |
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Danni
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| 11/10/2007 4:46 AM |
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| I think Chad has a good point too, promotional items, pens, stickers, ect. Something that can be handed out at events, or by members. Maybe jamuse can help support art related events, that is big ticket advertising, and people like a company that will sponsor cool events. |
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Miroslav Kostic
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| 11/10/2007 7:08 AM |
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| Why not making an official web banner that everyone can download and use on their site like a little icon saying for example "official jamuse.com member". That will look and sound like there is something big about jamuse.com. |
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Chad Hughes Photography
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| 11/10/2007 9:47 AM |
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I definitely like where Meletē is coming from with the big ticket advertising. I also agree with mickeyns, seeing as a colorful mini-banner on the likes of facebook or myspace would create a surge of question amongst it's users, which would lead them to research the site more. The more they see Jamuse, the more intrigued they become by it, because the level of importance would seem obvious. I know Young artists fresh out of school would definitely not want to feel " out of the loop", so they would check it out as soon as they can.
Another Idea i've been thinking about involves much of what you have discussed above, a large scale collaboration project. Considering the fact we have wonderful , amazingly talented creative professionals from all over the world, why not do something very big? I'm talking along the lines of collaboration projects for the (red) movement fight against aids, or Rock the Vote Campaign for teens ( i did photography for the rock the vote campaign last year ). The possibilities are endless, and with a little research and a lot of cooperation and time well spent I think things like these would turn out to be huge curiosity generators. I'm big on networking and public relations, so I think this would be a good way to start.
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james_orear
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| 11/14/2007 7:45 PM |
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Working on something...just for you... Actually I'll get you a statement. Anything yet, David? |
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Robert
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| 11/15/2007 3:52 PM |
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| As a photographer in New Zealand I can see it is relatively easy to put Jamuse on the map because we are very local market because of our geography. Some of the ideas mentioned in this discussion can be applied and I have a few ideas of my own that may help too. Let's see how this discussion develops a few firm directions/ideas/projects to take so we will work on a unified global approach. |
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Luke Knight
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| 11/16/2007 4:47 AM |
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| I think viral campaigns would be a great marketing solution, although priority has to be on making the product great first, so that eventually jamuse will sell itself. |
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nsmadsen
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| 11/16/2007 9:51 AM |
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I would love to be a part of the audio-related contests and PR. I think this site has serious potential and would love to help it grow!
Let me know what I can do to help out!
Thanks,
Nathan
Nathan Madsen
Composer-Sound Designer
www.madsenstudios.com
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Sara Hubbard
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| 11/16/2007 2:58 PM |
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Posted By ZachRyals on 10/30/2007 11:35 AM
I think jamuse could work with graphic arts/ photography/ art students in general to help them get clients while they're still in school. Maybe by offering discount rates to college students or even letting certain schools or teachers buy accounts in bulk for their students. This is going to be a perscription based service, right?
I agree, coming out of college just a few years ago myself, I would have loved to have a place like this as a step into the creative world. I think they would be a great target market as they are eager to start their career. Maybe a section for new and upcoming artists.. a kind of showcase for new talent since they do not have professional experience to promote.
Also, to make it easier for prospective clients/businesses to find artists I think having sub-categories might help. For instance under illustration have Children's illustrators, adult novels, etc. That way narrowing down to what they are looking for will save time and help the right artists stand out more without getting lost in the shuffle of so many pages.
Lastly, to promote Jamuse, widgets for blogs or even facebook could help. I would love to advertise this site on my blog, in addition to writing a post about it.
Of course if any of this stuff was already suggested please disregard
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