The Smoky Mountains are a necessary part of driving from Nashville to Charlotte.
They’re not in the way. They’re on the way.
Similarly…
As you are en route to Charlotte, it doesn’t do any good to get mad at Knoxville for not being Charlotte.
Both metaphors hold up pretty well in whatever our journeys are.
»» But maybe the most important part of the metaphor is knowing you’re in Nashville and that Charlotte is your desired destination.
You show up to the lunch. The other person orders first and then it’s your turn. You say ‘nah, I’m not hungry, I’m good with water’.
What’s wrong with that? What’s the big deal? After all, you scheduled the lunch date in order to talk, so who cares whether you’re eating or not?
Sometimes you just need to order lunch. You’re getting lunch WITH someone. So ordering the lunch is more about the with than the lunch.
1979…
There was pop culture…only one.
There was radio…only a few stations per city.
There were tv performances…only three channels.
The advent of Disco Sucks was only possible because a lot of people who ended up not liking disco were forced to listen to disco…a lot.
We couldn’t have a new version Disco Sucks today because no one has to listen to anything they don’t like.
It takes a long time to watch all the episodes in a tv series…so afterwards it’s fun to talk about it and tell other people.
But despite it being fun and emotional and tense…it isn’t impressive.
Similarly…
All the AI cover songs getting made right now, an Eminem song done in retro soul vibes, etc…they’re really fun to listen to…but it’s not impressive. The software is impressive, the human is not.
Of CD sales to ticket buyers
Of myspace listens to iTunes sales
Of Facebook followers to email signups
Of Instagram followers to Instagram comments
Of monthly listeners to VIP package buyers
It’s different for everyone.
You teach your audience how things are done around here. The audience tells you if it’s a match. Then you adjust.
What do the real fans do?
Where do you want the action to be?
Which tools fit your marketing?
What is the focus?
First Monday of the month means new Hum Love playlist on Spotify and Apple. Click through and add it to your drive to work this week.
I’ve probably bought three microphone stands in my life. I currently have three in my office. All of which are not the ones I bought.
The three I bought got donated to the music business years ago. Someone has them. And I have someone’s.
Sometimes I have four or five or two mic stands on hand.
But buying three at the beginning seems to be the price of admission to always have enough mic stands laying around.
Take a mic stand leave a mic stand. It all evens out.