Thursday, July 31, 2008

Columbia:FAIL
From Hypebot.com (hat tip to Jay Smooth)...

"There are many reasons why corporate and artist sites should not carry advertising. But the most obvious one is that outside ads change the conversation. In one of the few places that a marketer can completely control their message; they're sharing the stage with outsiders who have a different agenda.

To prove the point, I placed this ad via Google AdWords in rotation yesterday on the front page of the main Columbia Records web site columbiarecords.com:

Major Labels Are Obsolete
R.I.P. or learn and thrive.
Music. Tech. The New Music Business
Hypebot.com

As of this morning for a mere $3.37 in click thru fees, 6417 people visiting Columbia Records flagship site were delivered the message that this company is obsolete. Could that have been worth the share of $3.37 that parent Sony BMG will receive?"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

heh heh excellent!!!!

reminds me of the dude who 'goatseed' 25,000 myspace users:
http://letstalkdirty.blogspot.com/2007/08/myspace-gets-goatse.html