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Re:Earbits Online Radio and "Promoted Spins" by brandnewlow on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @02:03PM (#4200275)
"Promotion #1

Cost: $29

Promoted plays: 1,800

New Facebook Likes: 31

Mailing List Signups: 24

Sales from Facebook Fans: $24

Sales From Email Signup: $65

Profit: $60

Promotion #2

Cost: $29

Promoted plays: 1,800

New Facebook Likes: 28

Mailing List Signups: 3

Sales from Facebook Fans: $20

Sales From Email Signup: $38

Profit: $29"

That's pretty terrific ROI I'd say. User spent $58 and got 59 FB likes (let's say those would cost $1 each to get via FB), 27 mailing list signups (let's say those would cost $2 each to get through other means), plus an actual $147 in music sales.

So the user spent $58 and got back about $260 in value.

Earbits should be pretty darn happy with that sort of ROI.

Re:Earbits Online Radio and "Promoted Spins" by earbitscom on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @03:19PM (#4200558)
Edit: Earbits IS really happy with that sort of ROI.

If it stayed like that at just 10 times the scale, an artist could make $890 in net monthly profit, which is nothing short of a miracle for most musicians. At 100 times, a very attainable goal, it's a complete game changer.

Re:Earbits Online Radio and "Promoted Spins" by brandnewlow on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @03:35PM (#4200622)
Right. Curiously, the article doesn't say whether the musician intends to try a campaign at a larger scale. I posted a comment over on the article asking this. I assume your folks are talking to him, too.