Friday, July 22, 2011

Brad Macmayer: Publicist/Marketing Director at A2Z Entertainment


BRAD MACMAYER
        The hook goes, “…and it feels like money, money, money…”! Chances are you’ve heard the song “Buzzin” by Los Angeles-based rapper Mann. He is an up and coming star that has made a name for himself in the US and abroad. But this post is not about Mann. It’s about the man behind Mann. His name is Brad Macmayer, and he is Mann’s publicist. His job is to keep his clients’ “good side” as the only side you’ll hear about. His job is to protect the public image of his clients, and to thwart any image crisis that may pop up.

Macmayer is accustomed to multi-tasking. Coming up through the ranks of entertainment giant VIACOM, he routinely wore several hats at the same time. From coffee runs and donut orders as an intern, to casting and artist management later on, Brad knew how to get the job done regardless of the job title. Now he’s at it again, serving as publicist for Mann and Iyaz (another artist making big moves in the industry) and doubling as Director of Marketing for A2Z Entertainment as well.

In the ever-changing world of digital marketing, a Marketing Director has to have many tools readily available at their disposal. Brad takes pride in being aware of cutting edge trends and new media gadgets. Two of his favorites are Facebook applications called Band RX and Radio Request. The Radio Request app allows fans to send requests of their favorite artists to their local radio station.  
MANN 

He keeps abreast of what’s hot by checking out digital media blogs such as Digital Music News (http://digitalmusicnews.com/), Music Think Tank (http://www.musicthinktank.com/), Tech Crunch (http://techcrunch.com/) and Inside Facebook (http://www.insidefacebook.com/). Brad also uses social media sites for promoting his clients and partaking of all the new marketing technology he can get his hands on. One such site is Visibli (http://visibli.com/), where you can create banner ads to place on any URL you see fit. Tools like visibli keeps his clients in the public eye. As an artist, that’s exactly where you want to be. 





Thursday, July 21, 2011

The "Help A Brother Out" Survey

This site has basically been used for class assignments, but I am ready to take it to the world! This survey is designed to get feedback on the layout and appearance of the site, not necessarily the content. Thank you for taking the time to drop by and answer the brief, yet very important questions. God Bless.