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Sandbox Issue Sixty Eight: Game of Clones – social gaming multiples

We look at the new breed of music games are happening on social media sites and are mostly offered for free. Can they plug the console-shaped hole financially?

Sandbox Issue Sixty Seven – Gold Standard: who “won’ the music marketing Olympics?

The 2012 London Olympics were very much “the musical Olympics” and “the social media Olympics”, with British artists showcased in the bookending opening and closing ceremonies in Stratford and the likes of Twitter...

Sandbox Issue Sixty-Six: Too much too soon

Sandbox Issue 66: Online was supposed to simplify things and make the connection between creators and audiences simple and straightforward. Instead we are drowning in platform choices and the frantic need to maintain them.

Sandbox Issue sixty five: DIY FTW: Alex Day sounds out

DIY artist Alex Day outlines his tips on how artists can: genuinely go it alone without even having a manager; why the new breed of musicians are as tech- and business-savvy as they are musically creative; how a career in...

Sandbox issue sixty four: Little Monsters Mash

Lady Gaga has now opened Little Monsters, her own social network, to all comers. It exists in its own orbit with no loop back to her other social media pages and keeps the sales messages to a minimum.

Sandbox issue sixty three: Drip it like it’s hot

We take a look at Domino Drip, the subscription service which the UK indie label has partnered with Drip.fm to launch, and how this sort of direct-to-consumer subscription model may refocus the role of indies as trusted curators...

Sandbox issue sixty two: Fizzy rascals: soft drinks get sweet for digital music

Fizzy rascals: soft drinks get sweet for digital music - We examine the ways in which soft drinks brands - particularly Pepsi and Coca Cola - are using social platforms to inject some new fizz into their music strategies.

Sandbox Issue 61: Will Viddy Fly?

Welcome to Sandbox – Issue 61. This fortnight: Lead: Will Viddy Fly? Sandbox considers the potential of this year’s hot new video-sharing platform Viddy for music marketing Campaigns: featuring activity from John...

Sandbox Issue Sixty: The Next SoundCloud; sound gets social

In light of the recent announcements, Sandbox examines what The Next SoundCloud has to offer marketers in the music industry.

Sandbox issue 59: Could there still be hope for Myspace?

Lead: Could there still be hope for Myspace? We wanted to dig deeper into this question so in order to get the bigger picture, Sandbox spoke with labels, developers, analytics firms, start-ups competing in this space, journalists...

Sandbox issue fifty nine: Could there still be hope for Myspace?

We wanted to dig deeper into this question so in order to get the bigger picture, Sandbox spoke with labels, developers, analytics firms, start-ups competing in this space, journalists and Myspace themselves to establish...

Sandbox issue 58: All Ears for Facebook’s Listen Button

Lead: All Ears for Facebook’s Listen Button Facebook artist pages now have a ‘Listen’ button added to their top menu bar. Sandbox speaks to digital marketers to consider the impact for streaming services, third...