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Consumer Electronics Spending Expected to Increase in 2013, According to The NPD Group 23 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Consumers are expected to spend $555 per person on new consumer electronics devices this year, a 9 percent increase over 2012, according to the 2013 Household Penetration Study from global information...
Online Holiday Shopping Preview—What’s In Store? 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Online holiday sales will continue its strong growth and impact on overall retail commerce in 2013. Join eMarketer as we share our 2013 holiday ecommerce forecast and discuss the trends that will emer...
Business Matters: The Upside In Mobile Advertising 22 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
There appears to be a lot of room for upside in mobile advertising — possibly around $20 billion. That’s a positive sign for Pandora, iTunes Radio and other ad-supported music services that depend mos...
Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga Have a Big Week on Billboard 21 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Jim Donio, President of NARM, commented on this week’s sales report issued by Nielsen SoundScan and published by Billboard: Luke Bryan tapped into the final days of summer with his new album, Crash M...
VOTE! VOTE! Vote For Us In the SXSW 2014 PanelPicker! 20 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
The SXSW PanelPicker is now open! It’s time to vote so that digitalmusic.org can represent at SXSW in 2014! Here are our affiliated panels: The New World of Metadata A new wave of “smart” mobile te...
Brand Marketers Put More Emphasis on Social, Mobile, Video 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Marketers will continue to increase their online ad presence this year, with much of that added spending going toward branding efforts, according to a February 2013 survey fielded by CMO Council and d...
Business Matters: Why U.S. Download Sales Peaked in 2011 20 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Digital download sales are likely to increase again in 2013. But by one measure, downloads actually peaked in 2011. Download sales accounted for 73% of digital revenues in 2011 and fell to 70% last ye...
The Challenges Facing Musicians In 2013 [Free Research Report] 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Back in June Right Chord Music launched The Big Survey in association with Farida Guitars. Our aim was to better understand the realities of being a musician in 2013.
Business Matters: Why Pandora’s 2-Year High is Good for Music Business 16 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Pandora shares reached their highest mark in over two years when they peaked at $21.00 on Tuesday. The company’s shares have not been that high since they hit $21.20 on July 1, 2011. The all-time high...
How Hard is it to Break Into The App Store? [INFOGRAPHIC] 15 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
TradeMob created an infographic called, “How Hard is it to Break Into The App Store?,” which explores the hurdles involved with getting an app into Apple’s App Store. According to the graphic, simple ...
