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Oscar-Nominated Movies and their awesome merch

The 95th Academy Awards was held last March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. There were a lot of works nominated for each award category, with some even multi-nominated. It was a great night of appreciating and acknowledging talented artists in the movie industry. But aside from the explosion of beautiful cinematography […]

Selling Merch: How to link your store front to your IG account

Instagram has already upgraded their features and is now allowing you to sell directly to your fans using the app. This is good news if you’re an artist selling merch (especially if you already have a good IG following!). For inspiration, here are some musicians and artists who are already selling their stuff on IG. […]

14 affordable merch ideas that actually rake in money

Merch has always been a good source of money for artists so it’s always a good idea to sell some if you’re a musician. But you can’t just pick any merch. You gotta be strategic. You see, some merch items rake in more money than others. And what’s interesting is that these merch items are […]

5 things that make a merch stand out

Releasing music merch is a MUST, and we know it. But it can be a little bit harder to convince people to buy your stuff if you’re literally selling the same items. So what are we supposed to do then? Sell UNIQUE merch items, of course! HOWEVER, they can be a little risky. Given the fact […]

Music Merch: 10 of the most awesome hoodies by famous artists

Rain or shine, summer or winter, custom hoodies will never go out of style. It will always be in season, making it a perfect merch item to add to any merch release at any time of the year. In this article, we’ll be listing down 10 awesome merch hoodies that musicians have released so far. […]

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10 indie film merch items you should sell to your fans in 2023

Just like Hollywood films, indie films need a lot of promotion nowadays, and one way to do this is through movie merch. But here’s the thing— you gotta stand out so it’s worth it! Since there is already a lot of merch released to market popular films, it can be hard to think of something […]

8 No-BS Tips to Improve Your Music career dramatically

The music industry is one of the most congested industries there is today. This means that there is a greater competition among music acts. And even if you are talented, this does not guarantee you the big success that you are hoping to reach. There have been a lot of undiscovered gems in the music […]

9 Music branding tips

A musician’s image has become one of the most important elements of any musician’s career. It doesn’t really need to be kept clean, though that is preferable for most. What it definitely needs is to be unique. In the industry today, the image of an artist heavily affects the consumerization of their music. And that’s […]

Which custom merch items sell the most?

Not all merch items sell. So before you manufacture thousands of them, you have to make sure they won’t just be dumped in your basement to gather dust. How do you know? By checking the numbers. Data. In this blog, we’ll run through a total of ten custom merch items that musicians have tried and […]

21 Tips for marketing your music during the holidays

The holidays are fast approaching and I’m super sure that fans are looking forward to any music release from you whether that’d be a full album, an extended play, a single, or even a collab. But how do you market them during the holidays? Here’s 21 tips we could think of to help you market […]