Keep in touch!
2007-08-18
Sometimes the difference between success and failure is just a matter of keeping in touch!
There are some AMAZING musicians who have sent a CD to CD Baby, and when I heard it, I flipped. In a few cases, I've stopped what I was doing at that moment, picked up the phone and called them wherever they were to tell them I thought they were a total genius. (Believe me - this is rare. Maybe 1 in 500 CDs that I hear.)
Often I get an answering machine, and guess what... they don't call back!! What masochistic anti-social success-sabotaging kind of thing is that to do?
Then 2 weeks later I've forgotten about their CD as new ones came in.
The lesson: If they would have just called back, and kept in touch, they may have a fan like no other at the head of one of the largest distributors of independent music on the web. A fan that would go out on a limb to help their career in ways others just dream of. But they never kept in touch and now I can't remember their names.
Some others whose CDs didn't really catch my attention the first time around, just keep in touch so well that I often find myself helping them more as a friend than a fan.
Keep in touch, keep in touch, keep in touch!
People forget you very fast.
why would a king care about a pauper? and yet, you do.
simply amazing.
So true wat you sed.lesson learn
kool!
That really sucks to miss an opportunity like that. But I can relate to those artists somewhat. I use to be extremely introverted, but at some point a person has to pull out of that type of behavior to accomplish certain things.
Brian Dorn
http://dorncreations.com
Hi Derek,
I am so sorry to see what has happened to the great company you created, CD Baby. The DiscMakers version is confusing, unhelpful, and just plain unresponsive. I hope you are able to restore it one day to it's great standards.
Best,
Raffi
So true, Derek.
I like to keep a full rolodex on my desk and every two months or so, I thumb through it and drop a (short) note or greeting to the people I've done business with.
Good to remind people that you're out there.
Thank you Mr. Derek Sivers!
happy thanksgiving Derek
Hi Derek,
You are inspirational and just what
creative musicians need in a time when the music business is more like a shreding factory.Performers and writers feed off hope and incouragment, they need to follow the golden bouncing ball. Thanks for being here Keep bouncing!!
To be very honest i don't really agree with the it becuase as the matter of fact as being a star u always recieve many calls, letters, a lot of greetings from many people but it is not possible to reply every one. like they say " You can't please every one in this world"
@jennifer
Wud u like to elaborate your point because I dun have the same opinion you are holding da wrong end of the stick…. When u r a star u r like public property the people who give u a lot of love and care u cant ignore them I agree its hard to please every one but when sum1 calls for so many time that means there’s sumthin more thn a telephonic conversation.