Category: Blog

Tony Robbins’s Personal Branding “Breakthrough”

This blog was originally posted and featured on FastCompany.com. The original post can be found here: http://www.fastcompany.com/1675170/tony-robbins-perosnal-branding-breakthrough By Nick Nanton, Esq. and JW Dicks, Esq. If you missed Tony Robbins’s new mainstream premiere of Breakthrough, his new reality TV show, you missed the evolution of the blending of infomercial, reality TV, and soap opera. While […]

Written by on July 29, 2010

Harry Potter and Personal Branding

This Blog originally appeared on FastCompany.com. — Original post: http://www.fastcompany.com/1671298/harry-potters-personal-brand-profits The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Studios Orlando June 18 and the studio is reporting rising attendance and guest spending. This is of particular significance since Universal’s theme park attendance had been hurt by the global recession and travel slowdown. The opening […]

Written by on July 27, 2010

Your Direct-Mail Campaign is Only as Good as Your List

We talk a lot about technology because it’s new and sexy, but sometimes it’s important to refocus on the basics. The basics may not be as sexy, but they have built great businesses for years and are still working for branding and marketing in the new economy. Even in our highly digital world, branding consultants […]

Written by on March 17, 2010

Great Video Tool

If you’re looking for something a little different for your website, whether it be for marketing or for pleasure, you’ve got to check out Animoto It turns your photos and videos into movie preview style videos. They look better than just about anything else I’ve seen. Enjoy!

Written by on August 27, 2009

New Product for Making Money in Music!

I’ve just finished working on a product with Music Marketing GURU, Bob Baker, author of the best-seller Guerilla Music Marketing. It’s called “7 Secrets to Making Real Money with Your Music.” Check it out, I think you’ll like it! http://www.bob-baker.com/music/make-money.html

Written by on September 28, 2008

Help Out The OaKs – Lollapalooza

For those of you who haven’t heard the OaKs, you’re missing out. Check them out at www.myspace.com/wearetheoaks Anyway, they are great people and great musicians, I got this from Matt Antolick today, the OaKs drummer and I figured I’d share it. You don’t even have to give anyone your email address to help them with […]

Written by on June 5, 2008

Nick Nanton, Esq. with Conrad Dimanche

Nick Nanton, Esq. with Conrad Dimanche, originally uploaded by ndnproductions. I met Conrade Dimanche last year for the first time at the 4th Quarter Entertainment Music Industry Seminar. You may recognize him from MTVs hit show Making of the Band. Conrad is Senior Director of A&R at Bad Boy Records. I have a lot of […]

Written by on May 14, 2008

Tim McGraw PreShow Party

Tim McGraw PreShow Party, originally uploaded by ndnproductions. Up close and personal with Tim McGraw at the pre-show party to kick off his first show on the 2008 Live Your Voice Tour. It was great to see Tim again and the show was great! Be on the lookout for Tim’s new singles. You won’t be […]

Written by on May 14, 2008

Ok…so I don’t want to sound like broken record

but at least it will be a broken multi-platinum record. I know I’ve already posted twice on this blog about Colbie Caillat. And I don’t know how to explain it other than I just know when I hear something special. My prediction is her record “Coco” will be one of the top 3 records of […]

Written by on March 20, 2008

Is Music Licensing for Television the New “Record Deal”

Check out this article from CMJ that certainly opens your mind to this as a new model and possibly makes it the “highly coveted prize” of today (similar to how major label record deals used to be sought after) http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=54047375 I’ve had great experience with licensing music for television. It has really brought some great […]

Written by on January 30, 2008