S2.2/E29: Pre-Recording Marketing Foundation: Text / Email List + Social Media w/ Kennita Hickman

You've gotten your art together, which is no easy task. Congrats! Before you hit the studio it's crucial to ensure you have the tools in place to build your audience so they're ready when the time comes to release your music. While also ensuring your data collection & marketing platforms are set up before your release, so you're not scrambling to set everything up when your music is out. To navigate this & more, host Emily White chats with the force that is Kennita Hickman - Chief Culture Curator at Catera. Kennita has built up her career & dominated her local scene while expanding regionally & nationally. This episode explores how to ensure you have your marketing foundation in place to thrive for your release. While also exploring Kennita's career & how she's navigated her way to the top. Here we go!

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CREDITS:

Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, & Host:⁠ Emily White⁠

Project Manager: Michael Zimmerlich

Engineer: ⁠Nathan Cain⁠

Music: ⁠Matthew Wang⁠

Recorded Live at Nō Studios