Capitalize on social networking

The DJ Intelligence News & Information Blog allows you to quickly and easily publish articles on your website. The benefits of writing articles for your blog are vast, and experts agree that publishing a blog is a one of the leading ways to increase traffic to your website and gain free exposure for your business. The articles you post on your DJ Intelligence News & Information Blog are streamed directly into the Google search index (and other top tier search engines) which means that unlike traditional web pages which can take days, weeks, or months to appear, you will often find that your blog posts show up in the Google results within hours, giving you immediate exposure. Additionally, your clients and prospects can subscribe to your blog’s RSS or Atom feed to automatically be notified anytime you publish a new article (unlike bookmarks which depend on visitors to return to your site to read the newest updates). These two elements alone can drive significant traffic to your website, but there are other simple steps you can take to further enhance your blog’s reach.

Using free services such as TwitterFeed and Ping.fm, you can effortlessly syndicate the articles you publish to your Twitter page and Facebook wall (as well as countless other social networking sites) using your blog’s RSS feed. If you do not yet use Twitter and Facebook for your business, consider setting up accounts. These are two great methods for communicating with clients and prospects, while further spreading the word about your professional services through the power and reach of social networking.

As you know, DJ Intelligence is also fully integrated with MailChimp, a leading broadcast email provider, so you can send mass emails to your past, present, and future clients. Using your RSS feed, you can set up an “RSS-driven campaign” to automatically email your clients the day after you publish an article to your blog. This is another great way to stay in contact with your client base. If you do not yet use MailChimp to send broadcast emails, consider signing up and integrating with your DJ Intelligence account.

To find out the URL of your DJ Intelligence blog’s RSS feed, visit your blog’s home page and click on the “RSS” icon. The URL which appears in the address bar after you click the “RSS” icon will be the direct URL of your RSS feed. If you have any questions or need our assistance, please contact the DJ Intelligence support team anytime 24×7 at http://support.intelligenceinc.com

So the only question that remains is, what will you blog about? Share company news & information, author and publish articles pertaining to your company or industry, tell stories from past events, share client testimonials, or post any other important information you wish to share with your customers and potential customers. The possibilities are endless. If you do not yet use DJ Intelligence for your business, please sign up today and start reaping the rewards of blogging!

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Maximize Revenue by adding ScreenBooth

Maximize Revenue by adding ScreenBooth- the Revolutionary Video Guestbook and Digital Photobooth!

ScreenBooth is the latest innovation that captures the sights and sounds of your events through digital video messages and photos. By following easy touchscreen commands, guests leave a spontaneous video message and take photobooth-style photos that will last a lifetime. Unlike a traditional photobooth, ScreenBooth can accommodate upwards of 17 people in one photo! Only your imagination limits what guests will do!

Event hosts get everything on a searchable CD and movie-style DVD. Guests receive a 4×6 printout of their photos with a customized border on the spot to commemorate the host’s special event.

By adding ScreenBooth to your offerings, you can maximize profits by offering ScreenBooth as an add-on to your current packages or as a stand-alone service.

For additional information contact Linda Kinsella 408.825.3039 or Linda@ScreenBooth.com Check out ScreenBooth’s website at www.ScreenBooth.com

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Midwest Mobile Entertainers Seminar - Less Than 2 Weeks Away!

• Andy Ebon, speaking about marketing to the 21st Century Bride and blogging your way to success.
• Stevie Ray, covering the five steps of persuasion to make your sales soar.
• Jim Cerone, will be presenting THE Perfect Host parts one and two.

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Phoenix, AZ Takes Center Stage in Karaoke Piracy Battle:

Sound Choice, a leading manufacturer of karaoke discs has filed a federal trademark violation lawsuit against 15 karaoke venues and Karaoke Jockeys (KJ’s) in the Phoenix area.  Alleging use of illegally obtained and unauthorized copies of karaoke content on hard drives, Sound Choice is asking for a jury trial to determine damages for lost revenues, “statutory damages per trademark infringed by counterfeiting”, and all profits realized by the defendants as a result of their unfair business advantage from counterfeiting of the trademarks.  Intellectual Property lawsuits have been prominent in recent news with the RIAA winning a nearly 2 million dollar verdict for willful infringement and a Blogger being sentenced to a year’s probation after leaking a Guns N’ Roses album to the internet.

Local Phoenix establishments and companies listed as defendants in the suit include karaoke hosting companies; Dennis Gorrel d/b/a Big D Productions, Abraham Cortez  d/b/a Carousel Karaoke and DJ Company, Dan Dan the Taxi Man (actual identity unnamed),  William Ludlow II d/b/a Dirty Goat Productions, Greg Kimble d/b/a Dynamic Sound Production,  Debbie Simmons d/b/a Karaoke Fever, Trey’s BadAss Karaoke (actual identity unnamed),   Ernest McCullar d/b/a Wired for Sound, and restaurant - bar establishments; Boston’s Bar and Grill located in Tempe,  the Breakroom located in Phoenix,  the Grapevine located in Scottsdale, Hazelwoods First Place Sports Grill located in Phoenix, Hurricane Bay Nightclub located in Phoenix, Lighthouse Sports Bar located in Avondale, the Regal Beagle Sports located in Chandler.  Representatives of Sound Choice with assistance of United States Karaoke Alliance (USKA) members conducted investigations and amassed evidence in the months preceding the lawsuit being filed.

Sound Choice is a leader in the karaoke community and has invested nearly 20 million dollars in their karaoke music catalog.  In the mid 90’s Sound Choice routinely put out up to 5 new Karaoke discs per month and employed 75 people.  With the actions of those pirating their music, they now employ less than 10 people and  their last disc release sold under 800 copies, yet can be found on thousands of karaoke systems across the United States.  As stated in their suit,  “Sound Choice has been forced to undertake this litigation in order to ensure that it survives and continues to produce the high-quality karaoke music its fans demand, and to level the playing field for the legitimate KJs.”

US Karaoke Alliance President, Eric Godfrey, stated, “As legitimate KJ’s, we support Sound Choice’s endeavors.  Due to piracy we can no longer get a fair price for our services as a substantial majority of karaoke jocks are using illegal content.  Almost every disc that comes out is now being shared on the internet or sold on hard drives.  As a result of this piracy, all legitimate karaoke disc manufacturers already have or are in danger of going out of business”.

Bobby Brooks, Vice-President of the USKA added,  “While KJ’s buying music legally have spent tens of thousands of dollars, KJ’s using pirated content have no cost and therefore have offered services for much lower fees, driving down the actual fair market cost for KJ services”.

Sound Choice started these actions, but other Karaoke publishers are watching Phoenix as the test case for legal action.  Asked what the future holds, Kurt Slep, CEO of Sound Choice, responded, “We hope to set a precedent in Phoenix.  We have already finished investigations in several other markets and those actions will follow in time.”

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The Michael Jackson Influence

DJ Intelligence is the service that allows DJs to place interactive event planning tools on their websites. Our flagship tool, the Music Database, allows DJs’ clients to search a DJ’s music library, listen to song samples & view song lyrics, and create customized request lists for their event. Every year well over 3 million requests are cast through this dynamic online system, which we are then able to aggregate and compile to generate some useful statistics and “most requested songs” lists. Our Top 200 Most Requested Songs (of the past 12 months) list is a hit among DJs and listed on tens of thousands of DJ sites.

Even today, Michael Jackson dominates the Top 200 Most Requested Songs chart with 5 of his hits, appearing more times on the Top 200 than any other artist! These songs include Billie Jean (ranked #17), Thriller (ranked #42), Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (ranked #55), Beat It (ranked #118), and P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (ranked #160). Reference: http://www.demo.djintelligence.com/music/requested.asp

Additionally, Michael Jackson further dominates our Top 100 Most Requested 1980’s Songs chart with 8 hits, again appearing more times on this Top 100 than any other artist! These songs include Billie Jean (ranked #6), Thriller (ranked #11), Beat It (ranked #27), P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (ranked #37), The Way You Make Me Feel (ranked #49), Rock With You (ranked #58), Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (ranked #66), and Smooth Criminal (ranked #94). Reference: http://www.demo.djintelligence.com/music/requested.asp?list=1980

What’s also interesting is that over the past 12 months, up through June 24, 2009, there were just over 16,000 individual requests for Michael Jackson songs from brides and party planners around the world. That is an average of about 300 requests per week. However, since June 25, 2009, the King of Pop’s death, there have been over 3,200 requests for Michael Jackson songs! This means that since his death, requests for Michael Jackson songs have increased by over 500%!

There is no question that Michael Jackson has shaped the playlists of mobile DJs around the world and will continue to do so well into the future!

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G-TOUR Hydraulic Assisted LCD / Plasma Screen Rolling Lift Cases

Gator’s revolutionary lift case is now available in two sizes to fit 52″ and 65″ LCD and plasma screens. The G-Tour Lift series still boasts its ½” plywood construction with durable PVC laminate exterior, Penn Elcom® hardware with MOL latches, carpeted interior and high-performance industrial casters.

The Gator G-Tour Lift case uses an advanced-technology, non-electric hydraulic assisted lift which extends smoothly with a load of up to 125 pounds locking into four center mounting bracket height positions of 52″, 58″, 64″ and 72″.

The Lift case features an included universal mounting bracket, built-in retractable UL approved electrical cord with 3 grounded receptacles, side mounted laptop tray that stores in the case and black presentation drape for a professional appearance.

Additionally Gator has added 2 new features to the case by including an external dry erase writing label for identification and a self adhesive ”Tilt Watch” indicator to warn you of improper handling during transport.

For more information on this and other Gator Cases, check us out at www.gatorcases.com.

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KIAA (Karaoke Industry Alliance of America) joins in helping Karaoke community!

Advisory Board members of the Karaoke Industry Alliance of America traveled from across the United States to serve as judges at the finals of the Chicagoland Karaoke Olympics.  Sound Choice President, Derek Slep from North Carolina, Stellar Records President Tom Viveiros from Massachusetts, Stellar Vice President Tony Walstra from Connecticut, and US Karaoke Alliance President, Eric Godfrey from Arizona all traveled to the south side of Chicago to a club called Trio in Palos Heights, IL for the crowning of Chicago’s Karaoke Olympics medalists.

1^st Place Winner Kristen D’Andrea of Orland Park IL won $5,000 cash with her renditions of I’ll Be There by Mariah Carey and No One by Alicia Keys.   She worked the crowd into a feverish pitch with her performances.  2^nd Place Winner Don Grillo of Countryside IL won a complete DJ / Karaoke Rig with Sound Choice and Pop Hits Monthly Library, worth over $6,000 with his performances of Piano Man by Billy Joel and At this Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters.  3^rd prize was won by Hard Rocker, Kevin Benson of Indian Head Park IL and included a Budweiser Prize Pack and $1,250 worth of Pop Hits Monthly Discs with Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big and Rich and Plush by Stone Temple Pilots.  A crowd of over 400 packed the club for the entire event.  The Karaoke Olympic Finals was the climax to 12 weeks of qualifying and then club finals and wild card semi-finals.  The even was co sponsored by SingChicago.com, Nitelife.org and www.chiliskaraoke.com.  The host and MC for the event was Ron Larson, owner of Chili’s Karaoke.

KIAA board members used the event to help the local Karaoke community and pitched very expensive disc collections as prizes.

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Start.ProDJ.Com Contest Final Weeks Winners - Brought To You By TM Studios

THE FINAL WEEK’S WINNERS!

Grand Prize Winner From Last Week!
Infinity Entertainment (infinityent username) has won A year subscription to the PrimeCuts Package! Total value of $1000 and the winner will get a total of 84 CDs by the end of the 12 months.   The PrimeCuts package, which includes PrimeCuts, PrimeCuts Latin & PrimeCuts Smooth Jazz is the ultimate CD subscription for DJs. With PrimeCuts you’ll get a CD every week filled with top releases from Pop, Urban, Rock, Country and more! Every other week you’ll get a PrimeCuts Latin CD which features music from 12 Latin formats, including Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Tejano and more! Finally, you’ll get 6 Smooth Jazz CDs over the course of the year. PrimeCuts Smooth Jazz is great for cocktail & dinner hour music.   Over the course of your 12 month subscription to the PrimeCuts package you’ll receive 84 CDs with music from 21 genres of music!  For more information on PrimeCuts go to http://www.tmstudios.com/primecuts-more.asp
Runner Up Prizes
DJSean102 has won! 1 Year DJ Intelligence Service + Free Account Customization - $125 VALUE - Add interactive functionality to your website with DJ Intelligence. Plus to each DJ Intelligence winner goes the following: - Outside The Box is going to pimp-out your DJ Intelligence account with the most enhanced planning forms, timelines, and checklists available within our Industry.	RhinoRider has won! 1 Year DJ Intelligence Service + Free Account Customization - $125 VALUE - Add interactive functionality to your website with DJ Intelligence. Plus to each DJ Intelligence winner goes the following: - Outside The Box is going to pimp-out your DJ Intelligence account with the most enhanced planning forms, timelines, and checklists available within our Industry.

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Thanks to everyone for participating and continuing the great tradition and great community of Start.ProDJ.Com

- http://www.mobilebeat.com/startprodjcom-remodeling-contest/

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Week #2 Winners For Start.ProDJ.Com Contest

Start.ProDJ.Com is celebrating it’s re-grand opening.  The site hasn’t gone through this much remodeling and technology improvement in over 5 years.  More details on the whole contest are available at http://www.mobilebeat.com/startprodjcom-remodeling-contest

More details on Week #3’s prizes from TM Studios after we tell you the recently announced winners!

Week #2’s Winners:

Grand Prize Winner From Last Week!

Steve Lynch has won an awesome lighting system from DJS Pro Audio And Lighting including: Here is the complete list* Irradiant DMX Wireless SRC-260, Irradiant Club 12 SRC 145 controller, 2 ADJ LED Spectrums, Chauvet DJ Squeeze II, 4 Accucable AC3PDMX10, Eliminator Tri-33 Stand, Eliminator Fog it fogger, Ariba AC-140, Arriba AC-125, Rosco 1 gallon of Clear Fog Fluid, Martin $25 dollar gift certificate good towards any Martin fixture *winner is responsible for freight charges

Runner Up Prizes

DJ Teddy Bear has won From Promo Only (1) 3 month DVD subscription ($150 value), (1) 3 month CD subscription ($50 value),  and (1) Specialty disc ($40 value) - More information on Promo Only’s service options can be found at http://www.promoonly.com

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Week #3 - Sponsored by TM Studios/PrimeCuts - October 20th thru October 26th (winner to be drawn on October 27th)
delayed by one week due to travels by Ryan

A year subscription to the PrimeCuts Package! - Total value of $1000 and the winner will get a total of 84 CDs by the end of the 12 months.
 
The PrimeCuts package, which includes PrimeCuts, PrimeCuts Latin & PrimeCuts Smooth Jazz is the ultimate CD subscription for DJs. With PrimeCuts you’ll get a CD every week filled with top releases from Pop, Urban, Rock, Country and more! Every other week you’ll get a PrimeCuts Latin CD which features music from 12 Latin formats, including Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Tejano and more! Finally, you’ll get 6 Smooth Jazz CDs over the course of the year. PrimeCuts Smooth Jazz is great for cocktail & dinner hour music.
 
Over the course of your 12 month subscription to the PrimeCuts package you’ll receive 84 CDs with music from 21 genres of music!  For more information on PrimeCuts go to http://www.tmstudios.com/primecuts-more.asp 

Runner Up Prizes from DJ Intelligence

1 Year DJ Intelligence Service + Free Account Customization - $125 VALUE - Add interactive functionality to your website with DJ Intelligence. Allow prospective clients to check your availability, obtain an instant price quote, book online, submit secure online payments, and plan their entire event on your website with tools for online music searching & request lists, savable event planning forms, timelines, surveys, and over a dozen online interactive tools. Fast, simple, and seamless integration with any website.
 
1 Year DJ Intelligence Service, Private Label Edition + Free Account Customization - $225 VALUE - In addition to the above…The Private Label edition allows you to run the tools on your own website URL, such as clients.mydjcompany.com!

Plus to each DJ Intelligence winner goes the following: - Outside The Box is going to pimp-out your DJ Intelligence account with the most enhanced planning forms, timelines, and checklists available within our Industry. Now can you not only provide your customers with the most advanced in planning capabilities directly through your website with DJ Intelligence, but they can plan their event with ease with the planning forms

 

Check out http://www.mobilebeat.com/startprodjcom-remodeling-contest/

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Written by Ryan Burger closeAuthor: Ryan Burger Name: Ryan Burger
Email: rb@mobilebeat.com
Site: http://www.mobilebeat.com
About:

Ryan Burger
Publisher
ProDJ Publishing

Ryan got his start in 1986 running a professional mobile disc jockey service that he eventually took full time in 1997 after launching ProDJ.Com in 1995. BC Productions / ProDJ Publishing purchased Mobile Beat Magazine and Trade Shows in 2005 and continues to help to lead our industry in the right direction! -See Authors Posts (511) · Filed Under Everything Else, Exclusive Online News and Content 

Audible-Memories.com includes Marketing Materials

October 20, 2008

Written by Robert Starkey closeAuthor: Robert Starkey Name: Robert Starkey
Email: robert@outsidethebox.biz
Site: http://www.OutsideTheBox.biz
About:

Robert Starkey started his career in 1998. Serving his clients under his company named Beat To Beat Entertainment, he decided that his love for Weddings was his calling so he renamed his company Robert Starkey’s Wedding Entertainment - believing so strongly in his company as to include his own name.

In 2003 Robert started Outside The Box DJ Tools, a service which offers enhanced planning forms which plug directly into the web-based software DJ Intelligence. His offer has since grown to include products and services such as Audible Memories, Dollar Dance Plus, and Weekly Wedding/Mitzvah Tips. Towards the 4th quarter of 2005, Robert was invited to work directly for Intelligence, Inc. – the authors of the award winning software, DJ Intelligence and Event Intelligence.

Other advances in the DJ Industry include being a founding board member for the San Diego Chapter of the American Disc Jockey Association where he served faithfully as Chapter Secretary until relocating with his family to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Where he now resides and serves. Robert also mentors other DJs worldwide, and even operates as group called ‘Outside The Box Inner Circle’ which consists of approximately 35 members on average and focuses as a support group for like-minded operators.

Robert became regular contributor to Mobile Beat Magazine and heads the ‘Marketing Tidbits’ column in the online edition. Robert has been invited to speaker at association chapters, and even a featured expert for Jay Conrad Levinson’s “Guerrilla Marketing Association” in 2008.See Authors Posts (23) · October 20, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 20, 2008

Today, Outside The Box DJ Tools, announced the launch of their Audible Memories (http://www.audible-memories.com) “Marketing Toolkit”.

The “Members Marketing Toolkit”, which has been in the works for the past month, launches with 4 web icons, 11 banners, 6 print items rangin from flyers to business and post cards, as well as 11 audio samples with streaming player for your website, even CDs to provide samples on or provide to a previous client as a keepsake.  Helping you to promote this fine service.

“We have worked hard and are thrilled to offer this new offering to our subscribers” said Robert Starkey, Owner & Founder of Outside The Box, developers of Audible Memories.  He added, “For those DJs not yet using the Audible Memories service, we invite you to check out our offering and put it to the test with one of your upcoming events!”

Audible Memories, a service of Outside The Box for DJs which allows them to take in recordings via their own dedicated toll-free number assigned to them, fully edited and provided to them as a finished product in 128-bit MP3 quality via email either as pure vocals or with Royalty Free Audio as a montage. Recording Hotlines currently in use by our subscribers include our First Dance Hotline, Parent Dance Hotline, Friends & Family Hotline and our Testimonial Hotline. At only $12 monthly this solution is both unique and affordable. For further information, contact Robert Starkey at Robert@OutsideTheBox.biz or open a live-chat at http://www.Audible-Memories.com.

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Written by Robert Starkey closeAuthor: Robert Starkey Name: Robert Starkey
Email: robert@outsidethebox.biz
Site: http://www.OutsideTheBox.biz
About:

Robert Starkey started his career in 1998. Serving his clients under his company named Beat To Beat Entertainment, he decided that his love for Weddings was his calling so he renamed his company Robert Starkey’s Wedding Entertainment - believing so strongly in his company as to include his own name.

In 2003 Robert started Outside The Box DJ Tools, a service which offers enhanced planning forms which plug directly into the web-based software DJ Intelligence. His offer has since grown to include products and services such as Audible Memories, Dollar Dance Plus, and Weekly Wedding/Mitzvah Tips. Towards the 4th quarter of 2005, Robert was invited to work directly for Intelligence, Inc. – the authors of the award winning software, DJ Intelligence and Event Intelligence.

Other advances in the DJ Industry include being a founding board member for the San Diego Chapter of the American Disc Jockey Association where he served faithfully as Chapter Secretary until relocating with his family to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Where he now resides and serves. Robert also mentors other DJs worldwide, and even operates as group called ‘Outside The Box Inner Circle’ which consists of approximately 35 members on average and focuses as a support group for like-minded operators.

Robert became regular contributor to Mobile Beat Magazine and heads the ‘Marketing Tidbits’ column in the online edition. Robert has been invited to speaker at association chapters, and even a featured expert for Jay Conrad Levinson’s “Guerrilla Marketing Association” in 2008.See Authors Posts (23) · Filed Under Business, Everything Else, Exclusive Online News and Content, Online or Magazine Issue, Types of Articles 

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