HW SOTA and Amazon

[Michael Crook]

Dave - Experience or not, I don't think anyone could
do any better - as others on the list have already
said - well done mate - you're doing a fantastic job
of promoting Hawkwind!!

Mick




--- Dave Law <dplaw at IC24.NET> wrote:

> well thanks firstly for your kind words Mick
>
> i think it's fair to say that this has been a huge
> learning curve for all
> concerned.
>
> i myself have no experience of putting together such
> a campaign, Voiceprint
> are not a singles label and Hawkwind are not exactly
> standard pop fodder but
> between us i don't think we've done too bad a job.
>
> i really hope that this Amazon thing dosen't scupper
> the whole thing but if
> there is problems then we need to try to learn from
> them.
>
> also one of the problems these days is that whilst
> there is still a
> definative chart, the one that's broadcast on Radio
> 1 on a Sunday afternoon
> i think you'll find that a lot of stores such as
> woolworths have their "own"
> which would probably choose to exclude Hawkwind as
> they don't fit into the
> particualr "demograph" that the companies looking
> for! (sarcastic head on at
> the moment)
>
> if i find out anything further i will of course pass
> it on but i think all
> we can do is just sit tight for now
>
> regards
>
> Dave
>
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 20:09:43 +0100, Michael Crook
> <m.j.crook at TALK21.COM> wrote:
>
> >I don't know - I just had a look at the "Hot 100 CD
> >Singles - The CD singles that Amazon.co.uk
> customers
> >couldn't live without in the last 24 hours. Updated
> >hourly" page and CD1 was at 28 and CD2 was 43 with
> the
> >comment  - usually dispatched in 2-3 days whereas
> many
> >have within 24hrs.
> >Personally I reckon most people just want to walk
> into
> >a store and pick up a single - If I hear something
> I
> >like on the radio (very rare!) I check out the
> store
> >rather than order on line.
> >Being positive after all the hard work Dave's put
> into
> >chart trek - what happens if the single makes the
> top
> >20 (alright then top 10!) in the uk? All the stores
> I
> >know in the UK from HMV to Woolies have the all the
> >top 40 on display - I sure hope there isn't a big
> hole
> >on the shelf where Spirit of the Age should be!!
> >
> >Mick
>






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