I am a member of a newly entrepreneurial association called FGP Associates consisting mainly of persons with professional qualifications in the areas of accounting,finance,business and economics.
We have duly noted that the music industry and the entertainment business as a whole has been consistently ignored in favour of others such as the tourism industry and foreign investors as far as any Government of the day is concerned with respect to policies, focus and assistance. You should know from reading this that no significant economic boost has ever been received by you from anyone outside your sector.
We believe however that the music industry and other creative entities do have the potential to out-perform any other sector vis-a-vi foregn exchange and economic growth for this blessed piece of rock called Jamaica.
As music industry entrepreneurs you only need to expand your income potential and one way of doing so is by increasing the income you earn from your “name” and your “face” and not just your voice.
Face and Name Explained
FGP Associates would like to take this opportunity to make a proposal to you the artiste. We would like to let you know as an established creative talent that the time is ripe and overdue for you to take your name and face more seriously rather than just your lyrics, music and stage performances.
Are the rights to use your image and your trademark being protected internationally?
If not, then it’s time to have a serious talk with your management and your legal advisors, because, chances are, some savvy “entrepreneur” (slash: hustler) just might be cashing in on your name and your face somewhere in the Far East and Europe right now as we speak.
Branding and merchandising provides a wide income opportunity stream for the average creative talent who has a name out there. Money from branding rights are earned far more easier than waiting on a cheque to be issued from royalties, publishing, record sales and stage performances.
WHY?
Luckily you asked, branding is an avenue that represents a highly lucrative source of extra income due to the ease of reaching prospective customers via the use of technology and the internet.
If you have already made a name for yourself, then, it is likely you already have a list a list of potential customers from your My Space Community. It’s difficult for the average name out there to accumulate a list of friends of 10,000 or more within 12 – 24 months of putting your name out there. Your myspace community forms a first base to promote and earn from your brand.
Your branding opportunity can be had from any or every item in the list provided below:
- T-Shirts
- Postage cards
- Cups and Mugs
- Calendars
- Business cards
- Kids Stuff
- Bags
- Bumper stickers
- Etc; Etc;
Visit this link: www.zazzle.com/shawz1* for a complete list if items
