Merchandising

Spotify No Longer Supports Merch Via ArtistLink

December 16, 2014

Spotify announced via its blog this morning that it no longer supports merch integration via ArtistLink (formerly Topspin). Well that sure was short lived. It was only a year ago that Spotify announced t... Read More...

Merchbar Raises Over $1 Million, Expands to the Web

Nina Ulloa

December 12, 2014

Merchbar, an app that sells merch to iOS users, is no longer just an app. Merchbar has launched a website version of their merch store. The site has 100,000 merch items and is mobile and tablet compatible. A... Read More...

10 Ways To Sell More Merch At Your Shows

Ari Herstand

September 17, 2014

When you're on tour, merch can be your #1 income generator. This can't be stressed enough. Believe it. Bands stress over their guarantees, door splits and turnouts, but if you want to survive financially wi... Read More...

Merchbar Is a One Stop Merch Shop

Nina Ulloa

September 16, 2014

Back in 2009, Edward Aten founded Swift.fm, a social music network used by The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, and others. Aten eventually sold Swift.fm, has worked with Pono and Red Bull, and currently works w... Read More...

What the Latest Data Is Saying About T-Shirt Sales…

Paul Resnikoff

September 9, 2014

Why aren't you selling any t-shirts? The answer may have more to do with your genre - and they way fans in that genre behave - than any other factor. According to data from atVenu, a startup th... Read More...

20 Artists Who Make a Killing Off of T-Shirt Sales…

Paul Resnikoff

August 27, 2014

...and the list is growing! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Image: Rob Lee; licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by... Read More...

Artists Can Sell Merch And Experiences Through Spotify via BandPage

Ari Herstand

August 13, 2014

To say it was a headache to try to get merch listed on Spotify through Topspin's ArtistLink is an understatement. Since Spotify announced this partnership with Topspin this past December, I've been attempting t... Read More...

atVenu Tracked $100,000,000 in Merch Sales in 18 Months…

Nina Ulloa

July 31, 2014

Merch sales tracking and reporting app atVenu opened to the public at the the beginning of the year. In March, SXSW used atVenu to track their official merch sales. In May, the company announced a partnersh... Read More...

More Than Half the T-Shirts Sold on Amazon Are Counterfeit…

Paul Resnikoff

June 17, 2014

(Amazon's publicly-posted anti-counterfeit policy) If you've purchased a band t-shirt on Amazon, there's a good chance it's fake. According to research conducted by Andy Young of merch-focused sta... Read More...

atVenu Partners with Square to Track Merch Sales…

Nina Ulloa

May 20, 2014

Earlier this year, atVenu opened to the public. The app allows bands to track and report their merch sales while on the road. Now, atVenu has partnered with Square — the company that makes those white square... Read More...

BandMerch Picks at the Topspin Carcass…

Nina Ulloa

April 3, 2014

In March of 2014, Beats Music acquired the struggling Topspin Media. Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers was previously CEO of Topspin. Beats was interested in using Topspin's technology in their own music service, ... Read More...

Merch Sales App atVenu Opens to the Public, Raises $1.1M…

Nina Ulloa

February 4, 2014

Merch sales app atVenu has come out of private beta and has raised $1.1 million in new funding. The funding round was lead by Real Ventures. The app helps bands, venues, labels, and festivals track and manag... Read More...

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Spotify No Longer Supports Merch Via ArtistLink

Merchbar Raises Over $1 Million, Expands to the Web

10 Ways To Sell More Merch At Your Shows

Merchbar Is a One Stop Merch Shop

What the Latest Data Is Saying About T-Shirt Sales…

20 Artists Who Make a Killing Off of T-Shirt Sales…

Artists Can Sell Merch And Experiences Through Spotify via BandPage

atVenu Tracked $100,000,000 in Merch Sales in 18 Months…

More Than Half the T-Shirts Sold on Amazon Are Counterfeit…

atVenu Partners with Square to Track Merch Sales…

BandMerch Picks at the Topspin Carcass…

Merch Sales App atVenu Opens to the Public, Raises $1.1M…