There’s a helluva lot to loathe about politicians, but as the cliche saying goes, “every dark cloud has a silver lining”. Here are a few effective practices indie artists can learn from them.
1. There’s an audience for you:
You can be a bat shit crazy nut job and still find a significant number of supporters. Trust that there are others out there that will dance to your tune.
2. You can find funding:
A politician who can appear to have absolutely no chance at winning can still find willing financial contributors to his or her campaign. If your presentation is right, so can you.
3. Effective promotion:
Politicians make it possible for their supporters to proudly display their belief in their candidacy by creating buttons, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and other advertising materials to spread the message. They invest in ads because they work. This works for indie artists as well.
4. A failure is not defeat:
Some politicians lose a number of elections and emerge victorious for the same office they were rejected for a few years prior. People will and do change their minds.
5. Kiss the babies:
Nothing trumps good old fashioned grassroots organizing, and politicians do that better than most. When you get out there, shake hands, and make face to face connections with others, it’s builds stronger rapport and relationships.
I’m Funkworm, and I approve this message…
