Secrets of the iTunes home page

If you visit the iTunes store on a regular basis, you'll know that the iTunes home page is jam packed with shiny happy banners. These ads highlight just a few dozen of the songs, albums, TV shows, and movies available to iTunes shoppers. And to have a product blessed by front-page placement is practically a guaranteed jump in sales. An album featured on the iTunes home page may sell five times more copies in a week than it will in a month without that promotion according to a recent Wall Street Journal Online article by Nick Wingfield and Ethan Smith. So who gets on the front page and how?

It's not what you'd expect. According to the article, Apple doesn't sell their promotional spots to recording companies outright. Instead, they trade visibility for exclusive song access, discount pricing and access to stars for things like interviews and celebrity playlists. There's a lot of back-room dealing going on with lots of shiny happy money at stake but there's also simple passionate music-love. If Apple's team loves you and loves your music, new unknown musicians can get a huge boost through the iTunes store.

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Source: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117340340327331757-OZ…

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sachipoto

I need help, I can't buy music at itunes store because my account needs to be updated. I don't remember my password, and yes I've done everything to try and retreive it. Please help.

Angela Ludwig

April 17 2007 at 5:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Don

"Hey! Don't you dare lose the smooth. I love you guys. I love your music. That's why I keep the fire"

Was that a Yacht Rock reference tucked away in there?

March 12 2007 at 9:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sun Chiu

A iTunes Review or paid commenting will also guarantee a jump in sales. Albums with videos and booklets are more appealing. Albums with artwork and album notes (like the Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack Volume 2) seems to attract more customers too.

March 11 2007 at 10:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

eric

I can't relate the last sentence with the rest of this entry. Rxxxxx Disxxxx Field?

March 11 2007 at 4:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply