As an Aweber user, there are some limitations I see for them within the music industry and one of them is collecting fans at live shows. Aweber doesn’t like you uploading a bunch of names that were scribbled down on a piece of paper at your merch booth.
FanBridge does this much better. And today I got wind of their new iPhone (iPad, iPod Touch) application that is pretty kick ass.
With the app you can:
- Easily collect fans on the go. Ideal for live events, street teams, super fans.
- Info collected auto-syncs with your FanBridge account
- Collect fans’ email, first name, mobile phone, Twitter name and custom notes
This is a pretty sweet upgrade and one reason that FanBridge is doing a good job of being a major player in the fan data/email market for bands. The thing that gets me about them is how they charge, the lack of a solid autoresponder and being able to segment your lists on the fly between buyers, nonbuyers and other parts of the spectrum that we discuss in the New Music Economy.
If you are using FanBridge, I recommend that you shell out the $5 and grab the app. Throw is on your iPad and have someone collecting emails at your shows.
For more info on collecting fan data, here is a post that we ran last week.
What are your thoughts on the app? Is it something you will use or could see yourself using? If not, how are you collecting names at live shows?
-Greg
