Virtual Fan Zone is a new exciting communication channel between artists and their fans.
- It is an exclusive Virtual World for fans to socialize directly with an artist.
- It is an easy way to create new Fans Community. Users can attract more fans by communicating through chats, social networks, games and contests.
- It is a new sales channel. 100 hundred million of iPhone/iPad users with a direct link to iTunes.
- Artists’ new business model. Users pay either for monthly subscriptions to listen to music or pay per donwload.
- Experience of socializing with the artists and sharing it with others.
- Listening to the music at any time along with other fans.
- Buy music through the iTunes store.
- Access to Exclusive Merchandising. Buy products both virtual ones and real ones.
- Integrate social networks into Virtual Fan Zone (Vote for songs, take photos next to the artist’s avatar and share it with his friends through the social networks etc)
- Expand a fans audience and increase profits through a new worldwide promotional app that will allow contacting fans with recently released songs, concert schedules, public appearances, sell virtual goods.
- Personal contact with fans that will help in creating promo strategies.
- Send free iPhone push messages reaching thousands of users.
- Learn opinion of the fans, hear their ideas and feedbacks.
- Get statistics on the fans, their profiles: country, age, sex, occupation, etc.
- Personal interaction through the artist’s avatars.
In short, Virtual Fan Zone allows the artist:
- Innovate. Be in the vanguard of technology.
- Get loyal fans. Make your fans feel the center of the universe.
- Know your fans.
- Advertise. Worldwide marketing.
- Evolve. Virtual world is the next logical step in social networks relationships.