PITCHES: Send Playlist Link via Email

PITCHES: Send Playlist Link via Email

TrackStage enables you to send a formatted email to the Target that contains a link to a playlist of the selected tracks, and then track when the recipient opens and listens to your individual tracks.

Before you PITCH

• has had all its most recent metadata tagged to its audio file
• is pitchable (i.e., is not under an exclusive contract)
• has been cached to the cloud

The Pitch Email

1. Click on the TARGET you wish to pitch to.
   
   
   
    
2. Click the Create a Pitch button.
   
   
   
   
   The Pitch Wizard opens.
    
3. Select the Opportunity and click Step Two: Pick Your Tracks.
   If no Opportunity is present, select opportunity called "Quick Pitch".
   
   
   
   
    
4. Select the track(s) you wish to pitch to this Target.
   
   
   
    
5. Click Step Three: Prepare your Pitch
   
   
   
    
6. Edit the Name.
   Give the pitch a distinctive name so that you will be able to identify it from a list of multiple pitches.
   
   
   
    
7. Select Send Playlist Link via Email
   
   
   
    
8. Edit the Email.
   Create a Subject line for the message and edit the default template text for the message.The template is very generic, so you’ll want to edit it to tailor it to your pitch.
   
   
   
    
9. Click Send & Record Pitch.
   
   
   
   
   A dialog box opens.
    
10. Click Yes.
    
    
    
    
    The pitch is recorded in the PITCHES module, the window refreshes and the PITCH DETAILS Tab opens so you can record more details about the pitch.
     
11. Add a Description (if desired).
    Make sure to add some notes so that you can understand your specific goals for this pitch and refer to them as you build this relationship.
    
    
    
     
12. Adjust the Follow-Up date, if desired.
    A default two-week follow-up date is set and will show up in your DASHBOARD as the date draws near.
    
    
     
13. Click Save Changes.
    
    
    
     
14. The email your Target will receive will look like this:
    
    
    
     

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    The Playlist

    The playlist will look like this:
    
    
    
     

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    Accessing the Playlist

    You can access the playlist in the PITCHES DETAILS Tab
     
    1. Select the Pitch in the PITCHES module.
       
       
        
    2. Click the DETAILS Tab
       
       
        
    3. Click the View Playlist button to preview the playlist.
       
       
    4. Click the Copy Playlist Link button to share the playlist.
       
       
    You can now paste the link to a browser URL to view and listen to the Playlist.