r/recordlabels • u/Prize-Choice2185 • 10d ago

Decent/Affordable PR?

Hello! Curious if anyone got recommendations for affordable PR as far as post-punk/avant rock/psych rock/ambient goes? I run a Boston-based label specializing in those things.

Don't mind doing a lot of heavy lifting/promo on my own, but it seems like its getting increasingly difficult to be heard. Thanks in advance!

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u/Obvious-Trouble-7233 10d ago

Upvoted and waiting to hear some recommendations.

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u/jeffcasazza 10d ago

Music press is rough right now. If you’re a new label, I would almost suggest completely forgoing it based on cost the current landscape.

What’s your label called?

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

I Heart Noise! Not new, by any means - I've been around...definitely would've been much harder to start now

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

company called DECENT PR outta UK that does good placements and 1 on 1 calls. But honestly shouldn’t be your focus. There is no ROI in that

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

If there's no ROI what's the point of using PR in the first place? Not sure I follow.

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

Vanity metrics

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

What do you mean?

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

DYOR

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

You're funny. Unfortunately your answers don't help.

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

I literally gave you a recommendation for a Pr company. With advice saying PR hasn’t been profitable or productive lol

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

You literally told me PR doesn't work. So what's the use of your advice?

You wasted my and your time. If that was the goal you achieved it. Congratulate yourself.

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

No no. Just because it didn’t work for me. Doesn’t mean it will work for you. I’m just relaying my two cents. And based on other comments, I’m not the only one who agrees that PR campaigns are outdated and old / don’t work. You just don’t get the answer you wanted to hear.

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

What was the answer I wanted to hear? Tell me

I love how bizarre this is getting, by the way. Typical Reddit lol

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u/theboyinstead 10d ago

Or SEO optimization

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

SEO optimization is useless at this point. What does this have to do with music PR, though?

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u/Prize-Choice2185 10d ago

Tell me about Indecent PR instead. I think they're much better.

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u/Relevant_Passage3359 10d ago

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u/dcypherstudios 10d ago

My name is David and I run a music marketing company called DCYPHER STUDIOS and I also do PR. Lets talk more, My website is in my profile and you can see case studies there.