The Mastersounds team is in the midst of finalizing the details of the crowdfunding campaign, and we will be ready to launch it around the beginning of February. Developing a funding campaign has been an interesting experience. The elements of the campaign that we have focused on are the social push to inform the vast […]
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Flipping the Project Plan
By Margaret SchimmingHello all, During the last two weeks, the Mastersounds team has been working on researching and creating a marketing strategy that will be used near the launch of the book. This plan encompasses book reviews, podcasts, and important people that we think will be excited about the content and will help spread the word of […]
Backlist to the Future: Dreams of the West
By Tyler Mathieson
With the release date of Ooligan’s upcoming book, tentatively titled Mastersounds, quickly approaching, we prepare to once again look at how our cultural history has shaped this place we call home. Mastersounds will show the rich history of jazz throughout the Pacific Northwest with a specific focus on Seattle and Portland. This new text, written […]
Unique Contact Lists
By Ooligan PressHello all, Over the last few weeks the team has been working away on developing a contact list of media and places that we could collaborate with to promote the project. While we at Ooligan do have a general list of people and places we contact for each title, every project has a unique theme […]
Continuing to Research and Create
By Margaret SchimmingHello all, Over the last two weeks, the Mastersounds team has been hard at work creating and researching elements that continue to shape and develop the overall plan for the final masterpiece. Some of the research that was done these last few weeks looked into specific news organizations and social markets that can be used […]
This Week!
By Margaret SchimmingHello all, This week many little things were accomplished. We powered through many transcriptions that I personally loved listening to. Then we began developing the plan for the pitch video, which will feature our author speaking about the book, and began gathering preliminary information for the marketing plan. Most importantly, we began to delve into […]