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Early Life and Career Beginnings
The Foundation of Tom Selleck's Wealth
Born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Selleck grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. His journey towards building a large net worth began with humble origins. , Selleck pursued a business administration degree at the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. But, his interest shifted towards acting. leading him to study at the Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas.
Minor roles in television and films marked Selleck's early career. He appeared in commercials and took on small parts in T.V. series such as "The Dating Game" and "Lancer." These initial steps, although modest. laid the groundwork for his future success and the growth of Tom Selleck net worth. Breakthrough with "Magnum, P.I."
The Role that Defined Tom Selleck's Career
Tom Selleck's breakthrough came with the role of Thomas Magnum in the CBS television series "Magnum, P.I." (1980-1988). This role made him a household name and boosted his net worth. The series' popularity resulted in Selleck earning large salaries. leading to financial stability and increased recognition in Hollywood.
"Magnum P.I." garnered high ratings and critical acclaim during its run. Selleck's portrayal of the charming and resourceful private investigator resonated with audiences. making him one of the most beloved television actors of the 1980s. The success of "Magnum P.I." played a pivotal role in shaping Tom Selleck net worth, establishing him as a major star.
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Selleck's versatility allowed him to transition between genres. from comedies like "Mr. Baseball" (1992) to westerns such as "Quigley Down Under" (1990). This diversification showcased his acting range. and provided many income streams, reinforcing Tom Selleck net worth.
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Young Tom Selleck: A Journey Through His Early Years and Rise to Stardomgreendigital
Introduction
When one thinks of Hollywood legends, Tom Selleck is a name that comes to mind. Known for his charming smile, rugged good looks. and the iconic mustache that has become synonymous with his persona. Tom Selleck has had a prolific career spanning decades. But, the journey of young Tom Selleck, from his early years to becoming a household name. is a story filled with determination, talent, and a touch of luck. This article delves into young Tom Selleck's life, background, early struggles. and pivotal moments that led to his rise in Hollywood.
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Early Life and Background
Family Roots and Childhood
Thomas William Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 29, 1945. He was the second of four children in a close-knit family. His father, Robert Dean Selleck, was a real estate investor and executive. while his mother, Martha Selleck, was a homemaker. The Selleck family relocated to Sherman Oaks, California. when Tom was a child, setting the stage for his future in the entertainment industry.
Education and Early Interests
Growing up, young Tom Selleck was an active and athletic child. He attended Grant High School in Van Nuys, California. where he excelled in sports, particularly basketball. His tall and athletic build made him a standout player, and he earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Southern California (U.S.C.). While at U.S.C., Selleck studied business administration. but his interests shifted toward acting.
Discovery of Acting Passion
Tom Selleck's journey into acting was serendipitous. During his time at U.S.C., a drama coach encouraged him to try acting. This nudge led him to join the Hills Playhouse, where he began honing his craft. Transitioning from an aspiring athlete to an actor took time. but young Tom Selleck became drawn to the performance world.
Early Career Struggles
Breaking Into the Industry
The path to stardom was a challenging one for young Tom Selleck. Like many aspiring actors, he faced many rejections and struggled to find steady work. A series of minor roles and guest appearances on television shows marked his early career. In 1965, he debuted on the syndicated show "The Dating Game." which gave him some exposure but did not lead to immediate success.
The Commercial Breakthrough
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Selleck began appearing in television commercials. His rugged good looks and charismatic presence made him a popular brand choice. He starred in advertisements for Pepsi-Cola, Revlon, and Close-Up toothpaste. These commercials provided financial stability and helped him gain visibility in the industry.
Struggling Actor in Hollywood
Despite his success in commercials. breaking into large acting roles remained a challenge for young Tom Selleck. He auditioned and took on small parts in T.V. shows and movies. Some of his early television appearances included roles in popular series like Lancer, The F.B.I., and Bracken's World. But, it would take a
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Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now
1. theMedium
is theMessage
Five Music Marketing Ideas
That Could Pay Dividends Now
by Glenn Sabin
2. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 2
The Medium is the Message
Five Music Marketing Ideas
That Could Pay Dividends Now
by Glenn Sabin
Times Have Changed..........................................................................................................Page 3
Telling Stories..................................................................................................................................Page 4
It’s No Different in Music ..............................................................................................Page 5
The Content Filter ...................................................................................................................Page 6
The Microsite..................................................................................................................................Page 8
The Magalog ................................................................................................................................Page 10
The Digital Magazine ....................................................................................................Page 12
The Tweeter....................................................................................................................................Page 14
In Summary....................................................................................................................................Page 16
About Amplifier Content Marketing ........................................................Page 17
3. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 3
Times Have Changed
O ther than Walmart and McDonald’s, times are tough marketing budgets toward a more online focus, many
for most brands out there. Not only is this one of the organizations are still marketing in the past. According
worst financial climates we’ve ever seen, but consumers to separate studies from ContentWise and Junta42/BtoB
are going out of their way to ignore marketing messages. magazine in 2008, consumers and business marketers
According to the New York Times, network television lost still allocate over 70 percent of their marketing budget
approximately 3 million viewers over the last three months to traditional marketing efforts such as advertising,
of 2008. According to min magazine, advertising pages tradeshows/events, and traditional public relations, even
plummeted 26 percent in March 2009 from last year. And with the growing shift to online media.
let’s not get started on newspapers.
But just moving your creative online won’t do the trick.
Let’s face it: the dominance of traditional marketing/ Click-through rates for online display now average less
media is over. Advertising is no longer the best way for the that 1 percent according to Wikipedia. Worse yet, these
majority of companies to go to market. Savvy marketers rates continue to drop and are getting so bad that both
realize this and are making some necessary changes to media companies and brands are being forced to look for
their marketing mix, moving significant dollars online. new alternatives.
Good, right?
The channels, whether print or online or in-person, are not
Not so fast. Even though marketers are changing their the problem.
4. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 4
Telling Stories
E ven if you wanted to, you can no longer rely on traditional media channels to spread
your message. Those channels are either drying up or proving ineffective.
If you really want to be an effective marketer today and into the future, you have one
choice—learn to tell your own story. Even though it may seem like the darkest of times,
it is actually the greatest opportunity we’ve ever seen for brand marketers. Whereas in
the past we had no option to communicate indirectly with our customers, today we can
develop unique, helpful and entertaining content that, if valuable, customers will distribute
themselves. That’s how companies like Procter & Gamble can develop their own media
sites such as HomeMadeSimple.com and BeingGirl.com, which have attracted millions
of customers that actively share Procter & Gamble content. Or how about the infamous
Blendtec example, WillItBlend.com, with videos boasting well over 100 million unique
viewers? The site has caused Blendtec’s business to skyrocket.
These companies are telling their own stories directly to their target customers. They are
distributing free yet compelling content that is tied to their brands but doesn’t actively sell
their products and services. Stop right here. This is an important distinction. It’s not about
creating better stories about your products. That won’t work. It’s about creating stories that
speak to your customers—valuable, relevant, and compelling content that helps people in
some ways. The stories are tied to your products, but don’t sell your products. That’s how
product will move now and into the future.
5. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 5
It’s No Different in Music
I f you’re reading this, you most likely understand the idea of a buyer persona—or a
detailed representation of whom your customer is—and that your customer is influenced
by music. You have identified a connection between your brand and a certain kind of
music or artist. And you aren’t alone. Leading brands like Nike, Walmart, and Mercedes-
Benz have all done the same.
And it’s not easy to make that connection … but it can be done.
To help, we’ve developed five ideas that we feel can be implemented by most any brand
who wishes to drive consumer behavior through the lens of music. As you review these
ideas, notice that some can and should be “mixed and matched” to help tell your story
more effectively. You’ll also notice that almost all of them contain an element of social
media. Why? If your unique story can’t be shared, you’ll never see the action you desire,
and social media is perhaps the best way for people to actively share your story.
Now on to the list. Here are five music marketing ideas that:
• You can implement immediately to your target consumer
• Don’t have to cost you an arm and a leg
• Can leverage what your customers want the most from you,
namely first-rate information and answers to their problems
6. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 6
Idea 1. The Content Filter
A s you research information about your customer as it pertains to their
musical passions, what do you find? What kind of information are they
looking for? Is it detailed information like the history of jazz or classical music,
or is it more pop-culture driven like celebrity-based music?
Once you have a clear understanding of what they’re looking for, and whether
it’s more information- or entertainment-based, how can you help provide that
information to them?
In publishing circles around the world, there is talk of a content filtering model.
This means that an online media service is created, but no “new” content is
generated. The point? Take all the related information in the marketplace from
all credible sources and filter it so that customers can easily find and manage
the information.
continued ——>
7. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 7
Goal:
Not to develop all the content in a particular segment, but be the “editor” in a
market and present people the best content in that market or that topic. Be the
enabler of the information they are looking for.
The Payoff:
You position your brand as the trusted content provider, bringing your customers
the information they need, much like Google does. The difference is, you are
weeding out the irrelevant content for them, saving them time and directing them
immediately to valuable information.
Examples:
Alltop, called the digital magazine rack, provides relevant groupings of blogs and
news sites on almost every subject imaginable.
Looking for jazz news? Go to http://jazz.alltop.com/.
How about music news at http://music.alltop.com/?
Newser, a news-filtering site, has created the same concept, with a twist. They take
their news from outside sources, but develop a custom abstract of the content so that
readers can get to the information they want more easily. It’s sort of a CliffsNotes
for news.
Turn Up the Volume:
Develop custom Twitter accounts to distribute the information as it enters your
filter site. Create a voting tool within the site so customers can tell you what sources
they like best. Better yet, be sure customers can help refine the tool by including
their own recommendations.
8. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 8
Idea 2. The Microsite
A lthough microsites, or content-specific sites, have been
around for over a decade now, they are still effective if
they provide value to customers.
As in the above content-filter model, a microsite focuses
on a niche informational or entertainment desire from
your audience. The difference with a microsite is that the
brand develops original content to drive engagement
throughout the site.
Microsites may be mostly textual, but more and more are
integrated with or based solely on video.
continued ——>
9. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 9
Goal:
Become the trusted expert for that area of music information or entertainment. The
project could also be campaign related—a place to drive engagement and behavior from
traditional activities, including sponsorship activation.
The Payoff:
Not that we should have to mention search engine optimization here, but if you develop
valuable content around a key music topic, Google will drive traffic to you.
Great content will be shared and passed around, if you make it easy to share by using
social media tools. The best part? You can track it through analytics.
Examples:
Walmart and Unilever partnered to create Soundcheck (http://soundcheck.walmart.com/),
their original performance video series with some of the world’s leading musicians.
JVC produced a jazz microsite as part of the 2008 JVC Jazz festival (http://jazz.jvc.com/).
The site includes a series of articles on the festival musicians.
And finally, check out Mercedes-Benz and their online music magazine site
(http://www.mercedes-benz.tv/index.php). The series of video shorts makes us want to
buy a Benz.
Turn Up the Volume:
Most microsites fail because the content is walled off, only available within the site itself.
Don’t make that mistake. Your goal is to spread the ideas, not to protect your content.
Give it away freely. Let the bloggers have at it. Put presentations on SlideShare.net. Link
out to other sites. Comment on outside blogs. Locate related media sites and give them
the content. Post it on Facebook. Develop a specific Twitter account for it. Listen to your
customers with search.twitter.com and Google Alerts and make sure those people talking
about related content know about your story. Great storytelling can’t spread inside a
bottle.
And don’t forget to use the power of online news releases. Key stories/findings should be
promoted using tools such as PRWeb, PR Newswire, or Marketwire. Backlink keywords to
help with the “search engine juice.”
10. The Medium is the Message • Five Music Marketing Ideas That Could Pay Dividends Now • by Glenn Sabin 10
Idea 3. The Magalog
D id you know brands that develop and distribute a custom magazine see an
average 8-percent sales uptick (APA, 2007)?
Did you also know that consumers spend an average of 25 minutes with a branded
custom magazine?
The point is that great content, whether in print or online, engages. And now, since there
are less custom magazines in the mailbox, the opportunities are greater than ever.
The problem? Yes, printing and postage takes significant investment. Well, if you
can’t find the money for a standalone print custom magazine, how about transforming
your catalog?
A “magalog” is a combination magazine and catalog. Basically, the brand tells an
educational or entertaining story throughout the print piece ( just like a magazine),
but weaves in products throughout (just like a catalog).
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Goal:
How many catalogs do you know where your customers anticipate the arrival? Not many.
Why not change that by integrating “must-have” information into your products section.
Give customers something they can really engage in, as well as giving them an opportunity
to buy.
The Payoff:
Higher readership, more sales, and to top it all off, you’ll be creating some much-needed
content assets you can reuse in other communication channels.
Examples:
One of the best examples of the magalog approach comes from LEGO. LEGO magazine
(http://club1.lego.com/en-US/legomagazine/default.aspx) is actually a magalog where
they create storylines for each of their products while at the same time clearly communicating
that the product is for sale. For example, with LEGO’s new line of Indiana Jones sets, LEGO
created a comic-book storyline for the character that related specifically to one of the sets for
sale. After two pages of excellent content, turn the page and you see the sets. LEGO has been
using this tactic for years, and it shows why LEGO is one of the leading brands in the world.
Turn Up the Volume:
Don’t let the print version go to die—leverage those assets. Storytelling featurettes from the
magalog can be easily promoted on your site in multiple locations. The magalog can also
be repurposed as a standalone digital version, where video and customer testimonials can
be easily inserted and shared by customers.
Looking for ideas on segmentation? Targeted LEGO magazines contain “Bionicle” comics,
which promote a separate line of LEGO products through comic-book storytelling.
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Idea 4. The Digital Magazine
M any marketers who hear “digital magazine” think about a PDF that can flip pages.
Don’t let the term fool you. A digital magazine, done correctly, can be a true
interactive experience. Some, like the Mercedes-Benz example, look like a video portal.
Others, like KLM’s I Fly magazine, is an interactive experience shaped like a magazine
(http://www.iflymagazine.com/). KLM mixes sleek design, high-impact video,
sound/music and expert stories in the hopes of engaging KLM customers in ways
that advertising simply cannot.
There is nothing you can’t do with a digital magazine, but you may ask, why
digital magazine over a Web site? Actually, some consumers still like the “feel” of
a magazine in an online environment. If that speaks to your customers, a digital
magazine may be for you.
A digital magazine is also excellent for those brands that already create a print
version. It gives you the ability to reach more customers and prospects, including
international readers, as well as those customers you may not know about yet. It
also gives you the opportunity to take your stories through to the next level, with
integrated video or audio interviews.
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Goal:
True engagement with customers. Easily track them spending time with your content.
Digital magazines can also be an invaluable retention tool. Target your best
customers with content they can’t find anywhere else.
The Payoff:
Some readers of digital magazines spend 30 minutes or more engaging in content.
What is that worth to you from a brand perspective?
Examples:
Project Analog from Microchip (http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/hearst/
projectanalog_200902/), on the latest in design engineering. It’s worthwhile to
note the difference about what can be accomplished with a digital magazine. First
look at the KLM example, then take a look at this Spin digital magazine version
(http://digital.spin.com/spin/200902/?u1=texterity), which is basically a replication
of the print version. Which one has more impact?
Turn Up the Volume:
A MySpace and/or Facebook fan page for your digital magazine makes sense here,
as well as a Twitter account. Just be sure to continue to push out content from these
sites, and not product or service messaging. If your story is told “alongside” your
brand, you’ll get the impact you’re looking for. Finally, enable feedback throughout
the site. If content is push only, you’ll have a harder time spreading the ideas.
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5. The Tweeter
W e’ve mentioned Twitter quite a bit in this report. For those of you
who may be new to Twitter, it’s a micro-blogging platform where
you are supposed to answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140
characters or less. Each Twitter account gets “followed” or follows others,
much like “friending” on MySpace or Facebook.
The key to Twitter success occurs by not answering the question “What
are you doing?” Who wants to hear about what you just put in your coffee
or what you ate for breakfast?
Success comes from simply being helpful. Continually include helpful
tips, tricks, information, relevant thoughts, etc., for the people you are
trying to talk to.
In that respect, the opportunity is there for any brand trying to target a
certain kind of passionate music lover. Let’s say you’re trying to target
hip-hop fans. If so, start an account (from your brand—clearly noted) that
provides up-to-date information about the world of hip-hop. Could be
great articles, interviews, performance dates, celebrity news, and more.
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Goal: Be the trusted information source for a particular music niche.
The Payoff: Media sites and bloggers who use Twitter like this see more than 10
percent of their total traffic coming from Twitter. But probably most important, brands
are having real one-on-one conversations with their customers like never before.
Examples: H&R Block (http://twitter.com/HRBlock) runs ask-and-answer sessions
with their customers. Southwest Airlines keeps loyal customers up-to-date on everything
happening in and around the brand (http://twitter.com/southwestair). Whole Foods
distributes ongoing information to customers about organic recipes, food podcasts,
and other information on healthy living (http://twitter.com/wholefoods).
Turn Up the Volume: Not only can you use Twitter as a great social-media marketing
tool, it could also be your greatest customer service resource. Dell now uses Twitter
to monitor users who are having problems with Dell computers and immediately
addresses the issue. Tweet about your broken Dell computer and expect a response in
minutes from a company customer-service representative.
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In Summary
O bviously there are many more ideas that can help you tell your story to music
fans. Blogs, podcasts, eBooks, eNewsletters, and more all play a part and can
be used with any of the ideas we’ve presented.
The goal here is to realize that the marketing of today and tomorrow begins and
ends with direct communication with customers through authentic stories—stories
that make sense to your brand and your customers.
Five years from now, this will be the rule and not the exception, but for today, the
opportunity is yours. Strike while the iron is hot.
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About Amplifier Content Marketing
A mplifier Content Marketing is a boutique marketing and publishing company
specializing in innovative branded content and custom publishing solutions.
From targeted music-oriented magazines to strategic venue distribution to
innovative Web content, we live and breathe our expertise in music-driven
content. Find us at our Web site (http://www.amplifiercontent.com) or contact us
at 301.588.7171 to chat about these ideas and more.
Glenn Sabin
Chief Marketing Officer
gsabin@amplifiercontent.com
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