Richard Jankovich is a 10-year music branding and licensing veteran who has helped Fortune 500 and major media companies tell their brand stories through music. (more)

The First Tour Sponsorship

February 4, 2010 | Music Branding History | No comments

Was doing some research into historical instances of music and branding and came across this tidbit. The 1981 Jovan Music sponsored Rolling Stones tour *might* just be the first rock music tour sponsorship…

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The Sound Of Crayola: An Interview with McGarry Bowen Creative Director Tom Pratt

January 25, 2010 | Great Uses Of Music, Music Branding News | 4 comments

As someone who has selected and licensed music for some of the world’s most adventurous brands, I have been very intrigued by Crayola’s risk-taking with their soundtracks. Over the last few years, Crayola’s spots have been scored with some really off-beat songs by Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, The Unicorns, Tally Hall and, most recently, Micachu & the Shapes…

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CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT VS MUSIC (SONIC) BRANDING

January 12, 2010 | Music Branding News, Uncategorized | 1 comment

Over the last few days, our discussion of Lady Gaga’s new partnership with Polaroid and one about Morgan Freeman as the new voice of CBS News, has given rise to an interesting question…

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