Damian Keyes is the founder of DK Music Management, a co-founder of The Brighton Institute of Modern Music, and an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building businesses in music. Damian had never been active on social media until August 2016, when he decided to start a new project: to immerse himself in social media every single day.

Now, a year later, Damian shares with us his fascinating music industry journey, and the results of the experiment of living and breathing social media. This show is filled with actionable advice which will be interesting to all artists, and particularly those who are hesitant to become active on social media.

Listen to the show for Damian's thoughts and tips on playing to your skillset, fitting social media into your already busy life, understanding how much interesting stuff you are missing to share, building an audience through social networks, quantity vs. quality, and much more.

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MGT94: Starting With Social Media From Scratch – Damian Keyes

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MGT94: Starting With Social Media From Scratch – Damian Keyes

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