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the swift effect

It is no surprise that Taylor Swift is easily the biggest name in anyone’s ears in today’s time – whether with adoration or discontent. Her Eras Tours has been transformative for communities throughout the United States. Post-pandemic surge, citizens are craving social experience and to be out and about. With this groundbreaking tour that highlights over a decade of her musical transformation, Swifties and communities alike are going feral for the coveted Taylor Swift tickets. The process of even attaining a ticket is elaborate and difficult, and with a sprinkle of luck you may score one of these golden tickets (1). She has a successful merchandise store that sells coveted items along with her musical album drops. She is currently re-recording each of her albums. This allows her to stay extremely relevant in mainstream media and unveils the “Taylor’s Version” that also releases vault tracks of songs she did not release in the first drop years before. This creates a craze and excitement around Swift’s music and overall strength as a female artist to stand up for herself, which creates an inspiration to many generations.

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Marketing Through Experiences: Music Festivals as a Marketing Tool

Current disengagement and uncertainty with indirect, mass media marketing is leading towards many companies incorporating event marketing and experience-based marketing as part of their strategy. This is especially pertinent to companies who want to capture the millennial and Gen Z audiences, as these demographics have proven to respond better to experiential marketing over traditional marketing techniques. One big example of this can be seen with music festivals and concerts, as recent studies have shown that billions of dollars are spent annually by brands on advertising their products at music festivals.