Sheikh Shoes, Inspire Kickin’ off the Holidays

Sheikh Shoes recently partnered with Inspire-creating exceptional results selling hit urban CDs in their stores. A recent Chris Brown promotion included offering free artist posters to all its customers in its 100+ stores nationally.

Ralphs seeks Holiday Inspiration

Inspire is proud to have Ralphs Food Stores as a new client. They’re having terrific, immediate results tapping into the “New Moon” frenzy, selling its hit soundtrack at its checkout counters.

Artist Discovery Series goes International

Whole Foods Market and its entertainment partner, Inspire, launched the “Artist Discovery Series” in their stores; and early results suggest the idea has struck a chord. Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Inspire, has been successfully offering music and DVDs to their customers for years, and has created a trusted brand to their customers as purveyors of quality music and films.

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Inspire’s Artist Discovery still on top

Yesterday the grocery chain announced a new initiative with Inspire Entertainment to bring the first of what it hopes will be many hand-picked CDs to its stores. The first artist in the Whole Foods Artist Discovery Series will be Greg Laswell, currently signed to Vanguard Records, a historic indie label that was once the home to the Weavers and Paul Robeson.

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Inspire Riding Beatles Bandwagon

Retailers as diverse as Whole Foods Market are on the band’s wagon, and everything Beatles is expected to be hot all the way through Christmas. As music stores have disappeared from the retail landscape, other retailers say they’re happy to fill in, and everyone wants a piece of the video game business these days.

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Billboard praises Inspire, WFM

Billboard’s September issue targets Inspire client Whole Foods Market as a nontraditional music retailer that is dominating the music sales market. With the launch of the remastered Beatles collection, Whole Foods Market is basking in the success of one of the largest music marketing campaigns ever.

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InterCall Campaign Gets Rave Reviews

Click the link regarding a recent campaign with InterCall, the largest conferencing company in the world…

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Staples Posts Strong Sales

A recent campaign across all Staples stores selling 3 hit CDs on their countertops created exceptional sales.  CDs included new releases by Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and Mariah Carey.

“Case studies, after case studies, in stores across the country such as Staples, Nordstroms, Whole Foods, etc. quantifiably show how putting the right hit CDs on countertops in retail stores can create higher spends at a cash register,” said Jimmy Dunne, CEO of Inspire.  “Because these CDs are all returnable, it’s a powerful way for chains, in these challenging economic times, to create meaningful new revenues streams – with no risk.”

Inspire CEO Speaks at Musexpo

Inspire CEO Jimmy Dunne spoke at Musexpo, highlighting a cast of music industry leaders. The panelists included former CEO of Saatchi international, Jim O’Mahoney; Best Buy’s senior entertainment officer, Gary Arnold; and Nokia’s head of music, Steven Stewart; all of whom spoke about the role of music branding’s “coming of age” in today’s marketplace.

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Inspire songwriter teams with Aspirin

When McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals needed a song to pump the importance of aspirin and a healthy heart, it turns to Anson Williams as Potsie singing “Pump Your Blood” from “Happy Days,” a song written written by Inspire CEO and famed songwriter Jimmy Dunne. Unexpectedly, the campaign has turned into a hit.

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