ACME Nominated for Top Music-Brand Firm by NARIP

The National Association of Record Industry Professionals found it in their heart to include us in their recent ‘Best in the Biz’ survey. We were nominated for Top Music-Brand Firm. We’d like to extend a big, sincere ‘Thank You’ to whoever nominated us, and of course, to anyone that votes for us. [...]

We May Be Biased, But We’d Say… Of The New Millennium!

In 2008, the worlds of music and branding aligned in a unique and resounding way. This resulted in several noteworthy initiatives, partnerships, ventures, etcetera, as well as some incredibly cool track usages for broadcast TV and Web advertisements.
Sadly for some music industry hopefuls, the branding equation wasn’t the savior they had sought. But as the [...]

Launch of the I AM KING Website.

What a fantastic project!   It was a bit of a whirlwind, but we made some new friends and are looking forward to the future!
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ADWEEK Profile: ACME’s David Caruso

Check Profile: David Caruso

Branded Entertainment x Adweek

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Branded entertainment, in general, is primed for high growth. According to PQ Media’s “Branded Entertainment Marketing Forecast: 2008-2012″ — released before the financial crisis hit Wall Street and beyond — the sector is expected to reach 13.9 percent growth this year, with ad expenditures projected at approximately $25 billion. Last year, ad spending on [...]

Dedicated to My First Love: Hip-Hop

“…Told her if she got an image and a gimmick
That she could make money, and she did it …
Now I see her in commercials, she’s universal
She used to only swing it with the inner-city circle
Now she be in the ’burbs lookin’ rock and dressin’ hip
…who I’m talkin bout y’all is hip-hop”
– Common
Loving hip hop, in [...]

Lauren Conrad + mark x MTV

Lauren in ‘The Club’

Lauren in ‘The Date’

ACME on NPR, TAG at Rucker Park and more!

We have tons of interesting updates covering what has been a whirlwind of activity over the last few weeks.

Some beautiful mark spots have been all over mtv for the last two weeks as part of an integration with The Hills.  We will post the videos up here as soon as we get our hands on [...]

American Brandstand: TAG & ACME Featured in New York Times

This is actually the third NY Times piece that has covered TAG Records – which must be a sign that we are on to something to special. This particular article happens to highlight the fact that TAG is just one of a number of brands that are currently jumping into the music space [...]

Jermaine Dupri: Today, We Make History…

That’s what Jermaine Dupri said about the Tag Records label that was announced yesterday. It has been picked up in literally hundreds of publications and blogs, and here are a few links to what people are saying…

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And don’t forget about the [...]