Man Of Steel Promotion - do your bit.

Kev · 10 Nov 2003, 17:19

I think i must be close to securing close to 1000 sales of the single as I have been promoting the hell out of it on all the forums I post on and have sent somewhere in the region of 3000 emails to member of loads of different directories such as aol and yahoo, etc. and anyone profiles that list 'rock' or the obvious 'meat loaf' or 'meatloaf.'

Some 500 music fans on AOL alone have had me bugging them with the emails at the bottom and almost every one has replied saying they didn't even know there was a single and they are big fans, etc. and will be looking to buy it.

So hopefully if the record company stick loads in the shops then it could already have a good start...

this is my email i've been sending and posting all over the place ... feel free to copy it and do the same...

Quote:

Yes associates, Meat Loaf, the most supreme recording artist of all time racking up almost to 65 MILLION sales world wide is releasing only his third single in 8 years and comes from his platinum UK selling album Couldn't Have Said It Better.

Man Of Steel will be released on November 24th to accompany his sold out UK and Ireland leg of his FINAL WORLD TOUR. Some 500,000 tickets have sold out for around 20 shows in 30 days covering November and December.

Man of Steel is a classic Meat Loaf soft love ballad and the most amazing vocal range in rock is in fine form with this amazingly beautiful song. The single hits the shops on Monday 24th November priced £1.99.

The single also coincides with Bat Out Of Hell enjoying its 1300th consecutive week (25 years) in the UK Rock Album charts. Meat’s latest album, Couldn’t Have Said It Better is still in the shops now priced £16.99

mariella · 11 Nov 2003, 00:48

Not in the mood to do this right now. Good to see you are!

xxx

Mariella

A Slice Of English · 11 Nov 2003, 21:11

I batch-emailed everyone in my company today urging them to buy the new single.

The way I see it, I start a new job on December 1st so there's very ittle chance I'll get disciplined for non-work rlated spamming in my current job :)

Kev · 12 Nov 2003, 01:06

well, its good to see three of us care...

Sapphire Lady · 12 Nov 2003, 11:02

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Originally Posted by icwuke

well, its good to see three of us care...

You're doing a great job.

It's surprising that Man of Steel isn't being performed at any of the concerts (well so far anyway). I think that would help to promote it as a single.

Jayd · 12 Nov 2003, 12:53

I emailed to local radio stations up to now, Key 103 in Manchester and Tower FM in Bolton. Not heard anything back as yet.

LP · 12 Nov 2003, 13:05

Flyers for the new single were on a lot of the seats at the NEC Mon and Last night - no verbal mention & not played on the PA which was odd.

Luke

Kev · 12 Nov 2003, 13:39

what's that old saying??? 'these people couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery'?

ChrisBelfast · 14 Nov 2003, 14:28

Did you see the front cover on the flyer? Its pretty amazing, typical Meat art work!

Tim · 16 Nov 2003, 21:09

I've ordered the single, special for the front cover!! Man i like Whaelen (don't know for sure if this is one of his creations).

madonna123968848 · 16 Nov 2003, 22:55

Wish Meats songs were promoted more... I try and help and get his songs played on local radio stations for publicity but wanna do more if I could!??

A Slice Of English · 20 Nov 2003, 18:45

I have managed to organise a batch order through my work place and hav got 34 requests for the new single. I've also got it added to the playlist of the local radio station.

Its not much but its a start!

madonna123968848 · 20 Nov 2003, 20:17

That is really good A Slice of English ...

mariella · 20 Nov 2003, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by mariella

Not in the mood to do this right now. Good to see you are!

xxx

Mariella

I am getting in the mood to promote this breathtaking song more and more...

Let's DO IT!

xxx

Mariella (

quoting herself

)

UK-radio-stations...you have been warned!

RSG · 21 Nov 2003, 02:08

I was walking through my City Market (popular Canada landmark.) And I went into "Music World." And I asked the guy, if I could have his CHSIB poster in the window. He said, sure, he gave it to me for free. I said thank you and just as I was about to walk away, he gave me 3 more,

. I just wanted to share. :) Another cool thing about this place, this is where I got the CHSIB CD on the exact day it came out in Canada (September 23rd). But most of all the coolest thing about this place is, the big enlarged Bat 2 wall on the back wall. It is like 25 feet X 12 feet. Instead of it saying Meat Loaf on the top middle, it says "Radio Land." (What the store used to be called.

A Slice Of English · 24 Nov 2003, 22:15

What better way to get the new single played on radio stations than a concerted effort from MLUKFC through a ring-a-thon where MUKFC members ut aside half an hour at a weekend or something to cal as many radio stations as possible and lodge their request.

If enough of us do it, it an only be a good thing!

original sin · 26 Nov 2003, 10:07

OK all you lucky lucky people who made it on to the poster - here a payback chance.
How about approaching your local newspapers and radio stations from this angle?

"I'm a long the fan have have had my dreams come true etc etc........."
They might reproduce the poster with an article about the single or at the very least the single's gonna get a mention.

I've missed this weeks deadline for the local paper here, will see what I can do for next week but I'm gonna
get friends to phone the local radio and request MOS for me and say something like "congratulations for making the poster" and I'll also phone to do the same for my son.

just a thought

Sin

Cpl Mickey · 26 Nov 2003, 13:21

:) way to go Sin.

A Slice Of English · 30 Nov 2003, 11:48

Just thought I'd let you know, I bought ten copies on Friday and handed them out to members of my team at work as a leaving present as Friday was my last day working for Friends Provident.

Interestingly, they all seemed thrilled to get it, despite me being unabe to convince them earlier to buy the single...

Closet Meat fans, obviously!

Kev · 30 Nov 2003, 18:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Slice Of English

Just thought I'd let you know, I bought ten copies on Friday and handed them out to members of my team at work as a leaving present as Friday was my last day working for Friends Provident.

Interestingly, they all seemed thrilled to get it, despite me being unabe to convince them earlier to buy the single...

Closet Meat fans, obviously!

I did something along the same, thankfully I am in a position to wastes a good size of student loan on 50 singles and giving them away for free.

Well, the charts on, lets see how good all our hard work has done :)

21 Nov 2003, 02:08	#15
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	My city Saint John, and my Meat Loaf related CHSIB stories. I was walking through my City Market (popular Canada landmark.) And I went into "Music World." And I asked the guy, if I could have his CHSIB poster in the window. He said, sure, he gave it to me for free. I said thank you and just as I was about to walk away, he gave me 3 more, . I just wanted to share. :) Another cool thing about this place, this is where I got the CHSIB CD on the exact day it came out in Canada (September 23rd). But most of all the coolest thing about this place is, the big enlarged Bat 2 wall on the back wall. It is like 25 feet X 12 feet. Instead of it saying Meat Loaf on the top middle, it says "Radio Land." (What the store used to be called.

26 Nov 2003, 10:07	#17
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	PROMO idea for MOS OK all you lucky lucky people who made it on to the poster - here a payback chance. How about approaching your local newspapers and radio stations from this angle? "I'm a long the fan have have had my dreams come true etc etc........." They might reproduce the poster with an article about the single or at the very least the single's gonna get a mention. I've missed this weeks deadline for the local paper here, will see what I can do for next week but I'm gonna get friends to phone the local radio and request MOS for me and say something like "congratulations for making the poster" and I'll also phone to do the same for my son. just a thought Sin

11 Nov 2003, 00:48	#2
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	Not in the mood to do this right now. Good to see you are! xxx Mariella

11 Nov 2003, 21:11	#3
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	I batch-emailed everyone in my company today urging them to buy the new single. The way I see it, I start a new job on December 1st so there's very ittle chance I'll get disciplined for non-work rlated spamming in my current job :)

12 Nov 2003, 01:06	#4
Kev Just Kev Join Date: 01.06.2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,857	well, its good to see three of us care...

12 Nov 2003, 12:53	#6
Jayd If I could bust into hell....... I would Join Date: 13.06.2003 Location: Montclair, New Jersey Posts: 1,314	I emailed to local radio stations up to now, Key 103 in Manchester and Tower FM in Bolton. Not heard anything back as yet.

12 Nov 2003, 13:05	#7
LP Super Loafer Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 262	Flyers for the new single were on a lot of the seats at the NEC Mon and Last night - no verbal mention & not played on the PA which was odd. Luke

12 Nov 2003, 13:39	#8
Kev Just Kev Join Date: 01.06.2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,857	what's that old saying??? 'these people couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery'?

14 Nov 2003, 14:28	#9
ChrisBelfast Mega Loafer Join Date: 18.02.2003 Location: Posts: 1,061	Did you see the front cover on the flyer? Its pretty amazing, typical Meat art work!

16 Nov 2003, 21:09	#10
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	I've ordered the single, special for the front cover!! Man i like Whaelen (don't know for sure if this is one of his creations).

16 Nov 2003, 22:55	#11
madonna123968848 Super Loafer Join Date: 07.07.2003 Location: Ashford, Kent. UK. Posts: 294	Wish Meats songs were promoted more... I try and help and get his songs played on local radio stations for publicity but wanna do more if I could!??

20 Nov 2003, 18:45	#12
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	I have managed to organise a batch order through my work place and hav got 34 requests for the new single. I've also got it added to the playlist of the local radio station. Its not much but its a start!

20 Nov 2003, 20:17	#13
madonna123968848 Super Loafer Join Date: 07.07.2003 Location: Ashford, Kent. UK. Posts: 294	That is really good A Slice of English ...

24 Nov 2003, 22:15	#16
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	What better way to get the new single played on radio stations than a concerted effort from MLUKFC through a ring-a-thon where MUKFC members ut aside half an hour at a weekend or something to cal as many radio stations as possible and lodge their request. If enough of us do it, it an only be a good thing!

26 Nov 2003, 13:21	#18
Cpl Mickey Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.09.2003 Location: Maidstone. England Posts: 1,378	:) way to go Sin.

30 Nov 2003, 11:48	#19
A Slice Of English Guest Join Date: 10.11.2003 Posts: 1,258	Just thought I'd let you know, I bought ten copies on Friday and handed them out to members of my team at work as a leaving present as Friday was my last day working for Friends Provident. Interestingly, they all seemed thrilled to get it, despite me being unabe to convince them earlier to buy the single... Closet Meat fans, obviously!