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The First 200 - 2007/01/20 19:13
And what a 200! California, Tennessee, Texas and Pennsylvania, New Zealand, England, Norway and Canada! Belgium and New Hampshire, The Netherlands and Florida -- this is going to be great! We can't wait to hear what you come up with!
A few of you have asked what you can do to help -- and the answer is, quite a lot. We really want the whole world to know about RPM -- we want to let as many bands as possible know about signing up, and then we want to let as many civilians as possible know to come and read about your progress, and then listen to your music.
If you all pitched in, we'd have an army. Here's how:
1. E-mail 25 Bands
Tell your friends! The word about RPM is being spread one person at a time, from band to band, musician to musician -- if 200 bands each sent out 25 e-mail invitations to other bands, that would be... a lot!
Download this simple text e-mail message to forward to other bands or musicians you know, then copy and paste it into your e-mail program. It is formatted without hyperlinks, but feel free to add them if you like, or otherwise personalize the message.
http://www.rpmchallenge.com/images/stories/misc/e-mail_sign-up.rtf
2. Send Out 25 Press Releases
Help tell the press! We love the press, but man do they need a lot of reminding. This is your story, and it is amazing! Help us tell the world by downloading this press release and sending it to your local media, or any media that you have a contact info for.
Download a press release for sending on to newspapers, magazines, radio and TV near you, or anywhere!
Go to "How Can You Help?" to download a press release.
3. Put Up 10 Posters
If you'd like to help get the word out, then why not print up a few of our sign-up posters and put them up in your community? If 200 bands put up just ten posters each, that would be 2000 posters, all around the world! Ofcourse, you could always put up more...
Download the RPM '07 sign-up poster -- 8.5" by 11", pdf, 3.5MB -- by going to "How Can You Help?"
(We realize the "Uncle Sam" imagery might not resonate in some countries, but we like to think that KISS is universal.)
4. Blog it!
Use your RPM blog to write about your plan, your progress, your inspiration and your ideas, but use your other blog to tell the world about RPM! If you have a MySpace blog or anything like that, take a moment to let your readers know what you're up to, and give them a link back to www.rpmchallenge.com. Generate some buzz!
5. Think Creatively
Let's say it again: This is your story, and it is amazing. We want to tell people your story, but there's only so much we can do. Think about how to tell the world -- do you have a special contact, a unique way of promoting something, or a friend with a zine? Whoever they are, whatever your idea, go ahead and do it -- tell people about what's happening in February!
Thanks!
-- The RPM Secret Center-Of-The-Earth Base
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