Best of 2008

December 10, 2008 by Amanda Ameer

It’s that special time of year: you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a “Best of” something. So let’s add to it!

E mail me with your nominations for the following in classical music and opera:

Best Marketing Campaign (describe)

Best Publicity Pitch (describe)

Best Feature Story (please include link)

Best Review (please include link)

Best Artist Interview (link, if applicable, or describe if coming from a journalist)

Best Album Art (link or jpeg)

Best Advertisement (please include screenshot, scan or jpeg)

Best New Music Blog (that would be “new” as in, new in 2008, not “new music” as in, contemporary classical music)

Overall Best Moment in Publicity and Marketing in 2008

Nominate yourself/your artist/your organization, I don’t care. We’ll do “official” voting throughout the month and the winners will be UNVEILED in January!

I have no idea what to do about prizes. I will think about it.

Have fun!

Update – 12/11, 10 amish: a new category has been suggested, and I am adding it:

Best Overall Performing Arts Coverage in a Blog or Newspaper

Much as I know you all desperately want to, you cannot vote for this blog!

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