Tag Archives: The Guardian
Is your business streaming music for customers? That’s breaking the law (The Guardian)
According to a new report, 83% of businesses are streaming personal music services for public use – and it’s costing the music industry $2.65bn a year. I was out last night at a local restaurant with my family and not only enjoyed the lamb chops, but loved the awesome 80s music that they piped into…
Why the sound of Ed Sheeran helps sell fries (The Guardian)
Swedish researchers have found that specially selected songs played in a fast-food chain increased takings. It’s elevator music, 21st-century style: not Herb Alpert, piped tinnily into your local department store, but carefully curated playlists generated by algorithms and used by major restaurants, supermarkets, and retailers all over the world to entice us to spend more cash. In…