Archive - The Fanbase Builder

The Guanxi approach to networking in music

Your network is not your net worth, your Guanxi is.

Feb 17 • Carlo Kiksen

How to make your album announcement newsworthy

A five-point checklist based on academic frameworks.

Feb 10 • Carlo Kiksen

Make social media social again

Will friends outrank followers?

Feb 3 • Carlo Kiksen

January 2026

Why your live show should be more than just your album played loud

The sociology behind what makes a concert unforgettable.

Jan 27 • Carlo Kiksen

The psychology of scarcity

Why HYBE is limiting BTS’s return.

Jan 20 • Carlo Kiksen

The limits of business logic in music

Five corporate frameworks that kill creativity.

Jan 13 • Carlo Kiksen

Navigating AI beyond the hype in 2026

Why artists must build ‘AI intuition’.

Jan 6 • Carlo Kiksen

December 2025

How to track Asian pop culture

RedNote, Labubu, and the new geography of pop culture.

Dec 30, 2025 • Carlo Kiksen

The blueprint trap: Why copy-paste strategies fail

Your career is not a template.

Dec 23, 2025 • Carlo Kiksen

Focus on input, not output

Win the game by ignoring the score.

Dec 16, 2025 • Carlo Kiksen

Why fans wear band shirts like football jerseys

Using Social Identity Theory to turn listeners into a tribe.

Dec 9, 2025 • Carlo Kiksen

I built a web-synth in four hours

Building your own virtual merchandise is now easier than ever.

Dec 2, 2025 • Carlo Kiksen

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