Case Study #17

Case Study #17

Introduction

Introduction

Following a highly successful initial campaign, Promoting Sounds re-engaged Means Management to execute a follow-up growth phase for their Spotify playlist ecosystem from June to July 2025. The primary objective was to build upon the established momentum and further scale their audience and catalog streams. Key strategic goals included: 1) Accelerated Growth: Drive a high volume of new playlist saves and followers across their key internal playlists. 2) Audience Refinement: Utilize data from the previous campaign to refine audience targeting, focusing on high-performing segments and eliminating inefficient ad spend. 3) Catalog Streaming Velocity: Increase the streaming numbers for the label's back-catalog by leveraging the expanded playlist audience.

Year

2025

Client

Record Label Marketing / Spotify Playlist Promotion

Timeline

1 Month

Introduction

Following a highly successful initial campaign, Promoting Sounds re-engaged Means Management to execute a follow-up growth phase for their Spotify playlist ecosystem from June to July 2025. The primary objective was to build upon the established momentum and further scale their audience and catalog streams. Key strategic goals included: 1) Accelerated Growth: Drive a high volume of new playlist saves and followers across their key internal playlists. 2) Audience Refinement: Utilize data from the previous campaign to refine audience targeting, focusing on high-performing segments and eliminating inefficient ad spend. 3) Catalog Streaming Velocity: Increase the streaming numbers for the label's back-catalog by leveraging the expanded playlist audience.

Year

2025

Client

Record Label Marketing / Spotify Playlist Promotion

Timeline

1 Month

Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT
Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT
Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT

Strategy & Results: Data-Driven Audience & Budget Optimization

Strategy & Results: Data-Driven Audience & Budget Optimization

Strategy & Results: Data-Driven Audience & Budget Optimization

The campaign's success was driven by an agile, data-informed Meta ads strategy. By leveraging insights from the prior month's campaign, we refined audience targeting and optimized budget allocation to achieve even greater efficiency, resulting in over 18,700 new playlist saves at a highly competitive cost-per-result.

The approach taken focused on capitalizing on proven strategies.

We immediately scaled up campaigns to high-performing audience segments while canceling poorer performing Tier 2 locations that had weaker engagement during the previous phase. An extensive retargeting layer was maintained to re-engage existing listeners, which built loyalty and lowered costs.

The iterative approach used allowed us to achieve an average £0.07 Cost Per Click and a Cost Per Playlist Save of approximately $0.15 USD. This campaign is an example of the effectiveness of a sustained, data-driven approach to music marketing, where each phase leads into and builds on the next, compounding its growth and increasing the return on investment for the label's Spotify ecosystem.
Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT
Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT
Quick summary of Promoting Sounds' second growth campaign: £2.9K budget, 18,700+ playlist saves, and refined music marketing strategy by MeansMGMT
Campaign overview for Promoting Sounds showing 18,700 playlist saves, 98K catalog streams, and a £0.07 cost per click from a Spotify growth strategy.
Campaign overview for Promoting Sounds showing 18,700 playlist saves, 98K catalog streams, and a £0.07 cost per click from a Spotify growth strategy.
Campaign overview for Promoting Sounds showing 18,700 playlist saves, 98K catalog streams, and a £0.07 cost per click from a Spotify growth strategy.
Spotify playlist growth breakdown for Promoting Sounds, showing new follower counts for 3AM, HYPE, PERFECT, and OVERTHINK playlists after a 28-day campaign.
Spotify playlist growth breakdown for Promoting Sounds, showing new follower counts for 3AM, HYPE, PERFECT, and OVERTHINK playlists after a 28-day campaign.
Spotify playlist growth breakdown for Promoting Sounds, showing new follower counts for 3AM, HYPE, PERFECT, and OVERTHINK playlists after a 28-day campaign.
Collage of positive fan comments from Meta ads for Promoting Sounds' Spotify playlist marketing, showing high user engagement.
Collage of positive fan comments from Meta ads for Promoting Sounds' Spotify playlist marketing, showing high user engagement.
Collage of positive fan comments from Meta ads for Promoting Sounds' Spotify playlist marketing, showing high user engagement.
More social proof and user comments from the successful Spotify playlist advertising campaign for the Promoting Sounds record label
More social proof and user comments from the successful Spotify playlist advertising campaign for the Promoting Sounds record label
More social proof and user comments from the successful Spotify playlist advertising campaign for the Promoting Sounds record label

Campaign Results: Quantifying Sustained Growth

Campaign Results: Quantifying Sustained Growth

Campaign Results: Quantifying Sustained Growth

Generated over 18,700 playlist saves and 98K new label catalog streams in a single month. The campaign drove a 7%+ follower increase across the entire internal playlist network, reinforcing the label's dominant position on the platform.

The four-week promo campaign drove 41,292 clicks to Spotify, resulting in overall considerable growth. The "HYPE" playlist gained a 30% boost in followers, while the "PERFECT" and "OVERTHINK" playlists gained 25% each.

This shows the value of treating a label's playlist network as a core marketing asset, which can deliver consistent, scalable results and high-streaming revenues.

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