Consumer Engagement at an All-Time High at this Year’s CMA Festival

The 2011 CMA Music Festival took place July 9-12, averaging a fan attendance of 65,000 per day, hundreds of artists & celebrities, hours of concerts, autograph signings, family activities, sporting competitions, interactive exhibits, giveaways & games. Mozes, the longtime mobile partner of the CMA, powered an array of mobile elements to jazz up the crowds such as Text-to-Screen fan comments, mobile contesting for the ‘Best Seats in the House’ (among many other things), real-time mobile updates, exciting mobile Tug-of-War games each day, and a newly launched feature – Tweet-to-Screen.

Nearly 22,000 fans texted their comments to screen throughout the 4-day event & over 15,000 fans participated in our newest feature – Tweet-to-Screen.

According to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Fest is easily the top annual generator of tourist income in Nashville, generating direct visitor spending of approx. $24MM in 2010. Hello mobile commerce opportunities, brand sponsors! :)

For the 2nd year in a row, Chevy was the main sponsor of the Fest. Brand partnerships are key to the marketing, fan experience & financial support of the Fest. 45+ brands participated in this year’s event, generating combined activation & consumer engagements of 924,000+, compared to 700,000 in 2010. In addition to Mozes mobile engagement, other activations included product sampling, dedicated registrations & sales leads & brand impressions.

Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now/Help Now’ Show for Tornado Victims

Some 13,000 Taylor Swift fans got to see her ‘Speak Now’ tour before it officially kicked off – all in the name of charity. ‘Speak Now/Help Now’, the final dress rehearsal for Taylor’s Speak Now Tour, was held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, May 21st, and ticket sales were open to the public as a benefit for tornado victims. With 100% of ticket sales going directly to help tornado victims in the South, the show raised over $750,000 for the cause.

Taylor also treated fans from around the world who could not make the show to a sneak peak of her upcoming tour via two streamed songs from the dress rehearsal, which also expanded her fundraising efforts.

Mozes donated its mobile services as a way to allow Taylor fans to send their messages of love & support to in-venue screens for all to see throughout the show. Information on how to text-to-donate to help tornado victims also scrolled alongside the heartfelt messages.

Nearly 3,000 messages were sent in by over 1,300 fans at the show.