Katy giving away free album copy with every ticket purchase - thoughts?

[AndrewGr 6,022]

Everyone is inventing marketing strategies like this... Gaga with Amazon, Rihanna with Samsung, e.t.c... it's normal

[WildAmerican 13,672]

coming for that 80k pure sales

[MichealScott 753]

It's actually a really good marketing idea 

unless no one wants to go to her shows 

[Guest]

Will these "free" copies count in BB 200 sales? 

[YeehawKylie 7,817]

1 minute ago, vivre sa vie said:

Will these "free" copies count in BB 200 sales? 

I would think? Shawn Mendes has physical copies of Illuminate available for redemption with the purchase of his tour tickets as well. I assume they count as pure sales? This may be a good question for the Charts Discussion thread. 

[Boyboi12 2,125]

Prince did this with his musicology tour... she making sure that album goes platinum on paper.... artist haven't used this strategy in year sadly it will work... 

[Boyboi12 2,125]

5 minutes ago, vivre sa vie said:

Will these "free" copies count in BB 200 sales? 

I don't think so... 

[Xaylan 1,326]

Y'all literally tear down any girl who's not Gaga. Then, y'all cry when females arent charting as high as they were back when stan twitter wasn't a thing. 

Katy's strategy is cool, and it's not hurting anyone. Quit whining already. 

Plus I heard she's giving $1 per ticket sale to the Boys and Girls Club. 

[Boyboi12 2,125]

50 minutes ago, AndrewGr said:

Everyone is inventing marketing strategies like this... Gaga with Amazon, Rihanna with Samsung, e.t.c... it's normal

She didn't invent this lol... this has been done before by prince 

[Xaylan 1,326]

1 minute ago, Boyboi12 said:

She didn't invent this lol... this has been done before by prince 

We get it you stan prince. Move on

[Boyboi12 2,125]

3 minutes ago, Xaylan said:

We get it you stan prince. Move on

 don't say she invented something when artist have been doing this for years... Katy is washed up on her forth album, she about to be doing America idol  she won't be around in the next ten years, mark my words. 

[Xaylan 1,326]

Just now, Boyboi12 said:

 don't say she invented something when artist have been doing this for years... Katy is washed up on her forth album, about to be doing America idol  she won't be around in the next ten years, mark my words. 

Okay but who's saying she invented it? You're being really bitter. Trust me, Katy's already made her mark in history. 

[Boyboi12 2,125]

Just now, Xaylan said:

Okay but who's saying she invented it? You're being really bitter. Trust me, Katy's already made her mark in history. 

What mark lol  she was just the flavor of the month, like cyndi lauper

[RAMROD 109,592]

LMAO so long it doesn't count as sales for BB rating, IDC much.

Since discounted sales already not counted, I expected this kind of stuff also not counted.

[Boyboi12 2,125]

2 minutes ago, Xaylan said:

Okay but who's saying she invented it? You're being really bitter. Trust me, Katy's already made her mark in history. 

Also... Andrew stated in his post that artist always invent strategies to sell records which is true, but she didn't invent the one she is about to do.