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We know that you are all eager to promote Duran Duran, so we thought we'd give you a helping hand along the way! These pages contain listings of radio stations and video channels which you may want to contact to request Duran Duran.You can discuss and co-ordinate your promotion efforts on the duranduran.com Message Board. We've also written some guidelines to follow when making requests, which should ensure that the fan campaign is a success.
Always
be positive when interacting with the media and the public
If a DJ says something negative, let it pass. Don't fuel the fire by writing
in arguing with them - there will be a thousand other DJs out there who love
Duran Duran - they are the ones to concentrate on.
Accentuate the positive!
Only contact radio stations in your local area or radio stations you can
listen to online
Know the radio station that you are making the request to. Imagine
requesting Duran Duran during the country music hour? Not only will they not
play the song, they will probably ignore all your subsequent emails. So make
an effort to listen to the shows where you are requesting the track, mention
something that the DJ was talking about earlier, and always call the DJ by
name.
Don't write to the same DJ or the same station TOO often, and do not spam
You don't want to become known as the 'Duran Duran pest'! About once a week
per DJ, or twice a week per station is a good average. On the other hand, if
you are a regular listener who is already known to a DJ, then use your
status to maximum effect! Do not not spam out requests, always write a
separate email to each DJ at each station, and never mass mail (that
includes BCC).
Be yourself, not part
of the collective
We know you're proud to be a Duranie, but this doesn't matter to the DJ;
your request is more likely to be taken seriously if they think that you are
just a general member of the public who has been bowled over by the band.
It's what you love about the song that is important to the DJ, not what you
love about Duran Duran. Do not mention that you are part of a collective of
Duranies, or the DJ will probably fear being inundated by requests and start
to ignore them. Try to use official email addresses to send the request in,
as opposed to fanbased addresses (misssmith@smith.com would carry more
weight than iloveduranduran@duranduran.com). You don't want the DJ to think
that you are only writing as part of some organized effort, you want them to
know that you genuinely love the song and are sincere in your request to
hear it.
A phone call is worth a thousand emails
So, wherever possible, make a personal call to the request line and request
Duran Duran!
One
important note
The best way to make an impact is to call AFTER a station has played a new
Duran Duran song and tell them that you think the song is amazing! That
creates much more of an impact then simply requesting it.
Most importantly - be friendly, be funny and be upbeat - and always remember to say thank you to radio stations who play Duran Duran!