Inside the Playbook: Nick Ruffalo on How to Test Your Music Before Release

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Fan pages changed music marketing.

In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Nick Ruffalo breaks down how fan pages, edit pages, and A/B testing can help artists build demand before a song is even released.

Nick explains how to test content like a marketer without losing the creative instinct: change one variable at a time, study what moves, and use the data to understand what fans actually care about.

We get into viral music content, pre-release strategy, teasing songs early, TikTok and Meta retargeting, and why engaged fans are always more valuable than empty views.

A sharp, practical clip for artists, managers, and music marketers trying to stop guessing and start building real momentum.

A conversation like this doesn’t come cheap.

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