Comments on: $23.00

By: LS

LS — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:58:38 +0000

I saw the Dove Brothers live recently. The table price for a CD is $20…but you can get a deal on 2 CD’s for $30!

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:25:37 +0000

One more thing. I bet the Dove Bros. CD sales go down.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:23:45 +0000

If we want to make more money in SG raising CD prices is not the way. In my opinion raising concert ticket prices is the way to go. At least raise them a little every year so the fans will not get “sticker shock”. SG ticket prices are by far the cheapest in Christian music. Not long ago Casting Crowns was at a venue near me and the cheapest tickets were $20. The venue seated 9000 and there were approx. 8500 in attendance. That adds up to $170k which is probably more than SG would do in a whole year!
You can also go to the arena where I live and the pay $25+ to see some guys ride bulls.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:07:41 +0000

Thank you thank you #23jbb! What a great post! I concur!

By: jbb

jbb — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:24:19 +0000

Daisy: Do you know for fact they are “broke” or is this just speculation?
We are honored to have them scheduled for our Sept. homecoming. If they can get $23 for a CD, more power to them.
I was at a EHSS/Gaither singing, free tickets, and they were selling a “singing bear” for $45. NOw that is crazy.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:49:11 +0000

Folks,
This is just the online store that they have raised the prices on , not the product table!
If I have to, I will surely pay $25.00 for a new CD by The Dove Brothers if it will help keep them on the road spreading Gods word!
God bless!

By: daisy

daisy — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:48:38 +0000

DBQ is broke, that’s why they’re going to try to sell cds for $23 a pop. Who is really going to spend that? Nobody I know.

By: Leebob

Leebob — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:09:00 +0000

Have the secular genres gone to $23 cd’s? Seriously, if you people are in it for the money get a different career cause it ain’t gonna happen in this field unless you’re Bill, Ernie, or some such.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:18:45 +0000

#17–My local Wal-Mart stocks Gaither CDs (maybe 20-25 titles, including EHSS, GVB, Lynda Randle, etc.) Do you count that?

By: cdguy

cdguy — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:34:23 +0000

How long, at 99 cents per download, would a s/g label be able to stay in business, if their primary income were itunes? How many downloads per month do you think s/g is seeing right now? Some of you might be shocked to know how low the current number is.

Most of the s/g labels DO put their product on itunes, but let’s face it, in this genre, there’s not as much market for downloads as there seems to be in other genres.

Now, if you’re talking independent artists, many probably aren’t technologally savvy enough to get it on itunes. And even if they did, it probably wouldn’t pay enough to make it worthwhile.

We’re not American Idol, although to see some of the stage presentations, it appears some singers must to think we are.

By: wackythinker

wackythinker — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:20:15 +0000

#12 — “you can buy SG at walmart for 9.99″?

Really? Just last week I checked the Christian music display at our local Wal Mart Super Center, and found ABSOLUTELY NO SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC on their racks.

None.
Zip.
Zilch.
Nada.
Zero.
Not any.

Not at any price.

You must have a better Wal Mart (oxymoron?) than we have.

By: pk

pk — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:19:20 +0000

there is no way I’m paying over $12 for a CD, esp. when I can find it on line somewhere for less….and usually I go to Ebay or iTunes.

I wonder why more SG artists don’t put their work on iTunes.

By: David Bruce Murray

David Bruce Murray — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:13:53 +0000

Where’s that “if you really want to help the group, buy CDs direct from the group” mentality?

If you find the right price point, you can maximize profits. If 20 people will pay $23 and they can show $15 in clear profit from each sale vs. 30 people paying $18 where they show $10 in profit, they’ve made the same amount of profit ($300) for 33.333% less effort.

Obviously, there comes a point where too many people balk at the higher price. On the other hand, they’ll never know unless they test the waters once in a while.

By: Terry Franks

Terry Franks — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:57:12 +0000

Whew!! $23.00 for a Dove Bro Cd? It must be time to trade the little BMW in for a big Lexus.

By: william

william — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:47:07 +0000

You won’t catch me paying $23 - I’ll look elsewhere or I’ll buy it cheaper at other places online. What does that do? It hurt their direct sales.