Kaiser Chiefs: Redefining album creation

This case study describes an innovative music album launch by the British band, Kaiser Chiefs, which allowed fans to create their own album, and profit from it.

Kaiser Chiefs: Redefining album creation

Jennifer LewisWieden+Kennedy London

Summary

This paper is about how Kaiser Chiefs got people to value their music in an era when music is increasingly available for free. It's a paper that answers the question: How do you create value in the digital age?

Background

The music industry has been notoriously slow to deal with changes brought about by the influx of digital formats; and piracy is a big problem. With so much music available online for free, how can you convince people to pay for it? For Kaiser Chiefs, an out-of-favour band looking to...

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