How Social Media has Changed the Entertainment Industry

Jason William Kumpf
2 min readFeb 20, 2020

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Entertainment is a concept that is continually evolving, and social media has a lot to do with the way that it has changed. It isn’t very easy for any aspect of entertainment to survive without a social media presence.

Making Social Media A Priority

People that are part of the entertainment industry realize that it is impossible to promote a movie or an album without some social media presence. This has become a reality for so many artists that are trying to avoid social media.

It is impossible to avoid social media because this is where many fans of artists come to find new music. This is where fans of new music come to find out what new music is streaming. It becomes much easier to navigate the world of entertainment when social media serves as a guide to what is being released.

Good and Bad Reviews

People also follow others on social media to find out if certain things are good. They are going to get their reviews from those that they know. They are much more likely to listen to what their friends on social media are saying about certain albums or movies. This is what makes social media necessary. It serves as a critic’s corner for reviews about new things in entertainment that have been released recently.

Celebrities Promote

What social media does is put entertainers in a place where they can promote without spending any money. Most of these social media platforms are free, so it allows the entertainer to promote movies and plays long before these things come out. What social media does for entertainers is to give their fans an inside track.

Behind The Scenes

Some people want to know how albums were created. They want to know about the behind the scenes of the movie that they enjoy. That is another reason why a lot of people spend time on social media. There was a time where people would have to wait until a DVD was released to find out how certain scenes were created. With social media, people can see this material without buying a DVD.

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This article was originally published on jasonwilliamkumpfentertainment.com

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Jason William Kumpf

Jason William Kumpf is the Director Of Strategic Partnerships at World Wits. http://jasonwilliamkumpf.net/