Linkfire
Domains: lnk.to
Positioning: Smart links for music marketing
Markets: Music (Only)
Background:
Launched out of Copenhagen, Denmark in 2013, and changed focus to the music industry in 2014.
Features: Targeting, Interstitial, Affiliation, Translation, Mobile Deep Linking, and Editing.
Clients: Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainament (SME)- International, Warner Music Group (WMG)
Cost: Approx 10-12K based on news sources
SmartURL
Domains: smarturl.it, hyperurl.co
Positioning: Globally redirect, track and manage all of your URLs
Markets: Music, Other
Background:
Launched in late 2011 by Gupta Media, based in Boston, MA.
Features: Targeting, Interstitial, Affiliation, Translation, Retargeting, and Editing.
Clients: Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainament, Warner Music Group (WMG)
Cost: Limited free version, enterprise approx $1,000 / month.
Geniuslink
Domain: geni.us, georiot.co, glob.ly
Positioning: Smarter links for commerce
Markets: Music, Books, Other
Background:
Launched in 2009 as GeoRiot in Seattle, WA. Company expanded focus and changed name to Geniuslink in 2015.
Features: Targeting, Interstitial, Affiliation, Translation, Retargeting, A/B Testing, and Editing.
Clients: UMG Nashville, BMG (BBR)
Cost: Plans start at $10/month
Flyt
Domains: flyt.it
Positioning: A powerful link shortener, sales tracker, and money maker
Markets: Music (Only)
Background:
Launched by Dash Two in Los Angeles, CA in 2015.
Features: Targeting, Affiliation, and Editing.
Clients: Curb Records, 300 Entertainment, large number of independent labels.
Cost: Free (services pays customers back a percentage of affiliate revenue generated)
TheGenesis
Domains: gns.io
Positioning: The World’s First Marketing Cloud for Music
Markets: Music (Only)
Background:
Launched in 2015 by Gravity4, based in San Francisco, CA.
Features: Targeting, Interstitial, Affiliation, and Retargeting.
Clients: Not known
Cost: N/A.
Found.ee
Domains: found.ee
Positioning: N/A
Background:
Launched in 2014 by The Found Group based in Los Angeles, CA USA.
Features: Targeting and Retargeting.
Clients: Not known
Cost: Free.
Linkredirector
Domains: lrd.to
Positioning: A url shortener for product marketing
Markets: Music (Only)
Background:
Founded in 2014 and based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Features: Targeting, Translation, and Editing.
Clients: Not known
Cost: Free
Also read about the history of shorteners in the music industry.