Madonna - Two Decades of Successful Personality Marketing |
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IntroductionMadonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (Madonna), one of the most commercially successful artists in the history of popular music was highly photogenic, even though she was not conventionally beautiful. Often lauded as the queen of creativity, Madonna was famous for teasing her audience with hints and rumors of scandalous affairs.
Background NoteBorn on Aug. 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan USA, Madonna was one of eight children in a strict middle-class Roman Catholic family. An A grade student, a popular cheerleader, teenager Madonna enjoyed standing out from the crowd. When she first arrived, almost penniless, in New York City in late 1978 she was a dancer, having trained at, but not graduated from, the University of Michigan. Madonna soon realized that there was no money in dancing and that success was easier to achieve in popular (pop) music. Madonna - Two Decades of Successful Personality Marketing - Next Page>>
1] D'Souza, Sean. "Is Your Marketing as Fresh as Madonna's?" www.sigmawebstudios.com |
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