Marketing and all things related

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It's true--she's amazing, and watching her sing brightens my day. She is talented, beautiful and generous with her gift. I got a kick out of the PayPal "donate" icon on her site. What we have here is the evolution of street busking onto the internet! Very clever.

This screwball claims to be a prophet of God.

She over applies makeup and her singing talent has most people agreeing it is lowest of "good" standards.

She gets old men to "donate" to her and attacks those that have an opinion that she doesn't like.

Don't donate to her. She is a scam artist.

Regarding marketing,I don't think she had marketed herself well at all: that would entail receiving some spoils, correct? I seriously doubt this woman is making alot of money, and her timing couldn't be worse.
Also, there are strange things that one is privy to if one just does a search on her. This young lady claims to have the gift of "prophesy" in the Christian Evangelical tradition. However, her selling point is that she can sing very tame torch songs to karoke music.
These songs include such gems as "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", where she wears a revealing gown and barely gets through it, since she is obviously trying to be like Marilyn Monroe, but apparently has no idea how Ms Monroe acted, and the multiple lawyers that were woven in that song.
It is quite funny that she states her favorite actress is "myself!", since it is obvious she is confused by complex emotion, and I have little doubt she is sincere: she is not an actress, but an aspiring amateur.
She also offers no insight into why she is doing this youtube venture, except to get money from very lonely, very vulnerable old men (the smaltzy old songs, badly done........but she has nice breasts, but be assured everyone, you won't get a little peak....not too much excitement for anyone.. Ysabella remains chaste..and reputedly married. How that works I have no idea).
Anyhoo, pretty soon we will be all laughing about "Ysabella Brave". I have watched her for sheer laughs at her mangling of certain favorites. It is obvious that she will be soon be usurped by a more confident woman than Ms Brave.

Also, marketing entails listening to your market, and not deleting comments that upset you (is it up to 50% yet? lol) when you could be learning about your audience. A very BAD marketing move, I would say, wouldn't you? Now I see videos about how horrible Ms Brave is for whatever reason, and youtube is still relatively "small"...that anger will grow, not because she is "strong" or "brave" as she states, she just didn't know how to react to maximize her positive exposure.

So, it seems Ms "Brave" never took a marketing class. Now it appears she is learning the consequences of poor manners the hard way: in front of a bunch of strangers. Good luck, Maryanne!

I am neither old nor a man and I sincerely enjoy Ysabella Brave's videos and talk channel...so does my 7 year old autistic daughter...WHO CARES if she has not told everyone every little thing about herself..frankly her personal life is really nobody's business. If she is acting or not acting WHY DOES IT MATTER? As far as her taking advantage of lonely old men or whatever is being thrown about out there..you've GOT to be kidding me folks...desperate dirty old men have been around for centuries...can't blame their little head thinking for the big one stupidity on MA! Put this back into perspective, MA is entertaining and not charging anyone for anything...Why are you all so caught up in is she real or not real? At the end of the day...does this really affect YOUR life that much?
I would hope not. Keep smiling MA, and doing what you do...until of course dodging psychos gets to be too much for you too.

Hmmmm her parents committed her into a mental clinic.... so the only psycho is her.

Have fun.

At first, I thought Ysabella was interesting. She's an attractive girl, and though her voice is nothing special, she was fun to look at. I liked that she was so average, I could do what she did with a little bleach for my hair, heavy makeup and expensive computer equipment for her voice.

But the last straw was noticing she only allows EXTREME praise for herself to remain in the comments after her videos...she also has a group of people who abuse others verbally when they criticize her. You have to be able to take criticism in show business, at least from what I know.

Her being in a mental hospital, though sad, makes sense. Not my cup of tea. Thumbs down, way down.

The above negative comments are all written by one person with hate in her heart. Very sad.

Yeah right... you're one of brave's multi personalities defending yourself... you're a scam with a capital S. Keep working at yahoo.

there are people behind her who believe in her. i am not one of them. i am her only critic you can attach a face to besides CS, and she wasn't always a critic. if she wanted to be a star, she would perform live for people, she does not. until she does, i will remain skeptical about her ability to do anything more than manipulate. and she is pretty good at that, unless you know her tricks. MaryAnne - good luck selling people product. Britney Spears you ain't.

She is a fraud and needs to go back into a mental hospital. We need to help her.

my question is why doesnt she open her mouth when she sings, when i watch singers their mouths are quite open. she seems to sing through her teeth almost. i have been watching her and if u email her through utube she will awnser. but only if it is simple. she does seem shady too me as well.

Well, I think she is great, and YouTube and everyone is great for causing these new breakthrus for musicians of all kinds, she has inspired me to get out there with my own esoteric and not middle of the road music.

She has a wonderful "feeling" of warmth, gentleness, and sincerity, and even if she has a bad side, or is acting a little, she has not had millions of corporate bucks to polish up a thin notalent voice that some other stars may have - can you imagine how the top stars are prepackaged for us.

She does neet to toughen up and read comments if she wants to be the very best, I hope you can hear this from a fan.

She is doing quite well at marketing, its pretty obvious.

Visually I have studied celebrity, her eyes and her skin are luminous, her chin a little small thoough like other diy stars at youtube, isnt it refreshing to see a real girl, a real person,and not the People magazine blondes with the same eyebrows, same lip shape, same figure shape etc.

Her mental breakdown could be used successfully in her marketing, for has she not tried to improve herself, and on her own merits. So what, who is perfect.

As to getting money out of men, wake up and look at newsstands and the porn business, its men who make money out of women, and I am not a kneejerk feminist - all Netizens of all types from Ebay to Google to YouTube - they bring back what could be the original pioneering democratic spirit of the USA.

The degree of antipathy to her is very evident about this woman. Is that the result of good marketing? Censoring all comments, hassling other members who dare speak of her in the most remotely critical way...well....she is in for quite an eye opener. Her strategy is quite shoddy, taking into consideration she also is proud to be a fundamentalist Christian who sings smaltzy karoke tunes. It is very obvious her options are limited. When we see that Warner album and those competent videos (the current ones are jokes) then you can say she is a breakthrough. 99% of the population don't know of her....and the one percent who do think she is a strange anomaly transmitting from another world (she thinks she is also a therapist, it appears, with a very humorous "advice" channel that she takes oh so seriously).
I am amused by the above poster speaking of her "warmth"....is that during the time she deletes comments, hassles cancer patients, forms groups on youtube to carry out angry campaigns against others or when she is smiling through a song about someone's father dying? You don't need alot of money to know these behavioral patterns won't be noticed, especially if you say you are "HisProphet": The Voice of Jesus on Earth. Since she still believes she is in direct contact with the divine, I don't see how this could help her.
She indeed does have a thin voice, which she props up with the technology that she does have. She is already a package, but she has really fudged this one up.

Putting a Paypal logo on your site shows your naive desire to cash in on something you know will last 15 seconds. If you need money that bad, and are getting it mostly from older men, they are going to want you to continue doing what you are doing. She will have to reject them all or feel their pain. She is incapable of doing this.

Most famous female celebrity ever in the US? Marilyn Monroe.
Ms Brave did a Monroe transition. Seems she desperately wanted to primitively get attention, quickly. The clock is ticking on......

She is a pleasant looking person, but with peroxide in her hair and makeup put on by a spackling knife, she certainly doesn't look "real". Her biggest wish would be to be on the cover of "People".

Her "mental breakdown" is not in the past, thus it cannot be used successfully in her marketing. She is still harassing cancer patients, seeing things in good/bad thinking and showing a strange desperation. All the while saying she is the voice of God, and trying to create her own "church". That is not in the past. It is all too much in the present. That is why she is problematic.

To justify her soliciting men for money by saying "look at porn 'cause Ms Brave is selling herself, men aren't" is very funny. Would Ms Brave like that comparison? LOL.

"all Netizens of all types from Ebay to Google to YouTube - they bring back what could be the original pioneering democratic spirit of the USA."

Things have changed. Things have changed.

(Warning: English is my 2nd language) Wow. This is kind of crazy. This level of negativity is just unhealthy. Relax. If you don't like her just move on and watch something else. Also, what does having been in a mental health facility have to do with singing ability? Are you saying that people with bipolar disorder or depression or any other psychological disorder are incapable of singing? Do psychological problems come with vocal chord problems? Now understand that I am not saying that she was in a mental health hospital. I have no idea because I don't know her personally. I just found one of the previous poster's statement baffling. She is not running for political office. The fate of the nation is not in her hands. Take a deep breath and remember what your parents and teachers told you about backbiting.

Dear Amanda/"English is My Second Language":

Since you are taken aback by the perceived "hostility" towards Ms Brave, I suggest you realize this is a marketing blog, and thus the product (Ms Brave) is quite an unpopular one.

Instead of chiding others (you sound like a typical synchophant of this Z-list songstress) YOU might want to explore why there is hostility towards her on the site she posts her videos on.

It is interesting YOU are more interested in the critics than the object for analysis itself.

Her mental illness was a reference to her marketability. If you are untreated, you have less of a chance to function properly, and thus sell your ideas. This inner torment is well documented on the site she patrols (not a good marketing move) so she can send in a bunch of distracted children to harrass people. They use every abusive, obscene word that Ms Brave would never say herself. That is the only thing she has made sure is consistent. She is an average hypocrite. And you wonder still about hostility towards her? Who is the confused one?

In conclusion, I would ask a translator, your parents or your teachers (anyone who can speak and write English well) what the situation is with this product. You have all the signs of a poorly intentioned "supporter" when you shake your finger symbolically and lecture others about Ms Brave. Take a deep breath and go out and see the beautiful world.

Good luck with the English studies!