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In seven days, broadcasting takes over the Harvard Club in the City of New York for Forecast 2024. With a full day of executive-level panels, discussions, and camaraderie, here are a sample of some of the most-anticipated agenda items – highlights that you’ll be talking about until Forecast 2025.

The Byron Allen-led Allen Media Group (AMG) has selected a specialist in analytics and technology for multi-currency, cross-platform consumer gateways to provide data-driven linear media plans across its networks, starting with The Weather Channel.

Effective immediately, Ben Stecker and Walt Lopko will lead all the station group's political advertising sales efforts, reporting directly to Patrick Paolini, Executive Vice President of FTS Ad Sales.

It could happen to anyone: You've blanked out on parts of that memorized speech, right in the middle of delivering it to an audience. If you’re going to take your public speaking seriously, public speaking coach and PR veteran Rosemary Ravinal tees up several ways to deliver a great deal of info without remembering it all.

It's the birthplace of KDKA Radio, widely regarded as one of the nation's longest-running radio stations. On Thursday, a team including a veteran Pittsburgh broadcaster and sports announcer unveiled their plans for a museum that will showcase the origins of broadcasting.

The "Advertising Intelligence unit" of globally recognized Kantar Group is heading into the hands of an ad intelligence and sales enablement platform backed by Thompson Street Capital Partners and Endicott Capital.

The Year-End Giving Campaign asks for personal tax-deductible donations to the Guardian Fund. Corporate donations can be given to the Angel Initiative, which is also tax deductible.

A significant percentage of U.S. teenagers report spending at least four hours per day using a variety of social media apps such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X, a Gallup survey of more than 1,500 adolescents finds.

He's a veteran marketer directly tied to iconic Aflac and Progressive spots. A two-time CMO of the Year, Jeff Charney left Corporate America at the top of his game last year to start an “invite-only” nationwide marketing collective. What can you learn from Charney? Find out when he makes a rare public appearance at Forecast 2024.

Havas Media SVP of Investment Karolyne Sprague recently shared her thoughts on career development, mentorship, and leadership in a conversation with TVB Chief Communications Officer Abby Auerbach, and this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, is pleased to offer excerpts from the chat. LISTEN HERE

Focused on sales acceleration, sales enablement, and sales talent selection and development, The Center for Sales Strategy invests in research and data to compile the annual Media Sales Report.

Whether your work requires you to speak often, or you’re someone who simply wants to maintain a strong and clear voice, taking care of your vocal toolbox is crucial. In this column, Rosemary Ravinal offers seven indispensable tips for preserving and enhancing the health of your voice.

Just how proficient are Latinos when it comes to en español conversation?  The numbers are high, Pew Hispanic Center data show. This solidifies the need for marketers and advertisers to place their dollars in both Spanish-language and English-language media consumed by Hispanics across the U.S.

That's a question tackled by Claravine and Advertiser Perceptions in a new survey of advertisers who spend upward of $50 million annually. The goal was to understand how they manage their marketing data.  One key finding could bring a boost to traditional media: Advertisers estimate that the wrong creative is served to the wrong consumer roughly 25% of the time.

What are the most important parts of a presentation? When public speaking expert Rosemary Ravinal coaches clients on the structure of their talks, this is where she spends most of the time: the open and close. This column offers key tips on how to get your audience to remember every word you'll say, from start to finish.