Sunday, May 3, 2026

Rosemary Ravinal

Filler Words are Now Good In Public Speaking?

New research shows that fillers can be beneficial to both the speaker and listener. Veteran public relations professional and public speaking consultant Rosemary Ravinal unpacks that big revelation in this Media Information Bureau column.

P&G, iHeartMedia Team Up To Ensure Pride Isn’t Cancelled

It's an evening recognizing the LGBTQ+ community and celebrates organizations creating a more inclusive and equal world. Performances from top recording artists are a part of the event scheduled for June 15, and it's thanks to the nation's No. 1 linear media advertiser and the biggest owner of radio stations.

TV Streaming and Online Grocery Delivery Get a Mash-Up

Consumer-packaged goods (CPG) advertisers now have a way to make TV advertising "more relevant and performance-driven across the entire streamer’s journey." That's what Roku is touting, thanks to a partnership signed today with a major grocery delivery service.
Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble Co.

P&G: Radio Marketer Of The Year

What sets Procter & Gamble Co. apart from its peers when it comes to its commitment to reaching consumers via traditional AM and FM radio? That's one question we asked Radio Advertising Bureau President/CEO Erica Farber upon learning of the honor being awarded to P&G. 

Impressions Up 3.2% YoY, Even Without Olympics

Just ahead of this year’s NewFronts and Upfronts, iSpot is offering a "sneak preview" of its Q1 2023 TV ad report, released later this week. It highlights "all of the big trends from last quarter, along with the most interesting year-over-year trends." We've got some of the report's highlights to share.
NAB Joint Board Chair and Salem Media Group CEO Dave Santrella

The InFOCUS Podcast: NAB Show Wrap-Up

The 2023 NAB Show is now in the past. What were some of the key takeaways from the affair? RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson trades notes with Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Radio Mercury Awards Sound Last Call For Entries

The Radio Mercury Awards are issuing a last call for entries with five days remaining. The deadline was extended two weeks to April 24, covering any audio aired from that day back to January 1, 2022. The awards ceremony is scheduled for June 8th at Sony Hall in New York City.

Byron Allen’s Group Advances With Targeted Ad Choice

It calls itself the largest independent platform for advanced TV advertising. It's just been chosen by the company founded by Byron Allen to maximize advertisers' potential reach across two of its digital platforms.
MIB Sports Radio

Which Sport Is Tops In U.S. Internet Households?

S&P Global Market Intelligence finds that U.S. television and streaming sports media rights payments will likely total $25.57 billion in 2023 across broadcast, cable, RSNs and streaming services. There is a digital trend, and S&P believes it is here to stay. But, what sport was consumed the most in U.S. internet homes during Q3 2022?

Media and Gen Z: Ways To Build Brand Affinity

How does the intersection of race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and other variables affect Gen Z's perception of identity, the role media plays in shaping their viewpoints and what it takes to build brand trust among this highly informed and connected audience of 14-to-24-year old consumers? A Horowitz Research study conducted with Vox Media yields some intriguing conclusions.

Podnews Acquires Podcast Business Journal

Podnews, an audio-on-demand industry newsletter focused on podcasting, has completed its acquisition of Podcast Business Journal, a newsletter launched in 2018 by Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report parent Streamline Publishing Inc.

Third Annual Diversity Symposium Set For NAB Show

The NAB Show will host its third annual NAB Diversity Symposium, open to all attendees, at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Designed to help broadcast organizations develop corporate DEI strategies and embrace diversity in media and the workplace, this year's symposium will focus on inclusion.
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

IAB Unveils Agenda for 2023 IAB NewFronts

With a four-day series of exclusive presentations highlighting new content, talent, and advertising opportunities, the 2023 IAB NewFronts reveals what’s next in data-powered advertising across digital video, advanced TV, and connected TV.

CIMM Reviewing Smart TV Data As Ratings Tool

The Advertising Research Foundation's Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), has moved forward with a study focused on assessing the opportunities that exist for "enhancing the value of Smart TV data as an input to TV measurement solutions."
Rosemary Ravinal

Six Speech Habits That Can Harm The Female Voice

For the last week of Women’s History Month, Rosemary Ravinal took a deep dive into the reasons why women and men speak differently. "It is a fact that there are gendered ways of communicating which may hold women back from their highest potential," she writes.