Monday, May 4, 2026

What’s Being Budgeted for 2021 by Advertisers?

For the week of October 12, Borrell Associates mimicked a survey of advertising managers conducted in May 2020 by inquiring how ad budgets were changing. Borrell also asked its respondents about year-end ad-sales projections and what is being budgeted for 2021. What did Borrell find? We have the answer.

‘Reimaging Traditions’: The 2020 Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey

Deloitte’s holiday survey turns 35 this year. To honor the long tradition, it's added new elements to the annual report, including supplemental data from Deloitte’s Insight IQ. There's also an economic forecast discussing the emergence of what it describes as a "K-shaped recovery."

Marketron E-Mail Series Designed to Pump Radio’s Digital Sales

Enterprise revenue management and digital software provider Marketron has unveiled a "Digital Seller Series," an eight-week series of educational e-mails "designed to empower radio sales professionals with proven digital advertising tactics."

Ten Reasons Why Most Sales Training Doesn’t Work

Are you wasting time and money on sales training that doesn't work? Perhaps this Media Information Bureau installment from expert sales trainer Barrett Riddleberger can help. Here, he offers "10 common problems plus solutions to help you get the most out of your sales training investment."

Urban One, iHeart Launch Black Financial-Focus Initiatives

Urban One and iHeartMedia are each introducing efforts designed to ignite African American businesses, and give Black consumers a little more credit.

Will Hispanic Growth Grow Advertising Allocations?

The "browning" of America is real. Increasing Hispanic affluence, education, and acculturation is here. With it comes increased spending across an ever-widening array of categories. How do brands plan accordingly? A Thursday Hispanic Radio Conference LIVE! panel of diverse players in the game (advertisers, agency buyers and planners, station sales executives) seeks answers.

A 2021 Trends Outlook Designed for Brand Activation

What's the outlook for technology and media in 2021? Activate has reviewed the "major forces" reshaping the tech, entertainment, AR/VR, gaming, video, advertising, ecommerce and media industries, and it has just published a host of newsworthy findings. What do the conclusions mean for broadcast media and its consumers and advertisers?

ICYMI: Radio Show Takeaways

In case you missed it, the 2020 Radio Show was soooo good this year. Get the inside scoop and the top 4 takeaways you can’t miss in this new article. [Sponsored content from Revenue Analytics]
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Strong Spot Cable Stability Marks Mid-October Efforts

Stability, with lack of moment, is considered "stagnant" when looking at a Top 40 music survey. But, when looking at a ranking of the top brands using Spot Cable, it's a good sign. Brands are strong and steady for the week ending October 18, with GEICO leading the pack.
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Kantar: Big Ad Spend From One Presidential Candidate

From September 1 through Election Day, Kantar has tracked $932 million in presidential campaign ads across TV and radio, including future bookings. This is more than 60% of all ad spend supporting the presidential race since January 2019. The majority of spend since September 1 has been from ads backing one presidential candidate.

The Top Nine Reasons Your Top AE Left

Losing a good salesperson is painful. Sometimes it can be prevented by adjusting how you manage them. This Media Information Bureau installment from expert sales trainer Barrett Riddleberger might prove to be very helpful across your entire sales organization.

Will Hispanic Growth Grow Advertising Allocations?

The "browning" of America is real. Increasing Hispanic affluence, education, and acculturation is here. How do brands plan accordingly? How have the pandemic and recent calls for social changes impacted the advertising environment? A panel of diverse players in the game will explore this topic in the next Hispanic Radio Conference LIVE virtual session.

NATPE, NAB Team For Analytics and Addressability Program

The NATPE Virtual event is designed for experts in audience research, data technology, brand advertising, programming, and promotional marketing. It's scheduled for October 22 as part of NAB Show New York. Comcast Advertising VP/Strategy Claudio Marcus will deliver the opening keynote.
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A New Look On Radio’s Sales Strategies

A self-described revenue growth consultancy that specializes in media ad sales is serving up new research findings that show that, as Radio diversifies across new platforms, the sales solutions needed to harness the revenue potential of these new delivery vehicles are still in need of development.

Welcome To TV: A Slew Of New Advertisers, At COVID-19 Height

Nearly $460 million entered the national TV marketplace in the first half of 2020 from 110 first-time national advertisers across 59 categories. That's the big takeaway from a new report released Tuesday (10/13) by the VAB. We've got more highlights for you.