Traffic & Revenue Mgmt Systems: Scheduling recorded programs with breaks–Part III
In today's Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide...
Trading Broadcast Dollars for Digital Dimes
If you put a dollar bill into one of those change machines and it gave you back a dime and a nickel, you might be a little upset. That's what the digital change machine is doing to radio right now
2010 saw double-digit gains for most broadcast stocks
It paled in comparison to the 200% to 1,200% and more gains that some broadcasting stocks enjoyed in 2009, but 2010 was still a pretty good year.
What’s wrong with selling what we’ve got right now?
“I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present moment can I act. The ability to be...
The Digital Newsroom: Part 2
One thing has not changed in the digital era: Content is still King. You want to own as much as we can: news, traffic,...
Surveys say that employment growth will continue to inch forward
If there is one economic goal shared by Democrats and Republicans alike, it is getting America back to work. The differences arise when the...
Battlegrounds: Early read on 2012 US Senate races
The political handicappers are starting to take stock of the political situation in the 33 states that have a Senate seat on the table...
Deal Tips: Forcing the Seller to Sell
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
Picture the following: After much effort, the owner of a cluster of stations in a market finds exactly...
How to Maximize Your Chances of Getting “OPM”, Part II
By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
Last week we talked about the importance of a good business plan as part of a...
Radio and television still own key dayparts
The advent of email and the internet have certainly changed the way people use media throughout the day, but two things haven’t changed: Radio...
Ideas clients want from you now
Local direct clients don’t like paying for “spots”. They like paying for ideas. So, give them ideas they can use immediately and win their...
Mitch Kline, VP/Radio Sales, TargetSpot
TargetSpot, the largest Digital Audio advertising network, appointed Mitch Kline as its new Vice President of Radio Sales on 10/15. Mitch brings to TargetSpot...
2013 Forecasts: Keeping the momentum, post-elections – Part II
In this, our ninth yearly forecast from the RAB, TVB, CAB, IAB, NAA, SNTA and OAAA, RBR-TVBR asked
Due Diligence – A Not Too Technical Guide (Part 1)
By Garrison C. Cavell and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
So you’re going to buy a radio or TV station. Although there’s a lot of money...
Seven Questions with Erica Farber
RAB’s Erica Farber has followed a path to her current post from what will be a familiar starting place for a lot of radio professionals – she was handed a phone directory and told to get started. Today, she is stressing the development of all available revenue streams as the key to radio’s growth, and urges strong efforts to attract the young, not just as listeners, but more importantly as employees.