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Rosemary Ravinal

How To Speak Without Fear

There are many techniques to counter stage fright. "If you think of your talk as a service or gift you are giving to the audience, you will shift the attention away from you and toward the people in front of you or on a screen," PR veteran Rosemary Ravinal shares in this latest column.

Need For Continued Growth Key MIW Gender Analysis Finding

Data for the annual report, which compiles and analyzes the number of women in radio broadcasting who are rising to the ranks of management, shows progress in the ranks of female General Managers and Sales Managers. But, the MIWs say, the greatest challenge for women lies in Program Director/Brand Manager positions.
Rosemary Ravinal

Six Speech Habits That Can Harm Women

Veteran PR executive and public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal believes there are some common communication habits that may be harmful to the credibility and perceived authority of women. In this column, she offers some solutions.

Hispanic Audiences ‘In Focus’: Nielsen’s Media Consumption Story

Just like non-Latinos, U.S. Hispanics are "undeniably drawn to streaming" as Spanish- dominant Hispanics continue to embrace broadcast television. That's the key takeaway from a new research report from Nielsen that puts a focus on how Latinos consume audio and video content.

Broadcast News Brand Loyalty? Two ‘Big Four’ Networks Rule

A survey of more than 95,000 consumers between the ages of 16 and 65 from across the U.S. has yielded fresh insights into brand loyalty as it pertains to select news programming — potentially potent data as the 2024 political advertising season heats up. It presents good news for NBC and ABC.

VAB Explores How TV Ads Call Consumers To Action

First-time TV advertisers are achieving "significant and sustained" mid-funnel results once they launch their campaign. That is the big-picture takeaway from a just-released Video Advertising Bureau report that probes some 230 first-time TV advertisers and the all-important ROI they seek when securing an ad buy.

Entertainment Radio

The idea here, is an unfamiliar, seldom used approach to radio ... entertainment. Radio as an entertainment medium ... pretty wild idea, huh?Entertainment, not...

Sink your teeth into this…and/or-colds' a comin’

This one is a little different. But sometimes that’s what it takes to stand out. Halloween is just around the corner. Why not

New emergency alerting system offers direct benefits to broadcasters

Across the country radio stations provide the voice of the people and a voice to the people. From talk radio to popular music, radio broadcasters share a common thread regardless of

2010 Planning Essentials: Get Your Mobile Strategy in Order

It doesn't take a crystal ball to know that the web is moving to mobile devices. The US mobile web audience grew by

Letting your hair grow and getting engaged…

Just as the market was tanking in ’08 and with ad dollars as scarce as a “sales rep staying around for a year” I started growing my hair because I too, along with 15 million other people

Proposed FCC Regulatory Fees – Changes for 2010

This year may bring an historic moment – the first time since their advent in which regulatory fees will not have risen. Despite all the harsh things being said about Congress recently, its annual FCC appropriations act specifies that the 2010 fees to be

UK companies pair up to give listeners what they want

An occasional complaint about online music services is the lack of live news and information. Two British radio companies, one a broadcasting stalwart and the other an online startup, have joined

IAB claims Internet radio as its own with new report

While broadcasters gathered in DC last week, digital folks were in NYC at the Interactive Advertising Bureau‘s annual MIXX Conference, part of Ad Week...

Reinvention Process: Reposition

We are now on part four on the topic of reinvention in a six part series that started several weeks ago. Now is a good time to think of