Fast food companies score with consumers
Business research firm Temkin Group has taken a look at 206 companies in 18 business categories, and discovered that one of the very best...
2012 marks the death of the set-top box
The challenge will be delivering programming and Internet-based content without relying on set-top boxes.
Indie artists and radio airplay
A vibrant conversation is going on at Digital Music News. Under the headline of "Study: A Majority of Musicians Are Making $0 from Streaming...
Spot Monitoring: Capturing data is key to getting and keeping media buys–Part III
In this Spot Monitoring Systems update, we asked Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment, OMD, to submit questions and issues for vendors...
Another positive indicator on consumer confidence
We keep our eyes on the material coming out on the economy, and there is no doubt that confidence in the likelihood of improvement...
Spot Monitoring: Capturing data is key to getting and keeping media buys–Part II
In this Spot Monitoring Systems update, we asked Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment, OMD, to submit questions and issues for vendors...
Spot Monitoring: Capturing data is key to getting and keeping media buys–Part I
In this Spot Monitoring Systems update, we asked Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment, OMD, to submit questions and issues for vendors...
Broadcasters: Avoid having a Kodak moment
Many people have no doubt looked at the recent Chapter 11 filing from Kodak and tucked it into one of the old familiar narratives that have characterized the business of business for centuries
Emmis' Patrick Walsh: Finding Silver Linings in the Impossible
The Financial Manager’s Perspective: Patrick Walsh (COO, CFO) joined Emmis in 2006, “just before the economy went to hell in a hand basket,” Walsh...
Consumers ready to spend on Valentine
Recession? What recession? To all appearances, consumers are going to take at least one day off from dealing with the sluggish economy and invest in making their loved ones
Randall Terry Abuse of Candidate Access Vol 2
In my last article, I addressed the issues presented by Randall Terry’s claim to be a legally qualified candidate for the Democratic Party nomination...
Randall Terry: Abuse of Candidate Access
Broadcasters facing presidential primary contests across the country have been faced with a difficult decision from an issue advocate seeking to ban legal abortion. ...
Looking beyond holidays events into 2012
From our December, 2011 Manager's Business Report (MBR): We looked at a BIGnsights/National Retail Federation chart of spending plans for Valentine’s Day 2011, and...
Football is three TDs and a safety ahead of baseball
At one time, Major League Baseball was so popular that it earned the right to be considered America
Battle of the Titans
CBS’s launch of All-News WNEW (99.1) marks the start of the Battle of the Titans for news supremacy in Washington, DC. The scorecard for...