Clear Channel Changes Competition
It's akin to a light switch. One moment you claim that Pandora is not your competition, while you are building a Pandora-like delivery platform...
Three things that define your goals
Most of the time when I read a book that asks me to do an exercise, I simply pause to think about the question and give it some mental
Getting Your Song Played on Radio
Don't suppose there are many stories of independent artists who contacted a radio industry station and succeeded in getting that station to air their...
Demystifying the Debt Term Sheet
By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
Thanks to your taking our advice on putting together a persuasive business plan (see our articles,...
The Breakdown of Breaking News
What constitutes “breaking news” these days, anyway? That’s what a colleague asked me after the botched reports of the Supreme Court ruling on health...
What radio fans watch on cable: Older demo edition
A week ago we showed you where your younger radio audiences hang out when they’re watching basic cable programming. This week, allow us and...
10 Tips for Closing Bigger Sales with Co-op Know-how
1. SELL RADIO before you offer to help a retailer use co-op funds: If a prospect isn’t enthusiastic about radio, why would they use...
Slight consumer confidence bounceback for July
While it may not be time to start popping the champagne corks, a 1.5% gain in the BIGinsight topline consumer confidence index is better...
Mining Gold from the Station’s Previous Purchase Agreement
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
In the Westerns of the 50’s and 60’s, the cowboy sneaking a peek at a poker player’s cards...
What radio fans watch on cable: Young demo edition
Ever wonder what cable channels are getting clicked when your radio audience is sitting in front of the tube with their remotes in their...
Open Letter to Pandora
Dear Pandora: The question that has been on every tongue at any and all gatherings of broadcasters, “is Pandora radio?” The most recent answer...
What is Found in these Numbers?
They're back! Once again we have Triton Digital Webcast Metric's stats to kick around. And, once again, the numbers show the same radio industry...
Radio needs to revamp its sales process
My words often don't jive with the direction radio executives are taking. This comes from a belief that started around the time consolidation began:...
Download This: How Television Fans Use Mobile Devices
Mobile devices are in the hands of the young, the old and the in-between these days, but there are differences in what fans of...
New Radio: The Splintering of Programming
It's really nothing new in the radio industry: programs that cater to specific segments of life. Weekends on many broadcast talk radio stations still...