Monday, June 22, 2026

Local Internet Radio is the New FM!

I believe Local Internet Radio is the future. XM, Sirius and even the vaulted HD-Radio are toast. HD-AM doesn’t work and who wants to spend premium money

What cookies can teach us about news branding

If you examine the great brands of the world you'll notice something funny about them.  Feeling them is easy, but describing them in words...

The Measure of Success…starts with the smallest decisions and tasks

I proceeded to share a story about a client that needed more than just getting the order and producing the copy

The ‘Community of Communities’

Nexstar’s eMedia strategy is not to be ‘all things to all people’, it’s more about reaching an audience with relevant / fresh content; applicable...

Internet radio – a bright spot for HD

Last week the Wall Street Journal's Sarah McBride wrote an article questioning the future of HD Radio. While the tone of the article is not very optimistic for HD

Christmas dollars

Here is one that may help generate a few bucks during the Christmas season. Each day-have the “Merchant of the day-business of the day”

Navigating through tough times

The global financial mess we now find ourselves in is about as bad as anything I’ve seen in 25 years of financing broadcasters. Many of us remember

iPhone and Internet Radio

According to the iPhone apps store, 3 mobile streaming music applications rank in the top ten free music apps. This is great news for Internet radio! iPhone is the first widespread

Utilizing Sound Effects

A lot of pressure is placed on narrators to voiceover the best possible radio advertisement. There is one important aspect of advertisements, however, that has nothing to do with the narrators

Let’s Grow Up and Eat at the Big Table

I used to have a sales manager who mixed metaphors.  One day he announced to our staff, “We’re fighting tooth and nail over bones.” ...

The Financial Manager's Perspective: Following the Money

The best Way to give advertisers what they want is by ensuring that we are serving our audiences. A couple of weeks ago

Five tips on why you should network in a recession

Everybody knows that networking is growing in popularity. There are social networking sites like MySpace, FaceBook and Business Networking sites such as

The Skinny on False Weight-Loss Advertising…and Other Big Fat Lies

There’s not an easy answer. The real question is; can you run an ad

Streams and Podcasts are Great News

A recent survey conducted by News Generation, a public relations company with an expertise in radio

Laura Ingraham: The big fix for dull, predictable talk radio

Always articulate and entertaining, Talk Radio Network’s "The Laura Ingraham Show" has been addicting legions of listeners