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May 17, 2016
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WHERE DO RADIO RATINGS COME FROM?

Most people think that their listening habits determine which radio stations are the most popular.  They’re partially correct. The real “ears” of audience measurement in 48 […]
May 3, 2016

RADIO’S TOP TALKERS

Talkers Magazine has released its list of the Top 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America, known as The Heavy Hundred.”  With only 100 […]
April 19, 2016

Who ARE YOU?   (it Depends whom you ask.)

These are two WordClouds from YouGov depicting how Democratic (blue) primary voters and Republican (red) primary voters would describe Hillary Clinton in one word.  Same woman, […]
March 29, 2016

Radio Listeners: I Command You

One of the most important elements in successful radio advertising is a powerful Call to Action, fondly known among acronomists as the CTA.  A strong CTA […]
March 15, 2016

MEN CHANGE CHANNELS AT 33

According to Spotify research, 33 is the magical age when men shift from listening primarily to new music on the radio to embracing the music of […]
January 12, 2016

HOW VIDEO GAMES CAN SAVE TALK RADIO

My daughter Kirsten was doing homework accompanied by her cell phone.  But instead of listening to music, she was listening to audio of some guy voicing […]
October 26, 2015

10 RULES OF SPORTS RADIO ADVERTISING

Sports fans are among radio’s most passionate and responsive listeners.  They live-and-die with every play and then talk about it, around-the-clock, until the next game.  Here’s […]
September 1, 2015

WHY I SECOND-GUESS MYSELF FOUR TIMES

I recently calculated that I’ve written over 3,000 radio commercials over the course my career in radio advertising. So why do I hire four writers – […]
August 18, 2015

WHO SEES DIGITAL ADS?

The Who is one my all-time favorite rock bands. “My Generation” grew up with so many favorites: songs, bands, radio stations, TV shows, and of course, […]