Creative

April 27, 2021

American Consumers Ready to Spend Post-COVID

Americans can’t wait to get back to life before Covid.  And that includes spending a sizeable chunk of all that money they haven’t been spending. A […]
January 14, 2020

Before You Write A Radio Commercial….

That crazy idea you just had for a radio commercial made you laugh out loud.  It’ll drive your rivals crazy that they didn’t think of it […]
July 21, 2019

Murdering Your Radio Campaign

Police detectives know that all deaths fall into one of four categories: Homicide, Suicide, Accidental and Natural Causes.  In radio advertising, the reasons behind a radio […]
November 21, 2016

Speech Coaching

You’ve probably seen the latest Burger King TV ad where two twenty-somethings sit side by side eating pancakes. He asks, “What would you do for three […]
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 […]
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 – […]
July 21, 2015

The Power of Personalities

We contacted sales managers at radio stations all across America and asked for their secret weapons. We asked, “What’s the one marketing tool that advertisers on […]
July 4, 2015

IT’S YOUR FIRST DAY ON THE AIR.  COME IN OFF THE LEDGE.

Don’t panic.  Don’t jump.  Don’t freak out because the phones aren’t ringing, because your website didn’t blow up or that your friends haven’t stopped to tell […]