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Wells Fargo analysts preview radio earnings

Analysts from both the equity and debt side at Wells Fargo Securities have issued new commentary ahead of the Q4 earning reports from most public...
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New analyst says SiriusXM stock is overpriced

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Barclays Capital’s James Ratcliffe is the latest Wall Street analyst to cover SiriusXM Radio. And while he thinks satellite radio is a good business, he began the stock at “Underweight” (sell), saying the stock...
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Belo Q4 up sans political and Q1 is looking strong

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Q4 revenues for Belo Corporation came in slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations as $180.3 million. That was down 13% from a year earlier, which had included lots of political advertising. Excluding political, Belo CEO Dunia Shive notes that Q4...
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Disney gained in fiscal Q1

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Revenues were barely higher in fiscal Q1 (October-December) for The Walt Disney Company, but earnings per share were up double digits. The company’s cable networks had a strong quarter, but TV was held back by...
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Letter sent to Marci Ryvicker at Wells Fargo

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Dear Marci Ryvicker [Wells Fargo media analyst]; Finally, good news for terrestrial radio! There are millions of new FM radio receivers out there just waiting to be used. Currently there are over 100,000,000 FM equipped Android...
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Consumers ready to spend on Valentine’s Day

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 ...
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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 it ...
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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’s ...
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Peter Kosann, Compass Media Networks CEO

Peter Kosann, former Westwood One CEO and former COO of Connoisseur Media, launched Compass Media Networks in January 2009 with the mission of “providing outstanding ...
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4As CEO Nancy Hill closing the year with many accomplishments (audio)

This year, she’s been busy with standardizing digital metrics; non-discrimination vendor policies and procedures; guidance on ownership of ideas - listen to the audio on what agencies are looking for from media today ...
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The do's and don'ts of online marketing, search and holiday prep

What are a few of the top trends you’re seeing in digital retail this year? In no particular order…mobile, social, deals and convenience. The cost of walking out of a store is cheaper than ...
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Sales And Marketing
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How Harley Davidson Commercials Make Us Feel Like Outlaws (video)

It's time to stick it to the man! Emotional marketing expert Graeme Newell shows how Harley-Davidson inspires predictable suburban men to live their dream of...
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Marketing Basics Revisited

Everyone is a marketing executive.  If you've ever wanted to sell something on eBay, find a job, ask for a promotion or even attract that...
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The Emotional Marketing Connection of Businessmen (video)

Emotional marketing expert Graeme Newell shows how some of the world's most strategic advertisers glorify stress and overwork as a career badge of honor.  See...
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Ideas Working Now ™
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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 recalled...
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Today's Broadcast General Manager

In most respects, it has always been a tough, demanding and often criticized job: that of a broadcast General Manager. The broadcast General Manager has...
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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 for...
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Viewpoints
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HD Radio, it stands for Huge Debacle

Radio was on a roll until HD radio came along. HD radio, for those who are unaware, is the radio industry's answer to going digital. It's supposed to mean high-definition radio: better sound...
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SpectrumEvolution encouraged by spectrum opportunities

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) proves more than ever that unless a “one-to-many” model is quickly incorporated into mobile broadband services...
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Massive Confusion Coming in 2012

2012 will produce forward movement for all media. Digital landscape has forever changed the way radio operates ...
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Station Ops :::::

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Matrix Solutions signs Gray Television (audio)

DJ Cavanaugh : The provider of sales management software announced that Gray Television has chosen its web-based CRM and sales analytics products for roughly half of...
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Nautel offering up energy-saving tips

With all of the interest in AM power saving, Nautel has created a FAQ and will host a webinar on the topic on 10/19 Noon-1PM...
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Tech Topics :::::

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RCS to unveil "Selector2Go" at NAB

The world’s largest broadcast software company will show the first professional commercial Internet based scheduler: RCS will debut a new Internet-based multi-platform scheduler called Selector2Go...
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West Virginia Media gets Matrix for CRM and Sales Analytics

Matrix Solutions, provider of sales management software to the media industry, announced West Virginia Media, Inc. has chosen Matrix for their web-based CRM and sales...
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