Another positive indicator on consumer confidence

We keep our eyes on the material coming out on the economy, and there is no doubt that confidence in the likelihood of improvement...

Spot Monitoring: Capturing data is key to getting and keeping media buys–Part II

In this Spot Monitoring Systems update, we asked Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment, OMD, to submit questions and issues for vendors...

Spot Monitoring: Capturing data is key to getting and keeping media buys–Part I

In this Spot Monitoring Systems update, we asked Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment, OMD, to submit questions and issues for vendors...

Broadcasters: Avoid having a Kodak moment

Many people have no doubt looked at the recent Chapter 11 filing from Kodak and tucked it into one of the old familiar narratives that have characterized the business of business for centuries

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...

Consumers ready to spend on Valentine

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

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...

Randall Terry: Abuse of Candidate Access

Broadcasters facing presidential primary contests across the country have been faced with a difficult decision from an issue advocate seeking to ban legal abortion. ...

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...

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

Battle of the Titans

CBS’s launch of All-News WNEW (99.1) marks the start of the Battle of the Titans for news supremacy in Washington, DC.  The scorecard for...

FCC streamlines FM allotment processes for Native Americans

The FCC has further streamlined its procedures for encouraging federally-recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (

The Song Remains the Same

Recently, Adweek ran an article entitled “Streaming Has A Big Problem—It’s a Huge Success.”  A headline like this—as well as a coverage in a...

Economic indicators group photo edition

Ultimate takeaway: economic growth is just not coming as fast as most would like. However, it does seem to be coming, even if it is at a glacial pace. Plus side, the CEOs Vistage surveyed see something out there they like