Digital song sales concentrated on the hits

According to a recent article in Billboard Magazine, music sales have been changed by the Internet. Whereas music sales used to be dominated by

Collecting Money in a Rocky Economy

Always accept partial payment. If the client says he cannot pay the entire balance, ask what he can pay immediately.

HD Radio’s Technology: The Right Play for Total Sports Coverage

In the constantly changing landscape of American media, even the most popular sports franchises are challenged

Martin Cass: Carat President (audio)

Martin Cass is President of Carat, the fully-integrated, consumer-centric, media and marketing services agency. Clients include adidas, Alberto-Culver

A New Year Brings New Opportunities For Radio

One of my favorite quotes from Albert Einstein… “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education”. For decades we’ve all earned our degree in radio; How to sell it, how to program it

Top 10 Ideas for PR releases to gain station exposure

Sometimes it’s hard to think of news for your station that you should be telling the world about through press releases

2010 Planning Essentials: Get Your Mobile Strategy in Order

It doesn't take a crystal ball to know that the web is moving to mobile devices. The US mobile web audience grew by

Major Advertisers to TV Ad Agencies: You are a Fossil

In last week's article, I laid out 11 trends motivating the future of the cable TV ad business. In this week's article, seven more. Dynamic ad targeting is the great

Keep the creative ball rolling, win the marketing game for your station and clients

It's hard to be ‘on’ all the time when it comes to marketing ideas— whether they’re for your station or for a client. Keep the creativity flowing

CBS “Local Media”…A Game Changer

As The Media Audit is a multi-media survey company, I wanted to see the potential impact of CBS’s new drive to Local Media. Newspaper’s were the mass media that

Steve Farella President & CEO, TargetCast tcm

Steve Farella recently moderated a panel of industry experts at Advertising Week 2009 in NYC. The presentation highlighted some of the key challenges

New Ownership Report Filing Deadline – January 11, 2010

The Office of Management & Budget has now approved the new FCC Form 323 Ownership Report and the FCC has announced a new uniform filing date for all broadcast stations. New reports will be required

Effective Internet Radio Ads

A new study by brand strategy firm Cone Inc. reveals that 80% of new media users interact with brands online, the majority doing so on a weekly basis. What's more, consumers

Cable Advertising’s Plan for the Future

I spent last week attending the CTAM cable advertising summit in Denver. The people at this conference are working their big brains to the bone figuring out ways to increase advertising revenue

Why we are not marketing to Hispanics effectively?

In 1955, Raul Cortez launched Channel 41 (KCOR-TV) in San Antonio, Texas and in 1962, SIN (Spanish International Network) was created by Emilio Nicolas Sr., Emilio Azcarraga Vidaurreta and other