35% of Public Radio listeners stream weekly

A recent survey of Public Radio listeners found that 35% listen to Internet radio weekly or more often. That number increases to 49% of listeners to

Marketing News without Marketing Directors

The problem is that most of us are so in love with our own products, that we lack the healthy objectivity required to truly understand a customer's less passionate feelings about what we do.

Truthfulness in programming and advertising

Broadcasters are often confused about their obligations to ascertain how true or misleading are an advertiser’s claims.

Promoting your own station is the goal

Sometimes people need a reminder to tune into your station – the trick is figuring out how to deliver it. Ideally, when people are on their way to one of two destinations

Car buyers switching from new to used

Despite the US recession, some people are still buying cars. But the bad news for the automakers is that more and more people are looking at buying a used car

Internet Radio and Online Coupons

Coupon sites were the fastest growing online category in November, according to a new report by eMarketer. More and more consumers are relying

The C.N.A. or "Homework First, Consistent Money Later"

After my last article, I was surprised at how many wanted copies of the C.N.A. that I use. Some requests were from veterans

What makes local radio work: An interview with former Q-94 GM Phil Goldman

WRVQ-FM is a heritage Top 40 radio station in Richmond, VA O&O’d by Clear Channel. It is the second-oldest FM station in the city,...

Digging into the FCC’s blocking inquiry

Improvements to the technology that allows parents to keep their children away from potentially objectionable media content are taking place all the time

RBR/TVBR Financial Roundtable 2009: Part II

As the discussion continued, panelists in our 4th Annual RBR/TVBR Financial Roundtable talked about opportunities to make money

RBR/TVBR Financial Roundtable 2009: Part I

Where is the light at the end of the tunnel? Panelists in our 4th Annual RBR/TVBR Financial Roundtable had a decidedly different focus than the

“Stress Test” for Ad Copy

In this new economy just hawking spot schedules is out. Selling big creative ideas is in. Unfortunately while most broadcast sellers have the skills to get a client on the air they still haven’t a clue about

Finding and getting that first appointment with the “Decision Maker”

Again, this series of articles is dedicated to AE’s with less than one year experience and those that have put in “their time” but...

The Main Studio Rules

While it’s been nearly twenty years since the FCC laid out the policies for staffing a station’s main studio, the rules are still confusing to many

17 helpful things the Google Search Box can find instantly

Today, I have a list of the most used searches that Google can do with just a word or two in the search box