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DASH To Labor Day Weekend
Where did the summer go? And what will the third half of the rest of the year bring to broadcast radio? More flat earnings, a rash of station buys and sells, a healthy political advertising climate,...
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You’re The Boss
I made an interesting discovery on LinkedIn last week. I started receiving congratulatory messages from many “connections” because it turned out to be the 31st “work anniversary” for me at Jacobs...
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“How’m I Doin’?”
If you’ve ever lived in New York City or you’re a fan of the Big Apple, you can never forget the impact that Mayor Ed Koch had back in the late ‘70s and throughout most of the ‘80s. Koch became mayor...
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What’s In A Name?
The announcement yesterday that Clear Channel is rebranding itself as iHeartMedia should come as no surprise. It’s just smart marketing. The Clear Channel name has had a checkered past, often painted...
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Sure Plays A Digital Pinball
As has been pointed out by analysts like Reed Bunzel and Radio Ink, The Radio Show last week contained mixed messages about the role that digital plays in broadcast radio’s journey. Keynoter Bob...
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Radio’s Most Innovative: John Fullam/Greater Media Philly Innovation Challenge
For this week’s “Innovation Friday” entry, we are going meta on you as we profile a fantastic innovation that has helped one cluster of stations be more innovative. One of our goals when we initiated...
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Radio’s Most Innovative: Norm Pattiz/PodcastOne
If you’ve never known otherwise, you may not even think about how much syndicated programming has changed the face of radio programming, personalities, and content delivery. But in 1976, when Norm...
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Movin’ On
Now that we’re deep into the MLB Playoffs, here’s a trivia question for you: Q. Unlike Derek Jeter who spent his entire career with one team (the Yankees, of course), which Major League Player has...
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Radio’s Most Innovative: WTOP Digital
There are many factors that have contributed to Hubbard Radio’s All-News WTOP in Washington, D.C., being the top billing station in the United States for the last four years running. They were one of...
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Free Investment Advice!
You know the value of free investment advice (or free radio consulting) – not much. So please read today’s blog post with two jaundiced eyes. I am not a professional stock picker, a day trader, or...
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What Radio Can Learn From…Domino’s
Oftentimes people call me “Paul,” or they call Paul “Fred.” I often respond, “It’s pretty much the same thing.” But the reality is, it’s not the same thing. As we like to say, I’m programming, and...
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More Candor – Les Moonves
There are lots of shots fired at the CEOs of our world day in and day out. They’re overpaid, out of step with the times, deaf to the changing needs of their industries, and a litany of other...
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Radio’s Most Innovative: Mike Dougherty & Jelli
Possibly the biggest buzz term in the advertising industry today is “programmatic buying.” And while many think it refers to low-rate remnant advertising or auctioning off inventory, “programmatic...
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It’s the Onion, Right?
Sometimes you have to wonder if it can get any stranger. More and more these days, we’re reading wild, crazy, and unbelievable news stories online about pretty much everything from politics to sports...
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Clicked On A Banner Ad Lately?
As many industries grapple with monetization strategies in the digital space – including radio, of course – conversations still revolve around the lowly banner ad. As most of us recall, that’s how...
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Sweat The Small Stuff
This has been another amazing season for that NFL dynasty known as the New England Patriots. After soundly defeating the Lions yesterday, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and company now sit at 9-2 on...
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Emotional Rescue
What’s your move when you’re a legacy player in a highly crowded, competitive industry and the new kids on the block are in favor with young, desirable consumers? No, we’re not talking about radio....
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The Franchise
As time marches on in the radio industry, it has become more apparent to broadcasters big and small, commercial and public, that personality is, in fact, the “secret sauce” that will keep the industry...
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Mr. Fabulous
For those of you outside of Detroit radio circles, this morning’s post won’t have the impact that it will for the Motown media community. It’s been a tough month for TV and radio icons here in The D....
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Buzzwords That Need To Go
One of the downsides of spending most of your waking hours on social media platforms is that you run across an awful lot of banal, boring, repetitive posts. That’s the price Lori Lewis has to pay for...
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