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A new service that measures social media impact by media brands is an eye-opener. And it suggests that a smart social strategy trumps most other variables – including the generational appeal of a station’s audience. Net News Check reported on a new study by Shareablee, ranking the top 10 media brands in the Detroit Metro, […]

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Millions of people around the globe were dialed into yesterday’s anxiously awaited series of announcements from that little computer company.  But perhaps no one was more anticipatory than Bob Kernen, jācapps’ COO. Much of the activity surrounding our mobile apps company is predicated on what Apple is thinking, scheming, dreaming, and doing.  So ironically, Apple’s big […]

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Last month, Chicago Tribune workplace columnist, Rex Huppke, wrote a cautionary tale about brands that rely on “digital natives” to handle important web and social duties. As he noted, “Talent isn’t age-based, regardless of the field.  People born before the advent of all things digital can be just as adept as anyone at programming or […]

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During the past four years, Jacobs Media has taken a lead role in helping make sense of the “connected car” for radio. From our Techsurveys to our mobile app development company, jācapps, to our DASH Conferences, we’re hacking our way through this space. Hopefully, you’re along for the ride. During this time, we’ve taken part […]

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When you think of Andrew Lloyd Webber, some of the biggest, most successful, longest-running Broadway shows come to mind – Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Evita – to name just a few. So when Lloyd Webber puts his chips down on a new production, everyone pays attention. The New York Times reports his next foray […]

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I’ve been a road warrior these past several weeks, providing me with the opportunity to carefully explore the seat pockets in front of me.  Beyond the used wrappers and barf bags, Delta’s SKY magazine is actually one of the better reads, and in their May issue, the cover story highlighted Macy’s CEO, Terry Lundgren. Lundgren […]

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By the time you’re done reading this post, you may be wondering, “What  is it with you and knives?” So let’s get to today’s headline.  As you may have already seen in radio’s trade publications today, Jacobs Media and jācapps are embarking on an exciting new direction. We’re bringing Seth Resler on board, an industry professional […]

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I know what you’re thinking – what could the venerable CBS TV anchor have to do with the arts and crafts of new music discovery? Yesterday was Bob Schieffer’s last day on TV as he wrapped up his final telecast of Face the Nation. That put the wrap  on a broadcast journalism career that spanned nearly […]

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I know what you’re thinking – what could the venerable CBS TV anchor have to do with the arts and crafts of new music discovery? Yesterday was Bob Schieffer’s last day on TV as he wrapped up his final telecast of Face the Nation. That put the wrap  on a broadcast journalism career that spanned nearly […]

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Mike Stern recently made the supreme sacrifice and attended Rock On The Range, a music festival devoted to ROCK that has been around since 2007. It takes place in both Winnipeg and Columbus, Ohio, and features non-stop Rock bands, covering the entire spectrum on multiple stages.  This year (in Ohio), headliners included Papa Roach, Slipknot, Breaking […]

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In reading the news over the long holiday weekend on my laptop and phone, I ran across a fascinating series of quotes from important people in the media and technology space.  Each says a lot about where the puck is moving – or has already moved. And they each inspired me to slow down and […]

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As our Internet-based lives and the ways in which we communicate and engage with each other continue to undergo change, we increasingly see a form of shorthand taking place. It turns out that emojis – those little symbols we increasingly see in text messages, emails, and on social media sites – are rapidly becoming a language […]

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Yes, I get it. It’s Memorial Day Weekend, a time when we honor the amazing people in the military who have sacrificed for our country in the past and the present. Please take a moment over the weekend to remember why this holiday is so important to all Americans. I know that most of you […]

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If you know your radio history, you probably recall that among his many wise career moves, Howard Stern got out of broadcast radio before the advent of PPM. His exodus to Sirius in 2005 was about a year before meters became the currency of radio ratings. But that can’t stop “The King of All Media” from […]

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A few years ago, we put a spin on our Techsurvey mission. In the early years, the guiding principle behind these massive nationwide web surveys was to determine what radio listeners are doing when they’re not listening to the radio. As satellite radio, streaming, smartphones, and social media proliferated, getting a handle on how audiences are informing […]

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At the recent re:publica15 conference in Berlin, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gave some predictions about TV and technology – over the next two decades. Noting that just 10 years ago, there were no smartphones, Hastings did express confidence in this trend: “We will come to see that linear TV declines every year for the next 20 […]

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At the recent re:publica15 conference in Berlin, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gave some predictions about TV and technology – over the next two decades. Noting that just 10 years ago, there were no smartphones, Hastings did express confidence in this trend: “We will come to see that linear TV declines every year for the next 20 […]

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