We all know the phrase, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” It’s credited to one of the greatest showmen and publicity hogs of all time, P.T. Barnum. There are exceptions, of course. One of these was noted by Irish writer Brendan Behan who opined, “…except your own obituary.” And then there’s Brian Williams who […]
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Our founder, Fred Jacobs, discusses the issues facing broadcasters today.
Radio’s Most Innovative: WNIC’s “Pillow Talk” with Alan Almond
Those of you who have been following our innovation series know that we’ve been bouncing around between today’s hot new innovations in radio broadcasting to the amazing inventions and experiments from the past that turned out to be highly successful. Some of our innovations and the people behind them are familiar to you, but hopefully, […]
Read MoreThe Smartest Guy In The Room
We continue to hear from people in the media and advertising communities bloviate about how “no one listens to the radio anymore.” And some of this talk is reinforced in casual conversations at middle school football games, on airplanes, and pretty much everywhere you go. Like anything else, the more people hear it, the more they believe […]
Read MoreBig(ger) Data
We all see more research in a week than we used to see in a year. Everyone’s producing data, polls, charts, and graphs that are meant to explain what’s really going on in our media and technology lives. And there’s more to come. In the coming weeks, Techsurvey11 will be rolling out with some amazing […]
Read MoreTime Out Of Mind
Keeping up with the rapid pace of change is challenging to everyone working in radio – not to mention everyone making a living in media, whether it’s about producing information and entertainment on the one hand, or revenue generation on the other. Keeping up with technology – whether it is content, distribution, or monetization – can seem like […]
Read More“I Was Fired”
Donald Trump has “popularized” one of the most feared two-word combinations in the English language. And even though it seems to happen to just about everybody at one point or another – sometimes multiple times – in a career, it’s never an easy pill to swallow. From rejection to confusion to anger to disbelief, the […]
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Radio’s Most Innovative: NextRadio
NextRadio may be the most discussed innovation in the radio industry in a long time. Like most truly noteworthy concepts, it has both admirers and detractors. But whether you’re bullish or bearish on NextRadio, you can’t argue the fact that Emmis Communications CEO Jeff Smulyan and SVP/CTO Paul Brenner and their team are making a bold effort […]
Read MoreIn The Ear Of The Beholder
What makes something valuable? Is it strictly based on cost, or the quality, or the time it took to make it? And what makes one branded item more valuable than another? Is a Porsche a better car than a Corvette? Is a Harley a better motorcycle than a Honda? And would you pay more for a night […]
Read MorePyramid Scheme
Many years ago, Coleman Research (now Coleman Insights) came up with a breakthrough idea after years of conducting audience surveys for stations throughout North America and the world. Realizing that all images aren’t created equal, the Coleman team developed a unique tool that has provided incredible perspective for programmers, marketers, and managers. The Image Pyramid […]
Read MoreWho’s Your Digital Daddy?
It’s pretty amazing watching the results of Techsurvey11 rolling in. Like the returns on election night, you can literally track the results as they come in and start the obligatory comparisons to the results from previous years. We’re not quite done yet, but with more than 36,000 in-tab interviews collected, you have a pretty good idea […]
Read MoreKaty, We've Got A Problem
You might not have known it from last night’s spectacular halftime performance in “The Big Game,” but Katy Perry has some major issues to sort through. So does Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and Ariana Grande. (Maybe not Taylor Swift.) That’s because something statistically scary happened in 2014 that has never happened before since that advent of […]
Read MoreKaty, We’ve Got A Problem
You might not have known it from last night’s spectacular halftime performance in “The Big Game,” but Katy Perry has some major issues to sort through. So does Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and Ariana Grande. (Maybe not Taylor Swift.) That’s because something statistically scary happened in 2014 that has never happened before since that advent of […]
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Radio’s Most Innovative: Scott Segelbaum’s “Rock Art Show”
The combination of radio stations looking for new sources of revenue and advertisers searching for marketing opportunities beyond traditional spots has led to a growth spurt for station branded events. For many broadcasters, they’re becoming a bigger and bigger part of radio’s path of future growth. But creating an event from the ground up is […]
Read MoreWhat A Deal(ership)!
Most radio companies are going through flattish times, but that is not the case for the automotive industry – radio’s top revenue category. Yes, most car companies are having record years as the recovery from the Great Recession continues. And the “connected car” revolution is projected to continue at high rates of speed. eWeek is reporting […]
Read MoreAcceleration
You can see it happening pretty much every day in the news – the automotive space is experiencing a renaissance largely due to its new love affair with technology and electronics. We’ve talked extensively on this blog about CES a couple weeks back. And last week, it was the North American International Auto Show – […]
Read MoreThe Father of Innovation
Today’s blog post title is a twist on the old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Obviously, that adage resonated with Frank Zappa, but today’s headline is more about how futility just might be the catalyst that spawns and motivates out-of-the-box thinking. In radio, the old pre-Internet rankings always showed the industry behind TV and print, […]
Read MoreRadio’s Most Innovative: WTMJ’s "Preps Live”
One of the great puzzles many local-minded stations have struggled to solve is how to effectively cover high school sports. The games represent incredible, hyper-local content that attract sponsors who want to be a part of them. They can be an incredibly rich source of community involvement for stations in the Talk/Sports environment. The challenge […]
Read MoreRadio’s Most Innovative: WTMJ’s “Preps Live”
One of the great puzzles many local-minded stations have struggled to solve is how to effectively cover high school sports. The games represent incredible, hyper-local content that attract sponsors who want to be a part of them. They can be an incredibly rich source of community involvement for stations in the Talk/Sports environment. The challenge […]
Read MoreBlack Cars & Blue Unicorns
As we wandered around the Las Vegas Convention Center and other casino hotels featuring the latest and greatest in gadgets and innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, you couldn’t help but wonder if something was missing. Yes, the gadgetry and innovative devices were amazing this year as we chronicled last week in […]
Read MoreWhy Didn’t WE Do That?
How often has someone in the upper regions of corporate radio uttered (or at least thought) the title of today’s post? There have been all sorts of audio innovations over the past two decades that consumers now enjoy as a part of their entertainment experience. Whether it was Pandora picking the next cool song, Shazam […]
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