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It seems like once a year, I step out of my normal role and move into a somewhat dangerous zone by going out on a limb and recommending a new movie.  Last year, it was my big thumbs up for The King’s Speech, which was part of a post that talked about the disruptive quality of new […]

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Today’s post comes from Keith Cunningham, whose visit to Lambeau Field last month made an impression on his view of brands and the customer experience.  And the good news is that the weather wasn’t horrible.  Here’s Keith’s Packers POV: If you haven’t been to Lambeau Field for a Packers game, add it to your “bucket […]

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For Apple, Amazon, and Google, it was a pretty damn good holiday season for smartphones and tablets.  Their total sales numbers aren’t in, but with Amazon reporting 4 million Kindle Fire sales in December, we can easily conclude they’ll be huge.  At jacAPPS – our mobile app developing enterprise – we see the data from a different […]

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The folks at FMQB recently featured me in a “Programming To Win” column – and instead of writing about programming, I wrote about sales. That’s because radio as an industry is in dire need of a better sales story.  That’s been Bob Pittman’s message for much of 2011, and you heard it repeated in various […]

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Late last year, we ran a post that was essentially a promotional video for Cadillac’s new CUE system.  Despite being deep into December, a time when blog traffic typically slows down, this post blew up, generating lots of page views and many passionate comments from radio people. There is concern among many about radio’s place […]

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We’re wrapping up our “Best of” series today before we get started with fresh content for the new year.  As we enter a a brave new year, here is a post about a possible radio tomorrow that generated a great deal of traffic, comments, and buzz .  It’s about the future – or maybe it’s a […]

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As we have done the past couple years, our final posts to wrap-up 2011 are our version of a “Best of.”  But this year, we’re not making these calls based on OUR opinion of what resonated with you – instead, we’ve turned to the metrics.  The blogs that wrap-up the year generated the most traffic […]

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As we have done the past couple years, our final posts to wrap-up 2011 are our version of a “Best of.”  But this year, we’re not making these calls based on OUR opinion of what resonated with you – instead, we’ve turned to the metrics.  The blogs that wrap-up the year generated the most traffic […]

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As we have done the past couple years, our final posts to wrap-up 2011 are our version of a “Best of.”  But this year, we’re not making these calls based on OUR opinion of what resonated with you – instead, we’ve turned to the metrics.  The blogs that wrap-up the year generated the most traffic […]

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In yesterday’s post, Lori Lewis reviewed her tips for job hunting using social media that she presented in a recent Conclave webinar.  Today, a snapshot of some of the questions that participants asked.  If you have questions for Lori, leave them as comments below or email her directly: lori@g5j.8ac.myftpupload.com Would you recommend sending aircheck emails […]

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Last week, Lori Lewis hosted a webinar for Conclave about how to use the “new tools” in order to job prospect.  This is a very difficult time for many in radio, and the typical pathways that used to lead to new career opportunities have changed.  As a company, we have tried to make the situation […]

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The story that Howard Stern will become a judge on America’s Got Talent is fascinating news all around.  For Howard, it’s a chance to get back on center stage.  Sure his investment portfolio has been greatly inflated since joining Sirius, but his influence, power, and buzz have been diminished since he’s been on a much smaller […]

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How often have we heard the phrase, “Fish where the fish are” throughout our radio careers? We all believe this intuitively, and that’s why at Summit 16, we featured the Director of the U.S. Census, Dr. Robert M. Groves, to walk attendees through some of the mega-changes that are occurring within the population.  Immigration is flourishing in […]

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We’ve talked a great deal this year about the changing “desktops” increasingly offered by the automakers – systems with icons that offer a myriad of 4-wheel entertainment.  To learn more about what’s new, we’re slated to be back at CES next month, and once again, the autos will be there in force. In past years, Ford’s […]

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This year, it’s been all about Steve Jobs.  The explosion of iPad, his untimely death, and the Walter Isaacson biography.  Apple, more Apple, and this holiday season at the mall, yes, Apple. But a more understated CEO/technology genius, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, often flies under the radar.  His company has only saved and revolutionized the book […]

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Many of you who didn’t make it the Jacobs Summit and Arbitron Client Conference last week have asked me how it went.  Or worse, could I give you a quick summary of the high points. We packed our “Radio 360°” 4-hour block with nine sessions.  Suffice it to say, it moved very quickly.  We programmed […]

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Lori Lewis has spent considerable time studying Facebook’s most shared stories of this year (actually the first 11 months).  It’s a fascinating look at Facebook, consumers, and ourselves.  Please leave us comments below. I am frequently asked by Jacobs Media clients, “What works on Facebook?”  And that speaks to trying to identify the types of posts […]

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